I had organized a trip for Dr. L. K. Yap and his son (shiwen yap) and daughter (yienli yap) coming to India for a conference on medical field. Actually they were very short on time as they have only 2 days for birding around Ahmedabad and previously they contacted me for Kutch and Great Rann of Kutch, but as time was not permitting to visit Kutch, I have suggested them to visit Little Rann of Kutch, Nal Sarovar and also Thol bird sanctuary.
Here is a brief report on the important sightings.
26-11-2006: Arrive at Ahmedabad by afternoon and departure for Dasada
27-11-2006: Dasada
28-11-2006: Afternoon departure for NAL Sarovar. By dinner time back to Ahmedabad
Highlights:
1. Thol Sanctuary: While leaving from ahmedabad we had visited Thol Sanctuary near sanand, Actually we were a bit late but still get good common cranes, cormorants, grey heron, egrets, ruddy shelduck, etc.
2. Little Rann of Kutch: We stayed at Rannriders at dasada. Our best sightings were 2 Sociable Lapwings (Vanellus gregarious) 25 km far from dasada. Day before we visited we had news of 27 individuals but we were luck to see only 2 of them. Another one was Merlin (Falco columbarius pallidus). We had also houbara bustard. And many herds of Asiatic Wild Ass. A pair of short eared owl in the middle of day in open grassland was a sight to remember.
3. Nal Sarovar: This year due to very good rain in gujrat, nal sarovar is full of water and thus not much birding, but some to mention are asian openbill, greylag goose, reed warblers etc.
While returning from this tour I stopped enroute for Indian Eagle Owl, and I got 5 juveniles (2 + 3) in nest and 6 Adults.
1 Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark Eremopterix grisea
2 Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea
3 Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
4 Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus
5 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
6 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
7 Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus
8 Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
9 Black Ibis Pseudibis papillosa
10 Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus
11 Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus
12 Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
13 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
14 Brahminy Starling Sturnus pagodarum
15 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
16 Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus
17 Caspian Tern Sterna caspia
18 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
19 Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus
20 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
21 Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
22 Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
23 Common Babbler Turdoides caudatus
24 Common Coot Fulica atra
25 Common Crane Grus grus
26 Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
27 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
28 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
29 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
30 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
31 Common Redshank Tringa totanus
32 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
33 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
34 Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata
35 Common Tern Sterna hirundo
36 Crested Lark Galerida cristata
37 Desert Warbler Sylvia nana
38 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
39 Eurasian Eagle Owl Bubo bubo
40 Eurasian Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
41 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
42 Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
43 Gadwall Anas strepera
44 Garganey Anas querquedula
45 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
46 Great Crested Tern Sterna bergii
47 Great Egret Casmerodius albus
48 Great Thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris
49 Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
50 Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
51 Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii
52 Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
53 Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
54 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
55 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
56 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
57 Greylag Goose Anser anser
58 House Crow Corvus splendens
59 House Sparrow Passer domesticus
60 Indian Bushlark Mirafra erythroptera
61 Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
62 Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus
63 Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
64 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
65 Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
66 Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicata
67 Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
68 Indian Silverbill Lonchura malabarica
69 Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia
70 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
71 Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
72 Large Grey Babbler Turdoides malcolmi
73 Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis
74 Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor
75 Lesser Whistling-duck Dendrocygna javanica
76 Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca
77 Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger
78 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
79 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
80 Little Stint Calidris minuta
81 Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis
82 Macqueen's Bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii
83 Merlin Falco columbarius
84 Northern Pintail Anas acuta
85 Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
86 Orphean Warbler Sylvia hortensis
87 Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala
88 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
89 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
90 Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata
91 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
92 Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
93 Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
94 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
95 Purple Sunbird Nectarinia asiatica
96 Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
97 Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
98 Red-crested Pochard Rhodonessa rufina
99 Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
100 Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
101 River Tern Sterna aurantia
102 Rock Pigeon Columba livia
103 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
104 Rosy Starling Sturnus roseus
105 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
106 Ruff Philomachus pugnax
107 Rufous-tailed Lark Ammomanes phoenicurus
108 Rufous-tailed Shrike Lanius isabellinus
109 Shikra Accipiter badius
110 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
111 Singing Bushlark Mirafra cantillans
112 Slender-billed Gull Larus genei
113 Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius
114 Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis
115 Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
116 Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
117 Spotted Owlet Athene brama
118 Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
119 Sykes's Lark Galerida deva
120 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
121 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
122 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
123 Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata
124 Western Reef Egret Egretta gularis
125 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus
126 White Stork Ciconia ciconia
127 White Wagtail Motacilla alba
128 White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis
129 White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa
130 White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
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