Sakshi, a native of Uttarakhand, is a dedicated and experienced birdwatching guide. Her deep love for birds and nature and her local knowledge make her an excellent birding tour guide. Local Knowledge: Growing up in Uttarakhand, Sakshi knows the best spots for birdwatching and understands the local bird species and their behaviours. Experience: With years […]
IMAGE GALLERY CHESTNUT BELLIED NUTATCH BLACK BULBUL BIRDING TRAIL PATNA WATERFALL WHITE THROATED LAUGHING THRUSH WHITE THROATED LAUGHING THRUSH YELLOW FOOTED GREEN PEGIOIN
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IMAGE GALLERY GREAT BARBET SPOT WINGED STARLING BLUE THROATED BARBET DARK SIDED FLY CATCHER YELLOW FOOTED GREEN PIGEON WHITE CREASTED LAUGHING THRUSH PLUM HEADED PARAKEET PUFF-THROATED BABBLER KAHLIJ PHEASANT PARADISE FLY CATCHER A VIEW OF VALLEY
29 May 2022 Birding Read More »
Location: Morning at Kunjapuri Valley, Tehri Garhwal near Rishikesh and Evening (2 hours) Patna WaterfallDate: May 10, 2022Start Time: 7 amDistance: 4 kmDuration: 180 minutesAll birds reported? YesComments: 2 Krishna and Guest from Mumbai The day was cloudy as well as rainy we face 30 minutes heavy rain at Kunjapuri and in the evening after
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Location: Patna Waterfall, Rishikesh Date: June 1, 2022 Start Time: 7 am Distance: 1.2 km Duration: 150 minutes All birds reported? Yes Comments: 2, Krishna and guest from Chhatisgarh Birds Check List 1 White-throated Fantail 1 Blue-whistling Thrush 2 Black-lored Tit 1 Khalij Pheasant (male, female) 2 Hume warbler 2 Orintal-magpie Robine 10 Plum-headed parakeet
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Location: Patna Waterfall, Rishikesh Date: May 20, 2022 Start Time: 6:52 am Distance: 1.89 km Duration: 186 minutes All birds reported? Yes Comments: 4 Members- Krishna, Vikas, Gopal, Vikas Birds Check List 2 Kalij Pheasant 1 Indian Peafowl 1 Red Junglefowl 1 Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon 1 Common Hawk-Cuckoo 2 Indian Grey Hornbill 2 Great Barbet 4
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Adorable tiny bird that loosely resembles a minute tailless wren. Warm dark brown above with rufous overtones, and scaled below; pale-morph birds have white edgings to black “scales,” while dark-morph birds have edgings that are coffee-stain tan. Extremely similar to Chinese and Pygmy Cupwings. Readily separated from Chinese Cupwing by range, except in overlap zone
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In winter, migratory birds start descending from the cold palaeartic region and from the high altitudes of the Himalayas on the Wetlands in the country. When there are extremely cold conditions and there is no germination in nature the aquatic fowls, guided by their in-built biological clock, and taking the help of the geo-magnetic field
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Bird Name: Indian Pitta Scientific Name: Pitta brachyura Date of Video: June 2020 Location: Jhilmil Jheel Conservation Reserve, Haridwar Video by: Krishna Avtar
Bird Name: Spotted Owlet Scientific Name: Athene brama Date of Video: June 2020 Location: Jhilmil Jheel Conservation Reserve, Haridwar Video by: Krishna Avtar
