Bird Walk in Swan Area

Dear Firends,

Work took me last evening to Una district. Stayed at Nagal, Satluj Sadan..a great place to stay.

It was nice of Prabhat Bhatti to take me and my wife for a bird walk in the Swan area towards Tahliwal. We had a good walk and sightings. Saw the following:

1. Honey Buzzard

2. Kestrel

3. Sand Larks

4. Grey Francolins

5. Black Ibis

6. Common Moorhens

7. Parakeets

8. Green Bee eaters

9. Pied Bushchats (they were busy nesting and had chosen mates)

10. Pied Kingfishers

11. White throated Kingfishers

12. Gargeny

13. Sarus Cranes

14. Munias

15. Laughing Doves

16. Collared Doves

17. Mynas

18. Pied Mynas

19. Grey herons

20. Purple heron

21. Cattle egret

22. Sunbird

23. Paddyfield Pipits

24. Drongos

25. Red Wattled

26.Long tailed shrike

27. Pied Wagtails

28. Bar headed geese in flight

29. Crested Lark

30. House Sparrow

31. Black Kite in flight

32. Oriental Skylarks

I think thats what I can remember. Hope Prabhat will jog my memory. Will post some pics tomoro.

Thanks Prabhat for the trouble.