Birding Abu Road 27 Jan and 28 Jan 2021.

Every winter Liz (my bitter half)and I try to get away from Mount Abu to avoid the bitter cold experienced during the nights in Abu. This year was no exception my sister who lives in Abu Road had invited us down to stay till it was comfortable to return to Abu. My niece Crescentia, who is an upcoming birder, was thrilled to have us down. I spent most of my birding trips with her and another close mate of ours Mohan a teacher from Abu. Innocentia and her hubby Apurva also accompanied us on quite a few birding trips. It was a genuine pleasure having them along. The excitement generated by the girls on seeing the various birds was a thrill to watch. I really enjoyed watching them snapping away at the many species they had seen for the first time. Credit for a large part of the snaps presented in the next few blogs goes to Cres, who has now gained a passion for birding, Appreciate the various bird species observed and photographed around Abu Road & environs.

Coppersmith Barbet - Psilopogon haemacephalus

Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria eupatria

Ashy Drongo - Dicrurus leucophaeus

Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus

Black Drongo - Dicrurus macrocercus

Black Drongo - Dicrurus macrocercus

Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis

Coppersmith Barbet - Psilopogon haemacephalus

Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto

Eurasian Kestrel - Falco tinnunculus

Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus indicus

Green Bee-eater - Merops orientalis

Indian Robin - Copsychus fulicatus

Indian Roller - Coracias benghalensis

Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina

Large Gray Babbler - Turdoides malcolmi

Lesser Whitethroat - Sylvia curruca

Northern Pintail - Anas acuta

Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus

Spotted Owlet - Athene brama

Tree Pipit - Anthus trivialis

Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii filifera

Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis,

Now that I'm back yo my old faithful desktop hope to catch up on all my birding activities. Keep watching and do air your opinions on the birds of Rajasthan.

Mount Abu Birds in the last week of January 2021.

The selection of photographs that I'm posting is from 22 Jan 2021 till 27 Jan 2021. 27 evening I had lest Mount Abu with my better half to stay the rest of the winter at sister's house in Abu Road. I Will comment more on my Abu Road birding and the adjoining villages and water bodies in my next post.