Monday, July 14, 2014

BIRDING TRIP ALONG THE KASAULI ROAD - AMANDEEP SINGH CHANNA

Today that is on 13th of July 2014, Rima Mam, Rajeev sir, Praveen sir, Mahesh sir, Jasbir sir, and I, Amandeep, went on a birding trip along the old Kasauli road. The total species found was 58. Please see the list for the species that were seen:
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> 1. Indian grey hornbill
> 2. Barn Swallow
> 3. Red rumped swallow
> 4. Himalyan bulbul
> 5. Red vented bulbul
> 6. Common myna
> 7. Ashy drongo
> 8. Black drongo
> 9. Spangled drongo
> 10. Jungle Babbler
> 11. Black chined Babbler
> 12. Eurasian collared dove
> 13. Spotted dove
> 14. Rock pigeon
> 15. House crow
> 16. Pied Bushchat
> 17. Asian Paradise flycatcher
> 18. oriental whiteeye
> 19. White crested laughingthrush
> 20. slaty headed parakeet
> 21. rose ringed parakeet
> 22. Green beeeater
> 23. Rufous treepie
> 24. Grey breasted Prinia
> 25. Red billed Leothtix
> 26. tailorbirds
> 27. golden oreole
> 28. Indian Robin
> 29. Magpie Robin
> 30. White throated fantail
> 31. Purple Sunbird
> 32. Crimson Sunbird
> 33. large billed crow
> 34. black francolin
> 35. red billed blue magpie
> 36. chestnut shouldered petronia
> 37. Emerald Dove (bird of the day)
> 38. Crested bunting
> 39. Streaked laughingthrush
> 40. Great tit
> 41. Red Junglefowl
> 42. Verditor flycatcher
> 43. Black Lored tit
> 44. Great barbet
> 45. blue whistlingtrush
> 46. Blue capped RockThrush
> 47. scaly bellied munis
> 48. Long tailed minivet
> 49. Grey hooded warbler
> 50. brown fronted woodpecker
> 51. Oriental Honeybuzzard
> 52. grey headed woodpecker
> 53. common kestrel
> 54. Grey bellied cuckoo
> 55. Common hawkcuckoo
> 56. Coppersmith Barbet
> 57. Brown headed Barbet
> 58. House sparrow

Sunday, July 13, 2014

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF AVIFAUNA OF MANALI AND OVERA IN KASHMIR

Hi Folks!
Came across an interesting article on comparative study of birds of Manali in Himachal Pradesh and Overa in Kashmir. This article was published in BNHS Journal in 2003.
Some of the birds are not recorded in Manali and may be true of Overa as well. Will appreciate feedback.
May like to see the 30 page file at the following link:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/himachalbirds/

Cheers