Hi Folks!
The following report has been sent by Rima Dhillon an active member of Chandigarh Birds regarding survey. Her team spotted 66 species:
The Pong dam survey was held from 29-31 Jan 2011. The weather was overcast on the 30th but bright and sunny on 31st.
The Chandigarh Bird Group was represented at the Pong Dam Survey by Sarabjeet, Rima and prabhat Bhatti. It was a very well organised programme by Mr. Devinder Singh Dadwal. There were 21 teams covering the entire wetland. Our Team (Team 12&13) was beased at Dehra Gopipur which is at the narrowest point of the reservoir. The view from FRH is breathtaking. The huge expanse of water has a backdrop of low hills and snow peaks behind them.
The left bank where we were to do the counts had agricultural activity. The ploughed fields and the newly sprouting crop was providing a feast for the barheaded geese which could be seen grazing there! Much to the chagrin of the farmers. Infact counting the geese was a problem at times. Just as sarabjeet and I would creep up on a flock the caretakers of the crop would suddenly shoo them away and then the counting would have to be done all over again.
In all our team counted about 16000 water fowl over two days. We used boats and also walked along the banks to carry out this exercise. Our area mostly had a concentration of Pintails and pochards – common and tufted. But the other species well represented were Wigeons, Common Teals, Common Coots, River Terns and Brownheaded Gulls with a smattering of Mallards, Ruddy Shelduck, a small flock of Greylag Geese and even 6 spoonbills recorded by Prabhatji.
Sarabjeet and I had a view of couple of Ospreys as well.
The area around the FRH was teeming with Crimson Sunbirds and Blue Throated Barbets. Prabhatji got some lovely shots of both – wonder why he has not posted them? Sarabjeet was doing an equally great job with her new Canon 400mm lens!
A list of total species seen:
1. COMMON COOTS
2. BROWNHEADED GULLS
3. PALLAS' GULL
4. NORTHERN PINTAILS
5. COMMON POCHARDS
6. TUFTED DUCK
7. GREYLAG GEESE
8. BARHEADED GEESE
9. COMMON TEALS
10. RIVER TERN
11. BLACK BELLIED TERN
12. LITTLE RINGED PLOVER
13. WHITE WAGTAIL
14. CITRINE WAGTAIL
15. GREAT CORMORANT
16. CRESTED LARK
17. LITTLE CORMORANT
18. INDIAN CORMORANT
19. MEDIAN EGRET
20. LITTLE EGRET
21. OLIVE BACKED PIPIT
22. LITTLE GREBE
23. RUDDY SHELDUCK
24. RIVER LAPWING
25. PIED KINGFISHER
26. GREY HERON
27. COMMON SANDPIPER
28. GREEN SANDPIPER
29. COMMON REDSHANK
30. LITTLE TERN
31. WIGEON
32. WHITE THROATED KINGFISHER
33. MALLARD
34. NORTHERN SHOVELLER
35. GREAT CRESTED GREBE
36. BLACK WINGED STILT
37. SPOON BILLS
38. OSPREY
39. BLACK KITE
40. LARGE BILLED CROW
41. LONG TAILED SHRIKE
42. GREY BUSHCHAT
43. COMMON CHIFFCHAFF
44. DADK SIDED FLYCATCHER
45. REDVENTED BULBUL
46. HIMALAYAN BULBUL
47. JUNGLE BABBLER
48. PLUMHEADED PARAKEET
49. BLUE THROATED BARBET
50. BROWHEADED BARBET
51. BLACK REDSTART
52. RUFOUS TREEPIE
53. RIVER LAPWING
54. NORTHERN LAPWING
55. BWT
56. WHITE BREASTED WATERHEN
57. BLACK SHOULDERED KITE
58. SAND LARK
59. GREAT TIT
60. INDIAN ROBIN
61. MAGPIE ROBIN
62. ROCK PIGEON
63. BLACK RUMPED WOODPECKER
64. ROSE RINGED PARAKEET
65. CRIMSON SUNBIRD
66. ORIENTAL WHITEEYE
The fotos will be put up by Prabhat and Sarabjeet.
Rima Dhillon
Chandigarh
(91)9876151090
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