Thursday, February 7, 2013

Pongal at Goa - birds, by Mr Ramanan

Crimson-backed sunbird

the female
Coppersmith at the Madhe bridge

A very cold white-cheeked barbet
A beautiful red-whiskered bulbul

A vernal hanging parrot, seen at the resort

Black-hooded oriole seen at Bondla
All photos by Mr Ramanan

I saw some 28 new species for the first time, on this Goa trip.

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Great Crested Tern
Terek Sandpiper
Peregrine Falcon
Slaty-breasted Rail
Collared Kingfisher
Fulvous Whistling-duck
Brown-breasted Flycatcher
White-throated Fantail
White-rumped Munia
Blue-eared Kingfisher
White-bellied Blue Flycatcher
Black-hooded Oriole
Spangled Drongo
Black-naped Monarch
Grey-breasted Prinia
Wire-tailed Swallow
Black-crested Bulbul
Grey-headed Bulbul
White-bellied Sea Eagle
Savanna Nightjar
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Malabar Trogon
Malabar Pied Hornbill
Rufous Woodpecker
Speckled Piculet
Large Cuckooshrike
Streak-throated Swallow
Crimson-fronted Barbet

The Malabar trogon was my most special sighting, followed by that gorgeous ruby throated bulbul (aka black crested)

I saw some 88 species, and the entire list is here.  The entire group saw "160 Birds, 9 Mammals, 5 Frogs, 9 Reptiles, 44 Butterflies, 8 Dragonflies & Damselflies and 11 other invertebrates"

2 comments:

  1. I especially liked the cold, fluffed-up wire-tailed swallows and the dawn photos. Beautiful!

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