Category: Migratory Birds
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Birder’s Day Out – Birding at Pong Lake
Birder’s Day Out – Birding at Pong Lake It was on 29th December, 2019 that I, finally, got the chance to spend a Day Out Birding at one of my Favourite Birding Locations – Pong Lake. I first visited this place in 2015 and till then it has remained in my ‘Favourites List’.
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Wade in the Water – Birding at Phillaur – Part 6
Wade in the Water – Birding at Phillaur – Part 6 Local birding is much more exciting to me compared to going to far off places to witness a complete new set of wildlife. So, I began this season’s birding adventures by visiting the place that I consider as ‘One of the Finest Spots for […]
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Cormorants (Phalocrocoracidae)
Cormorants (Phalocrocoracidae) Cormorants are medium to large sized fishers. All the 3 species of Cormorants that are found in India are dark coloured. Some species have coloured facial skin. The Great Cormorant has yellow and a white gular patch, the chin is yellow with a patch of white skin after yellow.
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Sutlej Diaries – Birding at Phillaur – Part 5
Sutlej Diaries – Birding at Phillaur – Part 5 On March 2, 2019, I went again birding near Sutlej on my Motorcycle. The day had a solid start with the sightings of an Oriental Honey Buzzard, Pied Bushchat and a Eurasian Marsh Harrier (no photographs).
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Foresting – Birding at Phillaur – Part 2
Foresting – Birding at Phillaur – Part 2 February was not quite a successful one but I explored many new places which later on proved out to be gifting. This month birding began on 9th with a visit to the nearby cultivations. I saw only some common species like the Spotted Owlet, Red-naped Ibis and […]
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Foresting – Birding at Phillaur – Part 1
Foresting – Birding at Phillaur – Part 1 Phillaur has a lot of forests and cultivation and is also gifted with the mighty Sutlej which separates Phillaur from Ludhiana. There are more than a hundred species that I have recorded in and around Phillaur including the Eurasian Eagle Owl, Yellow-bellied Prinia and Temminick’s Stint.
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Glossy Ibis
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) Size(57-63cm): It is the smallest of all the Ibises found in India. Area: Resident and winter visitor mostly to W India. Habitat: Marshes, lakes, vegetation near a river and water-logged paddyfields.
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Black-Headed Ibis
Black-Headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus) Size(68-74cm): It is about the size of the Red-naped Ibis. Area: Resident in the W, NW and SW India. Habitat: Marshes, ponds, lagoons, lakes and riversides.
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Ibises (Threskiotnithidae)
Ibises (Threskiotnithidae) Ibises are large waders with a long bill that is curved downwards. They have long legs and live in plains and wetlands. The feed on crustaceans and generally are found in large groups. The nests are in high trees where they lay eggs. Most of them have a bald head.
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Kites (Elaninae, Milvinae)
Kites (Elaninae and Milvinae) Kites are medium to large sized birds of prey in the family Accipitridae. They have sharp and strong talons with sharp and hooked beaks which help them tear the meat from their prey. There are two types of Kites found in India – Elanus Kites and Milvine Kites. The Elanus Kites […]
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Black-winged Stilt
Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) (adult) Size(33-36cm): Small wader with incredibly long legs (comparing to their body size). Area: Resident as well as migratory bird found all over India till about 1600m in Himalayas. Habitat: Its habitat is much similar to that of the Sarus Crane– Marshes, ponds, lakes and riversides. My two words: They have black and white […]
Birding With Arjun 