3 May 2022 Birding
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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Bird watching Places in Himalaya
29 May 2022 Birding
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
10 May 2022 Bird Watching
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 …
1 June 2022 Birding
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 …
20 May 2022 Birding
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 …
Scaly-breasted Cupwing
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 …
Jhilmil Jheel Haridwar
Image by: Kate Jhilmil was declared a Conservation Reserve in 2005 upon on order from Dr. Abdul kalam, then the President of India, thanks to a creative new law allowing the preservation of smaller wild areas. As a birdwatching hot spot, jhilmil is pure serendipity. The site holds many birding treasures, particularly for the patient …
Lachhiwala
Located just southeast of the city of Dehradun, Lachhiwala is good for a morning visit. This Forest Department maintains a picnic spot is located along the banks of the Song River and the road itself passes through some good primary Sal (Shorea robusta) forest. The so-called forest-edge vegetation itself is excellent for birding. To get …
Maldevta
The Maldevta area is more hilly and rocky. The slopes have lower montane forest. The upper reaches of the Song river and its tributaries rush through here. To get to Maldevta, one has to turn left at the junction at the end of Raipur Road. The road is initially straight and bordered by riverine scrub …
Thano
The eastern part of the Doon is intriguing, and full of birding rewards. This is where the valley narrows down and the dense Sal forests of the Shivalik Hills meet the mixed forest of the lower Himalayas. The land here slopes gently down towards the Ganga as the river flows out of the mountainous gorges, …