tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230400702024-03-13T04:26:08.829-07:00Nature watchAlok Bhavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15027970953212943226noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23040070.post-17211301162496670122023-05-13T00:01:00.003-07:002023-05-13T05:19:08.402-07:002023-04-21-23 Pench Tiger Reserve (Turia and Khursapar)<p>Watching tiger in wild is always a thrilling experience.</p>
<p>And I had the oppotunity to witness this multiple times at Tadoba.</p>
<p>But I wished to visit other tiger reserves too.</p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>
In Jan-Feb 2023 one of our friend (Vaishali) decided to take the lead to
arrange a trip to Pench.
</p>
<p>
The discussion started with Tadoba but since we had already visited it we
decide to explore Pench, the one that inspired Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle
Book.
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<p>
Train tickets on Duronto upto Nagpur were booked and then came the question of
arranging other logistics.
</p>
<p>
Vaishali talked to many tour operators (small and big) to find the best
package.
</p>
<p>
And we zeroed in on the package provided by
<a href="https://natureexplorers.in/" target="_blank">Nature Explorers India</a>
(earlier Mumbai Travellers)
</p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>
The stay was booked at
<a href="http://www.mahuaresorts.com/pench_tiger_sanctuary.htm" target="_blank">Beyond Stay Mahua Vann</a> which turned out to be one of the best part of the visit.
</p>
<p>
6 of us started on night of 20th April 2023 and reached Nagpur on 21st
Morning.
</p>
<p>The car was already arranged and it was waiting for us.</p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>We stopped at a MHKS Highway plaza for breakfast at around 8.30am.</p>
<p>
The food was really good but the service was little slow so we ended up
spending 1hour.</p><p><br /></p>
<p>
Finally reached Mahua Vann at 10.30am. So not a long journey as such from
Nagpur which was the good part.
</p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>The location and rooms are really awesome.</p>
<p>
High ceiling rooms with lot of space in the room plus a really huge bathroom.
</p>
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<img src="http://www.mahuaresorts.com/images/mahua-vann-pench/mahua-vann-slide19.jpg" />
<figcaption align="center">Picture From website</figcaption>
</figure>
<p><br /></p>
<p>
Rooms are not built in a single building but in clutches spread over the big
property so basically a lot of greenary, flowering trees and birdlife around. </p>
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<p>Just behind our room was a waterbody.</p><p>Where the rooms end starts a dirt road that seemed to have old trees around, so basically an untouched habitat.</p><p>This path lead to a stream.</p>
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<p>
After freshening up we decided to take a stroll even if the sun was shining
harsh.
</p>
<p>
But it did not feel that hot or may be because were expecting really very
hot mid noon and that was not the case.</p>
<p>
The common hawk cuckoo was continuously calling not just the first day but
every day for the whole day for the next 3 days.
</p>
<p>
With its rising crescendo giving its another name Brainfever bird and its call worded as
paus-aala (rain has come) in Marathi giving its name Pavshya.
</p>
<p>
The other birds that we saw and heard on our short excursion within the
property
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<p>Pale billed Flowerpecker</p>
<p>Purple Sunbird</p>
<p>Brown Headed Barbet</p>
<p>Black Hooded Oriole</p>
<p>Large cuckooshrike</p>
<p>Jungle babblers</p>
<p>Plum Headed Parakeets</p>
<p>Oriental Magpie Robin</p>
<p>And also Hanuman Langurs</p></div>
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<p>And living upto the name there were Mahua trees :-)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJf58zZ8EiORnaoDqVmpwvFjtQ2Usu6FUSfMvj_Jm1KsLTEsyFUCr8Dz40EuC7_JbFVyBt5cl9U4qpBlllnaB0MKe2iYgwc1U6io4tjr5-bxHlOZ6cXvNWEMGu1Hcj0sl9KIUJ81Kcjyag93yf3I4e_vQirqfDETlUSZxXdwckzch_rM6ZA/s4394/DSCN5518.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2616" data-original-width="4394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJf58zZ8EiORnaoDqVmpwvFjtQ2Usu6FUSfMvj_Jm1KsLTEsyFUCr8Dz40EuC7_JbFVyBt5cl9U4qpBlllnaB0MKe2iYgwc1U6io4tjr5-bxHlOZ6cXvNWEMGu1Hcj0sl9KIUJ81Kcjyag93yf3I4e_vQirqfDETlUSZxXdwckzch_rM6ZA/s1280/DSCN5518.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>We had our lunch at 1, had some short nap and started for the safari at around
3.15pm from our Hotel.</p>
<p><b><u>21st April 2023 - Turia Gate,MP 3:45pm</u></b></p><p>
The safari starts at 3:45pm and it takes around 15-20 to reach the Turia
gate.
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Pradesh and 22nd Eve safari from Khurapar Gate in Maharashtra.</p>
<p>
Pench Tiger reserve is around 60% in Madhya Pradesh and 40% in Maharastra
including core and buffer areas.</p><p>We came to know that in MP a larger 8 seater TATA Xenon is also allowed
compared to the smaller Maruti Gypsy.</p>
<p>
So we decided that for the remaining safaris we will go for that as with all 6
with cameras the seats are quite small to move around.
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The safari started with not so much activity as ofcourse it was still quite
hot.
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<p>
At a small water body we saw a flock of Lesser Whistling ducks, Pair of spot
billed ducks, a pair of Pied Kingfishers and many Sambar deers cooling off.
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<p>A little ahead we encountered a very bold jackal.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2b9YP2WJXB6F71MuglqCBaYwlN5uMVnHQcTBGDwC64Mx7xkf-mzppubrvPuJREOjl1KV_RY1y2d-ynQq12S42fuVhKJroMyfIQm2RxCUqZ63ft77FQ0JiILLCUk8kTQ0bw5MHOyOJV69tyE0OMCWke8Y4-8d0Nm-1v3OT87gctqVBV1M0Q/s4752/DSC_6911.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2635" data-original-width="4752" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2b9YP2WJXB6F71MuglqCBaYwlN5uMVnHQcTBGDwC64Mx7xkf-mzppubrvPuJREOjl1KV_RY1y2d-ynQq12S42fuVhKJroMyfIQm2RxCUqZ63ft77FQ0JiILLCUk8kTQ0bw5MHOyOJV69tyE0OMCWke8Y4-8d0Nm-1v3OT87gctqVBV1M0Q/s1280/DSC_6911.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>As soon as we spotted it we stopped the car and we thought that it would move
away from us.</p>
<p>
But to our surprise it came towards us and passed our vehicle from about 6
feet from us.
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moving too far from it.</p>
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and this was every day whether morning or evening safari.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHFx3oHMnIVPM1GaIizg97vcHgvfTra2hF5QBeZhptN6MnW3j4jrc95ad500WU7gcW-x50oc06ptwPk-JtRyoDYPi7GAmw4ODlLzRxtChaCsLq6kv--ZWv-BIVFN0Z40m2GAy1M8tpsm_6BRE9SG0Ew53q7Y7ph6llbYM4xMjfit2llB6Qg/s3658/DSC_7047_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2004" data-original-width="3658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHFx3oHMnIVPM1GaIizg97vcHgvfTra2hF5QBeZhptN6MnW3j4jrc95ad500WU7gcW-x50oc06ptwPk-JtRyoDYPi7GAmw4ODlLzRxtChaCsLq6kv--ZWv-BIVFN0Z40m2GAy1M8tpsm_6BRE9SG0Ew53q7Y7ph6llbYM4xMjfit2llB6Qg/s1280/DSC_7047_01.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbupzjuFVSelXN2GOFGIX_Z8BIY9jaS0AlZbcmRGdwRXVBA9w5RYazkMJgDA-xvdt3JnQd23Ut8IKtOHM532ay7GzQawJXhcdkhsUeb0y29qjDraK_XJfr4tIx1wUhRHiMiyNn_AS4RpyL0KbrDuuRX6KRTTtPQ69WfAglCa7186u8DwHlIQ/s2620/DSC_6990.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1455" data-original-width="2620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbupzjuFVSelXN2GOFGIX_Z8BIY9jaS0AlZbcmRGdwRXVBA9w5RYazkMJgDA-xvdt3JnQd23Ut8IKtOHM532ay7GzQawJXhcdkhsUeb0y29qjDraK_XJfr4tIx1wUhRHiMiyNn_AS4RpyL0KbrDuuRX6KRTTtPQ69WfAglCa7186u8DwHlIQ/s1280/DSC_6990.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>But here we also saw a Black Rumped Flameback, again quite common in Pench,
but this time we saw it hopping on the ground and in fact threatening a common
myna.</p>
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They are in plenty inside the core area than outside.</p>
<p>And this was another species that was seen all throughout the safaris.</p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>
There is a Breakfast point demarcated by the forest department and the guides
& drivers are also very particular that tourists should only have their
food here and nowhere else in the jungle. This I found was really good so that
there is less possibility of polluting the core habitat.
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<p>
Very near the breakfast point is a place where the backwaters need to crossed
and there is a huge grassland kind that is formed.
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Shelducks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwfu7ZeEfoeMUigrmfUC1g4OPQ7Z1ZzroxCPlLtfKbaZw_37_2yZx3JHhLSNa1addhdoSqyLyj_9G9aAWY9aMDF4lvMOwveZSIgzmNxwxCarjJik0punRhOrrVHmon_1DE9ELe2g8QeHiL0fT7ALFn68CvuZUA_V6OrqO-FMA27RvWL24Ziw/s5419/DSC_7073.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3004" data-original-width="5419" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwfu7ZeEfoeMUigrmfUC1g4OPQ7Z1ZzroxCPlLtfKbaZw_37_2yZx3JHhLSNa1addhdoSqyLyj_9G9aAWY9aMDF4lvMOwveZSIgzmNxwxCarjJik0punRhOrrVHmon_1DE9ELe2g8QeHiL0fT7ALFn68CvuZUA_V6OrqO-FMA27RvWL24Ziw/s1280/DSC_7073.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>There were some Chitals and a wild boar was crossing calmly.</p>
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side of a small hillock crossed the road in front of us and went towards the
water climbing another hillock. That was not the main point but that it was
carrying a big piece of probably a chital kill.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhlw7l6sSr8CKFua1yy1Dv4t_YKfstwTV5tKM0-43d1YmqR2PSKhAfJeSEC3nr-S79x-JQAdqFDB6KVwpF7QvxmK2CjIP8c3Z_i1E-3VyZdEhx1hhxgAHdWKCIYaU9hDHP5bMN22yBryW4Cq8kn7uJK4AnWpDFhW9b_1JzC61Lw1J0Dpmn3Q/s3766/DSC_7091.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2092" data-original-width="3766" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhlw7l6sSr8CKFua1yy1Dv4t_YKfstwTV5tKM0-43d1YmqR2PSKhAfJeSEC3nr-S79x-JQAdqFDB6KVwpF7QvxmK2CjIP8c3Z_i1E-3VyZdEhx1hhxgAHdWKCIYaU9hDHP5bMN22yBryW4Cq8kn7uJK4AnWpDFhW9b_1JzC61Lw1J0Dpmn3Q/s1280/DSC_7091.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>Quite strong jaws to hold a big prey while running such a long distance.</p>
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accross and we all got good flight photos.</p>
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were not uncommon.</p>
<p>Here are some more pics of the same form the later in the day.</p>
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<p>More about White Eyed Buzzard sighting in upcoming days.</p>
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Before dinner we heard the calls of a Jungle nightjar from far off and
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post dinner stroll in the campus produced a Russell’s Kukri which Rahul just
missed by few millimetres :-)
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are longer - 5:45am to 11am</p>
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And evening safari was from Khursapar gate in Maharashtra which was around
30min from our hotel.
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<p>Additionally one can enter earlier than MP i.e. 3pm instead of 3:45pm</p><p><b><u><br /></u></b></p><p><b><u>22nd April 2023 - Turia Gate, MP 5:45am</u></b></p><p>As planned we started at around 5.20am from Mahua Vann.</p><p>Morning started with flock of 15-20 chestnut starlings and few Brahminy starlings at the gate.</p><p></p>
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<p>As we entered sun was just rising.</p> <p></p>
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<br /><p>In the forest its always a fun to hear a combination of bird calls one hears.</p>
<p>
Here is one such 30s audio comprising of Brown Headed Barbet, Common Hawk
Cuckoo, Purple Sunbird and Indian Grey Hornbills at the end.
</p>
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<p>
Earlier day we had followed the Route No. 3. The guide had told us to request
for Route No 1 as it is a longer route and good to do in morning.
</p>
<p>
A little ahead on the route we saw Indian Thicknee. We saw them in fact twice
in our trip very well camouflaged on the yellow grass but very near the road.
</p>
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seen many times in the safari and they used to make varied calls.</p>
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<br /><p>Yesterday had enquired with our guide about the sighting of Mottled Wood-Owl
and he had mentioned that there is a roosting spot on Route 1.</p>
<p>
So as soon as we approached a spot where some jeeps were waiting and looking
high up in the tree I anticipated and this was it.
</p>
<p>
And there it was a pair of Mottled Wood-Owl. One was looking down at the jeeps
while the other was sitting well camouflaged.
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<br /><p>Little ahead a White Eyed Buzzard gave us good views than yesterday.</p>
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jeeps waiting.</p>
<p>
Our guide had a very sharp eye sight and before asking he could spot the tiger
sitting.
</p>
<p>
It was very difficult to spot it as it was sitting on the other side of the
canal on a slope within lot of bushes and grass.
</p>
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tiger had killed it and now were sitting in the shade feeding or resting.</p>
<p>It was not just one tiger but 4 tigers a tigress and 3 cubs.</p>
<p>
But since they were resting in the canal nothing was much visible so our guide
decided to take a drive around to find another tiger, have breakfast and then
comeback to see if they were still around.
</p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>We were back in around 1hour and they were still there.</p>
<p>
Our luck was really good and soon after sometime we arrived at the spot the
tigers started to move.
</p>
<p>
The question was whether they would climb the hillock and vanish to the other
side or come towards the road and cross towards the other side for water.
</p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>
Our guide was very knowledgeble and stopped the car at a place and also
instructed the gypsies behind to stay where they were creating a gap of around
100feet or so to allow the tigers to cross.
</p>
<p>
But there were too many vehicles and the tigers were too afraid to cross. Sad
to see that.
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behind our vehicle.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqqF9EGb4HUCDiPS_-Md2HcOLyaPJzMa-SCkKXTo69v1HgzPIfXqFPVLm5tYgM7Wn3HeCRkyQOL5OAVR7tUDq8_Hr5s8By9H6NrHfX19OtlfbyMR_q2Uk2QG4eRaeK-EsdebzItBEu4ONSGDeJUqCTVHf-Jw7Q_NArefKhMZfyIDQH7cVew/s4083/DSC_7445.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2289" data-original-width="4083" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqqF9EGb4HUCDiPS_-Md2HcOLyaPJzMa-SCkKXTo69v1HgzPIfXqFPVLm5tYgM7Wn3HeCRkyQOL5OAVR7tUDq8_Hr5s8By9H6NrHfX19OtlfbyMR_q2Uk2QG4eRaeK-EsdebzItBEu4ONSGDeJUqCTVHf-Jw7Q_NArefKhMZfyIDQH7cVew/s1280/DSC_7445.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mwuF5fpx-8AXkzg-fi_6DGYekq0UYpSKxQFvzy-dNH9RsiOUSWH_InvUdQGxNSahBZsRmtAfSJwCjIh66W7FQi4HnveMMciIUHRtEGoabmU_z1Wv4BBqQ2FS0fn17VivqRRNMO5qRmMOc8j9cUo5OKYYTRAvQqCh0TLrWunte0P9XtLYoQ/s5345/DSC_7446.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2993" data-original-width="5345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mwuF5fpx-8AXkzg-fi_6DGYekq0UYpSKxQFvzy-dNH9RsiOUSWH_InvUdQGxNSahBZsRmtAfSJwCjIh66W7FQi4HnveMMciIUHRtEGoabmU_z1Wv4BBqQ2FS0fn17VivqRRNMO5qRmMOc8j9cUo5OKYYTRAvQqCh0TLrWunte0P9XtLYoQ/s1280/DSC_7446.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdm8HRB18dgxBJz3C77WHX5yKhtW2j8OHZjsnA9rDRSIxdchTHyReuVQWVoJulpjt4JTuI3BYmKAxBvY8AYjlGIoYefbPW5kgpy6s-XUVwzr2YKnQiT7QbrflPCDa27iY28Twi4X6wubmDhooH0fKe83TE0aAPc5JnRy5EIJKIkkdVLUleeA/s4389/DSC_7453.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="2914" data-original-width="4389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdm8HRB18dgxBJz3C77WHX5yKhtW2j8OHZjsnA9rDRSIxdchTHyReuVQWVoJulpjt4JTuI3BYmKAxBvY8AYjlGIoYefbPW5kgpy6s-XUVwzr2YKnQiT7QbrflPCDa27iY28Twi4X6wubmDhooH0fKe83TE0aAPc5JnRy5EIJKIkkdVLUleeA/s1280/DSC_7453.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3kWHpbvn9Nw8oD8OZz9hKjPR0lxnqosJ0NYUg16iANqcd5GuCNCxL1kWqg5Mak1yL72mgKDdGbdkVUmD0eMR9914qjWo5xLpHsjr6ipJWQeT9MR9s9a_Sh_ewCH-Tl5v7R19gDGY1zHnnwmc2nrW34qCIemt4AZUDqWusM7EA5Mg8WvL7og/s4016/DSC_7459.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4016" data-original-width="3133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3kWHpbvn9Nw8oD8OZz9hKjPR0lxnqosJ0NYUg16iANqcd5GuCNCxL1kWqg5Mak1yL72mgKDdGbdkVUmD0eMR9914qjWo5xLpHsjr6ipJWQeT9MR9s9a_Sh_ewCH-Tl5v7R19gDGY1zHnnwmc2nrW34qCIemt4AZUDqWusM7EA5Mg8WvL7og/s1280/DSC_7459.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>And then a cub walked further down passing our vehicle from within the thickets and crossed in front of us.</p><div>We didn't have the clear shots as ours was in the middle but we got good views
and that was good enough.</div>
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<br /><p>Finally we ended our safari with the sighting of a monitor lizard on an ant
hill.</p>
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bought some T-Shirts and Caps.</p>
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take rest.</p>
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We had lunch and had to leave at 2:15 as our safari was from Khursapar in
Maharashtra at 3pm.
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Before leaving the hotel we had a nice view of Racket Tailed Drongo taking dip
in the lotus pond within the campus.
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Wild Dogs or Dhole.</p>
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The alpha male was very bold and was staring at us and checking out if we were
dangerous :-)
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<br /><p>It gave us good views, crossed the road to the other side to drink water and
was back with the pack. There were around 8-10 of them.</p>
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much teak here so it did not appear that dry.</p>
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There were these trees with black bark and small green leaves and that gave
the forest a very pleasant feel.
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down a small hillock.</p>
<p>We were told that these hillocks and rocks provide a perfect habitat for
leopards to thrive here.</p>
<p>But unfortunately we could not sight any.</p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>
But anyway we had interesting bird sightings and atleast at 2 places we heard
alarming calls and then waited for some sign of tiger.
</p>
<p>But unfortunately no tiger sighting.</p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>The first sighting though of the usual bird was the Indian Roller.</p>
<p>But the interesting part was the behavior.</p>
<p>
Initially we just saw a single Roller but later came second, third and a forth
roller.
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<p>There was some display either for territory or for breeding.</p>
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display.</p>
<p>Took a series of pics of this and here is the animation of the same.</p>
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something.</p>
<p>
It went and sat on nice open branch and we could capture it feeding on the
frog it had caught.
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Oriental Honey Buzzard sitting camouflaged right in front.</p>
<p>Got really good views of this pigeon headed raptor.</p>
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<br /><p>At Baginnalla Waterhole we waited for sometime to see if there was some
activity.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1dx9ACEeBixHtdU8LwOYFkVTrypKca3c6BDue3EQiNAMArydc5ywaOdRrrszDZCHv5KSsrS7s5CKkvNDiuobWKZ3nSMdH90dcZHcTWSuhkmwQeZXarugE1voaZ4E8wOUbE4XiXb-ohd7sieaQc4CwS3k3DjDGeYADTAwwlADj0u7IkWoUIw/s5511/IMG_7359.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2902" data-original-width="5511" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1dx9ACEeBixHtdU8LwOYFkVTrypKca3c6BDue3EQiNAMArydc5ywaOdRrrszDZCHv5KSsrS7s5CKkvNDiuobWKZ3nSMdH90dcZHcTWSuhkmwQeZXarugE1voaZ4E8wOUbE4XiXb-ohd7sieaQc4CwS3k3DjDGeYADTAwwlADj0u7IkWoUIw/s1280/IMG_7359.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><p>And here we saw a big rat snake.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdCgUt6djgAJB3T-v8Fk6F5HEJG990ocmSS_xGZxC8RcRCK9HaYa4lyi5CU5HBlQ2DGroyisJv5ye7LAnHY29bY142ON9-15pN8oFS9lPyL0tpqyFvlUDAHaDDBBZOQ9uGhKUm9eERX4GFJcdcy8q5gfPmzy0ISEKyZhL4UFZrD1fUaoB-A/s4993/DSC_7862.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2775" data-original-width="4993" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhdCgUt6djgAJB3T-v8Fk6F5HEJG990ocmSS_xGZxC8RcRCK9HaYa4lyi5CU5HBlQ2DGroyisJv5ye7LAnHY29bY142ON9-15pN8oFS9lPyL0tpqyFvlUDAHaDDBBZOQ9uGhKUm9eERX4GFJcdcy8q5gfPmzy0ISEKyZhL4UFZrD1fUaoB-A/s1280/DSC_7862.jpg" /></a></div><p></p>
<p>
We started our return journey and came across another pair of Indian Thicknee,
Red Junglefowl and Racket Tailed Drongo.
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<p>Back at Mahua Vann by 7:15pm.</p>
<p>Hi-Tea and pakodas were waiting for us :-)</p>
<p>
Today we spent sometime chatting on various topics on the table outside the
dining hall.
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<p>
It had rained a bit in the afternoon and so the weather was quite pleasant.
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<p><br /></p><p><b><u>23rd April 2023 - Turia,MP Gate 5:45am</u></b></p>
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<br /><p>It was not very eventful except for sighting of the male and female tigers at
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<br /><p>One other important sightings was sight of 8-10 white rumped vultures flying
high up in the sky near the breakfast point.</p>
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We had time after that till lunch and post lunch too till our vehicle arrived
to take us back to Nagpur.
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Plan was to do some birding in the campus itself and take a stroll towards the
stream.
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In the campus we got the Orange Headed Thrush, Black Naped Monarch, Jungle
Babblers, Plum Headed Parakeet, Oriental White eye, Oriental Magpie Robin, Red
Spurfowl and Large Cuckooshrike. And also a Forest Calotes.
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lizard, Rufous Treepie, Large Cuckooshrike and Jungle Owlet. The jungle owlet was calling out loud</p><p></p>
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With this we ended a very nice trip with not a lot of tiger sightings but overall good bird and mammal sightings !!Alok Bhavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15027970953212943226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23040070.post-6287573090643644142022-12-17T06:43:00.004-08:002022-12-18T05:44:04.902-08:002022-12-11 Pelagic Alibaug<div class="separator">A long pending wish (like many others :-) ) to do a Pelagic trip came true in Dec 2022, thanks to the initiative taken by veteran birder from Alibaug Dr. Vaibhav Deshmukh. </div><p>Also thanks to Sushant Jadhav who pinged as soon as the message was posted else I might have missed the message 🙂</p>
<p dir="ltr">Dr. Vaibhav along with many other expert birders had done the very first Pelagic trip off the coast of Alibaug in 2013.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I had one opportunity to do a trip in 2016 but due to demonetization in Nov 2016 it had to be unfortunately cancelled.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Anyway coming back to present as soon as a confirmation message was received the preparation started in terms of<br />
- what to carry<br />
- what precautions need to be taken<br />
- and most important which birds to look for</p>
<p dir="ltr">3 sources I found most helpful in gathering info.<br />
Write-up by Adesh Shivkar about their 2013 trip<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152028786164363&set=a.86106274362&type=3&mibextid=Nif5oz" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152028786164363&set=a.86106274362&type=3&mibextid=Nif5oz</a></p>
<p dir="ltr">Recorded Session by Deepu K who is a pioneer in Pelagic trips in India and regularly does pelagic trips<br />
<a href="https://youtu.be/-iVA7WrMI7Q">https://youtu.be/-iVA7WrMI7Q</a></p>
<p dir="ltr">Recorded session by Amey Ketkar about pelagic birds and their behavior<br />
<a href="https://youtu.be/cPXbfyKc1H0">https://youtu.be/cPXbfyKc1H0</a></p>
<p dir="ltr">Route based on various GPS location tracked by me is as follows</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKy6vjFwZBfPrBPV6uPJPZdKH5jArHL4jIMQ9pZI-Q6gEVjKDx6CT9lLcAw9J1Uzoz5cFX6Me3l9glQqEV0WB-Rc_72wPsYxP3ywDaXCMTBeJSxCB97XHamQRqcl3uaDJWRvzHmsr_rfA5xP710vEVpbHchZbHJDZpEy69k01Z_OD11WMyAA/s1080/Screenshot_20221217-204755~3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="1080" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKy6vjFwZBfPrBPV6uPJPZdKH5jArHL4jIMQ9pZI-Q6gEVjKDx6CT9lLcAw9J1Uzoz5cFX6Me3l9glQqEV0WB-Rc_72wPsYxP3ywDaXCMTBeJSxCB97XHamQRqcl3uaDJWRvzHmsr_rfA5xP710vEVpbHchZbHJDZpEy69k01Z_OD11WMyAA/w640-h430/Screenshot_20221217-204755~3.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p dir="ltr"><br /></p><p dir="ltr">Firstly there was a fear about the sea sickness which is quite talked about. Fortunately none of us on boat felt anything. And none of us had taken anti vomiting as it causes lot of dizziness.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The trip started with a dinner the earlier day i.e. 10th Dec at Dr. Vaibhav's place where we met some of the particilants. An amazing feast with Modak.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Next day 11th Dec at 5.30am we all met at Thal fata and proceeded to Thal jetty.<br />
We started off on the boat at 6.30am when the sun was just starting to rise. Everyone was quite excited.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1tBobum15rpjbQxwghJhTt04bU2UVx3DQQIPYU6BRmpmndmYGL8wpHxIkpQdOSJbXEBdnkBpX7dqnnVVlsGG1vBpHPvA3O5txwJGBo36-7Swv8MLEQGvSsyTfjRai5_MIkh2YR9XlXwo5RBs_XHj2vdtxOG1SpFb0mPD61cOpnq_C175URA/s4032/IMG_20221211_063755-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2272" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1tBobum15rpjbQxwghJhTt04bU2UVx3DQQIPYU6BRmpmndmYGL8wpHxIkpQdOSJbXEBdnkBpX7dqnnVVlsGG1vBpHPvA3O5txwJGBo36-7Swv8MLEQGvSsyTfjRai5_MIkh2YR9XlXwo5RBs_XHj2vdtxOG1SpFb0mPD61cOpnq_C175URA/w1280/IMG_20221211_063755-01.jpeg" width="1024" /></a></div><br /><p dir="ltr">The boat was big enought to accomodate 25-30 people with benches to sit on.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvCD4iYKHDSZ5MiQjk83rWFItJJyGwG-ssA1ScxptqJhko5X9c4ZDkANLShgbvmXUMnKnhhaHqpLl5DFz2KK8GIp5rNoH9TOXMeXV9WK8Cv6G4lbJ1jJawo13hnleo0lppBd0S1SYYxLHXfud7Ul0jLPwOEnLWdvryi5s3CHoAYsy5JkZIw/s1600/IMG-20221213-WA0039.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvCD4iYKHDSZ5MiQjk83rWFItJJyGwG-ssA1ScxptqJhko5X9c4ZDkANLShgbvmXUMnKnhhaHqpLl5DFz2KK8GIp5rNoH9TOXMeXV9WK8Cv6G4lbJ1jJawo13hnleo0lppBd0S1SYYxLHXfud7Ul0jLPwOEnLWdvryi5s3CHoAYsy5JkZIw/w1024/IMG-20221213-WA0039.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: right;">Pic Courtesy: Sushant Jadhav</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p dir="ltr">First we passed the uninhabited Undheri island which is about 1.5km off shore. Saw the resident nesting White Bellied Sea Eagle flying around. More about Undheri later.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-i8QQ-pPvRNjsib3ZUsjdZfoPazFZuu4yooSCgTK_MsO3PGssTDF4ENLj2nINzkY46AGL36PG1ybH-Djzi3FTIFqQe10o-1jY4FFhiInxMjqrnP5Xo7mOpa2BJI9l4Z6gFT2qMAsiz6d3OR4FeQ9JlgS5LpVE5BoPqS5odh6UV0aoLZwRQ/s1598/IMG-20221214-WA0100-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="1598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-i8QQ-pPvRNjsib3ZUsjdZfoPazFZuu4yooSCgTK_MsO3PGssTDF4ENLj2nINzkY46AGL36PG1ybH-Djzi3FTIFqQe10o-1jY4FFhiInxMjqrnP5Xo7mOpa2BJI9l4Z6gFT2qMAsiz6d3OR4FeQ9JlgS5LpVE5BoPqS5odh6UV0aoLZwRQ/w1024/IMG-20221214-WA0100-01.jpeg" width="1024" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: right;">Pic Courtesy: Sushant Jadhav</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p dir="ltr">Next was the Khanderi island. This one has a nice jetty with a old light house and a newly constructed Naval radar tower. This is where later in the day we had lunch and some interesting bird sightings.</p>
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<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Very near this island were a set of rocks where lot of lesser black backed gulls were sitting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg383i3WrVGvL-4Svye4g5vR4uc7wYwdlnPUW3VURQ11HnB1WO_HygJZZQfjLv-Z2ozOGqfkjJQq3ZJhK6QejBxtLAV6etYJ8VerccTfj2b56zkYUnNDGdsHKzOT-M6eHOtIIKTZ_M2ObL__vXx3ifmM_eVh2vILtA3ep1UHr0O9hFXP6_KIg/s5320/DSC_6043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3007" data-original-width="5320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg383i3WrVGvL-4Svye4g5vR4uc7wYwdlnPUW3VURQ11HnB1WO_HygJZZQfjLv-Z2ozOGqfkjJQq3ZJhK6QejBxtLAV6etYJ8VerccTfj2b56zkYUnNDGdsHKzOT-M6eHOtIIKTZ_M2ObL__vXx3ifmM_eVh2vILtA3ep1UHr0O9hFXP6_KIg/w1024/DSC_6043.jpg" width="1024" /></a></div><br /><p dir="ltr">Lesser crested terns which are generally less seen on shore or not in huge numbers was seen almost all along the boat ride in good numbers.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2584" data-original-width="4930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiySyC7gMND992rUXGxp9E9Rp4EhX1ce3A7SnzMTyzYECALbYzMfCI_0zc7R5_NPLWEet81PanmTY15jUHUvnueWke8xNARwPFBEC1x1ZD-jYsMr396yO7ud4sLy-pw5wn3nDGjXlTcN51gaNUm5aRw3gQhi6plFaV11idzJg7xPGzzXt_fjA/w1024/DSC_6227.jpg" width="1024" /></a></div><br /><p dir="ltr">Also saw some individuals of Greater Crested terns.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXISUSolJYqoT_DUk1hPNFQjUdwEWSNyow4Pe-ixlUD-nSXa0jzan-g7fAmgVQL-n2YzS0j3CSRE09Huzmz7X2WLdjPJ_l6Mhis3pqGURUIvF68-PpD_m78DUM0g5bNz4OhyxOcThrxI7L6uvTgU99nBjTmA22xd84y2zg1lbo9kaK5GzL9Q/s2486/DSC_6453.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2486" data-original-width="2252" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXISUSolJYqoT_DUk1hPNFQjUdwEWSNyow4Pe-ixlUD-nSXa0jzan-g7fAmgVQL-n2YzS0j3CSRE09Huzmz7X2WLdjPJ_l6Mhis3pqGURUIvF68-PpD_m78DUM0g5bNz4OhyxOcThrxI7L6uvTgU99nBjTmA22xd84y2zg1lbo9kaK5GzL9Q/w1024/DSC_6453.jpg" width="580" /></a></div><br /><p dir="ltr">But quickly it was clear that photographing from a boat is not an easy task.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We approached a fishing troller and it was surrounded by a lot of gulls and terns. Mainly brown headed gulls and that started the discussion of how to distinguish a black headed from brown headed. Bigger size, white mirror in flight, white iris. But thats good for adult, what about juv or 1st winter? White trailing edges are seen on the upper or underwings of Black Headed Gulls and so on :-)</div>
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<p dir="ltr">Quite soon at around 7.15am past Khanderi island Mane shouted look in the front and we saw a Skua chasing a tern at distance.</p><p dir="ltr">It was quite co-operative and gave us very close views and pics.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwb6PhAXKG7keZb4j0mdPTTJELpgA7V73heqA0wp_aZNrhOLPwukptXmKcck0iOYYMtt6KWiKjdLm6zKKah1VvVS0S_-D50kLwHgPR_wVL9sqepaSMuZw19-H8QcsXyNETnlqcjsfRJqPunsx9cMtVLF56ep6hC3sqnRcIdBiDg-OKDpJcg/s1983/DSC_6189-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1983" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwb6PhAXKG7keZb4j0mdPTTJELpgA7V73heqA0wp_aZNrhOLPwukptXmKcck0iOYYMtt6KWiKjdLm6zKKah1VvVS0S_-D50kLwHgPR_wVL9sqepaSMuZw19-H8QcsXyNETnlqcjsfRJqPunsx9cMtVLF56ep6hC3sqnRcIdBiDg-OKDpJcg/w1024/DSC_6189-01.jpeg" width="440" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p dir="ltr">And this was the first sighting of many Skuas that we saw.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The next was sitting on a floating thermocol. But as we approached it flew away.</p>
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But soon it was broken with Akshay shouting 'Dolphins dolphins'. And there were a pair of dolphins on the left side of boat and they were seen for a few minutes by everyone.</p><p dir="ltr">Deep in the sea we also saw some Lesser Black backed Gull.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">In the initial part of the ride but still past khanderi which is 5km off coast we also saw some barn and red rumped swallows. But also a swift with white rump so possibly a little Swift alone. And some butterflies. Not sure what these were doing at sea but maybe they are common.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">It had a fort built and remains of the gate and walls are very much intact. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNfuM3gytrgaiHSW-7D3wZeqZVap0_E7gesESI-lr-ZBRyomJ4fE87T3LtnH8LiKJtrM9UUOqYCxwWnOTWFJKMIfgiQTUsECWY8TQ1oVTTzJJkqGK60XxmdASCv_u3eevKLBGHI9BBvOs1EJZRxtLL1IbRbSU9_Q7iVCOPfdicbBU2GLpbw/s3906/IMG_6240-01.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2037" data-original-width="3906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNfuM3gytrgaiHSW-7D3wZeqZVap0_E7gesESI-lr-ZBRyomJ4fE87T3LtnH8LiKJtrM9UUOqYCxwWnOTWFJKMIfgiQTUsECWY8TQ1oVTTzJJkqGK60XxmdASCv_u3eevKLBGHI9BBvOs1EJZRxtLL1IbRbSU9_Q7iVCOPfdicbBU2GLpbw/w1024/IMG_6240-01.jpeg" width="1024" /></a></div><p dir="ltr"></p><p dir="ltr">There are also some canons on the island fort.</p>
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There is no jetty on this island, so we had to just jump on the rocks but it was not difficult. On the far side of the island we had seen earlier a huge flock of sea birds. So we started the trek to the other end. It's quite small island and we reached in 10-15min.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha1PeSMYosd8i13kuis3VEIBEAK9DWQnD27ny-Hxc0dkHvX0o_o1dZ_7Oz6QldTlTZEfFj1kr9g96las4PGU8IbjO9H2476WK8duA0UfIJ-IGN09HVJgEU2CkUl0MS44YwdMqMOdMBmxdoxmvBtyOT2-fg-9HC9F98_ca4azpsvrE-Y2zm1w/s6396/IMG_6243.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2501" data-original-width="6396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha1PeSMYosd8i13kuis3VEIBEAK9DWQnD27ny-Hxc0dkHvX0o_o1dZ_7Oz6QldTlTZEfFj1kr9g96las4PGU8IbjO9H2476WK8duA0UfIJ-IGN09HVJgEU2CkUl0MS44YwdMqMOdMBmxdoxmvBtyOT2-fg-9HC9F98_ca4azpsvrE-Y2zm1w/w1024/IMG_6243.HEIC" width="1024" /></a></div><p dir="ltr"></p><p dir="ltr">Here we got a flock of 70-80 terns mainly lesser crested and gull billed terns, around 80+ lesser sand plovers, few ruddy turnstones, sanderling and curlew sandpiper. Barn swallows were flying around. At a distance we saw a flock of 30+ birds flying and to our surprise they were Northern pintails and they were flying away from land into the sea. Not sure where they were heading.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrTmh1NkD1Vl1xaU3yItKI-tP19Z85KQaFEFok6UjPrSLr2Ja0GxAL8zDBq9tkZSB3U2bA0AzgZeVcWSvG0u-UBpBd8PHtztbnuT8s4Z66dqGRGlvizDzfQ-qJMcRskXRfQyYHTJfG5JuS2T5NJM6fupdOen31ntAdZLZkd7O9VIRXJxu-Pg/s5295/DSC_6801.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3022" data-original-width="5295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrTmh1NkD1Vl1xaU3yItKI-tP19Z85KQaFEFok6UjPrSLr2Ja0GxAL8zDBq9tkZSB3U2bA0AzgZeVcWSvG0u-UBpBd8PHtztbnuT8s4Z66dqGRGlvizDzfQ-qJMcRskXRfQyYHTJfG5JuS2T5NJM6fupdOen31ntAdZLZkd7O9VIRXJxu-Pg/w1024/DSC_6801.jpg" width="1024" /></a></div><br />
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<br /><p dir="ltr">The resident nesting White bellied sea eagle was not there but we observed the nest that it had built. Another surprise was a pair of black naped monarch on an island 1.5km away from coast.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9FIkb8f2yfU4ao4eiZwNAqF5Aw1iNJiXyFWUpFLK7AZUqBfoCr2XkQXB7lF8eFoeQmk5t6faCbipH9jEKGRLqYlumwBchlqP_3p1gxdzrJlJYxf-2dDOSrI1sirkBHfkdP4I2R16KeFHpNE3VGYGq20V3pRdTuNltsoH8sSbKgOWWFnP4Hg/s4608/DSCN2969.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2775" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9FIkb8f2yfU4ao4eiZwNAqF5Aw1iNJiXyFWUpFLK7AZUqBfoCr2XkQXB7lF8eFoeQmk5t6faCbipH9jEKGRLqYlumwBchlqP_3p1gxdzrJlJYxf-2dDOSrI1sirkBHfkdP4I2R16KeFHpNE3VGYGq20V3pRdTuNltsoH8sSbKgOWWFnP4Hg/w1024/DSCN2969.jpg" width="1024" /></a></div><br /><p dir="ltr">In the meantime our boat was back and we proceeded to khanderi island for lunch.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Here we placed ourselves under a wonderful gazebo, which was not very old, overlooking the jetty and below the light house. Food was arranged we had a tasty buffet lunch. </p>
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<br /><p dir="ltr">From here we observed a common Kestrel on radar tower, a few black drongos and a blue rockthrush.</p><p dir="ltr"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_c9Vw7mthOmOzbNsZCoZcu8nM2h6Tgc9fbhjkwSsCfW_eEVgmBIWBrczLecTJfy61wrv9Ae60Uny-wSquEL1M9V5QzlqwNXqdH91WBNDPPjVianOa8cgNwjzmB3pP6dO-RvY1_GCkPO-z435khxMkJRx7Ne-chSMm305xU2VI-2AGonXsw/s3224/DSC_6847.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3224" data-original-width="2520" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_c9Vw7mthOmOzbNsZCoZcu8nM2h6Tgc9fbhjkwSsCfW_eEVgmBIWBrczLecTJfy61wrv9Ae60Uny-wSquEL1M9V5QzlqwNXqdH91WBNDPPjVianOa8cgNwjzmB3pP6dO-RvY1_GCkPO-z435khxMkJRx7Ne-chSMm305xU2VI-2AGonXsw/w500-h640/DSC_6847.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /> Just as we were having lunch a booted eagle dark morph was seen soaring just above a forest patch on the east side of the island. And not only that it was being chased by a Eurasian sparrowhawk. For some reason the booted eagle kept flying in the same area for long and many got good pictures of it. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUtkSA9u1GIv0VwgYZPPSFqE8wI33n262yG7bvj7Qpai-mY_bBXfPNRNSOA2L05USn-lNhtuwK2M6tiMN8m92C2Jvrxig_KKeRrwFDp4zIYtuo_h_tbn_0QpUMFas8Akq8z3NPRukGyTxB1gyN2g5MYI0KRX1P40J9sNgt_2hqGC7O7ptBQ/s5375/DSC_6849.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="5375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUtkSA9u1GIv0VwgYZPPSFqE8wI33n262yG7bvj7Qpai-mY_bBXfPNRNSOA2L05USn-lNhtuwK2M6tiMN8m92C2Jvrxig_KKeRrwFDp4zIYtuo_h_tbn_0QpUMFas8Akq8z3NPRukGyTxB1gyN2g5MYI0KRX1P40J9sNgt_2hqGC7O7ptBQ/w1024/DSC_6849.jpg" width="1024" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjay0ywg4BznJG6TZoKImmhgRiY3VkIdcr1V1SlCHL3SJM7WH25dSzpnBfFiPzKR8ALaPHda5iQ7RIpvgcb9qCf2gaW9fRdRvBvWmXkbXvWN7EYTINE9P2k6ZzfSftq8npL8iaH1Kwn8EkO59PvkUq8ODeL__cX6mYGt1cybcArx_4Jlx5f-w/s3885/DSC_6877.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2213" data-original-width="3885" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjay0ywg4BznJG6TZoKImmhgRiY3VkIdcr1V1SlCHL3SJM7WH25dSzpnBfFiPzKR8ALaPHda5iQ7RIpvgcb9qCf2gaW9fRdRvBvWmXkbXvWN7EYTINE9P2k6ZzfSftq8npL8iaH1Kwn8EkO59PvkUq8ODeL__cX6mYGt1cybcArx_4Jlx5f-w/w1024/DSC_6877.jpg" width="1024" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5JUyMSis0E5ODpWqSqa-bC4Y8cKDejHsxyIz7ozE32xoUlmWENx69XTp6KfJmqdCiAPMAth4K1qyLuYcEtXleaoo76lswm1TQMwt1wpt-rSqQYjryeh5r9K5GudREOBaix-qYovLhZlb7r3RliXlE4CMuLlipfeiBN3hTZaO31dEwPF5RQ/s3189/DSC_6884.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1806" data-original-width="3189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5JUyMSis0E5ODpWqSqa-bC4Y8cKDejHsxyIz7ozE32xoUlmWENx69XTp6KfJmqdCiAPMAth4K1qyLuYcEtXleaoo76lswm1TQMwt1wpt-rSqQYjryeh5r9K5GudREOBaix-qYovLhZlb7r3RliXlE4CMuLlipfeiBN3hTZaO31dEwPF5RQ/w1024/DSC_6884.jpg" width="1024" /></a></div><br /><p dir="ltr"><br /></p><p dir="ltr">Later 2 braminy kites were seen chasing it and we came to know that just above the ridge was their nest.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVwydBh3IlpDCNZxxSK_M0CqTvC_JjmxQTav3AvQrL76-pjl_6-2aqXYq_eEfW6cABbIqxoVi3QlBP8dQZejbC7KgKUwQg6PBDjtUv_sRwEOxeL1icSdw3PtRxuzhh2FMGfDSHaZ1TQvFXqJ0vYu05BrqRiAsCLZ2XBYim7i4XTbyoGPUAg/s4995/DSC_6898.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2747" data-original-width="4995" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVwydBh3IlpDCNZxxSK_M0CqTvC_JjmxQTav3AvQrL76-pjl_6-2aqXYq_eEfW6cABbIqxoVi3QlBP8dQZejbC7KgKUwQg6PBDjtUv_sRwEOxeL1icSdw3PtRxuzhh2FMGfDSHaZ1TQvFXqJ0vYu05BrqRiAsCLZ2XBYim7i4XTbyoGPUAg/w1024/DSC_6898.jpg" width="1024" /></a></div><br /><p dir="ltr">This island is also uninhabited except for the 7-8 staff members who take care of the light house and radar system 24x7 for the whole year. And we started thinking how difficult it would be during the rains but also how many pelagic birds they must be seeing :-)</p>
<p dir="ltr">By the time we had lunch it was already 3.30pm. We did a short trip in the sea but nothing much different and we returned back to thal jetty by 5.30pm.</p><p dir="ltr"></p>
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<br /><p dir="ltr">Just when we thought the birding had ended we saw a beautiful golden plover individual nearby and all the kits were out again :-)</p>
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It was March 2022 and I was desperately trying to plan a trip on the long weekend on April 15.
First part was to finalize on the place that can be visited during this timeframe.
Had shortlisted Latpanchar and Chopta, but came to know that bagdogra airport was closed from 11th to 25th of April so Latpanchar was out. </span><div><span style="font-size: large;">For Chopta tried with few birding groups but either the trips were full or they had no trips. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Finally had contact with Jason who is a very enthusiastic bird photographer whom I had met on a trip to Malang. Jason contacted Dilip Guptaji of Avian Trips and he arranged for trip logistics and guide.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">It was an amazing arrangement and our local expert Mr Pushkar Negiji is a great birder and made sure that we are able to make most of our time.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Finally it was four of us Me, Jason, Jagdish and Sridhar (from Bengaluru).</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">We stayed all days at the Snow View Hotel, Pothibasa (Chopta).
It is an amazing place to stay with open space behind with lot of birding activity.</span></div>
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We reached Dehradun by 7.30am, picked up Sridhar from Rishikesh and proceeded towards Chopta.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">First sighting was itself of a very graceful bird the Steppe Eagle. And that too not one but 3.
They were sitting on a tree next to the highway.
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The road was all along the river and we were searching for Crested kingfisher. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">While searching for that we got a Goral on the other bank of the river. It was quite far but still quite a good sighting.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZhR00y7hd2ea0b2sC6CmRGKNIzrqKsNB10or6JIpfXDsDIlRN0ZhAml0nKdnMWTadHhzMtEbtydyL-haMp39qcdqJJIKHJ6-Rb5YXqXIcMef3o8j0iAp5lDoDfqWrek80Rx3omiqWmcraotIy7lc-kfQL8EqMl30I9fJOwhmJFRgyHE4Kg/s3038/DSC_3024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3038" data-original-width="2445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZhR00y7hd2ea0b2sC6CmRGKNIzrqKsNB10or6JIpfXDsDIlRN0ZhAml0nKdnMWTadHhzMtEbtydyL-haMp39qcdqJJIKHJ6-Rb5YXqXIcMef3o8j0iAp5lDoDfqWrek80Rx3omiqWmcraotIy7lc-kfQL8EqMl30I9fJOwhmJFRgyHE4Kg/s1600/DSC_3024.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">At one point we stopped because we spotted something and it was the Crested Kingfisher on a wire running along the river.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnSWsNjN11cBLWrvc1JihFOeiZGrfTRDl8Dj6YKHVD8pPHFkmzBNwVqXKrhzg9gfOVzZQZAWzotlC73pomaGBt2tEqvhne8YEYhvZuksS9qLt0hUYwOOOAMvcBPMBF5nMFi2ovGVr3-xEKFC0YfYrfsfATCzFXb5_S72w9qX--KcYKAALTwA/s2523/DSC_3031.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1415" data-original-width="2523" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnSWsNjN11cBLWrvc1JihFOeiZGrfTRDl8Dj6YKHVD8pPHFkmzBNwVqXKrhzg9gfOVzZQZAWzotlC73pomaGBt2tEqvhne8YEYhvZuksS9qLt0hUYwOOOAMvcBPMBF5nMFi2ovGVr3-xEKFC0YfYrfsfATCzFXb5_S72w9qX--KcYKAALTwA/s1600/DSC_3031.jpg" width="1024" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">
Also here got some sand martins sitting on the wire and their id is yet to confirmed.
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Next stop was at Kakdagad. It has a beautiful stream with very cold water. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">We got some wonderful sightings and I got many lifers. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">There was a small restaurant on the side of the road just before the bridge and a path leading to the stream below. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">At the stream the Plumbeous Redstart was calling and the male was doing a wonderful display to the female.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_1ft84w-TTy6vhommhIvNomTDM3QOdc-sE9ecdTB_1tHkXcenWgGbMv_Xz3w0_IrXkNsL531S5F7xd75jvDn_qSdiezp4zG__MF2FcL-tmMwqWLpsTFs2c-yACor1sUuPHThw447Z1uZOjpKiEtoFxY6BoFP-ugkX_AoEKedVMZAVbtMheg/s2406/DSC_3109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It flew from the stream to a tree on the road and we quickly climbed up to the road.
It sat there for sometime but then flew away.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHz7m72FpMurUdk6or8JXy8AUeCzbFI3gro-g_Dr9PaVqcvTSdDQUcAkUNCP3Zp13XhDgL6QPKdPDP6U5qxejjw-WgNWloPxQbGGH4yYZiva4rKU1dnbVcmbVjGsZwzDPMgqyJeHGWGOMIUeZlaNRSkN1u0Vzxnszdk7yybOyqOmj1BHs-bw/s3845/DSC_3170.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2069" data-original-width="3845" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHz7m72FpMurUdk6or8JXy8AUeCzbFI3gro-g_Dr9PaVqcvTSdDQUcAkUNCP3Zp13XhDgL6QPKdPDP6U5qxejjw-WgNWloPxQbGGH4yYZiva4rKU1dnbVcmbVjGsZwzDPMgqyJeHGWGOMIUeZlaNRSkN1u0Vzxnszdk7yybOyqOmj1BHs-bw/s1600/DSC_3170.jpg" width="1024" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrI9vb6o6TWLCqoIuDWQC4wuTtb1ABzRg0po9iBa7M8JnAqkSZzAMpkNyegTQOPx5x6Y7I7gHunh3ernT5ogUJG1hJPsk4XzylHF2spnOoKKFpH8VXx5fEVOGkixsMEkgr8YIwe3Y40Cx-16XzYf43HV2jJfjJ7kMSH2ckBKaF-4JqAw0_Sw/s3108/DSC_3181.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1771" data-original-width="3108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrI9vb6o6TWLCqoIuDWQC4wuTtb1ABzRg0po9iBa7M8JnAqkSZzAMpkNyegTQOPx5x6Y7I7gHunh3ernT5ogUJG1hJPsk4XzylHF2spnOoKKFpH8VXx5fEVOGkixsMEkgr8YIwe3Y40Cx-16XzYf43HV2jJfjJ7kMSH2ckBKaF-4JqAw0_Sw/s1600/DSC_3181.jpg" width="1024" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Meanwhile on the other side of the stream our local bird expert Pushkar Negi ji spotted the Brown dipper.
A beautiful juvenile with many spots.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAduL7zUMMY1zIVfpox_4IprN4R6VsFWJEq6BkgeqOher3nxCXw6Dr23Lb0fNBd8hbbs2pzWUUqUhiV0FykLtLnj0tRChjN_c7tX76Ef1vK5vizefLmJHuB3Pga03eIn8hnuxAuh6vit9omTPbnABjHp-GuksQ1Ak8HBQFwfPUSpW2uiwQwA/s3513/DSC_3198.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1933" data-original-width="3513" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAduL7zUMMY1zIVfpox_4IprN4R6VsFWJEq6BkgeqOher3nxCXw6Dr23Lb0fNBd8hbbs2pzWUUqUhiV0FykLtLnj0tRChjN_c7tX76Ef1vK5vizefLmJHuB3Pga03eIn8hnuxAuh6vit9omTPbnABjHp-GuksQ1Ak8HBQFwfPUSpW2uiwQwA/s1600/DSC_3198.jpg" width="1024" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPh4aD7aGLYcgMTaLhC2m1n_94dqOwwugsL56oFoUtvWPyFR-chjr-i0duyTfC2zh_2W-rNq0n7OfCfYLxs0M-NHnr-RCKbCUTqHAaad6DhBchEgRM_s-84-oOcIDWZ-8iEVGBLGCtiuw6HiGXZfT4NOYoQb_LOhORMkCLVo_xFjztRlKWtg/s3401/DSC_3211.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1889" data-original-width="3401" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPh4aD7aGLYcgMTaLhC2m1n_94dqOwwugsL56oFoUtvWPyFR-chjr-i0duyTfC2zh_2W-rNq0n7OfCfYLxs0M-NHnr-RCKbCUTqHAaad6DhBchEgRM_s-84-oOcIDWZ-8iEVGBLGCtiuw6HiGXZfT4NOYoQb_LOhORMkCLVo_xFjztRlKWtg/s1600/DSC_3211.jpg" width="1024" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">There was activity on the trees along the bank,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Himalayan Black-lored Tit</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Russet Sparrow</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnBRausrATcydsyETcGcjb4mdJVA15DJftnw8wmNzd5eX8yt5NdM-2UyiuFl6DjEBi5MLQRu6rxnw9el38rcjROOm9KFzClAx7Fo5IgQZimuzaG-l4D1QF_knLR3_W6POkr7b6bKuRjrb8BljBaQvGlEofu2Vem9EkSMIjZDL6xbQhkkqSw/s3311/DSC_3312.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1827" data-original-width="3311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnBRausrATcydsyETcGcjb4mdJVA15DJftnw8wmNzd5eX8yt5NdM-2UyiuFl6DjEBi5MLQRu6rxnw9el38rcjROOm9KFzClAx7Fo5IgQZimuzaG-l4D1QF_knLR3_W6POkr7b6bKuRjrb8BljBaQvGlEofu2Vem9EkSMIjZDL6xbQhkkqSw/s1600/DSC_3312.jpg" width="1024" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Indian Paradise-Flycatcher</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Himalayan Black Bulbul</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">While looking at these Jason suddenly saw the Spotted Forktail in the stream below.
From the top we could nicely see the long forktail with spots on the black back.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsef48XCBjpxt_Jwi1Z0C1JF160UI9ak858I7-kP7BfrTDrizeNMjBhjm5gFew4TQC5ApKYAfchN8IXJdRqBtAKfTDONRuiTS200MJhd4knwDdap19qoBwMIx5GS83-X64lt5l55UXNighmJhUi4suB1go7aznfdrBEcs1zFKDSX-K-7TTQ/s3693/DSC_3489.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1990" data-original-width="3693" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsef48XCBjpxt_Jwi1Z0C1JF160UI9ak858I7-kP7BfrTDrizeNMjBhjm5gFew4TQC5ApKYAfchN8IXJdRqBtAKfTDONRuiTS200MJhd4knwDdap19qoBwMIx5GS83-X64lt5l55UXNighmJhUi4suB1go7aznfdrBEcs1zFKDSX-K-7TTQ/s1600/DSC_3489.jpg" width="1024" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">There was a single Chestnut-headed Bee-eater.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">As the evening started to set the activity increased along the stream with birds coming down to take bath in the water.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">White-throated Fantail</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2219" data-original-width="3975" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKOhL9K0cffiwk2F9Zty07f2QjDtDLnVBxX5VkUuTw64wgnt7hvwzfcm65slY-3_E9Uw8RRaLZzAX642tYkcd6S4f6k1LZj80WR3PHmWCsQ-WuETK11S3e5m0WeTlmbuiyb6V2wnbf2jLjl1s5YPyFj-jlo5LkPpv5Xr0w_NPWIp6H0OHpw/s1600/DSC_3598.jpg" width="1024" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Blue-capped Rock-thrush</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqguSKAvtg-BfnTb6brtoAySVLLrHVRIeAr7dF_PIXUz2DH3YKuAcGL4hTobCkEfqClyukjVhP1QlFi-5vERakreFHkO_OZUxHusQ7K53QueVljaESS0g7e44nl3ZsxUly1AzgXbBPg43i1LSb6rngBXzTqX3VrEDsNDuAk_xa719v2wHsQ/s3811/DSC_3510.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2153" data-original-width="3811" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqguSKAvtg-BfnTb6brtoAySVLLrHVRIeAr7dF_PIXUz2DH3YKuAcGL4hTobCkEfqClyukjVhP1QlFi-5vERakreFHkO_OZUxHusQ7K53QueVljaESS0g7e44nl3ZsxUly1AzgXbBPg43i1LSb6rngBXzTqX3VrEDsNDuAk_xa719v2wHsQ/s1600/DSC_3510.jpg" width="1024" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">And lots of Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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planned a trip to see tourist places around Kutch along with White Rann.</p>
<p>If you are interested, please read the following blog.</p>
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Kutch Travel Blog 2014</u></b></span><br />
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<p>But while sight seeing as well seeing birds is equally easy in this area.</p>
<p>Read the following blog for birding along with sighseeing.</p>
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Birding along with sightseeing 2014</u></b></span><br />
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<p>
Out of these friends 3 of us had special interest in bird watching and we
decided to extend the trip by 2 more days to do bird watching.
</p>
<p>Here are the 2 birding blog from that trip</p>
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Banni, Chari Dhand, Pot Mahadev 2014</u></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Banni, Chari Dhand, Pot Mahadev 2014</u></b></span><br />
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<p>
That time Mandar and Adesh (Nature India) had helped me in getting the guide
and a good place to stay in Nakhatrana.
</p>
<p>
This time I was going along with Nature India so it was for sure going to be
more interesting.
</p>
<p>
On top of it, it was special since there were 6 passage migrants which were my
lifers.
</p>
<p>
Another speciality about this trip was it was my first travel by train after
the COVID hit the world in March 2020.
</p>
<h4 style="text-align: left;"><u>19th September: The start of passage migrant sightings</u></h4>
<p>
Started on Saturday 18th September 2021 from Dadar via Dadar Bhuj Special and
reached early morning 6.35am at Bhuj station.
</p>
<p>
We were 6 participants (it was going to be 7 but one person cancelled) + Mandar.
</p>
<p>
Mandar as usual was on time to receive us with 2 enthusiastic Local Bird experts + owners of resort Kutch Birding Lodge : Kartik Bhai and Vikram Bhai (Vikramsinh Sodha). And they were also going to drive us around various birdinglocations.</p>
<p>More stories about them later.</p>
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<p>
We had nice tea outside the station over some witty jokes by Mandar :-)
</p>
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<p>The group jelled together pretty quickly.</p>
<p>
5 of us (Me, Ritesh, Mr. Nandan, Mr. Uppal and Mr. Rajesh) had met in the
train and had dinner together the earlier night over introductions.
</p>
<p>
Dr. Ramgopal had boarded the train in the middle of the night at Ahmedabad so
we met him directly at Bhuj station.
</p>
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<p>While in the traing, getting inspired from Ritesh, tried some hand on Landascape photography from
mobile to capture some scenes around sunset.
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<p>Immediately after tea the birding session started.</p>
<p>The first encounter was with the juvenile Red-Tailed Shrike.</p>
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Next we saw another passage migrant Greater Whitethroat. This was just the
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<br /><p><br /></p><p>Then we saw the desert / scrubland speciality the Variable Wheatear.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicv3xe4Zk5-8aRgtJjU3hJx3EI-bD71qlbiN0uYJhO-VNFgoMTptLX8-gq9Va2T8i1jtKgfUgjkroc5YyHjPGPGyBPJ9pXvtnx2rZpwoOUqYBf32voTcvvFkUSjZp7blayIF-xLxRa3NGt4PbRlPP102v0gO5F7IDu-UcfwjeUm1hvmJpydw=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicv3xe4Zk5-8aRgtJjU3hJx3EI-bD71qlbiN0uYJhO-VNFgoMTptLX8-gq9Va2T8i1jtKgfUgjkroc5YyHjPGPGyBPJ9pXvtnx2rZpwoOUqYBf32voTcvvFkUSjZp7blayIF-xLxRa3NGt4PbRlPP102v0gO5F7IDu-UcfwjeUm1hvmJpydw=s16000" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>
<p>
With the wonderful hearing and sighting of Vikram Bhai we could get
wonderful views of Eurasian Wryneck.
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<p>And reached the place to find roosting European Nightjar.</p>
<p>
But unfourtunately it was not there but Vikram Bhai assured us that we
will try again later at a different spot.
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<p>This is how the vegetation was at that spot.</p><p><br /></p>
<p>
There were Purple sunbird, jungle prinia, White eared bulbul and redvented
bulbul at this spot.
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<p>
And we got another speciality the Spotted Flycatcher in the area around that
place. Again these are very abundunt in the area and this was just first of many sightings of the spotted flycatcher.</p>
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<p>
The red vented bulbul looked as it it was puzzled by its own image
in the window :-)
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<p>Some more birds seen while returning to the resort</p>
<p>Spotted Flycatcher</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg26PLXJy7Q6HejDKjMSdplaPH-jKHVykc8rUZoYoqs9f9jjTC9f3iBuUZ0jkL4ODSBD2Ns2KMscROdbAMgqJ-Fak4kbOZC_YCFotJy2KAQxYGR91iF0dPQaZ263AxkEfXNOoiQ37LsnLgBeJGzvHXhTgl0hdQhcN4KzuJH32RBJC67A1no5w=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="741" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg26PLXJy7Q6HejDKjMSdplaPH-jKHVykc8rUZoYoqs9f9jjTC9f3iBuUZ0jkL4ODSBD2Ns2KMscROdbAMgqJ-Fak4kbOZC_YCFotJy2KAQxYGR91iF0dPQaZ263AxkEfXNOoiQ37LsnLgBeJGzvHXhTgl0hdQhcN4KzuJH32RBJC67A1no5w=s16000" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIAdknspuTM2bCNHoZfoOjwU5bW4s2Yg9ibG4ESac8U4dP7sPFMCYIi-RK9jlWdFFM8bP23JnLkrmWfSUuCsDBeu4hW3fqpdsdPBJgxiR1a-3AJ6jdis64s3YmFCAZVQ_MRfPtBbKqgeKSqRzyh0FzegSTQJIibLmJPK74vPzEkv-N7Wb5sw=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="739" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIAdknspuTM2bCNHoZfoOjwU5bW4s2Yg9ibG4ESac8U4dP7sPFMCYIi-RK9jlWdFFM8bP23JnLkrmWfSUuCsDBeu4hW3fqpdsdPBJgxiR1a-3AJ6jdis64s3YmFCAZVQ_MRfPtBbKqgeKSqRzyh0FzegSTQJIibLmJPK74vPzEkv-N7Wb5sw=s16000" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgE64UYRoDxsEHd5Ox1Uyiu-dxws2NecV7zKqn1JC22zVJrd_Ptbm7uoDjrqxAMaekibf0h91vMJxM8GXw8XgsPDwMB9SUMNfKSE9Un4yHKMycuHefj2j9t8etJP8g_DQ6koUQIWumoi58R29lQGAxbfIrLNiB-HT9jr6fUaMQarzvGGx1lnA=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgE64UYRoDxsEHd5Ox1Uyiu-dxws2NecV7zKqn1JC22zVJrd_Ptbm7uoDjrqxAMaekibf0h91vMJxM8GXw8XgsPDwMB9SUMNfKSE9Un4yHKMycuHefj2j9t8etJP8g_DQ6koUQIWumoi58R29lQGAxbfIrLNiB-HT9jr6fUaMQarzvGGx1lnA=s16000" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>
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<p>Jungle Prinia</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUSS4i91Kq21HfOaS_kukLNh4qnSYJUYevWzGyYEo6CpSymJKN72lIaQ1tx2R04JoFdbLCBeN43oL4H8axLV-LRCh78SlX2VWiBpNq4cs-sSWufvykdV_Zrgcyty7uSPY7_LltWYHkDXMncOhL0Y45mFgIpUt7vB7P8n0ElKr5OvtDb7p9dA=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUSS4i91Kq21HfOaS_kukLNh4qnSYJUYevWzGyYEo6CpSymJKN72lIaQ1tx2R04JoFdbLCBeN43oL4H8axLV-LRCh78SlX2VWiBpNq4cs-sSWufvykdV_Zrgcyty7uSPY7_LltWYHkDXMncOhL0Y45mFgIpUt7vB7P8n0ElKr5OvtDb7p9dA=s16000" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>
<p>White-eyed Buzzard</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjV1dy9B6TTNCONj0jnnsoDXSv_y9iIO5dfYy9fBZ-T87A1jM3CfJM0PnWPz15KqAxl-Gx5ZxgLzD52CTXJtYGlT0dyy1bkkezd-5rRbhh2JF9PTgxceh2rwjuXdruSXZp5g9oRksGsTVZaPVVz02qyBq1ZRbxYmVk9F1fRxgqfZCEelHXRbQ=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjV1dy9B6TTNCONj0jnnsoDXSv_y9iIO5dfYy9fBZ-T87A1jM3CfJM0PnWPz15KqAxl-Gx5ZxgLzD52CTXJtYGlT0dyy1bkkezd-5rRbhh2JF9PTgxceh2rwjuXdruSXZp5g9oRksGsTVZaPVVz02qyBq1ZRbxYmVk9F1fRxgqfZCEelHXRbQ=s16000" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>
<p>Red-Tailed Shrike</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRCpCWAVhYLrk0hKO3dd6y6WfCKSgieVSBTrnV5tACw-X0ZlbeTIN5F5_Lj5GP-QMlH9LrKpETJmn_ne1rEWxSh-0hUAbIjvLIzzrcsYlBQ25LKUbPYeiGnrOABjz0nS9FEgAhaWfwURV4CWI0BDocnTe3XWcHwqhVzKBrfvHWUdafJfA87g=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRCpCWAVhYLrk0hKO3dd6y6WfCKSgieVSBTrnV5tACw-X0ZlbeTIN5F5_Lj5GP-QMlH9LrKpETJmn_ne1rEWxSh-0hUAbIjvLIzzrcsYlBQ25LKUbPYeiGnrOABjz0nS9FEgAhaWfwURV4CWI0BDocnTe3XWcHwqhVzKBrfvHWUdafJfA87g=s16000" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>
<p>Rufous-Tailed Lark</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjek70mvEzuagXTXhgP7XRH3_u9fNWkHtKFCmHJsy_m9Cbk8OCRzyzKrfarxo1CaGDBEYJYYGK94kxc_ZKIEUKeh-EFGKNpdgqpYAbjof24P7vJ4AQ6CuIw3GHqWLP659XoryqEwGklLAHlq46BKL8i8WnbfocDuGzbekcVRgyxJW0y_Y29hw=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="737" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjek70mvEzuagXTXhgP7XRH3_u9fNWkHtKFCmHJsy_m9Cbk8OCRzyzKrfarxo1CaGDBEYJYYGK94kxc_ZKIEUKeh-EFGKNpdgqpYAbjof24P7vJ4AQ6CuIw3GHqWLP659XoryqEwGklLAHlq46BKL8i8WnbfocDuGzbekcVRgyxJW0y_Y29hw=s16000" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>
<p>Spotted Flycatcher Juvenile</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUdt-M7GNi5lyle_iZ6g-OGkc-jpnib_oNS9VAgAvN3GpbbCcC4xojQOx6JBXHwlfomj5KbxP_cHSFkyn1IohfVI-NWqWs2OtEQnCFhZZd3j1WxocQ4Cn7uwzCvwl4Ckon0PlVjHwPIJMpnM1dS6ah4te2bJa1RzqHgXnKSCi91YJ-HrEY9Q=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="741" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUdt-M7GNi5lyle_iZ6g-OGkc-jpnib_oNS9VAgAvN3GpbbCcC4xojQOx6JBXHwlfomj5KbxP_cHSFkyn1IohfVI-NWqWs2OtEQnCFhZZd3j1WxocQ4Cn7uwzCvwl4Ckon0PlVjHwPIJMpnM1dS6ah4te2bJa1RzqHgXnKSCi91YJ-HrEY9Q=s16000" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>
<p>Also got another lifer the Black Francolin.</p>
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<p>
Just before leaving we went around the Kutch Birding Lodge property to explore
some birdlife.
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<p>
Behind the kitchen where some leftover food is kept there was a congregation
of birds.
</p>
<p>White-Eared Bulbul, Red-Vented Bulbul and Squirrel.</p>
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<p>
which is a rare sight as mostly they are seen only "online" i.e. sitting on
wire :-) :-)
</p>
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<p>
Then we proceeded to the waterbody where marbled duck were sighted earlier.
</p>
<p>When we reached there was not even a single duck in sight which was shocking.</p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>
We decided to go ahead by vehicle and scan from the fringes of the waterbody.
</p>
<p>We could see only following</p>
<p>A Montagu's Harrier flying over the waterbody</p><p>12 Little Grebe</p>
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<p>4 Northern Shoveler</p>
<p>Garganey</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIXhSTzub2FkN6MSsosfnMdVNEbe1MBANoCq8gBa--2S7-mHmsR_4lq_1qIJJpBwwr3wympKoGBqvtnnCM15gO8YGLVmfIIZTOaDpJjRj6TBMZM1jVezxmoDoXr8te5usMFh1RIBgSHtzfUyGwXTqZFeXwBAtLMjCS-u_qGIgji0mcyAABww=s1800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="1800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIXhSTzub2FkN6MSsosfnMdVNEbe1MBANoCq8gBa--2S7-mHmsR_4lq_1qIJJpBwwr3wympKoGBqvtnnCM15gO8YGLVmfIIZTOaDpJjRj6TBMZM1jVezxmoDoXr8te5usMFh1RIBgSHtzfUyGwXTqZFeXwBAtLMjCS-u_qGIgji0mcyAABww=s16000" width="1280" /></a></div><br /><p>Whiskered Tern</p>
<p>River Tern</p>
<p>2 Greater Crested Grebe</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZLGexl_BWC89zl_KjURmSds_fGYdNCQxTyobtl_I5o1DjiYBPwnG5p-d0NTL7zLym9sai4fbVeFi9j9UF3M2s0CpcroZSl5_LyKoN33MmLzn5CjGutRDYhsRZAVkPhX3CDSsWvQJeEHyDeU_lvBH0OGPTtgz6YkrzgfenWmhWXzvJTJ2llw=s1800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="990" data-original-width="1800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZLGexl_BWC89zl_KjURmSds_fGYdNCQxTyobtl_I5o1DjiYBPwnG5p-d0NTL7zLym9sai4fbVeFi9j9UF3M2s0CpcroZSl5_LyKoN33MmLzn5CjGutRDYhsRZAVkPhX3CDSsWvQJeEHyDeU_lvBH0OGPTtgz6YkrzgfenWmhWXzvJTJ2llw=s16000" width="1280" /></a></div><br /><p>Few Blue Cheecked Beeeaters</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYJPrgHV0gVQ1hoWEoQtW4fyURjGc5DPXAXZDWyvPGZGHLtulJ878NvXjzoB1xqUF1K4fOIyzq_7ROyCgkoZGbLB_lE8Iivhmum7K6QMYeJqDzJoPcGcjbS2_zcV-8y9zNwG1HG-lcOWvfcJCJlbm_Gk2FYt9TKtTIBYbMEz_Yq0YBS1vPGQ=s1800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1077" data-original-width="1800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYJPrgHV0gVQ1hoWEoQtW4fyURjGc5DPXAXZDWyvPGZGHLtulJ878NvXjzoB1xqUF1K4fOIyzq_7ROyCgkoZGbLB_lE8Iivhmum7K6QMYeJqDzJoPcGcjbS2_zcV-8y9zNwG1HG-lcOWvfcJCJlbm_Gk2FYt9TKtTIBYbMEz_Yq0YBS1vPGQ=s16000" width="1280" /></a></div><br /><p>3 Little Ringed Plovers</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirszwx2KpIU60y6jgOv3AvQi74WiA9AXAkSSqKrLbKpikxvMoQeKkm4QR_3BJrK05ipdxh7gZ03EAfhlFV9-WRXeL2OM803rpCvtgNlRKRg2zbuE04brUekkmlCLGBFzBvag74OtbQI47AhIZg6DBj-8gmbZrgMJWfs7lfAMYKNCbIf2uCTQ=s1800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="975" data-original-width="1800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirszwx2KpIU60y6jgOv3AvQi74WiA9AXAkSSqKrLbKpikxvMoQeKkm4QR_3BJrK05ipdxh7gZ03EAfhlFV9-WRXeL2OM803rpCvtgNlRKRg2zbuE04brUekkmlCLGBFzBvag74OtbQI47AhIZg6DBj-8gmbZrgMJWfs7lfAMYKNCbIf2uCTQ=s16000" width="1280" /></a></div><br /><p>Black Winged Stilts</p>
<p>Little Stint</p>
<p>Wood Sandpiper</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigi6gmLmJimZwYq5zOOm06tGtUArmd-QeFvMMPTy8BeKi0G1LGp7aVQGTLWjTELepVXRORVbEzy4I358wrhxcpI3PW838OYauGLoLaoZ6OaN3q_h28432LwfDFS13Is-i5wYUdSjaZwJTYpK-Ck5NlpIR0WE7npz90Z_B8PQRWVyEAvwcsuQ=s1800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="983" data-original-width="1800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigi6gmLmJimZwYq5zOOm06tGtUArmd-QeFvMMPTy8BeKi0G1LGp7aVQGTLWjTELepVXRORVbEzy4I358wrhxcpI3PW838OYauGLoLaoZ6OaN3q_h28432LwfDFS13Is-i5wYUdSjaZwJTYpK-Ck5NlpIR0WE7npz90Z_B8PQRWVyEAvwcsuQ=s16000" width="1280" /></a></div><br /><p>Common Sandpiper</p>
<p>Green Sandpiper</p><p>Ruff</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguiuJ4fu5OmtTF8fi2mtUW9kVnViCGZw5HGojWHMYSG34xxUt4cM5-FZgACOnX-S8w3Zc45GoAyz2nxJtIwnbLlVu195z_QW6f9KJ0d_H4OsAm9TjjFp5s7kVyk-YhdRZ1WojkOjhKURzJ9eSJl-fysVyHGAQjVg7fXGda6ga-dST0El3zGg=s1800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="1800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguiuJ4fu5OmtTF8fi2mtUW9kVnViCGZw5HGojWHMYSG34xxUt4cM5-FZgACOnX-S8w3Zc45GoAyz2nxJtIwnbLlVu195z_QW6f9KJ0d_H4OsAm9TjjFp5s7kVyk-YhdRZ1WojkOjhKURzJ9eSJl-fysVyHGAQjVg7fXGda6ga-dST0El3zGg=s16000" width="1280" /></a></div><br /><p>But no Marbled Duck</p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>As the sun started to set we finally decided to wrap-up the session.</p>
<p>
We had dinner and retired early to bed. The next day was going to be a long day.
</p>
<p><br /></p>
<h4 style="text-align: left;"><u>20th September: The big sighting day</u></h4>
<p>
We started at 6.30am and the plan was to visit a nearby scrubland for some
specialities.
</p>
<p>
There is a dam nearby and we started sighting the whiskered terns flying
around.
</p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>As soon as we got down Kartik bhai exclaimed Striolated Bunting.</p>
<p>
Luckily I was there while others were still getting down and I got some shots
of it plucking some seeds from the grass.
</p>
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There was lot of calls and activity around and as always alert Vikram Bhai
announced there is a White-Naped Tit, another speciality of this region.
</p>
<p>
We saw it clearly on the top of the bush but briefly as it disappeared
quickly.
</p>
<p>
We also saw Orphean Warbler clearly in the open just behing the White-Naped
Tit.
</p>
<p>There was also a silverbill collecting some material mostly for nest</p><p><br /></p>
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<p>
This day was turning out to be very rewarding as soon a pair of Marshall's
Iora appeared on the same bush as the White-Naped Tit.</p>
<p>It gave very good time to take some good pics.</p>
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</div><br /><p>There was also Lesser Whitethroat here</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJD_nsqJM_8m3aHvNZ5Dvg9iLtQAcHdqvJt5sb6xQ2EqdW-4PhNI2HC4mZEHNz-U-H7QRqaN18bRpoCd_F1919BAeljYMqHtWPkfbyyrWOA8YVmWVwXa4pr6qiQGbEtHROdmUsSacEWgh6plUQ65T6ldAbPE0WAmIQDfdqNr56a4u0VIkmTg=s1800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJD_nsqJM_8m3aHvNZ5Dvg9iLtQAcHdqvJt5sb6xQ2EqdW-4PhNI2HC4mZEHNz-U-H7QRqaN18bRpoCd_F1919BAeljYMqHtWPkfbyyrWOA8YVmWVwXa4pr6qiQGbEtHROdmUsSacEWgh6plUQ65T6ldAbPE0WAmIQDfdqNr56a4u0VIkmTg=s16000" width="1280" /></a></div><br /><p>Next started the search for another passage migrant.</p>
<p>The place had small bushes in between the scattered grassland.</p>
<p>Within this Vikram Bhai spotted the Rufous-Tailed Scrub Robin.</p>
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the ground.</p>
<p>Also it was feeding on ants while doing the same.</p>
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<p><br /></p>
<p>We had breakfast sitting in nature while observing birds around us.</p>
<p>It was the best place to have breakfast.</p>
<p>
While having breakfast we observed the Spotted Flycather and Grey Necked
Bunting.
</p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>After breakfast we continued our birding session.</p>
<p>Saw the same spotted flycatcher and later Striolated Bunting Female.</p>
<p><span> </span><br /></p><p>Later ahead at one place we encountered an amazing scene.</p>
<p>First we just heard the call of a White-Naped Tit.</p>
<p>
Then we saw 2 of them flying around in a bush and then 1 individual started
displaying.
</p>
<p>It was an amazing sight.</p>
<p>Just then a third one entered the scene.</p>
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<p>This was not enough when a 4th one entered scene.</p>
<p>
It was simply amazing to see 4 individuals of a rarity the White-Naped tit in
one frame.
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<p>
While returning back we got a wonderful specimen of the European Roller but
on wire.
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<p>Also on the same wire were green beeeater and spotted flycatcher.</p>
<p>Spotted flycatcher seemed to be everywhere.</p>
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<p>
We then proceeded towards a spot to find streaked weavers but did not sight
them.
</p>
<p>
But there observed Indian Silverbills picking some material from Streaked
weaver nests may to build their nest.
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the nest.</p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>
Now we were used to ignoring European Rollers but this one was sitting on a
tree top and had to climb on the cars sideboard to take this pic.
</p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>Then came the next passage migrant lifer the Red-Backed Shrike Adult.</p>
<p>But it gave only few front view shots and then flew away.</p>
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<p>
At one spot there was a huge colony of Baya Weaver nests around 10-15 of them.
</p>
<p>
We ended this wonderful session with some common babbler pics and videos in
the resort.
</p>
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<p>The evening session was going to be longer starting 2.30pm from resort and
returning back at 10.30pm.</p>
<p>But this was going to turn out to be another amazing session.</p>
<p>
It started with now considered regulars the red-back shrike, red-tailed
shrike, European Roller and Spotted Flycatcher.
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male and female.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOYWXdzrPwIb_XBT-FcSjRrRnFpOuTkgi05HNDaXG5Cem0FXSg9eCC4li-Gzqmr_XnEl_SlPF3jY2lU_vbRMa0v_UX8eDbthT0siSa9Hw-iXSY21Tu-bu9CkAHzxGgRU7Ybr9ALQFjTwLF72ETE2kz_IKAdKY_8ks1G9YUV_iOA7tazxVLDQ=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOYWXdzrPwIb_XBT-FcSjRrRnFpOuTkgi05HNDaXG5Cem0FXSg9eCC4li-Gzqmr_XnEl_SlPF3jY2lU_vbRMa0v_UX8eDbthT0siSa9Hw-iXSY21Tu-bu9CkAHzxGgRU7Ybr9ALQFjTwLF72ETE2kz_IKAdKY_8ks1G9YUV_iOA7tazxVLDQ=s16000" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDoizPoPuNII-9P77FZdxhmMOEQsvCa_GSi_ltny599IZ3unmO-YB_hfD36Bff6dRKPNR5RD-d_fokmog7dB8cn0tR6QpqsIzZLxBmegqg9zMRRDKKdxKh0aQx1X024a3J2aSmtch_4iggj2ob1FriUHtlAQhuFc3HnXWgkOou4x29ZwCdbA=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="745" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDoizPoPuNII-9P77FZdxhmMOEQsvCa_GSi_ltny599IZ3unmO-YB_hfD36Bff6dRKPNR5RD-d_fokmog7dB8cn0tR6QpqsIzZLxBmegqg9zMRRDKKdxKh0aQx1X024a3J2aSmtch_4iggj2ob1FriUHtlAQhuFc3HnXWgkOou4x29ZwCdbA=s16000" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>
<p>
After staying silent for around 5min they became comfortable with our presence
feeding and even doing a dust bath.
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<p>After another 5min we decided to leave them feeding.</p>
<p>
It always a pleasure to be able to observe behavior and then leave the place
without making them flyaway especially birds like sandgrouse which are very
sensitive and fly away at slightest sense danger.
</p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>Then came a bird which I had longed to see for a long time.</p>
<p>
I had tried it multiple times near Pune but had only succeeded in seeing its
female one time just last month near Saswad.
</p>
<p>This is the White-Bellied Minivet.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4Gbar3lB0auE13I2J09Z70oYHAAPWliP1ee6RZfFg9bDN0BNkKWDydgKQdJzgVBmTXlpugt98EdIxwe7MwNU147d6zNtm6kDox61rYgIWi9UtI7m-nAZn9MXpg4_DAJ83nzZpvm0DB7YwcGjdWMnH5dMrrMO6spylwwImdxfdcVlk58k9Lw=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4Gbar3lB0auE13I2J09Z70oYHAAPWliP1ee6RZfFg9bDN0BNkKWDydgKQdJzgVBmTXlpugt98EdIxwe7MwNU147d6zNtm6kDox61rYgIWi9UtI7m-nAZn9MXpg4_DAJ83nzZpvm0DB7YwcGjdWMnH5dMrrMO6spylwwImdxfdcVlk58k9Lw=s16000" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhj4NEqhj8qaqMBPR4uQcmdg1B2W4IOxZK5fXtugVkgvhPcDDsg91Kq_MlSTkWv1DsDYsTOeJsTGMBj_VXLTwXNaUMfIE2jljiUuEKPvM2_DYKOipFzzvWyN5rAXvUORf2yqw5YOIRJWPoS6t8Disoz5an6MFs3zOMWrrQcSJJpD1rCpVEDQw=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhj4NEqhj8qaqMBPR4uQcmdg1B2W4IOxZK5fXtugVkgvhPcDDsg91Kq_MlSTkWv1DsDYsTOeJsTGMBj_VXLTwXNaUMfIE2jljiUuEKPvM2_DYKOipFzzvWyN5rAXvUORf2yqw5YOIRJWPoS6t8Disoz5an6MFs3zOMWrrQcSJJpD1rCpVEDQw=s16000" /></a></div><br /><p>We could get wonderful views of both Male and Female and that too sitting next
to each other.</p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>We moved towards Chari Dhand and got </p>
<p>- A Monitor lizard crossing the road</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4WOdpPa4vd6G5LktTNOZ-D_zT2PMfe00EQhi90fqtW21d6GSy3rm6FGdjD7sEo1j09tQP-484zjRXsHda24cd5_g2CR_iWDJ35eWlyQfXkrLs1zvPMpmT9ca5I0Z9sjQ9aYKGl645KctsaLknC_Q_AIV1WCnovdJaYj-QhP6s_2t9VQDFtg=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="710" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4WOdpPa4vd6G5LktTNOZ-D_zT2PMfe00EQhi90fqtW21d6GSy3rm6FGdjD7sEo1j09tQP-484zjRXsHda24cd5_g2CR_iWDJ35eWlyQfXkrLs1zvPMpmT9ca5I0Z9sjQ9aYKGl645KctsaLknC_Q_AIV1WCnovdJaYj-QhP6s_2t9VQDFtg=s16000" /></a></div><br /><p>- Small Minivets</p>
<p>- Marshall's Iora</p>
<p>- A beautiful Adult Red Tailed Shrike</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZOu5zVigE5X-_0i3w3LOnf7CF8-6MFiVdrRX_w9uAUWhaO_xIgJMwl5Ir1JvpHpHia8N7NJxwg5MqX1AaP2G4rRMHSJmR-e2iuWpDi31IDXwuwa1wgzUzEhcvTK2FX_GShs6WewSpG_TEpfTZZUxYqxBSRqW1lv5wH4x7YoujUjndfsZpug=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZOu5zVigE5X-_0i3w3LOnf7CF8-6MFiVdrRX_w9uAUWhaO_xIgJMwl5Ir1JvpHpHia8N7NJxwg5MqX1AaP2G4rRMHSJmR-e2iuWpDi31IDXwuwa1wgzUzEhcvTK2FX_GShs6WewSpG_TEpfTZZUxYqxBSRqW1lv5wH4x7YoujUjndfsZpug=s16000" /></a></div><br /><p>The vehcile in front of us had stopped at a small field by the road.</p>
<p>They informed us there are Greater Whitethroat on the hedge of the field.</p>
<p>For sometime there was no movement and we waited patiently for sometime.</p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>
The patience paid of we got not 1 but 3 Greater Whitethroat with 2 females and
1 male.
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<p><br /></p>
<p>
By now our eyes had become quite trained to differentiate the Bay-Backed from
Red-Backed.</p>
<p>
We had read in the book but finally identifying birds on field is a complete
different ball game.
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an adult the back and front contrast are quite noticible.</p>
<p>Its quite different than Red-Backed.</p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>
Little ahead on a barren land where at one end there was some water we found
another beautiful bird - The Painted Sandgrouse.
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another bird which I wanted to see for long time.</p>
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<p>On the way there are some wonderful spots to do landscape photography.</p>
<p>
But that was not our aim for this trip so had to be just satisfied with some
mobile clicks.
</p>
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<br /><p><br /></p>
<p>We reached Chari Dhand quite late in the evening.</p>
<p>
In the middle of nowhere we did some landscape photography and had wonderful
surprise snack.</p><p>The snack was a kutchi specialty the "Kutchi Dabeli" with tea. Thanks to wonderful
hospitality of Vikram Bhai, Kartik bhai and Mandar.</p>
<p><br /></p><p>After watching the wonderful sunset we started our return journey.</p>
<p>This was also filled with excitment and surprises.</p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>The first one was the Savanna Nightjar.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqIByulBCt6MsrKCcA6pmikNBwSvdgghq0FH7lSmABFCJ16bcgxLJLXVKAMcMU6UW0-zvpisKiLHEtSiK8XJEAjM-qgbqsZ4z4sAyPFfSkRhhp_8oA0eO_6-1IJzbMlrxLQn-Ybusztny-9-Dq9s3rjIc96FkZzq6HQaNDpc2U6I3Lx6cWYQ=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqIByulBCt6MsrKCcA6pmikNBwSvdgghq0FH7lSmABFCJ16bcgxLJLXVKAMcMU6UW0-zvpisKiLHEtSiK8XJEAjM-qgbqsZ4z4sAyPFfSkRhhp_8oA0eO_6-1IJzbMlrxLQn-Ybusztny-9-Dq9s3rjIc96FkZzq6HQaNDpc2U6I3Lx6cWYQ=s16000" /></a></div><br /><p>Then came a sighting of just 2 eyes in grass far away. </p>
<p>
We did not get clear views but by the size and experience of Kartik bhai it was
concluded to be a Jungle Cat.
</p>
<p>
And also a second one walking clearly on the mound but too far for
photographing it.
</p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>Then was a lifer the Sykes nightjar.</p>
<p>
Such a dull colored bird it is but then in daylight with the background of
Rann it was the perfect camouflage.
</p>
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Mandar and Vikram bhai spotted a nightjar.</p>
<p>This turned out to be a bumper surprise the "European Nightjar". </p>
<p>
One of the rarest of the nightjars to be found and only a passage migrant.
</p>
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<p>2 European nightjars in a night was something.</p>
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Nightjar on the track.</p>
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resort.</p>
<p>
Simply amazing evening which extended till night and we had dinner quite late.
</p>
<p>
We retired very late by normal standards of a birding day at around 12
midnight but never the less it was a satisfying day.
</p>
<h4><u>21st September: Concluding day with Interesting sightings</u></h4>
<p>
With all the passage migrants and local specialties done we went to a nearby
place to see whatever we get.
</p><p>The day started with the call of Eurasian Collared Dove in our Kutch Birding Lodge Campus itself.</p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pzyUhDMF_PA" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>
<p>We got some good views of </p>
<p>- Some red rump swallows sitting on a bush</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSMjPXS8-ESzYR8_YxGS1IEcgSabGHUt1vZonaTq0kGrEJi55CofD32nhFjXB6x6z7UTmz5ZAqyrkDt6Cwy99ZW2JWLTypc4x2Ki7pJU8NTWte6H4AO0ytxzMKspaaioKk78njh1k7PUJy3a9qNfKhzS5h80bsLHYiKXQZlXPThXQgBgjlCw=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSMjPXS8-ESzYR8_YxGS1IEcgSabGHUt1vZonaTq0kGrEJi55CofD32nhFjXB6x6z7UTmz5ZAqyrkDt6Cwy99ZW2JWLTypc4x2Ki7pJU8NTWte6H4AO0ytxzMKspaaioKk78njh1k7PUJy3a9qNfKhzS5h80bsLHYiKXQZlXPThXQgBgjlCw=s16000" /></a></div><div><br /></div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uEhAzi_ZDBw" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><br /><p>- A European roller on a top of bushes</p><p>- Marshall's iora again</p>
<p>- A black naped hare</p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>While having breakfast saw an Indian Crimson-tip butterfly.</p>
<p>
Similar looking to a Orange-tip but instead of orange it has bright wonder
crimson colored tips.
</p>
<p>Such a wonderful butterfly.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiePDZrdFhPIu_R306RqEGhVlIZkG7N1s6f0D0T6Xt78mVhECxzHVlhBOvCTjJcgfAzpH_ZzF7Atkk8h8b7rk81azbl2c3TRdi0W5iv7U4OaHfhRE5PjjD2W9xxPViM553NyUwdErui1ZHRaMNrO7QYPXUaxwRWThJq0qg6ltOgg7unQ48fTw=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiePDZrdFhPIu_R306RqEGhVlIZkG7N1s6f0D0T6Xt78mVhECxzHVlhBOvCTjJcgfAzpH_ZzF7Atkk8h8b7rk81azbl2c3TRdi0W5iv7U4OaHfhRE5PjjD2W9xxPViM553NyUwdErui1ZHRaMNrO7QYPXUaxwRWThJq0qg6ltOgg7unQ48fTw=s16000" /></a></div><br /><p>We had seen the Wryneck the first day of the trip and now got another view of
this individual calling on the last day.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtrU1r84qG92Eg_ArFOM4WVXNRh90uSF6cL_NdD04eppNwM_TyXhw20H_5j4dJ5mgAyYVhbaLxfsHo3CKhThh96ZwBYGOA737f4_AlBXCU-drisSeN10OReG9PKste8RvKFp-ifMKzc3aqxuzVoOtoL63GkZEaeOLEJDgjlSJ2_NaIS18p5Q=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="738" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtrU1r84qG92Eg_ArFOM4WVXNRh90uSF6cL_NdD04eppNwM_TyXhw20H_5j4dJ5mgAyYVhbaLxfsHo3CKhThh96ZwBYGOA737f4_AlBXCU-drisSeN10OReG9PKste8RvKFp-ifMKzc3aqxuzVoOtoL63GkZEaeOLEJDgjlSJ2_NaIS18p5Q=s16000" /></a></div><br /><p>As if it had come to say goodbye :-)</p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>But this was not the end of the trip yet.</p>
<p>We sighted some more birds</p>
<p>- Bay-Backed Shrike</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0Fq6E_j85zJd3FQE0Dyhc75ybBbAHQabJakUtrxYfA4M-RWMFHCPte03dtqL8wDrtwewqI9fELIxLfva5T935K2vgr1LytdIAbb4YKZ-V3nDC9hxxcCpydxHijvderFbeOG-Pfx5SP032cXWFjdW1CdW6cTYFrxRAyDYqHS71CfXr2UGGhw=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0Fq6E_j85zJd3FQE0Dyhc75ybBbAHQabJakUtrxYfA4M-RWMFHCPte03dtqL8wDrtwewqI9fELIxLfva5T935K2vgr1LytdIAbb4YKZ-V3nDC9hxxcCpydxHijvderFbeOG-Pfx5SP032cXWFjdW1CdW6cTYFrxRAyDYqHS71CfXr2UGGhw=s16000" /></a></div><br /><p>- Variable wheater on a rock</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKDOhdaDZgMV_Ru0YNhRkoVtzz_YrTHqoeVy2htVfQ1aF9mbobrEK9Dpd1fMlYXS2H7pe4Yi5qsr_XJfbhykapUTVsGTYTAW890tx90IovzBILjztdK-A3ESlhVTbzZLcIx9kAcbkFZZapYFjLQ50HD9rZFpCERPvk_13YvGjlbVXlI7KgCQ=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKDOhdaDZgMV_Ru0YNhRkoVtzz_YrTHqoeVy2htVfQ1aF9mbobrEK9Dpd1fMlYXS2H7pe4Yi5qsr_XJfbhykapUTVsGTYTAW890tx90IovzBILjztdK-A3ESlhVTbzZLcIx9kAcbkFZZapYFjLQ50HD9rZFpCERPvk_13YvGjlbVXlI7KgCQ=s16000" /></a></div><br /><p>- 3 Grey Necked Buntings on a vertical mud bank which was quite unique</p>
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had spotted something</p>
<p>
It was a nice patch with some big bushes and trees. It was full of activity
</p>
<p>- An Orphean Warbler in clear view but no pics</p>
<p>- 2 Hoopoe</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0aOVzliec8sD8grL6i9kxI297OaFzWLq5eIpWiVrYjxMsgSUGTuuLVfwL_qUXUv57kG0Xpf3bRy1vJCR2IadQRRJ745Ys5ZZSu8TTfsdwul1C8NEXCyHbGuAODPu6ovmMayN0lcSXcdpQ5jdOrmG3WR-Sct3pZ6ESGL6aRQP136cKkts6Kw=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0aOVzliec8sD8grL6i9kxI297OaFzWLq5eIpWiVrYjxMsgSUGTuuLVfwL_qUXUv57kG0Xpf3bRy1vJCR2IadQRRJ745Ys5ZZSu8TTfsdwul1C8NEXCyHbGuAODPu6ovmMayN0lcSXcdpQ5jdOrmG3WR-Sct3pZ6ESGL6aRQP136cKkts6Kw=s16000" /></a></div><p>- 4 Grey necked buntings mostly resting in the shade of a bush</p>
<p>- Spotted flycatcher hunting</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAUGirY-zZI2UUGvWc6kJEl_FPAvoZP55WrG1uwRa_jhD1QKtRo1AY0U_QRLHtYEgMJx007qLBpu7eVLqapEHjPHKCibz9tAAZVF-zZT8sY6h-A_LjAvmvTiX-_jKjq9S44nDr8j9ZdCdCKdmtUL7DqnMZoXqXSQMzTVNUeCOrpj5EdSFKNg=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="739" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAUGirY-zZI2UUGvWc6kJEl_FPAvoZP55WrG1uwRa_jhD1QKtRo1AY0U_QRLHtYEgMJx007qLBpu7eVLqapEHjPHKCibz9tAAZVF-zZT8sY6h-A_LjAvmvTiX-_jKjq9S44nDr8j9ZdCdCKdmtUL7DqnMZoXqXSQMzTVNUeCOrpj5EdSFKNg=s16000" /></a></div><br /><p>- And 3 Rufous fronted Prinias calling and creating a ruckous. They gave some
wonderful close views.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrVLyNLtovdd-ov4mWsQRNQ8UDL0IgYQSvzYb1twcPSJHZozJd0dWALZbqPtFz7VtFaDImxM9FtFoqGMXnzlmTo4jB7jcXCwqFv90zo0RoYTvJKGfxa0r90TuGTpoQn1stgNmEX6515lYDxLqGLz_iWfWxaLpUybPqzDzcRnQA_H60lFaZzg=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrVLyNLtovdd-ov4mWsQRNQ8UDL0IgYQSvzYb1twcPSJHZozJd0dWALZbqPtFz7VtFaDImxM9FtFoqGMXnzlmTo4jB7jcXCwqFv90zo0RoYTvJKGfxa0r90TuGTpoQn1stgNmEX6515lYDxLqGLz_iWfWxaLpUybPqzDzcRnQA_H60lFaZzg=s16000" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVdkTLRonCeiKCxrwFV3JSJaRDKOU0fq0UOVZWry1YLoK1u66o-L-HHO2_36y33JqmLlqtUbLaXfhCwl-FWiTNilsRlkXxLkzVd-u0105fJyF9MWXUemQQECwIu7phaaeexnVKFzWnLr_6WZuXJrPmWjEvRPZTWIaU7kUHyMDKUUZ3wXeXOw=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVdkTLRonCeiKCxrwFV3JSJaRDKOU0fq0UOVZWry1YLoK1u66o-L-HHO2_36y33JqmLlqtUbLaXfhCwl-FWiTNilsRlkXxLkzVd-u0105fJyF9MWXUemQQECwIu7phaaeexnVKFzWnLr_6WZuXJrPmWjEvRPZTWIaU7kUHyMDKUUZ3wXeXOw=s16000" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2ulmthr1m_XkpR9v9pwiBxcBvMr0kLYvwbpNisKT_kGDmw9CH6v_N349EucMysGywBlLjM63qLPdHf6XIttA1OhMkyG6Les_2rRY-oWGgfhcVLQOMahifqTnOLBcJXADZJWLEH8cxegqyRtYjUqGd76gA1cH9y3c48RsBtBsvJqDMch_gbg=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="783" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2ulmthr1m_XkpR9v9pwiBxcBvMr0kLYvwbpNisKT_kGDmw9CH6v_N349EucMysGywBlLjM63qLPdHf6XIttA1OhMkyG6Les_2rRY-oWGgfhcVLQOMahifqTnOLBcJXADZJWLEH8cxegqyRtYjUqGd76gA1cH9y3c48RsBtBsvJqDMch_gbg=s16000" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>
<p>- Lesser Whitethroat</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgamSOATJXeOTz2huy4hfbtMOAfVxj5pNDpc2RqAlrwrhDpyIhsO3WX7k8mI-R__Kb7yrimE-yGeoe9J47M6L2PTuUvRhjxDObcL6IkjMOTRf1wpxP9akpvN0IG0232ZtKPMN_jkZfPqo_3-15NYZV9CE1qDbXoAxSQuiL_5Dghbc8tQyzyw=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgamSOATJXeOTz2huy4hfbtMOAfVxj5pNDpc2RqAlrwrhDpyIhsO3WX7k8mI-R__Kb7yrimE-yGeoe9J47M6L2PTuUvRhjxDObcL6IkjMOTRf1wpxP9akpvN0IG0232ZtKPMN_jkZfPqo_3-15NYZV9CE1qDbXoAxSQuiL_5Dghbc8tQyzyw=s16000" /></a></div><br /><p>- Chestnut Shouldered Petronia</p>
<p>- An adult marshall's iora feeding a juvenile</p>
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<p>
Had lunch and some rest as we had to checkout and proceed to Bhuj station for
our return train.
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<p>
We had decided to take another chance for the Marbled Duck on the way at the
same spot as yesterday.
</p>
<p>But without much luck.</p>
<p>
But at this spot we met a great photographer Mr. Niranjan Sant whose
photographs I had been seeing for years on a very famous platform in earlier
days the India Nature Watch.
</p>
<p>
He still posts wonderful pics from Belgaum and it always brings a
different perspective.
</p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>
Also met Mr. Suyog Ghodke whom I had known through common friends but had not
had a chance to meet on field.
</p>
<p><br /></p>
<p>So it was nice end to a wonderful trip of passage migrants.</p>
<p>These trips not only bring good sightings which makes wonderful memories,</p>
<p>
But also introduces to new people like our group and the 2 enthusiastic birders who also own a resort :-)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxq2I_4KYkFmrpSvaFccHElICA1qCgH65J4MJ0K-iq3VZcLwa2net6uoWl1MPrZJpE0AKYTS_HPK8zexPoiqFZpH3dzqfUvxjJGwrRZPYGW5OSC5YeJuj7CKoxhw0mz2C2fcZXTf24e5mRWqVY8YWUE6lvJky0faXB1Fh0jAl3Z1lNxKXGiA=s1047" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1047" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxq2I_4KYkFmrpSvaFccHElICA1qCgH65J4MJ0K-iq3VZcLwa2net6uoWl1MPrZJpE0AKYTS_HPK8zexPoiqFZpH3dzqfUvxjJGwrRZPYGW5OSC5YeJuj7CKoxhw0mz2C2fcZXTf24e5mRWqVY8YWUE6lvJky0faXB1Fh0jAl3Z1lNxKXGiA=s16000" /></a></div><br /><p>Finally thanks to Nature India (Mandar and Adesh) for another wonderful trip
:-)</p><br /><p></p></div></div>Alok Bhavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15027970953212943226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23040070.post-52846636692933326102021-11-05T00:45:00.023-07:002021-11-05T09:24:27.739-07:002021-10-17-18 Birding around Murud, Dapoli<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Did a tourist trip to Dapoli on weekend of 16th October. The location of
hotel was wonderful. Front view from balcony was the sea and back side was
a hillock with nice vegetation.</span></span>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Got following from mainly the hotel back window and balcony</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">White bellied sea eagle</span></span></li></ul><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">A juvenile and an adult but unfortunately no pic. Both of them came in from</blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">the sea and crossed over the hillock to the other side.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brahminy kite</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Many were flying along the sea shore adults and juveniles</span> </blockquote><ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Changeable Hawk Eagle flying overhead</span></span></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AUoRJ8GzSN0" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">White browed bulbul</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Just a pair was calling from bushes and was rarely coming out as
usual.</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Paradise flycatcher sub adult male</span></li></ul> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H3vtdz2WZmo/YYTO3EF_RLI/AAAAAAAAmkU/B4es58ckOOsnG9u_9eBt4BOcNoibxyJNQCPcBGAsYHg/s3394/DSCN3431.jpg" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1918" data-original-width="3394" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H3vtdz2WZmo/YYTO3EF_RLI/AAAAAAAAmkU/B4es58ckOOsnG9u_9eBt4BOcNoibxyJNQCPcBGAsYHg/s16000/DSCN3431.jpg" width="1024" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Eurasian Hoopoe</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Red rumped swallows</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Flying around the hotel and perching on wires of a half constructed roof
of another hotel</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Little Swift</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Flying around the hotel along with red rumped swallows but mainly seen in
morning and evenings. They must be roosting in the abandoned hotel
nearby.</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jungle babblers</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Coming to feed on restaurant waste deposited on the backside of the
hotel</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Grey breasted prinia</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Calling and seen on wire in the open plot on one side</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Shikra</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Seen in a coconut plantation nearby during morning walk</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Indian grey hornbill</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Seen going into the same plantation coming from the trees on the
hillock</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Malabar pied hornbill</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Seen only one individual on the last day from the balcony</span></span></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fUUBuLEGbqM" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><p></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ashy drongo</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Many of them creating a lot of noise</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Feeding on insects and perching on wires around</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Spotted Dove</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Seen on the open field in the plot and on wires</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Purple Sunbird</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Purple rumped Sunbird</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Scaly breasted munia</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Magpie Robin</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Indian Robin</span>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Red Whiskered Bulbul</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N0z5BjoaKOk/YYVO5QEcHbI/AAAAAAAAmno/i8aDBOIFOk81I12qNZp1GeLN6jRTgonWQCPcBGAsYHg/s3322/DSCN3668.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1935" data-original-width="3322" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N0z5BjoaKOk/YYVO5QEcHbI/AAAAAAAAmno/i8aDBOIFOk81I12qNZp1GeLN6jRTgonWQCPcBGAsYHg/s16000/DSCN3668.jpg" width="1024" /></a></div></span><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Long Tailed Shrike</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qCU3vp20gmA/YYVPRXSzrNI/AAAAAAAAmn4/S-eAd5r3aesm0f7vI6KeF0zJii9pY6bbACPcBGAsYHg/s2685/DSCN3640.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1605" data-original-width="2685" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qCU3vp20gmA/YYVPRXSzrNI/AAAAAAAAmn4/S-eAd5r3aesm0f7vI6KeF0zJii9pY6bbACPcBGAsYHg/s16000/DSCN3640.jpg" width="1024" /></a></div></span><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Red Vented Bulbul</span></li><li>
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lesser Sandplover</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Atleast 15-20 of them on the rocks near the seashore visible from the
room</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Common Sandpiper</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">On the rocks near the seashore</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lesser whistling ducks</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Saw a flock of 15-20 of them flying low over the sea water in the
evening</span></span></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_LO-UyazdDc" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brown headed gull</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">A flock of 5-10 birds seen flying over the sea</span></span></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fyXLLYoBU5M" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Blue Rock thrush</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">This was regularly seen on the rock near the seashore and once came on
the pole near the hotel</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">White throated kingfisher</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Commonly seen in and around the hotel. One also feeding on a mantis</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Other than this had a wonderful sighting 5-6 yellow footed green pigeons
sitting on wire just before sunset near Anjarle</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Common Iora</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Greenish warbler</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Grey Breasted Prinia</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Crested tree Swift</span>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Indian grey hornbill</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Black capped kingfisher</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jerdons leaf bird male and female</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Other interesting things seen</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lot of Touch-Me-Not (लाजाळू) plants flowering</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8fCUy14bwdg/YYTT2filaYI/AAAAAAAAmmI/j7JtW0wymlA8a-aFdsXRwPjPLVLEP01TACPcBGAsYHg/s2668/DSCN3505.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1523" data-original-width="2668" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8fCUy14bwdg/YYTT2filaYI/AAAAAAAAmmI/j7JtW0wymlA8a-aFdsXRwPjPLVLEP01TACPcBGAsYHg/s16000/DSCN3505.jpg" width="1024" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/scNc-jJH3TE" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also tried to watch some planets at night and tried to capture with Nikon P950 and tripod.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Saturn with its ring</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XmPjikya6yg/YYVZPrz_mAI/AAAAAAAAmo0/D9Xkr0-9LbA7uC5bKS-JsUICJJ7xx2QJACPcBGAsYHg/s1936/DSCN3623.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1110" data-original-width="1936" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XmPjikya6yg/YYVZPrz_mAI/AAAAAAAAmo0/D9Xkr0-9LbA7uC5bKS-JsUICJJ7xx2QJACPcBGAsYHg/s16000/DSCN3623.jpg" width="1024" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Jupiter with its 4 moons</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nn654FelWao/YYVZUQmdH9I/AAAAAAAAmo4/qt6bnYYCYxIdx_tJmXtAXpXpkzzbDzEcwCPcBGAsYHg/s2847/DSCN3630.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1497" data-original-width="2847" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nn654FelWao/YYVZUQmdH9I/AAAAAAAAmo4/qt6bnYYCYxIdx_tJmXtAXpXpkzzbDzEcwCPcBGAsYHg/s16000/DSCN3630.jpg" width="1024" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ebird Checklists of the trip</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://ebird.org/india/checklist/S97150568" target="_blank">16th Oct 2021 Evening at hotel</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://ebird.org/india/checklist/S97152207" target="_blank">17th Oct 2021 Morning at hotel</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://ebird.org/india/checklist/S97152518" target="_blank">17th Oct 2021 Morning at Koleshwar</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://ebird.org/india/checklist/S97152759" target="_blank">18th Oct 2021 Morning at hotel</a><br /></div>Alok Bhavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15027970953212943226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23040070.post-79101319241309273042020-08-11T06:51:00.018-07:002020-08-13T04:26:11.306-07:00A story of a spider and its eggs (July 2020)<p>During the lockdown as there was no external trips, this was the time I discovered the world of spiders. More about spiders seen around in later blogs.</p><p>One day while I was trying to observe a small black spider which was wrapping its prey which had stuck in its web a small bee flew into my view.</p><p>It was small and pretty. It sat on a small twig with a hole. I later saw it entering and exiting that hole. Note sure whether it had made a nest in it or not.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s41wR8wjoBY/Xy_QTEFBfWI/AAAAAAAAhko/xE_aujPWcIcZFIJwuH_Myq7_YBz3jydeACPcBGAsYHg/s1280/DSC_0946.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="1280" height="425" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s41wR8wjoBY/Xy_QTEFBfWI/AAAAAAAAhko/xE_aujPWcIcZFIJwuH_Myq7_YBz3jydeACPcBGAsYHg/w640-h425/DSC_0946.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>But as it took off it flew in the wrong direction and got stuck on a back side of a leaf.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ModAFeq6B8U/Xy_Q3UY94JI/AAAAAAAAhk0/XKgQSBHGoiMy_ZAFj67IUTPy4rv-LUoewCPcBGAsYHg/s1280/DSC_0950.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="891" data-original-width="1280" height="446" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ModAFeq6B8U/Xy_Q3UY94JI/AAAAAAAAhk0/XKgQSBHGoiMy_ZAFj67IUTPy4rv-LUoewCPcBGAsYHg/w640-h446/DSC_0950.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Thats when i realized that it had got stock in small web woven on the back of the leaf and then I saw this pretty almost transparent green spider with a whitish body.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rWvt1ytZtPo/Xy_ROOnPcmI/AAAAAAAAhk8/h5hgojfL6XcHDZsbwclyGElAYrvX3k97ACPcBGAsYHg/s1280/DSC_0949.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1043" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rWvt1ytZtPo/Xy_ROOnPcmI/AAAAAAAAhk8/h5hgojfL6XcHDZsbwclyGElAYrvX3k97ACPcBGAsYHg/w522-h640/DSC_0949.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><p>The bee freed itself and flew away.</p><p>While photographing the spider i realized that in fact it was guarding a clutch of 6 eggs. This was the 30th of July 2020.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LV-TCmsO1qc/Xy_RcxEsM-I/AAAAAAAAhlA/1l8gAS43FRUH0Ev9HWHWVd9QZq9VUH7EgCPcBGAsYHg/s1280/DSC_0951.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LV-TCmsO1qc/Xy_RcxEsM-I/AAAAAAAAhlA/1l8gAS43FRUH0Ev9HWHWVd9QZq9VUH7EgCPcBGAsYHg/w640-h400/DSC_0951.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>The amazing part was that the clutch was laid in a perfect pattern to look like a circle. </p><p>I started observing it everyday since then to see when they hatch and how the small spiders look like.</p><p>31st July 2020</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ywGU-n6PspU/Xy_UmJb5PdI/AAAAAAAAhlM/Akn_fjwTuTMv-rn1fPkD-PJ3zIuzJLgIQCPcBGAsYHg/s1280/DSC_1025.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="1280" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ywGU-n6PspU/Xy_UmJb5PdI/AAAAAAAAhlM/Akn_fjwTuTMv-rn1fPkD-PJ3zIuzJLgIQCPcBGAsYHg/s640/DSC_1025.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>2nd August 2020 the shape of the egg clutch changed and also the eggs become transparent.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tvMvRkPNvs4/Xy_U7qC3JTI/AAAAAAAAhlU/b4VkvWBEePUo3ITOawB9sxiOFWOVom8PgCPcBGAsYHg/s1280/DSC_1173.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="1280" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tvMvRkPNvs4/Xy_U7qC3JTI/AAAAAAAAhlU/b4VkvWBEePUo3ITOawB9sxiOFWOVom8PgCPcBGAsYHg/s640/DSC_1173.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eOJ2UrOxQew/Xy_VAVSB2oI/AAAAAAAAhlY/Bb-Ean8BXMARmRfc86OxPCWkWv6dc1gkQCPcBGAsYHg/s1280/DSC_1192.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="1280" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eOJ2UrOxQew/Xy_VAVSB2oI/AAAAAAAAhlY/Bb-Ean8BXMARmRfc86OxPCWkWv6dc1gkQCPcBGAsYHg/s640/DSC_1192.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>On 4th August 2020 the shapes of baby spiders started to be clearly visible. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fcgvjzE1Ql8/Xy_VeGWfXyI/AAAAAAAAhlg/OSvWg7ALC9M2a4NqlCEj7q0gwaWUsErkACPcBGAsYHg/s1280/DSC_1221.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="1280" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fcgvjzE1Ql8/Xy_VeGWfXyI/AAAAAAAAhlg/OSvWg7ALC9M2a4NqlCEj7q0gwaWUsErkACPcBGAsYHg/s640/DSC_1221.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>And on this day i observed that the mother spider was repairing the web.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VPkR9V_yNcE/Xy_VmndPB2I/AAAAAAAAhlk/5fDD-80WjtcYhRp5IkOtLnzlaym1oAlVQCPcBGAsYHg/s1280/DSC_1216.jpg" style="display: block; 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padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="1280" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vt-P9NYn9qk/Xy_V6TcgYmI/AAAAAAAAhls/-8sUj7ScW_IGYYALpjxmAhq3xJ4I677qACPcBGAsYHg/s640/DSC_1239.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">On 7th August they seemed to be almost developed and by evening they seemed to have started moving. 2 of them were still inside the web but other 4 were at different places on the leaf.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-va-gFf9P36Q/Xy_Wca-AVSI/AAAAAAAAhl4/OTJkjqlsPfUF3fHgKxoBnIp-kBtBsD8KgCPcBGAsYHg/s1280/DSC_1246.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="814" data-original-width="1280" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-va-gFf9P36Q/Xy_Wca-AVSI/AAAAAAAAhl4/OTJkjqlsPfUF3fHgKxoBnIp-kBtBsD8KgCPcBGAsYHg/s640/DSC_1246.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BUNn35f86bE/Xy_WcUOCUZI/AAAAAAAAhl4/EZVu6F9UG54rXNXzeS5UKJN8iEzDStIHACPcBGAsYHg/s1280/DSC_1256.jpg" style="display: block; 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padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="783" data-original-width="1280" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g183PNYxRpM/Xy_WcXC6qtI/AAAAAAAAhl4/gLS_ZiKjAooa-pZyHokqs8TckDTZi64IgCPcBGAsYHg/s640/DSC_1275.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>In the meantime on 4th of August by chance i also encountered another spider with clutches of 7 eggs under a leaf. The shape was same except the 7th egg was in the center.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3bpdWMPj3CM/Xy_W05ZOWcI/AAAAAAAAhmA/bLcjnTJqCckXoSC0s3u4eUEAVSdl0VOeACPcBGAsYHg/s1280/DSC_1232.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="814" data-original-width="1280" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3bpdWMPj3CM/Xy_W05ZOWcI/AAAAAAAAhmA/bLcjnTJqCckXoSC0s3u4eUEAVSdl0VOeACPcBGAsYHg/s640/DSC_1232.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>And then surprisingly on this second nest on 7th August I saw a clutch of 4 more eggs being laid next to the 7 egg clutch.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9kp1xZScRTI/Xy_W5GhCUrI/AAAAAAAAhmE/zv4zm4KzKBQku8QT30o9TqoOuzEfIAg8ACPcBGAsYHg/s1280/DSC_1276.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="866" data-original-width="1280" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9kp1xZScRTI/Xy_W5GhCUrI/AAAAAAAAhmE/zv4zm4KzKBQku8QT30o9TqoOuzEfIAg8ACPcBGAsYHg/s640/DSC_1276.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Now lets look at some of facts of this spider.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><u><b>Meshweb Weavers (Family: Dictynidae)</b></u></h3><p>There are few genera in this family which are plant dwelling ones which are found in low vegetation as well as higher up. Here they build irregular, woolly mesh webs often made of bluish cribellate silk. This seems to be one of them as the other genera are ground dwelling.</p><p>In Cribellate spiders, the cribellum is the silk spinning organ. Unlike the usual spinnerets of spiders, the cribellum consists of one or more plates covered in thousands of spigots.</p><p>They posses 6 eyes. The legs are usually long without spines. The abdomen is oval to elongate and densely covered with fine hair. </p><p>Finally to give a little perspective of its size.</p><table border="black"><tbody><tr><td>Object</td><td>Size</td></tr><tr><td>Leaf</td><td>2.5-3 inches</td></tr><tr><td>Mother Spider</td><td>3-4 mm</td></tr><tr><td>Clutch of 6 eggs<br />(In perfect round shape)</td><td>1 mm diameter</td></tr><tr><td>Each egg</td><td>0.3 mm diameter</td></tr><tr><td>Baby </td><td>0.53 mm</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FOlUgY7NP-s/XzLEykNxrII/AAAAAAAAhno/Z2OGmK-r8Q4T2xPrOB6ca2jbdeDgdWS6ACPcBGAsYHg/s1280/DSC_1315%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="765" data-original-width="1280" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FOlUgY7NP-s/XzLEykNxrII/AAAAAAAAhno/Z2OGmK-r8Q4T2xPrOB6ca2jbdeDgdWS6ACPcBGAsYHg/s640/DSC_1315%257E2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><p><br /></p>Alok Bhavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15027970953212943226noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23040070.post-3522710996915968282020-04-05T23:42:00.000-07:002020-04-07T23:24:02.296-07:002020-02-20-23 Sundarbans<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In school I had studied about Sundarbans, a large delta formed due to the convergence of two great rivers The Ganga and The Brahmaputra into the Bay of Bengal.<br />
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Now reading again about it, for the forthcoming birding trip I came to know that this largest inter-tidal delta has a unique mangrove ecosystem supporting abundunt flora and fauna.<br />
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Here I have tried to show the small part of it which we moved around and some important places / points which we visited.<br />
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It is around 10,000 sq km in size with 40% in India and rest in Bangladesh.<br />
It is made up of 102 islands out of which 52 are inhabited and 48 reserved forest.<br />
It has also got a UNESCO world heritage status.<br />
Sundarban name is believed to be derived from the most abundant mangrove tree found in this area the Sundari (Heritiera fomes).<br />
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Gosaba is the largest island and nearest to the mainland. Gadkhali is a port on mainland from where ferrys are available to reach various islands of Sundarban.<br />
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My travel started with a flight from Mumbai to Kolkata, reaching Kolkata airport at around 7am.<br />
I was alone on this flight from the group since I did a last minute booking.<br />
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In November 2019 I had seen a message from Adesh & Mandar announcing <a href="https://natureindiatoursblog.wordpress.com/author/natureindiatours/" target="_blank">Nature India's</a> first trip to <a href="https://natureindiatoursblog.wordpress.com/2019/11/08/sunderbans-the-largest-mangrove-delta-in-the-world-20th-to-23rd-feb-2020/" target="_blank">Sundarban </a>in Feb 2020 and I was immediately interested.<br />
But looking at the dates I realized that it was not possible in that week due to earlier work commitments, so I left the topic there itself .<br />
Then in Feb 1st week I received another message from Adesh that there has been a cancellation and that if anyone was interested in joining. Till that time there had been some changes in my schedule and it was possible. So i immediately conveyed to Adesh my interest and by evening had already booked my flight tickets.<br />
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There was only one trip before this which I had done to the Eastern part of India and that was to Eaglenest & Nameri, that too with Nature India back in 2011.<br />
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One of the interesting part of birding in Sundarbans is that all the sightings are to be done from the boat which is equipped with a kitchen, lot of space to move around, a kitchen and a washroom.<br />
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The boat on which we traveled for 3 days (20th Feb 2020 afternoon till 23rd Feb 2020 afternoon) was owned by an amazing birding guide <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nityananda.choukidar" target="_blank">Nityananda </a>. The name of the boat was Shardul meaning the Tiger and he had taken the pains to paint the boat in camouflaged colors. Thanks to Mandar Khadilkar for the below pic.<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/nityananda.choukidar" target="_blank">Nityananda </a>is not just a knowledgeable birder but he is extremely soft spoken & a wonderful human being, has a fantastic crew especially the driver who navigated the boat very skillfully giving us amazing views of birds and the cook who prepared delicious meals.<br />
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For nights sleep we use to dock on the Bally Island. Hardly a few meters from jetty is the J.D. Camp resort. It has very clean and with spacious rooms. The dinner used to be also served by Nityananda's crew.<br />
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<b><u>20th Feb 2020 - Kolkata - Canning - Gadkhali - J.D. Camp : Surprise birding & anxiety at Canning & Collared kingfisher everywhere</u></b><br />
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On 20th after meeting the whole group with Adesh and Mandar at Kolkata Airport we proceeded towards Gadkhali. On the way we stopped for a short break at Canning, West Bengal. Short break turned into a long one with anxiety as our bus refused to start, but it also turned out to be an amazing birding break.<br />
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A Blue throated barbet pair were preparing a nest nearby and we got some very close views on a tree nearby.<br />
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A common hawk cuckoo was calling in the background for sometime and suddenly it decided to fly to a nearby tree to give us some wonderful views.<br />
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Also got Brown Shrike(Lucionensis subspecies) also called Philippine Shrike<br />
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Few others sightings seen here: Black Hooded Oriole, Indian Silverbill, White Breasted Waterhen, Red Vented Bulbul (Bengalensis sub species), etc.<br />
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Finally all was fine and we reached Gadkhali late afternoon. All our luggage was boarded on the boat and started to sail.<br />
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Everyone was quite hungry and we had lunch while looking out for birds.<br />
Here is a one of the days lunch served and ready to be eaten. Thanks Adesh for this pic.<br />
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We went through a canal which is between Gosaba island and Bally island and this place was amazing for sighting the Collared kingfisher. They were quite bold here and allowed us good views.<br />
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Nityananda told us that Collared kingfisher are common here because the Black Capped kingfisher which are more aggresive prefer to be around the reserved forest areas and they drive away these Collared Kingfisher to these outer areas.<br />
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Pied Kingfishers were also quite common in this canal and we got some amazing views in return on 23rd.<br />
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We reached J.D. Camp Resort by around 5.30pm just before the sunset.<br />
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We had some quick snacks & tea, took bath, had dinner and retired early to bed as it was quite a long day for all starting from home in the morning at around 3-4am.<br />
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<b><u>21st Feb 2020 - Sajnekhali, Mangrove interpretation center & first sighting of Jungle Cat & Brown Winged Kingfisher</u></b><br />
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There was lot of fog outside in the early morning.<br />
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This being our first day into the National Park we had to first visit Sajnekhali to get the permit. We started at 6.30am.<br />
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Our first sighting of the day was the Jungle Cat. It was amazing to see the young one playing around and the mother sitting besides in the mangroves.<br />
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And not to forget the Common Kingfisher also gave us some good pics. Adesh and Mandar explained how to differentiate a female common kingfisher from a male. Female's lower mandible is red while that of male if complete black. So the upper one is female and lower one is the male.<br />
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I would highly recommend to keep some extra time to visit Bon Bibi temple, Indian Terrapin & Crocodile breeding center, govt outlet selling honey & local artifacts like bags made of jute, cotton towels & apparels.<br />
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But most importantly its worth spending atleast 30min - 1hour for viewing the Mangrove Interpretation Center.. Forest department has taken lot of efforts to display boards about Sundarban topography , various flora & fauna, culture & lifestyle of locals, work being done by forest department for conservation of Mangroves, Tigers & other flora& fauna, etc. Lot of things to learn.<br />
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We also had some interesting bird sightings as well here<br />
- Brown shrike (Philippine Shrike)<br />
- Pair of Large Cuckooshrikes<br />
- Roosting colony of Black Crowned Night Herons along the crocodile breeding center<br />
- Ashy woodswallows in large numbers<br />
- Taiga flycatcher<br />
- Common Redstart<br />
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All these islands with towers have one entry point and another exit point, guess to avoid too many boats lining up at one jetty.<br />
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After leaving we tried another chance at the Jungle cat and now it was sitting outside with the kitten. Very good views.<br />
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People do farming too on the islands which are inhabitated. Difficult to imagine how they would be getting the tractors on boat? Here it is :-)<br />
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We were amazed time and again about Nityananda's sighting skill. He asked the boatman to slow down and then veer towards a coast. Till we reached pretty close to the shore we could not spot a Brown Winged kingfisher sitting in a very low plant staring down at the water.<br />
It did not give the best views for photography but none the less it was amazing to just watch it.<br />
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After that we had ample opportunities to watch this beauty though it is not as abundant as the Collared or Black Capped kingfisher but still its not very rare.<br />
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The Brown and Blue contrast is simply amazing.<br />
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As we moved around the delta we saw one more speciality the Lesser Adjutant Stork. It has a very odd looks with a neck which looks weathered and the grey-blue eyes. In flight the gular pouch is very easily visibile.<br />
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We also caught a Collared Kingfisher catching a fiddler crab and it was amazing to watch to try to gulp the whole, which it was able to do after multiple attempts.<br />
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In the evening just before calling it the day a Peregrine falcon gave us some amazing views and with that we discussed about why the structure of peregrine is slender and straight as compared to a Shikra. These kind of discussions are the best part of the trip with Nature India.<br />
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The day was not only filled with amazing bird sightings but also some other sightings.<br />
Wild Boar<br />
Spotted Deer<br />
Water Monitor<br />
Estuarine crocodile<br />
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Every evening at the dinner table we had many such discussions evolving from a question that some participant would come up with and Adesh and Mandar with their storage of knowledge would enlighten us with many facts. Some topics discussed:<br />
- Distribution of different kingfisher species in mangroves and inland: Ruddy kingfisher seen mainly during breeding only in Sundarban and at that time smaller kingfisher like collared move out<br />
- Crop milk triggered by the video of flamingo circulating on whatsapp : This is common in many other bird species like pigeons etc<br />
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<b><u>22nd Feb 2020 : Dobanki : Day of Black Capped kingfisher , another lifer Green Billed Malkoha and on the trail of tiger</u></b><br />
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On this day we were going to travel to the farthest point till the boundary of tourist area where core area starts and no one is allowed to go beyond this point.<br />
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So we started early at 6am itself. This morning was even more foggier than yesterday. We took canal in front of the Sudhnyakhali watch tower but we did not get down here as we had to go far today.<br />
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At the resort itself we had many calls and sightings.<br />
Common Iora, Blyth's reed warbler, Blunt winged warbler, Bronzed drongo, White throated Fantail, etc.<br />
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The sightings started with wonderful views of Black Capped Kingfisher.<br />
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Further along the shores we could hear many birds like fire breasted flowerpecker, Greater Flameback, Common Iora, Greenish Warbler and Abbots Babbler and saw a few like Brown Capped Pygmy Woodpecker & Ashy Woodswallows.<br />
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We went deep inside where the canals were much narrower. The tide was receding so it was becoming much narrower.<br />
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Many of the banks here were lined with Tiger Palms. These are also called Mangrove Date Palms and their leaves are palm like with intermitent yellow green giving a good camouflage to tigers.<br />
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At one point Nityananda saw a movement far away on a tree on the shore of an island and immediately said Green Billed Malkoha. Everyone moved their binocs in that direction and we could see a bird hopping like a coucal and then it took off to another tree and one could see it clearly.<br />
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But in all this excitment we could feel some tension with Nityananda and crew. The boat had got stuck as the water levels were low but with very effecient movements by boats crew and Nityananda and with the help of another boat which was luckily passing by we got out of the situation and all ended well with the lifer sighting.<br />
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Earlier to this incident we had also visited the Dobanki watch tower.<br />
From the jetty towards the watch tower is a bridge with mangroves beneath and its also called "Canopy Walk".<br />
From here we could get a feeling of how the islands could be in Sundarbans with mangroves all around and land pretty dry and flat.<br />
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In the canopy walk we got good views of a Greenish warbler and Blyth's reed warbler.<br />
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From the watchtower a water body was visible and in that there was a Water Monitor swiming from one reeds to another.<br />
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In between got good views of Eurasian Curlew, Whimbrel and Redshanks.<br />
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From the malkoha point we exited the narrow channel and came to a very big river called "Bidyadhari River" it seemed like we were in sea because it was atleast 10-15km wide.<br />
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Here we saw multiple schools of Irrawaddy Dolphins. Could not get good pics. Just posting a record.<br />
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Later we had an amazing sighting of a huge 10ft long Estuarine crocodile which then entered into the water<br />
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and a huge Water Monitor.<br />
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All this time Nityananda and we were looking out for the tiger but Nityanada explained us how they try to track the tiger movement. I have visited Tadoba multiple times and the drivers there are able to track the tiger movement by the pugmarks it leaves on the dry mud. It can be seen for longer distances if the tiger has walked on the mud trails.<br />
But here in Sundarbanks tigers swim across islands so there is no trail left. But what Nityananda told us that most the times tigers travel along the periphery of the islands and need to cross the small canals criss crossing the island. This leaves a trail and that helps them to know based on its freshness if they are still on the island or have left an island.<br />
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We saw one such trail of tiger and also mostly otters and a spotted deer.<br />
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It was a long day and ended with the sightings of a darter, purple heron, and a big flock of Lesser Whistlings ducks.<br />
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We saw the sun setting in the water before returning back to the J.D. Camp <br />
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<b><u>23rd Feb 2020: Birding around Resort and return journey</u></b><br />
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Next day morning we had to leave by atleast 8.30am since we needed to reach Gadkhali and then a 5hours journey with a lunch break back to Kolkata by 4pm.<br />
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But we did quick birding around the resort itself and got some good sightings.<br />
It was also quite picturesque around the village.<br />
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There were the regulars<br />
- Bronzed drongo<br />
- Chestnut tailed starling<br />
- Black drongo<br />
- Red vented bulbul (bengalensis sub species)<br />
- Coppersmith barbet.<br />
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- Taiga flycatcher<br />
- Common Tailor<br />
- Dusky warbler<br />
- Clamorous reed warbler<br />
- Streak throated swallow<br />
- Spotted Dove<br />
- Brown shrike(nominate subspecies cristatus)<br />
- Green Beeeater<br />
- White Breasted Waterhens and<br />
- surprise in terms of an Yellow Bittern sitting very stead in a small water pond next of the trail.<br />
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The return jouney through the canal to Gadkhali was completely taken over by Pied Kingfisher pair.<br />
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Overall a wonderful trip ended with the sweet buying at a shop called Mishti Hub on the way to the airport.<br />
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Here are some general snaps<br />
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Alok Bhavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15027970953212943226noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23040070.post-7249469760536998852020-01-07T21:02:00.000-08:002020-01-08T00:05:01.376-08:002020-01-06-Nandur Mandhyameshwar<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Did birding for 3 hours at Nandur Madhyameshwar bird sanctuary with parents and cousins. So it was primarily birding trip with a spotting scope. Did that after long time. Ofcourse carried a camera 😊<br />
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Nandur madhmeshwar dam is on gadavarj river just below confluence of Gadavari and Kadwa river. It is around 40km from Nashik near Niphad. One needs to take the Nashik-Aurangabad highway and some 25km from Nashik then take the Saykheda-Shingwa road.<br />
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All the silt that Godavari has brought downstream over the years has got deposited in Nandur Madhyameshwar Lake creating small islands and shallow water ponds. This has given shelter to around 220 species of birds out of which some are migratory.<br />
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It was a chilly morning and being a weekday there was no one else at the gate when we reached at around 7.30am.<br />
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Birding started just outside the gate with a flock of rosy starlings sitting on a bush and a flock of around 30+ baya weavers feeding in a field.<br />
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There is a nice parking area just at the gate and nice walking trails inside towards many watch towers which are well maintained by the forest department.<br />
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We first walked to the watch tower on right and the walked backed and then towards 3 more towers on the left.<br />
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The towers provide nice view from the height as otherwise the reeds are quite high to get long view.<br />
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There were atleast 500+ ducks spread over a complete water body.<br />
Barn swallows were flying low over the water along with beeeaters trying to catch flying insects.<br />
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Since there are reeds on one side and grassland on other side of walking trail one can see both shallow water birds like swamphens, cranes, waterhens as well as grassbirds like munias, bushchat, stonechat, collared doves etc.<br />
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It was great with around 48 species.<br />
Highlights<br />
- Orphean warbler (my lifer #558)<br />
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- Baillons crake very near<br />
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- Purple swamphen with 2 chicks<br />
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- 50+ small pratincoles flying like swallows apt for there other name swallow plovers<br />
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- Lot of Eurasian Wigeons<br />
- Cotton pygmy<br />
- Red avadavat always a pleasure to see<br />
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Other birds seen ducks, herons, egrets, kingfishers, bushchat, stonechat, pipit, wagtail. Here is the complete list on ebird<br />
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Northern Shoveler<br />
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Alok Bhavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15027970953212943226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23040070.post-70256761966967442402019-10-24T08:07:00.000-07:002019-10-24T09:35:25.762-07:002019-10-21-Seawood<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Taking the opportunity of holiday on occasion of assembly election (but after voting :-)) Me and Ritesh decided to explore some old birding spots Kombudbhuje and Jasai.<br />
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We were not expecting much as we were aware of the construction started for new airport at kombudbhuje and the Reliance SEZ at Jasai.<br />
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But the amount of destruction of habitat that was saw was simply unbelievable.<br />
At one time where there was huge wetlands seen from atop a small hillock at kombudbhuje was now completely filled up with stones excavated probably from the flattened hills.<br />
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There was not even an crow or a sparrow seen.<br />
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Just as a bit of relief we saw a pair of small minvets at the Kombudbhuje village, a mongoose crossing the road from a vanishing pond to small area of reeds remaining on the other side.<br />
Few green bee-eaters were fluttering around.<br />
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From there we proceeded to Jasai and there it was the same story.<br />
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It was very disturbing and saddened us a lot.<br />
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While returning we had decided to visit one the few remaining wetlands in navimumbai behind the seawoods complex.<br />
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It is an amazing place and hope it remains so for long.<br />
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There were not many birds in the pond except for a few little grebes, a coot, a few whiskered terns hunting on the surface with a pair of wire tailed swallows swooping down to the pond surface in between.<br />
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Soon our sight caught the little creatures fluttering around the sorts of marsh hawks, dartlets and butterflies.<br />
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There were plenty of Common Ceruleans, Salmon Arab and Grass yellows. As the evening came to a close we saw many evening browns too.<br />
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As we were busy photographing these Salmon Arabs and Common Ceruleans suddenly a Coromandel Marsh Dart came into view with a Green Striped slender dartlet.<br />
It took us a time to realise that the marsh dart was actually feeding on the dartlet.<br />
In less than 20min it was almost done with the dartlet.<br />
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It was sad to watch it die but then its the law of the nature where we can hardly have any right to interfer unless it is caused by us.<br />
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We tried to see if there were some flamingoes or flycatchers to capture but did not get any except for an ashy prinia, redwattled lapwing, pond heron, little egret and a little green heron.<br />
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Another hunt that we saw while sitting and watching the terns doing some hunting a spider feasting on a dartlet.<br />
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Got a good signature spider on the side of the path and with this we ended our day.<br />
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It ended with some good sightings at Seawoods but with a sad feeling that the complete area from Ulwe to Uran was completely gone from a birding point of view but relieved a bit for now that area around Nerul.<br />
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Alok Bhavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15027970953212943226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23040070.post-38514330329126836682018-11-03T02:58:00.000-07:002018-11-03T03:10:23.313-07:002018-10-27 Seawoods Nerul<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Birding in Navimumbai has always been rewarding but recently in the name of development lot of wetlands has been lost like Uran, Kille goathan and Kombudbhuje.<br />
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And there is danger to the remaining mangroves and wetlands especially the mangroves around Nerul.<br />
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One such amazing place which I have been visiting for years is the place near T.S. Chanakya and recently visited another place for the first time nearby at Seawoods.<br />
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In fact I had visited it earlier but only birded from this side of the fence while returning from Uran most of the times.<br />
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We reached just before sunrise and as we were driving along the fence we could see lot of ducks in the water body just next to the fence.<br />
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As we entered the path leading into the mangroves with waterbody on the left we started to hear the call of greenish warbler.<br />
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There were lot of ducks in the first waterbody. Most of them were pintails but there were also spot-billed ducks and little grebe.<br />
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Camouflaged pond herons seemed to take off from nowhere and then settle little further to again disappear in their camouflage.<br />
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A pair of small blue kingfisher were calling and making sorties continuously to catch their breakfast.<br />
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There was also a lone whiskered tern flying around and diving in the water once in a while.<br />
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With the sun rising behind the pond we tried to capture some ducks in actions against light.<br />
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Also moving ahead we got the small blue kingfisher sitting near the shore.<br />
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There was also a lot of butterfly activity and we could spot a huge number of solomon arabs, common grass yellows, hedge blues and gram blues.<br />
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A wire tailed swallow was perched on a bamboo giving some good views.<br />
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At the same spot later got the juvenile too.<br />
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While waiting for the common kingfisher to perch nearby clicking a few flying birds and accidentally clicked a lone common pochard.<br />
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A common kingfisher too was going to perch but at last moment it decided not to and sat on a bamboo nearby.<br />
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A little ahead on the same road we got a feast of warblers - booted, clamorous, common Chiffchaff, Tytler's, lesser white throat.<br />
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Also got plain prinia and ashy prinia.<br />
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The second pond had around 30+ greater flamingoes and later 20+ lesser flamingoes joined them.<br />
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Also we saw more than 20 painted stork flying overhead.<br />
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Here is the link to ebird list.<br />
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While returning from Seawoods we decided to take a quick stop at Talawe near T.S. Chanakya.<br />
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In the water body there were lot of black winged stilts, sandplovers and stints along with atleast 20+ grey plovers with one of them in breeding plumage.<br />
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There were many gull billed terns and black headed gulls too and atleast 10+ caspian terns with their bright orange beak.<br />
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The return trip to Manali took 12hours but there was a moment when we felt that we might have to spent a night in the vehicle.</div>
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We started at 6.20am from Kaza with packed breakfast.</div>
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On the way to Lohsar got 2 wonderful birds the Common Rosefinch and a very rare and first timer for me the Great Rosefinch.</div>
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Climbing down to Batal gave us some amazing views</div>
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At batal got the same birds as had got while coming </div>
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At many places the road was almost non-existent. It was like driving on river bed.</div>
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As soon as we crossed to the other side of Rohtang it became green with completely different landscape.</div>
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It was quite a tiring day but the memories of last few days kept us fresh.</div>
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Even today when i am writing this blog after many months it make me feel very fresh and energized!!</div>
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In the morning it was still a little cloudy.<br />
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Dhankar Gompa is situated at a height of 12,700 feet overlooking the confluence of Pin and Spiti rivers.<br />
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At Dhankar we got Momos and Thukpa finally at a small restaurant just at the base of the Monastery.<br />
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While the lunch was getting prepared we captured our camera kits - All Nikons :-)<br />
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While returning back to Kaza we actually got down to the riverbed of spiti and got some very interesting pictures and timelapse videos.<br />
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This day the sky was much more cloudy than yesterday. That put off our moods a bit but still we had hope that as the day progressed we would get good weather.<br />
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Our plan was to visit Key and Kibber monasteries, Komic village - highest motorable village at 15000 feet and Langza village known as fossil village.<br />
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Key has a Tibetan monastery at an altitude of 13,600 feet. It is more than 1000 years old and one of the biggest monastery in spiti region.</div>
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From the top of the monastery one gets good views of the spiti valley and the villages beyond</div>
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From here we proceeded to Kibber. The altitude started to catch up and in addition the weather had turned pretty bad. We decided to have lunch here and then took a short stroll in the kibber village before proceeding towards Komic and Langza.<br />
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Langza is also quite at high altitude of 14,500 feet known as fossil village, as one can find lot of marine creatures fossils.<br />
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On the way to Langza we had already climbed quite a bit and the weather was getting worse.<br />
It was quite foggy with very little light when we got a surprise sighting of mountain goats.<br />
Around 6-8 mountain goats were relaxing very near the road<br />
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Also on the way saw some ruins and scattered villages around.<br />
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Komic is the highest village connected by motarable road at a height of 15,500 feet.<br />
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The next day we had planned to go to Chandratal.<br />
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The main objective was to capture the beautiful lake against blue sky.<br />
But looking at today's weather condition and also some of us were hit by altitude we decided to skip Chandratal.<br />
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Later it turned out to be an excellent decision. We met a few people who were there the earlier night. They informed that it was raining, very chilly and there was no sunlight or blue sky.<br />
Secondly the sky got clear around Kaza and we got some good pics<br />
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The hotel, like all other HPTDC hotels, is situated at an amazing location and with very good rooms and food.<br />
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The earlier day after reaching had a walk around kaza and captured a few pics before sunset and it was very cloudy and that was little of worry for the next day.<br />
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We had got river facing rooms and the morning view was a huge mountain accross the river Spiti.<br />
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Todays plan was to visit Pin Valley. First we drove parallel to Spiti river and then took a right to go south parallel to Pin river into the Pin Valley.<br />
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It was little sunny in the morning but as the day progressed it became very cloudy and that was depressing as this is not what we had come for.<br />
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We travelled to the end of Pin Valley to a village called Mud. This village is famous for being the base for treks like Pin-Parvati pass and others in that region.<br />
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It was still very cloudy when we reached Mud. We tried to take some shots and a timelapse for the first time.<br />
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With the expectation of getting some Tibetan food we went into a local restaurant but got just regular dal chawal and fried rice.<br />
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Spiti Valley is a cold desert valley in the north eastern part of state of Himachal Pradesh.<br />
It is very similar to Ladakh and Tibet in terms of not only landscape and weather but also in terms of culture.<br />
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Photographers like to capture its barren beauty against the blue sky and with clear river waters in foreground.<br />
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With this in our minds we (Rahul, myself and Alpana from Mumbai & joined by Surabhi from Delhi) planned a visit in the last week of June.<br />
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The itinerary was to start from Mumbai on 23rd June.<br />
Reach Manali via Delhi on 24th.<br />
Reach Kaza on 25th.<br />
Spend 3 days at Kaza travelling to Pin Valley, Key, Kibber, Komik, Hikkim, Langza & Chandratal.<br />
And return to Mumbai on 1st July.<br />
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The planning started with booking flight tickets to and from Delhi.<br />
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And followed by a visit to HPTDC office in World Trade Center, Cuffe Parade.<br />
From there we booked AC Volvo bus tickets Delhi-Manali and Manali-Delhi, stay at HPTDC hotels at Manali and Kaza and a vehicle to travel from Manali to Kaza and back and local movement in spiti.<br />
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The volvo bus to Manali was much more comfortable than I had thought.<br />
We started at 3pm from Delhi and reached Manali by next day morning 8.30am<br />
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The one day in Manali was not just to visit various tourist locations but also to acclimatize.<br />
We visited Hadimba Temple and Solang Valley and walked around the mall road.<br />
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I was carrying a rented Nikon 16-35mm f/4 lens for my Nikon D750 and was eager to use it and see the results.<br />
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Solang Valley - a very crowded place and you do get some snow capped mountain views but nothing much compared to what we would see in coming days in Spiti. One can also do paragliding here.</div>
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Before concluding our day we had discussed with our driver, Sony Singh, about travel next day.<br />
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We were ready to start pretty early 5 or 6am to reach kaza on time but we were in a shock after hearing the time from Sony. He said we will need to leave at 2am (What??)<br />
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We started at 2.30am from Manali when some youngsters were still ending their day singing along the mall road and police chasing them away :-)<br />
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We were at Gulaba checkpost at 3.15am and we were told that the traffic will start at 4am.<br />
Being there so early I was expecting it to be completely empty but there were already 2 cars and soon there were around 4-5 lined up behind us.<br />
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Traffic started at 4am and we were at Marhi at 4.45am. Had some tea and sandwiches before moving ahead to Rohtang.<br />
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We reached Rohtang at 5.45am just in time to see the sun rising behind the snow clad mountains.<br />
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Took some more shots at Rohtang till 6.30am. There were lot of flowers at Rohtang and it was quite a sight with Yellow billed coughs sitting within them.<br />
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We reached Chatru by 8.30am. Chatru is a small village on the way to Kaza where one can have tea and food. It is the place where people end their Hampta pass trek.<br />
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At Chatru got a pair of white capped redstart<br />
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The next stop was Batal. On the way to Batal got some very good bird pictures and some scenes shot with mobile.<br />
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Batal has only few dhabas. Earlier there was only one , Chandra Dhaba, which is run by Chacha and Chachi and they are quite famous among tourists and trekers.<br />
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Batal is also a base for 14km trek to Chandratal a very beautiful lake, which was on our itinerary earlier but later we had to cancel due to bad weather.<br />
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Batal is also the place from where one starts to climb towards Kunzum pass the highest point on the Manali-Kaza road.<br />
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We reached Batal by 12 Noon. Had a quick lunch and proceeded further.<br />
Got some nice pics of some high altitude birds here<br />
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The road was very bad and in some places water was flowing on the road.<br />
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Kunzum pass at the height of 15000 feet is very windy and cold. It gives good 360 degrees view of the nice snow capped peaks. We reached Kunzum by around 1.30pm.<br />
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From here the plan was to directly reach Kaza.<br />
On the way we crossed Lohsar which is a beautiful village.<br />
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Finally after a very long journey we reached Kaza at 5pm.<br />
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The reaction from the manager at the desk was quite surprising.<br />
He said "How did you reach so early from Manali?"<br />
After hearing that we had started at 2.30am he said "Ah, then its ok" :-)<br />
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After a travel of 15hours from Manali we were quite tired and after an early dinner called it a day.<br />
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<u><b><span style="font-size: large;">Read Part2 Pin Valley</span></b></u><br />
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Alok Bhavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15027970953212943226noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23040070.post-82804491810830333082018-01-20T07:15:00.005-08:002018-01-20T07:15:40.224-08:002017-12-26 Jhalana - Leopard Safari<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<u><span style="font-size: x-large;">26th Dec 2017 - Jhalana Forest Safari, Jaipur</span></u></h2>
We reached Jaipur by train by around 6am and start away took OLA to Jhalana Lepoard Safari. We reached there by 6.30 and had to wait till 7am for the safari to start.<br />
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In within 30min of the start of the safari we got our first target species the Stripped Hyenna standing right in the middle of the road on a turn.<br />
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It looked around for 10sec and then went off the road and climbed on the top of the hillock on which the road was built.<br />
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There were lot of Peacocks in this forest which we understood are the main prey for the leopards here.<br />
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The other birds seen were Rufous treepie, indian silverbill, white eared bulbul, eurasian sparrowhawk, purple sunbird, Grey Francolin, a wonderful Eurasian Scoops Owl and a surprise lifer White Capped Bunting.<br />
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There are also a lot of Blue bull and Chitals.<br />
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We finally got our other target the Leopard in the second safari towards the middle of the safari. It was the only leopard sighting we had.<br />
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Alok Bhavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15027970953212943226noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23040070.post-17719504167088531322018-01-20T07:15:00.004-08:002018-01-20T07:15:33.698-08:002017-12-24 Bikaner - Birds of dryland and Water<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<u><span style="font-size: x-large;">24th Dec 2017 - Bikaner Outskirts</span></u></h2>
The second day also started at 7am and mornings plan was to visit an open dryland of larks and some abandoned houses around for Yellow Eyed Pigeons.<br />
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The day started with huge flock of Greater Short Toed Larks and a Cinereous Vulture sitting at the top of small bush. Also spotted many Isabelline Wheatears.<br />
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Just then Jituji spotted a small raptor like bird sitting on ground far away.<br />
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On looking through and then going closer we concluded it to be a eurasian sparrowhawk.<br />
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Just then another small raptor drove the sparrowhawk away and it turned out to be a fantastic sighting of Merlin.<br />
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Next to this dry land were some abandoned houses where yellow eyed pigeons are generally seen. These pigeons are very shy and don't allow close approach.<br />
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After taking some nice pics we decided to proceed to look for Desert Jirds.<br />
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On the way we came across a small sand bank with nests of Pale Martin.<br />
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Desert Jirds are found in sandy plains with higher density of bushes.<br />
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Around this place we got shikra, paddyfield pipit.<br />
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Back at the dump ground we got another lifer Common Starling.<br />
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Along with it there were red naped ibis, bank myna and the usual vultures :-)<br />
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Before winding up the session for lunch we did a round of dry grassland around to find the desert warbler and desert fox.<br />
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In the second half of the day we visited a place called chota gajner where there is a small waterbody but it resulted in amazing birding.<br />
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We were welcomed to this place by 3 demoiselle cranes, 20+ bar headed geese, 10+ common moorhens, a common pochard, little grebe.<br />
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But the surprise of the day were a lifer water pipit and nice views of Eurasian Sparrowhawk.<br />
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Alok Bhavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15027970953212943226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23040070.post-13899380687680975382018-01-20T07:15:00.003-08:002018-01-20T07:17:30.795-08:002017-12-23-Bikaner - Raptor Galore<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<u><span style="font-size: x-large;">23rd Dec 2017 - Bikaner Outskirts</span></u></h2>
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Had heard a lot about raptor sightings in Bikaner outskirts but what we witnessed was completely out of imagination.<br />
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We reached Bikaner early morning at 6am and straight away headed to Jitu Solanki's Vinayak Guest House. We had quick tea and in half an hour was ready for the birding.<br />
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We had a Mr. Satya from Anand, Gujarat accompanying us on our safaris to Bikaner outskirts.<br />
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As we reached the outskirts of Bikaner and as it had already started to get some sun rays we started seeing many raptors sitting on trees along the road. To our surprise Jituji was not interested to stop at any of these trees as he said "This is nothing lets go ahead and I promise it will be amazing".<br />
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As we reached the destination, it would not be a exageration to say, that almost each tree was hosting atleast 5-10 raptors. Mostly steppe eagles, some imperial eagles and tawny eagles.<br />
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And got some nice close shots of Steppe Eagle, Imperial Eagle and Eurasian Griffon.<br />
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On the ground it was mainly Egyptian Vultures around 300+ atleast in total.<br />
Farther away on ground and trees were Eurian Griffon, around 50+ in total.<br />
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But the most vulture which gave us very good views and which was a lifer for me were Cinereous Vulture. These are really huge vultures when sitting as well as flying though wingspan of Griffon is probably larger.<br />
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And then some flight pics of these raptors seeing clearly the difference in their shape and color.
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It was an amazing morning to see so many raptors at one location.<br />
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Among these were also red naped ibis and common startlings which we go the next day.<br />
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While driving around the outskirts away from the raptor area we got desert and variable wheatears (capistrata subspecies), Chestnut bellied sandgrouse, Desert Warbler and a beautiful specimen of Rufous fronted prinia.<br />
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Came back for lunch and then again started at around 3pm to a water body in the outskirts<br />
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It was again an amazing place and got some wonderful sightings.<br />
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- Started with white eared bulbul and rosy startlings gathering to drink water<br />
- there were red wattled lapwing and green sandpiper which were joined by a pair of black winged stilts<br />
- Collared dove started gathering on a bush nearby and then started coming one by one for the water<br />
- A single yellow eyed pigeon was joined with the collared dove though we saw a flock of 5-10 yellow eyed pigeons flying overhead<br />
- The most awaited visitor 3 desert fox and a beautiful little Indian fox<br />
- Many wild boars with there litters<br />
- few chikaras<br />
- flock of 5 Grey francolins<br />
- Indian Robin<br />
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As we ended the session by around 5pm and were about to leave a eurasian sparrowhawk made a dive to a bush creating a commotion for other birds already present.<br />
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Ended with spotted owlets just getting active coming out of their roosting hole in a tree and a raptors against setting sun.<br />
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Alok Bhavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15027970953212943226noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23040070.post-73782374145613563652018-01-20T07:15:00.002-08:002018-01-20T07:15:20.422-08:002017-12-22 Netsi - Land of Sandgrouses<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<u><span style="font-size: x-large;">22nd Dec 2017 - Ramgarh</span></u></h2>
Next day Urus was not going to be able to accompany us but he sent his cousin with the driver Alam Bhai. Even though they did not knew much about birds, they had all information about the location and timing from Urus.<br />
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We started at around 7am for Netsi talab which is near Ramgarh around 100km from Khoohdi.<br />
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On the way we saw Common Kestrel, Long Legged Buzzard, Egyptian Vulture and Collared dove at a water point near road, and a Laggar Falcon pair on a tower near Sam.<br />
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We reached Netsi talab at around 10.15am.<br />
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We saw many ducks in the talab, a common hoppoe, black redstart, lesser white throat, white wagtail, white throated kingfisher, etc.<br />
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But we were searching for 2 main species. Water pipit and Chestnut bellied Sandgrouse.<br />
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Water pipit are known to be seen around the water body here but no luck with it.<br />
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The main special event for which Netsi Talab is famous for is big congregation of Sandgrouse for drinking water in the morning time.<br />
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We were told that they are seen only till 11am and as the time was passing we were getting a feeling that we had arrived late and missed the event.<br />
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But just then we heard a familiar sandgrouse call and a flock of 10-15 sandgrouse flying high above.<br />
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After that we started flocks after flocks of sandgrouse but they were flying above the talab and landing on dry land away from talab.<br />
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We were deciding whether to follow the flight or wait at the talab.<br />
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As we started to walk towards where they were landing suddenly a huge flock of sandgrouse took off. They started now landing at the talab to drink water in small flocks.<br />
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The most interesting part observed during this show was<br />
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1) The 200+ odd sandgrouse came down in flocks of 5-10 one after the other<br />
2) Almost all landed at same spot our a few feet away only<br />
3) the flock would just sit for 3-4sec max drinking at one gulp per sec and fly off in no time.<br />
4) And within 30min all the sandgrouse had drank water and were gone<br />
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We had lunch at Ramgarh and then went to find Greater Hoopoe Lark.<br />
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On the way got a Eastern Imperial Eagle, tawny eagle and Crested Lark.<br />
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There was a huge open dry land and we had to find a hoopoe lark in this.<br />
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We drove a lot on the tracks to find a desert jird, some crested larks and 3 Desert Coursers.<br />
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Finally after more than 1 hour search we finally spotted the Greater Hoopoe Lark walking on the dry land. It was walking continuously and stopping only briefly to find some food.<br />
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It made us walk for more than 15-20min before it found some good food and decided to stop for almost 5-10min to give us nice views and pics.<br />
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We started our return at around 3pm.<br />
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On the way back got<br />
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- 50+ common crane flock standing on ground<br />
- Long legged buzard<br />
- Grey shrike<br />
- Egyptian vultures<br />
- 10+ collared doves coming for a drink<br />
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This was a perfect end to our 2 days at Desert National Park.<br />
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We returned back to our resort at Khoohdi at 7pm, packed up and started for Jaisalmer at 9pm to catch a train to Bikaner at 11:55pm for 2 more existing days with mainly Raptors.<br />
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Next Day <a href="https://alokbhave.blogspot.com/2018/01/2017-12-23-bikaner-raptor-galore.html" target="_blank">Raptors Galore - Bikaner (2017-12-23)</a><br />
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Alok Bhavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15027970953212943226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23040070.post-55541711272337926992018-01-20T07:15:00.001-08:002018-01-20T07:15:12.370-08:002017-12-21 Desert National Park - Amazing dryland<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<u><span style="font-size: x-large;">21st Dec 2017 - Sudasari</span></u></h2>
It was a very cold night and getting up early was a challenge.<br />
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But thinking about all the specialities we would see made us get up early without any problem.<br />
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We started at around 7am and headed towards Sudasari.<br />
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On the way we got Common Kestrel, Tawny Eagle, Souther Grey Shrike, Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus ginginianus) the resident subspecies and common babbler<br />
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No more than 1hour since we had started Urus Khan showed us the pair of Great Indian Bustards.<br />
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He skillfully took control of the wheel from Alam Bhai and took the vehicle as nearest as possible without disturbing the birds.<br />
Nearest was still around 500ft away :-)<br />
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The immediate next sighting was a cute little Desert Fox.<br />
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It was in front of our jeep a few feet away crouched on the ground.<br />
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It got up on looking at us and started to move away. But it was just moving around finding some insects regularly having a healthy breakfast.<br />
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As we were moving around the desert park we encountered many larks mainly greater short toed larks. But in addition got 2 more lifers.<br />
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Black crowned sparrowlark - These were not allowing very close approach as compared to their counterparts in the remaining subcontinent the Ashy Crowned Sparrowlarks.<br />
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Bimaculated Larks - These foraging and moving continuously in a large group across the dryland. It was a treat to match them move in a flock.<br />
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As we moved further Urus suddenly asked for binocs and stopped the car to look at a very far away bird sitting on a small tree on a sand dune.<br />
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It was an adult Eastern Imperial Eagle and surprisingly it allowed us to approach very near.<br />
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But after we got satisfactory pics from pretty near Urus insisted if we go any nearer it would flyaway and that we should not go any further.<br />
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With this we could get pics and at the same time not disturb the bird as it continued to perch on his "Desert Throne" as we left.<br />
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It was already 10am. We had got packed breakfast and were thinking where we could stop and have. Urus said that we would go a little ahead and have tea at a place & there itself we could have our breakfast.<br />
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In between we got a Desert Wheatear, Desert Fox and a Cinereous vulture in flight.<br />
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Moving ahead we came across a house in the middle of nowhere and Urus declared that we could have tea & breakfast here. We exclaimed if we would get tea here in the middle of the desert and that is when he informed quitely that it was his own house :-)<br />
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We were amazed to see where he was living. It was filled with lot of domestic animals but at the same time there was many birds around too. He also told us stories about how birds like grey shrike and animal like hedgehog have made his home their home too.<br />
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We drank tea made from fresh cow milk extracted in front of us.<br />
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Around the house we got Desert Wheatear, Variable Wheatear and Greater Short toed Larks.<br />
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From here we went on to see the Desert Courser. Highly camouflaged bird.<br />
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And then returned to Urus's home for lunch.<br />
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From there the next target was Desert Lark and Trumpeter Finch.<br />
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As we were approaching the big water body Urus spotted a highly camouflaged Desert Lark sitting on the ground. It was a single individual very similar to the rufous tailed lark but very pale.<br />
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Going ahead we reached a point where these was a pipeline leaking with very little water collected. There we saw a steppe eagle, tawny eagle and egyptian vultures gathered. But soon they left and started gathering at a huge water body across the road.<br />
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We decided to wait at the small pool of water for the trumpeter finch. We waited for few minutes but then Urus suggested that we go ahead a bit to search for Red tailed wheatear. We found it pretty immediately on the back side of the huge water body.<br />
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It has a very wonderful Slate grey body with red under the tail. A very majestic bird.<br />
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After some very nice shots we were back at the water point within 45min.<br />
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After that we waited for Trumpeter Finch for another 1hour but without much success.<br />
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In the mean time we went deeper into the shrubland, away from road, to search for Variable Wheatear's capistrata subspecies.<br />
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When we were back to the water spot in another 15min, we still had nothing.<br />
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Just when we were contemplating whether to leave or stay for some more time, Urus suddenly spotted the finches very near to where we were waiting.<br />
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We took some quick shots and he quickly veered the vehicle as near as possible and we got some fantastic shots.<br />
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This was the fantastic end of the day to the wonderful day with amazing sightings!!<br />
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Next Day <a href="https://alokbhave.blogspot.com/2018/01/2017-12-22-netsi-land-of-sandgrouses.html" target="_blank">Land of Sandgrouse (2017-12-22)</a><br />
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<u>20th Dec 2017 Jodhpur - Kheechan - Khudi</u></h1>
The train was 1hour late but the cab driver was already there so we immediately started our journey after a quick breakfast of Samosas, Mirchi Wada and Tea.<br />
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First interesting sighting was atleast 15-20 yellow footed green pigeons sitting together on wires at multiple places and a huge number of collared doves.<br />
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We reached Kheechan by 12pm and the villagers immediately directed us to a water body where we could see the cranes from a safe distance without disturbing them thanks to a nice viewing gallery constructed by the Villagers.<br />
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We could very nicely witness the cranes at a very short distance drinking water and then flying away to a nearby another water body.<br />
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Interesting there were lot of tourists coming to the place for seeing the cranes.<br />
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Here we also saw Plain martins, Common Teal, Little Grebe.<br />
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We left Kheechan by 1.30pm, had lunch nearby and proceeded to Khudi.<br />
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On the way we could see some raptors and one of them was Long Legged Buzzard sitting very nearby the highway and a White Browed Fantail at a team stall.<br />
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As we approached Khudi the landscape changed drastically from semi arid to almost desert like with very short bushes and sandy soil.<br />
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The cloud formations and setting sun creating wonderful colors in the sky.<br />
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Finally we reached Pansari Resorts in Khudi by 7pm and enjoyed a nice local folk song & dance program exclusively for us as that day we were the only occupants in the resort as the holiday season was still 2 days away.<br />
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There was no vodafone or BSNL network in khudi but there was Jio data available and from the hotel wifi talked to our guide Uras Khan with whom we had been talking for last month booking him and a vehicle for 2 days (21st and 22nd Dec).<br />
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Next Day <a href="https://alokbhave.blogspot.com/2018/01/2017-12-21-desert-national-park-amazing.html" target="_blank">Amazing Dryland (2017-12-21)</a><br />
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Alok Bhavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15027970953212943226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23040070.post-61218771083891340422018-01-20T07:14:00.003-08:002018-01-20T07:14:58.063-08:00Kheechan, DNP, Bikaner and Jhalana Birding (December 2017)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
What started out to be just another birding trip to a new location turned out to be full of new experiences and lifers.<br />
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Desert National Park, is a place I have been hearing & reading about for many years especially in context of sightings of migratory birds not recorded much from remaining parts of India.<br />
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Also it being the major breeding ground for Great Indian Bustards was another reason of interest.<br />
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But our target was not just Desert National Park but also Bikaner. Many interesting sightings have been reported in recent years from outskirts of Bikaner, especially vultures & eagles in huge quantity.<br />
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And in addition covered in short visits 2 more interesting places.<br />
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Kheechan village (Jodhpur) - about 150km from Jodhpur city near Phalodi. It is famous for the large population of Demoiselle Cranes that it hosts every winter. It is estimated to host around 15000 cranes thanks to the villagers who feed them grains.<br />
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Jhalana Forest (Jaipur) - It is a forest very within the city limits. Just outside the safari gate is the Jaipurs industrial area. It is reported to host 20 leopards in addition to Hyenas, Blue bull, Peacocks and many other interesting animals & birds.<br />
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We (Me and Ritesh Bagul) started our journey on 19th December and reached Jodhpur by train on 20th Dec.<br />
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We had booked a cab (at Rs 4000) via Kheechan (making the journey longer by 40km). But as we finally wanted to reach Khudi (60km west of Jaisalmer) we paid additional Rs 1000 to directly take us to Khudi.<br />
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Note: We enquired with Pansari Resorts owner about travel from Jaisalmer to Khudi and he informed that local cabs would take anywhere between 1000 to 1200 Rs. Else we could travel by bus which runs only at 5pm or an Auto which would charge us 600-800 Rs.<br />
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Read about blog of each day at the following links<br />
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<a href="https://alokbhave.blogspot.com/2018/01/2017-12-20-kheechan-land-of-cranes.html" target="_blank">20th Dec 2017 - Land of Cranes (Kheechan)</a><br />
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<a href="https://alokbhave.blogspot.com/2018/01/2017-12-21-desert-national-park-amazing.html" target="_blank">21st Dec 2017 - Amazing dryland (Desert National Park)</a><br />
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<a href="https://alokbhave.blogspot.com/2018/01/2017-12-22-netsi-land-of-sandgrouses.html" target="_blank">22nd Dec 2017 - Land of Sandgrouse (Netsi Talab)</a><br />
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<a href="https://alokbhave.blogspot.com/2018/01/2017-12-23-bikaner-raptor-galore.html" target="_blank">23rd Dec 2017 - Raptors Galore (Bikaner Outskirts)</a><br />
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<a href="https://alokbhave.blogspot.com/2018/01/2017-12-24-bikaner-birds-of-dryland-and.html" target="_blank">24th Dec 2017 - Birds of dryland and water (Bikaner Outskirts)</a><br />
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<a href="https://alokbhave.blogspot.com/2018/01/2017-12-26-jhalana-leopard-safari.html" target="_blank">26th Dec 2017 - Leopard Safari (Jhalana, Jaipur)</a><br />
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Alok Bhavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15027970953212943226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23040070.post-80004095169791621722017-12-13T10:13:00.000-08:002017-12-13T10:13:14.763-08:002017-12 Goa Bhagwan Mahavir, Bondla, Zuari Birding<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Goa has been on my birding wishlist for a long time.<br />
Goa is a unique place in the way that the land between sea and the mountains is just 70kms. So we see all the variations from the sea birds to forest birds with many endemic species.<br />
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We had booked at the Natures Nest which is on the border of the Bhagwan Mahavir Sanctuary around 5kms from Mollem towards Surla.<br />
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I was already in Goa around Baga beach and my friends Rohit and Abhijit were going to travel by car from Pune to Natures Nest. They took the ghat from Anmod which comes down right at Mollem.<br />
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From Baga one of my collegues dropped me at Panjim bus stand on a bike. From Panjim I had 2 options either take a long distance bus going to belgaum or somewhere else which goes via Mollem or take a local bus to Ponda and changeover there.<br />
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From Panjim i got a bus to Phonda (Rs 25/- 45min) which took the route via old goa, Mangeshi and other areas. From Phonda i got a bus to hubli after waiting for 10min which was going through Mollem (Rs 25/- 30min).<br />
It was quite a good road as even though i was sitting on the last seat of the bus did not hit that many bump :-)<br />
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After reaching Mollem called up my friends to know that they would take around 2hours. Got to know from Natures Nest that I could easily get a bike ride from the juntion in Mollem which goes to Surla for around Rs 50/-<br />
So took one of these are reached the resort at around 1.15pm.<br />
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Ordered lunch for 3 of us, Checked into the room, freshened up and took a small nap waiting for others.<br />
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Even though it was afternoon it seemed to make no difference to the sunbirds. They were continuously calling and flocking to the powder puff trees in the campus and around the room.<br />
Also could get a fleeting glance of vernal hanging parrot here.<br />
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We had lunch by 3pm and immediately got into action clicking around the sunbirds and vernal hanging parrot on the powder puff trees. There were not many vernal hanging parrots at this time of the day and came to know that they flock during the morning time.<br />
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We decided to take a walk around the campus and on the road outside the campus as we were suggested that it also gives good birding opportunity.<br />
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Pics of birds seen on the road<br />
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Some other birds that we saw but could not click were Jerdon's leaf bird, racket tailed drongo, black hooded oriole.<br />
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We had Gajanan from Natures Nest as our guide for next day. We also decided to do a night trail with him today and he took us on a small plateau just a few meters maybe a km away from the resort.<br />
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Here we could hear the Jungle Nightjar continuously and could see it flying also in the torch. Later also got it sitting on a tree. Clicked a few pics and retreated quickly so as to not disturb it with torch light for a long time.<br />
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Also a lifer for me was the Jerdon's Nightjar with a very rufous brown coat on the front and the white tail clearly visible. It was quite a sighting but like Jungle it was very shy and immediately flew away just giving us 1 or 2 shots.<br />
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The next day morning started at 6.30am with birding at the gate around the powder puff trees with the regular sunbirds and parrots with also a golden fronted leafbird & rufous treepie giving a quick visit.<br />
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The morning slot was for birding along the road to bondla.<br />
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Ganjanan stopped at a small village on the way and there on the tree were sitting 2 Ashy Woodswallows. Here we also got to see a Tawny Bellied Babbler.<br />
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Little ahead at a bridge he stopped to search for the Mountain Imperial pigeons and just in sometime he spotted 2 sitting at the top of a palm tree very far. We could clearly see them through the binoculars.<br />
From the bridge we saw Blue tailed bee-eaters, Malabar Pied Hornbill, Pied Kingfisher and Wiretailed swallows.<br />
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Crossing the bridge on the other side there were thickets on both the sides and here we had quite good sightings of Racket tailed Drongo, Common Iora, Orange Minivet, again Mountain Imperial Pigeons from quite nearby and Vigours Sunbird.<br />
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While looking at all these Ganjanan had one ear on the call of grey headed bulbul and as we were planning to return back he heard the call. The calls were very clear and coming from a thicket very nearby. We kept on looking for the bird for a long a time and finally it decided come out on a palm tree to feed on the fruits.<br />
Got a very short duration to get some clicks but it was enjoyable experience to hear the call and then to get to see the bird too.<br />
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We proceeded from here to the bondla wildlife sanctuary. Just before the entrance there is a small fork with the board of the sanctuary and we stopped on the side of this road to have our packed breakfast. While waiting here we saw scaly breasted munua, Red Avadavat, Orange Minivets and a Crested Hawk Eagle flying high above.<br />
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Little ahead on the right side road we saw the common flameback, crimson backed sunbird, red wattled lapwing and a Plain Flowerpecker.<br />
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Inside the sanctuary we searched a lot of Malabar Trogon but not much success. But we saw a pair of crested treeswifts. While searching for it suddenly there was a commotion and saw a Paradise flycatcher white morph following a yellow browed bulbul.<br />
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After that we were back to the resort for lunch. Post did a quick birding within the campus at a hide that has been putup by the resort.<br />
Here we could get Orange headed ground thrush, Red vented bulbul, Red Whiskered bulbul and Chestnut shouldered petronia.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VTejU-0AhpM/Wi6NKfhQRYI/AAAAAAAAZXc/RjNtR7SPFN4WqNkFg66yUkO7Bs0IqPOOwCKgBGAs/s1600/DSC_4937.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="758" data-original-width="1280" height="378" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VTejU-0AhpM/Wi6NKfhQRYI/AAAAAAAAZXc/RjNtR7SPFN4WqNkFg66yUkO7Bs0IqPOOwCKgBGAs/s640/DSC_4937.JPG" width="560" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Orange Headed Groundthrush</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Vented Bulbul</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iGnIaYrTlsk/Wi6NKYPFwaI/AAAAAAAAZXc/YJseR81r85g-OsjYp0zOwW58M56Yt0oHQCKgBGAs/s1600/DSC_4968.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="1280" height="394" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iGnIaYrTlsk/Wi6NKYPFwaI/AAAAAAAAZXc/YJseR81r85g-OsjYp0zOwW58M56Yt0oHQCKgBGAs/s640/DSC_4968.JPG" width="560" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Whiskered Bulbul</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chestnut Shouldered Petronia</td></tr>
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After returning back and before proceeding to Tambdi Surla we saw the Malabar Grey Hornbill in the main resort area.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Malabar Grey Hornbill</span></td></tr>
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On the road to Tambdi Surla Gajanan stopped us at a spot to find the Srilankan Frogmouth and we saw a pair of frogmouths.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Srilankan Frogmouth</span></td></tr>
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We did not spend lot of time to avoid disturbance and proceeded to the temple area to spot the<br />
blue eared kingfisher. Here we waited for the kingfisher but without any success. Came back to the resort for dinner and this way ended another wonderful day.<br />
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The next day morning checked out of the resort at early 6.30am for the boat ride in the Zuari River.<br />
Reached zuari by 8am and our boatwala was waiting for us. Luckily we were only 3 people on this ride this day so we had the whole boat for us.<br />
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We first went towards the sea side to see some gulls and got a nice view of Greater Crested Terns. From here we turned back and at the bridge spotted the Perigrine Falcon sitting below the bridge having breakfast.
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oq0pEWK-uX8/WjAoRLJeFgI/AAAAAAAAZYU/Q1Xu7rXlddcyukYwykYmXVYj5BQOIUH6wCKgBGAs/s1600/DSC_5174.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="1280" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oq0pEWK-uX8/WjAoRLJeFgI/AAAAAAAAZYU/Q1Xu7rXlddcyukYwykYmXVYj5BQOIUH6wCKgBGAs/s1280/DSC_5174.JPG" width="1024" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Greater Crested Tern</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Peregrine Falcon</span></td></tr>
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Due to wild winds caused by Ockhi cyclone which had just passed the earlier days the water was quite turbulent.<br />
But as we went away from sea the water become more stable.<br />
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The river is lined with bushes and mangroves on both banks and it forms a thicket for various birds and crocodiles to hide.<br />
Got some very interesting sightings<br />
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a0ntf7u1X3M/WjAov4mby4I/AAAAAAAAZYc/6jO0cmOg86Q_0Mb-nK9T051JVhD94weoQCKgBGAs/s1600/DSC_5276.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="755" data-original-width="1280" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a0ntf7u1X3M/WjAov4mby4I/AAAAAAAAZYc/6jO0cmOg86Q_0Mb-nK9T051JVhD94weoQCKgBGAs/s1280/DSC_5276.JPG" width="1024" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wire Tailed Swallow</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-n0THd0lJxMQ/WjAqY9OZEaI/AAAAAAAAZYw/lKp_ivLVC6sDgeEg9SXof4Wlh7h-_c7QgCKgBGAs/s1600/DSC_5527.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="763" data-original-width="1280" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-n0THd0lJxMQ/WjAqY9OZEaI/AAAAAAAAZYw/lKp_ivLVC6sDgeEg9SXof4Wlh7h-_c7QgCKgBGAs/s1280/DSC_5527.JPG" width="1024" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Common Kingfisher</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-q4qBQbgUaT8/WjAqe9TGjSI/AAAAAAAAZY0/UDZR-Rp5J4kVQ3CptD10Oxykn1rZjh_zgCKgBGAs/s1600/DSC_5324.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="1280" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-q4qBQbgUaT8/WjAqe9TGjSI/AAAAAAAAZY0/UDZR-Rp5J4kVQ3CptD10Oxykn1rZjh_zgCKgBGAs/s1280/DSC_5324.JPG" width="1024" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Western Reef Egret</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hGdUPqRVcZE/WjAqiRYdpGI/AAAAAAAAZY4/yq4GrPCdCYsOmud8dsRZMTyROo2gFtNkwCKgBGAs/s1600/DSC_5401.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="791" data-original-width="1280" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hGdUPqRVcZE/WjAqiRYdpGI/AAAAAAAAZY4/yq4GrPCdCYsOmud8dsRZMTyROo2gFtNkwCKgBGAs/s1280/DSC_5401.JPG" width="1024" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Black Capped Kingfisher</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9pVHmJMLRVM/WjAqn8taGXI/AAAAAAAAZY8/wTqkxsBBuR486zDdP14l_87DahPIbB3AwCKgBGAs/s1600/DSC_5424.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="1280" height="402" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9pVHmJMLRVM/WjAqn8taGXI/AAAAAAAAZY8/wTqkxsBBuR486zDdP14l_87DahPIbB3AwCKgBGAs/s640/DSC_5424.JPG" width="560" /></a></td><td><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Nm43okWtKIk/WjAqn9ds1NI/AAAAAAAAZY8/sEFOglyeHgoGgogz3m1GnGQEUshn2EQ4QCKgBGAs/s1600/DSC_5461.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="755" data-original-width="1280" height="376" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Nm43okWtKIk/WjAqn9ds1NI/AAAAAAAAZY8/sEFOglyeHgoGgogz3m1GnGQEUshn2EQ4QCKgBGAs/s640/DSC_5461.JPG" width="560" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5JG5QqM4bRU/WjAqnw1IKEI/AAAAAAAAZY8/bQ3dtIwaRW46f0_bQiQea-5lmikqC2uwgCKgBGAs/s1600/DSC_5416.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="766" data-original-width="1280" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5JG5QqM4bRU/WjAqnw1IKEI/AAAAAAAAZY8/bQ3dtIwaRW46f0_bQiQea-5lmikqC2uwgCKgBGAs/s1280/DSC_5416.JPG" width="1024" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Collared Kingfisher</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-niy9iAytA98/WjAqwvedjNI/AAAAAAAAZZE/fGkJNuxkS6MRA8SnQcFyw44J9PqBzVTeACKgBGAs/s1600/DSC_5476.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="803" data-original-width="1280" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-niy9iAytA98/WjAqwvedjNI/AAAAAAAAZZE/fGkJNuxkS6MRA8SnQcFyw44J9PqBzVTeACKgBGAs/s1280/DSC_5476.JPG" width="1024" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Brahminy Kite</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mMFb1QaFxrk/WjAqzr5btoI/AAAAAAAAZZM/NKcXyC403FoQnqaThmds715pbdnBZt0dgCKgBGAs/s1600/DSC_5371.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="847" data-original-width="1280" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mMFb1QaFxrk/WjAqzr5btoI/AAAAAAAAZZM/NKcXyC403FoQnqaThmds715pbdnBZt0dgCKgBGAs/s1280/DSC_5371.JPG" width="1024" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Crocodile</span></td></tr>
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Some others Osprey, Black headed gull, White breasted waterhen, Gull billed gull, etc.<br />
<br />
After the boat ride we had lunch in Panjim at the Kamats and proceeded to Pune via Chorla Ghat.<br />
We had asked Gajanan if there are some places to look for birds in Chorla ghat and he had suggested to look behind Delta Ecohuts at the top of the ghat.<br />
<br />
At the resort they guided us through a route to the back of the resort where there was a river flowing.<br />
Near the river we saw many Red whiskered bulbuls, a pair of yellow browed bulbuls, whiteeyes and Malabar Giant squirrel.<br />
<br />
While going to the river we spotted a orange headed rockthrush and while coming back at the same spot we saw a flycatcher. It was a brown breasted flycatcher.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--tDJv2FlsfU/WjArFIJaw_I/AAAAAAAAZZQ/jbcgZ67hgkwrFEt9NDImq3cHT7V9ctruACKgBGAs/s1600/DSC_5565.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="1280" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--tDJv2FlsfU/WjArFIJaw_I/AAAAAAAAZZQ/jbcgZ67hgkwrFEt9NDImq3cHT7V9ctruACKgBGAs/s1280/DSC_5565.JPG" width="1024" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Brown Breasted Flycatcher</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9y9JDetsbI8/WjArFB6iWAI/AAAAAAAAZZQ/jvKp3SHhtZIUab1Kanhc6BnQzbu9adFagCKgBGAs/s1600/DSC_5574.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="1280" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9y9JDetsbI8/WjArFB6iWAI/AAAAAAAAZZQ/jvKp3SHhtZIUab1Kanhc6BnQzbu9adFagCKgBGAs/s1280/DSC_5574.JPG" width="1024" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Brown Breasted Flycatcher</span></td></tr>
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While wathcing for the flycatcher we saw a bigger bird inside behind the trees and it turned out to be an Indian Blackbird.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Indian Blackbird</span></td></tr>
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Alok Bhavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15027970953212943226noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23040070.post-76017525572066574892017-05-27T07:57:00.001-07:002017-05-27T08:00:18.801-07:002017-04-30 Pangoot<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Read the earlier day blog here
<a href="http://alokbhave.blogspot.in/2017/05/2017-04-29-binsar-pangoot.html">29th April 2017 Binsar Pangoot</a><br/>
Next day morning we started towards Binayak and to another place suggested by some.<br />
We never found that place but on the way we stopped at multiple places whenever we saw some bird activity and got some nice birds.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Streaked Laughing Thrush</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Rosefinch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grey Bushchat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow Breasted Greenfinch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue Whistling Thrush</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dq8IRegy6zU/WSmBxPTq5vI/AAAAAAAAY3s/HugVsZ1c4qIfoBTxggJxZshpa3yir_hrgCKgB/s1600/DSC_9015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1280" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dq8IRegy6zU/WSmBxPTq5vI/AAAAAAAAY3s/HugVsZ1c4qIfoBTxggJxZshpa3yir_hrgCKgB/s560/DSC_9015.JPG" width="560" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grey Winged Blackbird</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OyqfVDIRlqA/WSmBxAx_5uI/AAAAAAAAY3s/dvJSqu6SbLAZqA7IyrH2vGIkEMU3RtKXACKgB/s1600/DSC_9024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="743" data-original-width="1280" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OyqfVDIRlqA/WSmBxAx_5uI/AAAAAAAAY3s/dvJSqu6SbLAZqA7IyrH2vGIkEMU3RtKXACKgB/s560/DSC_9024.JPG" width="560" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Barbet</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3aTe1xqnp-0/WSmBxC4dk7I/AAAAAAAAY3s/1j59AudOYys52fUFVw8d8T6d082maeJaACKgB/s1600/DSC_9026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1280" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3aTe1xqnp-0/WSmBxC4dk7I/AAAAAAAAY3s/1j59AudOYys52fUFVw8d8T6d082maeJaACKgB/s560/DSC_9026.JPG" width="560" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Barbet</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Khalij Pheasant</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xvgiAypM0Yg/WSmBxDzDJnI/AAAAAAAAY3s/pvPvkbF8SxUrkyDAAK5o18hyI2L-K-yzACKgB/s1600/DSC_9051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="790" data-original-width="1280" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xvgiAypM0Yg/WSmBxDzDJnI/AAAAAAAAY3s/pvPvkbF8SxUrkyDAAK5o18hyI2L-K-yzACKgB/s560/DSC_9051.JPG" width="560" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whiskered Yuhina</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wlrOT3tTcNs/WSmBxJdzzlI/AAAAAAAAY3s/UZw9S_76AIEwOj6BDfMkNvonKGF7JMiXQCKgB/s1600/DSC_9075.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="755" data-original-width="1280" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wlrOT3tTcNs/WSmBxJdzzlI/AAAAAAAAY3s/UZw9S_76AIEwOj6BDfMkNvonKGF7JMiXQCKgB/s560/DSC_9075.JPG" width="560" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maroon Oriole</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LflOYqzbP9E/WSmBxAO0sZI/AAAAAAAAY3s/PmkH8Wf72A0CRRi-YsSGZRHLM25lH6ubACKgB/s1600/DSC_9078.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1059" height="560" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LflOYqzbP9E/WSmBxAO0sZI/AAAAAAAAY3s/PmkH8Wf72A0CRRi-YsSGZRHLM25lH6ubACKgB/s560/DSC_9078.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maroon Oriole</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xEnUOQjc5ZA/WSmBxEMqmgI/AAAAAAAAY3s/5LvW_S3mdNcZ7G0EApKhJtVbbW9CJOu_ACKgB/s1600/DSC_9084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="858" data-original-width="1280" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xEnUOQjc5ZA/WSmBxEMqmgI/AAAAAAAAY3s/5LvW_S3mdNcZ7G0EApKhJtVbbW9CJOu_ACKgB/s560/DSC_9084.JPG" width="560" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rufous Sibia</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6LcEYTYONVo/WSmBxM1NFfI/AAAAAAAAY3s/qH4xEH0B19QzCtpfliPX3AVVCpj5W_QTACKgB/s1600/DSC_9086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="1280" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6LcEYTYONVo/WSmBxM1NFfI/AAAAAAAAY3s/qH4xEH0B19QzCtpfliPX3AVVCpj5W_QTACKgB/s560/DSC_9086.JPG" width="560" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rufous Sibia</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pT60iuTl60w/WSmBxBSks0I/AAAAAAAAY3s/QIVx-y4jeBwAnuDCvAnZMbbHz-FLrMgPwCKgB/s1600/DSC_9089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1280" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pT60iuTl60w/WSmBxBSks0I/AAAAAAAAY3s/QIVx-y4jeBwAnuDCvAnZMbbHz-FLrMgPwCKgB/s560/DSC_9089.JPG" width="560" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chestnut Bellied Nuthatch</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UpiZn4OxHKE/WSmBxPbYb8I/AAAAAAAAY3s/BzfP7umRTBQ5hUrxNvcdKt4H5pkvaBS7ACKgB/s1600/DSC_9126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="1280" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UpiZn4OxHKE/WSmBxPbYb8I/AAAAAAAAY3s/BzfP7umRTBQ5hUrxNvcdKt4H5pkvaBS7ACKgB/s560/DSC_9126.JPG" width="560" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chestnut Bellied Nuthatch</td></tr>
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We returned back to Hotel by 9am, had sumptuous breakfast and started our journey back to Delhi.<br />
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Being a sunday it was crazy crowd at Nainital.<br />
Still we did a quick stop at Nainital to do some photography and then proceeded ahead.<br />
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Had lunch at a dhaba on the highway and returned back listening to some old songs.<br />
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Alok Bhavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15027970953212943226noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23040070.post-29421405665602766712017-05-27T07:57:00.000-07:002017-05-27T07:57:37.137-07:002017-04-29 Binsar Pangoot<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Read the earlier day blog here
<a href="http://alokbhave.blogspot.in/2017/05/2017-04-28-sattal-binsar.html">28th April 2017 Sattal Binsar</a>
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<u><b><span style="font-size: large;">29th April 2017 - Pangoot</span></b></u><br />
After a good night sleep we got up early next morning for witnessing the sunrise from the KMVN terrace. It was amazing experience with tea served right on the terrace.<br />
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With the sunrise we were also witnessing golden light on Snow capped Trishul mountain range.<br />
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Then we planned to do a walk to the highest point called zero point from where one gets good views of the snow peaks as well as do some birding on the way.<br />
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It is a very moist evergreen forest with moss laden tree branches.<br />
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And ofcourse got some birds.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bar Tailed Treecreeper</td></tr>
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After getting back we again proceeded towards the terrace to take some pics of the snow covered mountain range.<br />
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Had breakfast, freshned up, packed the bags and started for pangoot. Had something to eat near Ranikhet (Hotel Sahaj).<br />
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Till we reached Nainital it started to get quite dark and it was as if it would rain at any time.<br />
We stopped at a restaurant at the exit of Nainital to have some lunch. After lunch as we started for Pangoot it started to rain drop by drop and the drops falling on the windshield were actually frozen water drops which used to melt immediately.<br />
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The weather had turned rainy. It remaining so till we reached Pangoot by around 4pm.<br />
We checked into Hotel Janardhan and had tea.<br />
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Due to uncertain weather we were not sure whether to venture outside or not. But we decided to move towards Binayak.<br />
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On the way we came across a small village with Tapri and a wonderful valley behind.<br />
The sun had started to move down and was creating nice art with light and shadow play from behind the dark clouds.<br />
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We did some photography here had tea at the Tapri. Till that time the sun had set and cold breeze was making us shiver.<br />
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We returned back to the hotel, ordered food, had nice dinner and went to sleep early.<br />
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Read the next day blog here
<a href="http://alokbhave.blogspot.in/2017/05/2017-04-30-pangoot.html">30th April 2017 Pangoot</a>
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