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India Birding Trip Report

Part III - NORTH WEST INDIA BIRDING
Trip Report by Garry Armstrong

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INDIA BIRDING Trip Report by Garry Armstrong

Bird List
NORTH WEST INDIA BIRDING

Lesser Whistling Duck        Dendrocygna javanica – Fairly common in Keoladeo Gana.

Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus – Only seen in Surajpur Wetlands.

Greylag Goose          Anser anser – Small numbers at Keoladeo Gana, numerous at Dhanauri and Surajpur Wetlands.

Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea – Seen in small numbers at all wetlands and rivers.

Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina – A few birds at Keoladeo Gana only.

Common Pochard Aythya ferina – Small numbers at Keoladeo Gana, Dhanauri and Surajpur.

Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca – A few at Keoladeo Gana and along the road to Chambal.

Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula – Small numbers at Keoladeo Gana and Surajpur Wetlands.

Garganey Spatula querquedula – Flocks at Keoladeo Gana, Dhanauri and Surajpur.

Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata – Common at Keoladeo Gana and very common at Dhanauri and Surajpur.

Gadwall Mareca strepera – Common at Keoladeo Gana, Dhanauri and Surajpur.

Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope – Small numbers at Keoladeo Gana, Dhanauri and Surajpur.

Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha – Small numbers at all the wetland sites.

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos – Very surprised to have only one bird at Dhanauri.

Northern Pintail Anas acuta – Very common at Keoladeo Gana, a few at Dhanauri and Surajpur.

Common Teal Anas crecca – By far the commonest duck at all the wetland sites.

Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos – Small numbers at Keoladeo Gana, 100+ at Dhanauri.

Asian Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus – A few birds at Keoladeo Gana.

Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus – Very common around Bharatpur and Corbett.

Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus – Single birds at Dhikala and near Pangot.

Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus – Flocks seen regularly in Keoladeo Gana.

Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus – A male and two females seen well on a track at Dhikala.

Red Spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea – A single bird dashed across the road in front of us at Dhikala.

Kalij Pheasant Lophura leucomelanos – A pair as we left Dhikala and several flocks around Pangot.

Koklass Pheasant Pucrasia macrolopha – Several birds seen on three days above Cheer Point near Pangot.

Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis – Common in the wetland areas.

Rock Dove Columba livia – Common across the area.

Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto – Common everywhere apart from Pangot.

Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica – Two perched briefly on wires at the area where we searched for Indian Courser.

Laughing Dove          Streptopelia senegalensis – Common around Keoladeo Gana and Chambal.

Yellow-legged Green Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus – Seen in good numbers at Keoladeo Gana.

Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica – A single bird seen briefly at Dhikala.

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus – A small flock seen in the agricultural area while looking for the Coursers.

Jungle Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus – A single bird roosting in Keoladeo Gana.

Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata – Seen daily in small flocks at Dhikala.

Little Swift Apus affinis – Seen daily at Keoladeo Gana and two birds seen at Cheer Point.

Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis – Seen daily around Keoladeo Gana.

Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis – Three birds seen in scrub at Dhikala.

Common Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus – Seen on two days at Keoladeo Gana.

Common Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius – Single birds at Keoladeo Gana and Dhikala.

White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus – Fairly common around wetland areas.

Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio – Very common at Keoladeo Gana, Dhanauri and Surajpur.

Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus – Noted at Keoladeo Gana, Dhanauri and Surajpur.

Common Coot Fulica atra – Small numbers at Keoladeo Gana, Dhanauri and Surajpur.

Sarus Crane Antigone antigone – Small numbers seen at Keoladeo Gana, along the road to Chambal and at Dhanauri.

Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala – Very common at Keoladeo Gana, a few at Dhanauri and Surajpur.

Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans – Very common at Keoladeo Gana, a few at Dhanauri.

Black Stork Ciconia nigra – A total of six seen along the river at Dhikala.

Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus – Small numbers seen at Keoladeo Gana, Chambal River and Dhanauri.

Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus – Four birds seen at Keoladeo Gana, two at Dhikala and a single juvenile at Dhanauri.

Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus – Two birds at Keoladeo Gana.

Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis – Possibly the same bird seen on two days at Keoladeo Gana.

Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax – Colonies at Keoladeo Gana and Surajpur.

Striated Heron Butorides striata – Seen on three days at Keoladeo Gana.

Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii – Very common at all wetland sites.

Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis – Common around Keoladeo Gana, Dhanauri and Surajpur.

Grey Heron Ardea cinerea – Common at all wetland sites.

Purple Heron Ardea purpurea – Common at Keoladeo Gana, a few at Dhanauri and Surajpur.

Great Egret Ardea alba – Common around most wetland sites.

Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia – Common at Keoladeo Gana and Dhanauri.

Little Egret Egretta garzetta – Small numbers seen at all wetlands.

Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus – Very common around Keoladeo Gana and Dhanauri.

Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia – A few at Keoladeo Gana, large flocks along the road to Chambal and at Dhanauri.

Indian Black Ibis Pseudibis papillosa – Small numbers seen at Keoladeo Gana, Chambal River and Dhanauri.

Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus – Small numbers at Keoladeo Gana, along the road to Chambal and at Dhanauri.

Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger – Fairly common at all wetland sites.

Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo – Very common at wetland sites.

Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis – Common around Keoladeo Gana and the Kosi River.

Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster – Common in Keoladeo Gana, a few along the Kosi River.

Indian Thick-knee Burhinus indicus – At least twelve in a scrubby area of Keoladeo Gana.

Great Thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris – Two pairs along the Chambal River.

Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii – A single bird along the Kosi River.

Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta – A small flock seen as we crossed the Ganges.

Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus – Large numbers along the road to the Chambal River, at the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers and at Surajpur.

Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula – Single bird at the Chambal River.

Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius – Several birds at the Chambal and Kosi Rivers.

Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus – Several birds along the Chambal River.

River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii – Common at the Chambal and Kosi Rivers.

Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus – Common at all wetlands.

White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus – Two birds at Keoladeo Gana and two at Surajpur.

Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis – Two birds in a reedy pool outside Bharatpur.

Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus – Small numbers at Keoladeo Gana and Dhanauri.

Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus – Common at Keoladeo Gana and Dhanauri.

Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa – Four birds at Dhanauri.

Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea – Two birds along the Chambal River.

Ruff Calidris pugnax – A few birds at Keoladeo Gana, numerous at Surajpur.

Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii – Many along the road to Chambal and good numbers at Dhanauri, a few seen at other wetlands.

Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago – A few birds at Keoladeo Gana and a single at Dhanauri.

Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos – Reasonable numbers around Chambal and at the Kosi River and a few at Dhanauri and Surajpur.

Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus – Seen in small numbers at all wetlands.

Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus – Two along the road to Chambal, five at Surajpur.

Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia – Good numbers around Chambal, a few along the Kosi River.

Common Redshank Tringa totanus – Six along the road to Chambal, three on the drive to Ramnagar.

Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola – Very common at Keoladeo Gana and Dhanauri.

Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus – Six over the Ramganga reservoir at Dhikala.

Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus – A few birds seen at river crossings on the drive from Bharatpur to Ramnagar.

Pallas’s Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus – Two birds at the Chambal River and a single bird as we crossed the Ganges on the drive to Ramnagar.

River Tern Sterna aurantia – Two birds at the Chambal River, at least twenty over the Ramganga reservoir at Dhikala.

Black-bellied Tern Sterna acuticauda – At least two birds at the Chambal River, one of the birds had a leg ring.

Osprey Pandion haliaetus – Three birds around the Kosi River and Dhikala.

Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus – Fairly common at all the sites visited.

Oriental Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus – Single birds at Keoladeo Gana and on the drive to Pangot.

Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus – Common around Keoladeo Gana and Chambal.

Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela – Four birds seen at Keoladeo Gana.

Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus – A single bird soaring with Griffons at the Ramganga reservoir at Dhikala.

Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus – Seen soaring at Ramganga reservoir, Dhikala and at Cheer Point.

Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus – A single bird with the Griffons at Cheer Point.

Mountain Hawk Eagle Nisaetus nipalensis – Birds seen soaring on two days at Pangot.

Changeable Hawk Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus – At least six birds seen on one day around Dhikala.

Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii – A single bird on our first day at Dhikala.

Indian Spotted Eagle Clanga hastata – At least five birds seen around Keoladeo Gana.

Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga – Six birds around Keoladeo Gana and single birds at Dhanauri and Surajpur.

Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis – Single birds at Keoladeo Gana, Dhikala, and Pangot and at least six birds together along the road on the drive from Ramnagar to Pangot.

Bonelli’s Eagle Aquila fasciata – A single bird on a bluff along the Chambal River.

Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus – Seen in good numbers at Keoladeo Gana and Dhanauri.

Shikra Accipiter badius – Seen in small numbers at all sites.

Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus – Single birds at Keoladeo Gana and Pangot.

Pallas’s Fish Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus – A total of at least four birds seen along the Kosi River and at Dhikala.

Lesser Fish Eagle Icthyophaga humilis – Seven birds seen along the Kosi River and at Dhikala.

Black Kite Milvus migrans – Seen in small numbers every day but possibly as many as five thousand over the rubbish dump in Delhi, an amazing sight.

Black-eared Kite Milvus (migrans) lineatus – At least one bird of this sub-species was seen well at Keoladeo Gana on the 14th.

White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa – A single bird at Keoladeo Gana on the 17th.

Himalayan Buzzard Buteo refectus – One bird seen perched and in flight at Cheer Point.

Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides – A single bird seen along the perimeter fence at Dhikala.

Spotted Owlet Athene brama – At least six birds seen at Keoladeo Gana.

Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena – A single bird roosting at Keoladeo Gana.

Spot-bellied Eagle Owl Bubo nipalensis – Very fortunate to see this bird roosting under a bush at Dhikala.

Dusky Eagle Owl Bubo coromandus – Three birds seen roosting in Keoladeo Gana.

Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris – A few birds seen at Keoladeo Gana and Dhikala.

Common Hoopoe Upupa epops – Three birds around Keoladeo Gana.

Northern Wryneck Jynx torquilla – A single bird in scrub at Keoladeo Gana.

Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus – One seen on our walk along a village track below Pangot.

Himalayan Flame-backed Woodpecker Dinopium shorii – Two birds seen at a stop on our drive into Dhikala.

Lesser Flame-backed Woodpecker Dinopium benghalense – A single bird seen briefly at Keoladeo Gana.

Lesser Yellow-naped Woodpecker Picus chlorolophus – Two birds seen on two days at Dhikala.

Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus – Four birds seen on one day at Dhikala.

Brown-capped Woodpecker Dendrocopos nanus – A single bird seen at Dhikala.

Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos macei – Seen on three separate days at Dhikala.

Brown-fronted Woodpecker Dendrocopos auriceps – Two birds seen on two days at Pangot.

Rufous-bellied Woodpecker Dendrocopos hyperythrus – A single bird with a bird wave near Pangot.

Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus – Common around a fruiting tree in Dhikala, a maximum of eight birds seen in the tree at once.

Blue-throated Barbet Psilopogon asiaticus – A single bird came to the fruiting tree in Dhikala.

Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus – A single bird at Keoladeo Gana.

Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni – A total of three birds seen near the Kosi River and at Dhikala.

Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis – Seen on a couple of days at Keoladeo Gana.

Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis – Surprisingly scarce, only four birds seen, all around Bharatpur.

Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis – Commonly seen around Keoladeo Gana, Chambal and Dhikala.

Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris – Several birds seen along the Kosi River and at Dhikala.

Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis – Seen every day at Keoladeo Gana, Kosi River and Dhikala.

Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis – A single bird along the river at Dhikala.

White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis – Very common in all areas.

Collared Falconet Microhierax caerulescens – seen on four days around Ramnagar and Dhikala.

Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus – Two birds seen around Chambal and Keoladeo Gana.

Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo – Fairly common around Keoladeo Gana.

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus – A single bird at Cheer Point.

Slaty-headed Parakeet Psittacula himalayana – At least one hundred birds at fruiting trees below Pangot

Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala – Several hundred birds at Dhikala.

Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria – Small numbers at Keoladeo Gana, a few at Dhikala.

Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri – Very common everywhere apart from Pangot.

Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus – Several flocks seen around Ramnagar and Dhikala.

Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus – A small flock seen at Dhikala.

Large Cuckooshrike Coracina javensis – Four birds seen over three days at Dhikala.

Himalayan Shrike-babbler Pteruthius ripleyi – Four birds seen while walking down the road from Cheer Point.

Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii – The fruiting tree at Dhikala attracted at least four birds on two days, a single was near Pangot.

Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus – The Dhikala fruiting tree attracted this species with a maximum count of seven on one day.

Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus – A single bird was seen near the Kosi River on 19th.

Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus – Three birds were seen at Keoladeo Gana and a single at Dhikala.

Common Iora Aegithina tiphia – A flock of at least twenty was seen at Dhikala.

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus – Seen regularly everywhere apart from Pangot.

Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus – Three birds seen at Keoladeo Gana and a single at Dhikala.

White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens – At least six seen at Dhikala.

Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer – A single bird was seen near the Kosi River on the 19th.

White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis – Seen in small numbers every day at Dhikala and Pangot.

Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus – A few birds seen at Keoladeo Gana and along the road to Chambal.

Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus – Up to ten birds seen around Keoladeo Gana.

Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach – Common, seen at all sites.

Indian Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor – Three birds seen at the agricultural area while looking for Coursers.

Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda – Seen in small numbers everywhere apart from Pangot.

Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae – Two birds seen near Pangot.

Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythroryncha – Seen in small numbers near the Kosi River and at Pangot.

Common Green Magpie Cissa chinensis – Three birds seen over two days at Dhikala.

Himalayan Jay Garrulus bispecularis – Four birds seen around Pangot.

Black-headed Jay Garrulus lanceolatus – At least six birds seen, mostly around the Jungle Lore Birding Lodge, in Pangot.

House Crow Corvus splendens – Common in all areas apart from Pangot.

Jungle Crow Corvus culminates – Small numbers around Keoladeo Gana, Bharatpur and Dhikala.

Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos – Seen very day around Pangot.

Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus – Seen every day around Keoladeo Gana.

Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana –Several large flocks around Cheer Point on two days.

Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata – A single bird along the village track below Pangot.

Black-breasted Weaver Ploceus benghalensis – Up to twenty in a small reedbed at Dhanauri.

Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus – Six birds in a reedbed at Dhikala.

Red Avadavat Amandava amandava – Seen in small numbers at Keoladeo Gana, near Chambal and at Dhanauri.

Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica – Very common around Keoladeo Gana.

Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata – A few birds seen at Keoladeo Gana, Dhikala and Pangot.

Black-headed Munia Lonchura malacca – Seven birds seen at Keoladeo Gana.

House Sparrow Passer domesticus – Small numbers noted at Keoladeo Gana and Pangot.

Russet Sparrow Passer cinnamomeus – A single bird along the village track below Pangot.

Chestnut-shouldered Bush Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis – Two birds at Keoladeo Gana.

Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis – Single bird recorded at Keoladeo Gana.

Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni – Single birds at Keoladeo Gana and along the Kosi River, at least six recorded around Pangot.

Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus – At least twelve birds at Dhanauri.

Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus – Ten birds seen around the agricultural area while looking for Coursers.

Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris – Fairly common, seen well at several sites.

Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis – Four birds seen at an abandoned quarry on the way to Chambal.

Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava – Fairly common at Keoladeo Gana, near Chambal and at Dhanauri.

Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea – A few seen at wetland sites.

Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola – Small numbers at Keoladeo Gana and near Chambal, very common at Dhanauri.

White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis – Common around most wetland sites.

White Wagtail Motacilla alba – Common at Chambal and Dhikala, a few at Dhanauri.

Common Rosefinch Erythrina erythrina – Two at the Painted Snipe site near Bharatpur and two near Pangot.

Yellow-breasted Greenfinch Chloris spinoides – A large flock at Dhikala and a few above Pangot.

Red-headed Bunting Granativora bruniceps – A single bird at Keoladeo Gana.

Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata – A surprise, two on an early morning jeep drive at Dhikala.

Rock Bunting Emberiza cia – Three birds recorded at Pangot.

White-capped Bunting Emberiza stewarti – A female at Keoladeo Gana and a male near the abandoned quarry on the road to Chambal.

Yellow-bellied Fantail Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus – Single birds on two days at Dhikala.

Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis – A single bird in an early morning bird wave at Dhikala.

Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus – Three birds seen over two days at Pangot.

Spot-winged Tit Periparus melanolophus – Seen every day at Pangot in small numbers.

Rufous-vented Tit Periparus rubidiventris – A single bird beyond Cheer Point at Pangot.

Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus – Common around Pangot.

Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus – Small numbers at Dhikala and Pangot.

Black-lored Tit          Machlolophus xanthogenys – A few birds at Dhikala, common around Pangot.

Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark Eremopterix griseus – Common at Keoladeo Gana and the agricultural area.

Bengal Lark Mirafra assamica – Four birds at Dhanauri.

Indian Bush Lark Mirafra erythroptera – A few at the agricultural area.

Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla – Common at the agricultural area, one or two birds at Dhikala.

Oriental Sky Lark Alauda gulgula – Several at Dhanauri.

Crested Lark Galerida cristata – A few at Keoladeo Gana, the abandoned quarry near Chambal and at Dhanauri.

Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis – A couple of birds at Dhikala, common at Dhanauri.

Striated Prinia Prinia crinigera – A single bird at Dhikala, several around Pangot.

Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii – Seen in reasonable numbers at Dhikala.

Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica – A single bird seen at Dhikala.

Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis – Common around the edges of wetland areas.

Plain Prinia Prinia inornata – Common around wetland areas.

Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius – Very common in Keoladeo Gana, a few seen elsewhere.

Blyth’s Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum – Common around Keoladeo Gana and Surajpur.

Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus – Three birds seen well at Keoladeo Gana.

Nepal House Martin Delichon nipalense – A flock of up to fifty birds was flying around below Cheer Point.

Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola – A few seen at Keoladeo Gana.

Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica – Reasonable numbers at Dhikala, very common at Dhanauri and Surajpur.

Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii – Common around Keoladeo Gana, also on the way to Chambal and at Surajpur.  

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica – Fairly common at all sites.

Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris – Up to twenty birds seen near Cheer Point.

Plain Martin Riparia paludicola – Large numbers seen along the Chambal and Kosi Rivers and at Dhanauri and Surajpur.

Pale Martin Riparia diluta – A few birds positively identified along the Chambal River.

Ashy Bulbul Hemixos flavala – At least ten birds seen around the fruiting tree at Dhikala.

Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii – Two birds seen at Dhikala.

Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus – Small numbers seen at Dhikala, at least two hundred seen at fruiting trees below Pangot.

Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus – At least ten birds visited the fruiting tree at Dhikala on one day.

Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus – Common around Dhikala.

Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenis – Common around Dhikala and Pangot.

White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis – Common around Keoladeo Gana only.

Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer – Common at all sites.

Hume’s Leaf Warbler Abrornis humei – Small numbers seen at Keoladeo Gana, Dhikala and Pangot.

Lemon-rumped Warbler Abrornis chloronotus – Common around Dhikala and Pangot.

Buff-barred Warbler Abrornis pulcher – Seen in small numbers every day at Pangot.

Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita – Common at all sites.

Mountain Chiffchaff Phylloscopus sindianus – At least one bird positively identified as this species at Surajpur.

Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus – A single bird seen at Dhikala.

Green Warbler Seicercus nitidus – One definite bird at Keoladeo Gana, other possibles not definitely confirmed.

Greenish Leaf Warbler Seicercus trochiloides – Common around Keoladeo Gana.

Grey-hooded Leaf Warbler Seicercus xanthoschistos – At least six seen at Dhikala, very common at Pangot.

Black-faced Warbler Abroscopus schisticeps – Seen in two bird waves at Pangot.

Aberrant Bush Warbler Horornis flavolivaceus – Single bird seen at Pangot.

Black-throated Tit Aegithalos concinnus – Common in flocks around Pangot.

Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca – Common around wetlands, heard more often than seen.

Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense – Five birds seen at Keoladeo Gana.

Whiskered Yuhina Yuhina flavicollis – A single bird seen above Pangot.

Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus – Common around Dhikala and Pangot.

White-browed Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps – A single bird seen near Pangot.

Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler Erythrogenys erythrogenys – Two birds seen at both Dhikala and Pangot.

Black-chinned Babbler Cyanoderma pyrrhops – Several flocks seen around Pangot.

Striated Laughing-thrush Grammatoptila striata – A few birds seen around the Jungle Lore Birding Lodge at Pangot on two days.

Large Grey Babbler Argya malcolmi – Common around Keoladeo Gana.

Common Babbler Argya caudata – A few seen around Keoladeo Gana.

Jungle Babbler Turdoides striata – Common at all sites.

White-crested Laughing-thrush Garrulax leucolophus – A small flock of birds seen at Dhikala.

White-throated Laughing-thrush Garrulax albogularis – Common around Pangot, especially around the Jungle Lore Birding Lodge.

Streaked Laughing-thrush Trochalopteron lineatum – Common around Pangot.

Rufous Sibia Heterophasia capistrata – Common but elusive around Pangot.

Bar-tailed Treecreeper Certhia himalayana – A few seen each day around Pangot.

Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta castanea – Common at Dhikala, a few around Pangot.

White-tailed Nuthatch Sitta himalayensis – Two birds at Dhikala, fairly common around Pangot.

Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis – Six birds seen around Dhikala.

Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria – A single bird at the Ibisbill site on the Kosi River.

Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris – A flock of sixty birds at Dhanauri.

Asian Pied Starling Gracupica contra – Common around Keoladeo Gana and Dhikala.

Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum – Common around Keoladeo Gana.

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis – Common at all sites.

Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus – Many birds on the road to Chambal, a few at Keoladeo Gana.

Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus – Seen in reasonable numbers at Dhikala.

Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii – Two birds seen along the Kosi River.

Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicatus – Common at Keoladeo Gana and Dhikala.

Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis – Very common around Keoladeo Gana.

Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica – A single bird near Cheer Point on the 24th.

Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae – A single bird along the perimeter fence at Dhikala.

Asian Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus – One bird at Keoladeo Gana.

Bluethroat Luscinia svecica – Common in wetland areas.

Little Forktail Enicurus scouleri – Single bird on a stream above the Kosi River.

Spotted Forktail Enicurus maculatus – A single bird at the Kosi River and another single along the village track below Pangot.

Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus – Common around Dhikala and Pangot.

Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva – Several seen well at Keoladeo Gana.

Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla – One bird positively identified as this species at Keoladeo Gana.

Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor – Single bird seen on two days on the village track below Pangot.

Blue-fronted Redstart Adelura frontalis – A single bird seen behind the Jungle Lore Birding Lodge.

Blue-capped Redstart Adelura coeruleocephala – Several birds seen near Cheer Point.

Plumbeous Water Redstart Rhyacornis fuliginosa – Very common along the Kosi River.

White-capped Water Redstart Chaimarrornis leucocephalus – Common along the Kosi River.

Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros – Two birds seen at Keoladeo Gana and a single at Dhikala.

Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush Monticola rufiventris – At least four birds seen above the Kosi River and a single bird at Pangot.

Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius – Two birds seen at the abandoned quarry on the road to Chambal.

Eastern Stonechat Saxicola maurus – Common around Keoladeo Gana and Dhikala.

Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata – Only seen at Keoladeo Gana.

Grey Bush Chat Saxicola ferreus – A few at Keoladeo Gana, very common at Dhikala and Pangot.

Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina – At least five birds while searching for Coursers at the agricultural area.

Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti – Common around the agricultural area.

Brown Rock Chat Oenanthe fusca – Seen at the agricultural area and on the road to Chambal.

Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina – Single birds seen on two days at Keoladeo Gana.

Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus – Two birds seen above Cheer Point.

Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul – A single bird while walking along the road near Pangot.

Tickell’s Thrush Turdus unicolor – A female at Keoladeo Gana and a smart male at Dhikala.

Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis – Several small flocks at Dhikala, several hundred birds around Pangot.

Part III - NORTH WEST INDIA BIRDING
Trip Report by Garry Armstrong

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