Birds of Kabini Nov 2015

We drove to Kabini from Bangalore, recently. The weather was cloudy and pleasant. At certain times when the Sun came out of its hiding, the birds too came out. The sugarcane fields were filled with harvest. Everyone seemed busy even on a cloudy day. Our drive was fantastic!

Kabini has more than 300 species of birds. Winter migrant birds are worth sighting. Most of the birds can be sighted inside the forest; however, public can't wander inside the forest restricted areas; only through the jungle safaris that are arranged by Jungle Lodge resort can we sight the birds inside the forest. Sadly, the safari jeeps don't stop for birds; everyone wants to see only leopards or tigers. :-)

We sighted good amount of birds. We were early to see bar-headed geese; during late Nov/Dec, I am told that these geese visit Kabini. On the boat safari, we saw lovely raptors - Grey Headed Fish Eagle, Osprey, Crested Serpent Eagle, Peregrine Falcon. Please excuse the quality of some photos. Instead of uploading individual photos, I have made collages; easier to upload. Couldn't click photos of a few birds such as Asian Paradise Flycatcher.  I have also documented sighted of wild life during our jeep safari at Kabini.

Thanks to Anup Dutt and Divya for helping us ID a few birds!

List of birds sighted:

1. Asian Paradise Flycatcher
2. Black Drongo
3. Ashy Drongo
4. Plum-headed Parakeet
5. Rose-ringed Parakeet
6. White-breasted Waterhen
7. Coot
8. Spot-billed Duck
9. Purple Waterhen
10. Darter
11. Snake Bird
12. Red Wattled Lapwing
13. Oriental Magpie Robin
14. Purple-rumped Sunbird
15. Purple Sunbird
16. Grey Wagtail
17. Forest Wagtail
18. White-browed Wagtail
19. White-throated Fantail
20. Bushchat
21. Bushlark
22. Jungle Owl
23. White-browed Bulbul
24. Red-vented Bulbul
25. Red-whiskered Bulbul
26. Egret
27. Pond Heron
28. Black-headed Ibis
29. Black Ibis
30. Kite
31. Brahminy Kite
32. Black-shouldered Kite
33. Osprey
34. Peregine Falcon
35. Grey-headed Fish Eagle
36. Oriental Honey Buzzard
37. Crested Serpent Eagle
38. Greater Coucal
39. Long-tailed Shrike
40. Brown Shirke
41. Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
42. Chestnut-tailed Starling
43. Brahminy Starling
44. Spotted Dove
45. Golden Oriole
46. Common Kingfisher
47. White-throated Kingfisher
48. Pied Kingfisher
49. Peacock
50. Purple Heron
51. Grey Heron
52. Greater Cormorant
53. Sand piper
54. Black-winged Stilt
55. Barn Swallow
56. Egrets
57. Malabar Pied Hornbill
58. Painted Stork
59. Spoonbills
60. Bava weaver
61. Pipit
62. Bee Eater
63. Sparrow
64. Scaly-breasted Munia
65. Tri Colored Munia
66. Indian Roller
67. Asian Palm Swift
68. Asian Koel
69. Asian Openbill
70. Little Ringed Plover
71. Ashy Prinia
72. Grey Jungle Fowl
73. Plain Flower Pecker

If any of the bird ID is incorrect, please let me know.

Here are the collages. 

Regards,

Asha