Author: Arjun Basandrai

• Exploring the Foothills | Discovering the Hidden Gems of Uttarakhand – Part 1

  

  On January 2nd, 2022, I set about on a birding trip to Uttarakhand. It is a popular destination among birdwatchers due to […]

  Arjun Basandrai

  April 4, 2023

  January 2022, Trips, Trips to Uttarakhand, Uttarakhand

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• Birding in Kashmir | Mission Kashmir – Part 4

  

  After the beautiful valleys of north Kashmir, the next destination in our Kashmir bucket list was Gulmarg, We reached […]

  Arjun Basandrai

  December 1, 2022

  Jammu and Kashmir, June 2021, Kashmir Road Trip, Trips

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• Birding in Kashmir | Mission Kashmir – Part 3

  

  After spending about 5 days in the southern part of the beautiful Kashmir valley, we decided it was time to explore the more untouched areas in the north. So, on the […]

  Arjun Basandrai

  November 15, 2022

  June 2021, Kashmir Road Trip, Trips

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• Birding in Kashmir | Mission Kashmir – Part 2

  

  We reached Kashmir late, the sun had already set and there were only a couple of places we could have visited that evening. We decided on going to […]

  Arjun Basandrai

  March 25, 2022

  Kashmir Road Trip, Trips

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• Birding in Kashmir | Mission Kashmir – Part 1

  

  We started our journey in the morning and reached Mansar lake by noon. Apart from a couple of […]

  Arjun Basandrai

  February 25, 2022

  Jammu and Kashmir, Kashmir Road Trip, Trips

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• Rann Roadies – Part 4 – Ahmedabad, Churu, and Back to Base

  

  After spending a wonderful day at the Salt Desert in Dhordo, we started towards Ahmedabad in the afternoon. On the way, we stopped at […]

  Arjun Basandrai

  November 28, 2021

  Gujarat, January 2021, Rajasthan, rann of kutch, Trips

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• Rann Roadies – Part 3 – Bhuj and the White Rann

  

  Bhuj is a small city in the Kutch district of Gujarat. It has great historical importance and is famous among tourists going to Dhordo for ‘Rann Utsav’. Besides the Aina Mahal and Prag Mahal, there is not much to see in Bhuj city. So, after spending some time there, we left for Mandvi in the…

  Arjun Basandrai

  September 24, 2021

  Gujarat, January 2021, Rajasthan, rann of kutch, Trips

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• Rann Roadies – Part 2 – Jodhpur to Dholavira

  

  We entered Jodhpur at around 8pm which wasn’t very late but according to the Covid Regulations, all restaurants had to be closed by 7pm. After a lot of looking, we found a decent hotel which was still serving food. As usual, by that time we didn’t know where we were going to spend the night.…

  Arjun Basandrai

  August 8, 2021

  January 2021, Rajasthan, rann of kutch, Trips

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• Rann Roadies – Part 1 – Phillaur to Khichan

  

  I planned a road trip to Rann of Kutch for New Year 2021. The first part of this wonderful trip was from Phillaur to the famous village of Khichan via Bikaner.

  Arjun Basandrai

  February 28, 2021

  Bikaner, January 2021, Rajasthan, rann of kutch, Trips

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• Birding at Chakki Mod

  

  Chakki Mod is a small village not far from Chandigarh situated on the Chandigarh-Solan Highway. It was on my bucket list for quite a while and so I planned a 1 day trip there on 15 November, 2020.

  Arjun Basandrai

  January 20, 2021

  Chakki Mod, Trips

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• Cattle Egret

  

  Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) Size (48-52 cm): It is the smallest of all the Egrets found in India Area: Most of India except the Himalayas Habitat: Lakes, village ponds, cultivations, river-banks

  Arjun Basandrai

  September 7, 2020

  Egrets, Resident Birds

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• Prinia Mania- Birding at Phillaur (#9)

  

  Prinia Mania- Birding at Phillaur (#9) Date: 18 March, 2020 After yet another birding-break and with the winter slowly drawing to a close and the birds reverse migrating to Europe, Russia etc. to their breeding grounds, I went to Sutlej again. Just like before, I left before sunrise, but, this time it was intentional because…

  Arjun Basandrai

  August 29, 2020

  March 2020, Trips

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