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Prinia Mania- Birding at Phillaur (#9)

August 29, 2020March 2020, Tripsbirds of phillaur, birds of punjab, birdsofindia, birdsofindiaonline, wildindiaArjun Basandrai

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 I wanted to shoot some pre-sunrise and sunrise photos.

On reaching the bank, there was no one there, no people, no wildlife, just me, which was perfect for what I had in mind then – Pre-Sunrise Blue Hour photographs. The road there always fascinated me and every time went to the river, I had at least 50 shots of just the road. Now, with Blue Hour slowly ending, and orangey clouds shining above the blue sky and with some low hanging fog, the landscape seemed twice as pretty.

Weavers and Plovers – Birding at Phillaur (#8)

August 1, 2020January 2020, Phillaur, Tripsbirds, birds of phillaur, birds of punjab, birdsofindia, wild adventures, wildindiaArjun Basandrai

Weavers and Plovers – Birding at Phillaur (#8)

After taking a long break from birding, on 24 January, 2020, it was time for me to go out and shoot some birds. So, I packed my stuff and left for the Sutlej River. This time I didn’t go to Mao Sahib though. Instead, I went to a different location on the Sutlej River which I had visited once last year. I didn’t get anything exciting there last year, so, I just wanted to try my luck once more.

Rufous-Vented Grass Babbler

June 27, 2020Prinias, Resident Birds, Small Sized Birdsbirdsofindia, birdsofindiaonline, birdwatcher, prinia, Rufous-Vented Grass BabblerArjun Basandrai

Rufous-Vented Grass Babbler

(Prinia burnesii)

Size: 16-17 cm

Area: Resident over much of the North except the Himalayas

Habitat: Wet Areas especially Riverside Reedbeds and Scrubland

Graceful Prinia

May 7, 2020Prinias, Resident Birds, Small Sized Birdsbirdsofindia, birdsofindiaonline, birdwatcher, graceful prinia, priniaArjun Basandrai

Graceful Prinia

(Prinia gracilis)

Size: 10-12 cm

Area: Widespread Resident, mainly in North and North-West

Habitat: Wet Areas with Tall Grasslands, Waterside Reedbeds and Scrubland

Yellow-Bellied Prinia

April 13, 2020Prinias, Resident Birds, Small Sized Birdsbirdsofindia, birdsofindiaonline, birdwatcher, prinia, yellow bellied priniaArjun Basandrai

Yellow-Bellied Prinia

(Prinia flaviventris)

Size: 13-15 cm

Area: Widespread resident over much of the North except the Himalayas

Habitat: Wet Areas especially Riverside Reedbeds and Scrubland

Birder’s Day Out – Birding at Pong Lake

February 6, 2020December 2019, Large Sized Birds, Migratory Birds, Pong Dam, Resident Birds, Trips, Wadersbirds, birdsofindia, birdsofindiaonline, Pong Dam, pong lake, wildlndiaArjun Basandrai

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 7

January 25, 2020December 2019, Large Sized Birds, Medium Sized Birds, Phillaur, Small Sized Birds, Tripsbirds, birds of punjab, birdsofindia, wildindiaArjun Basandrai

Wade in the Water – Birding at Phillaur – Part 7

My next Birding Day Out in Phillaur was on 15 December, 2019

The first place I visited was our Local Forest. While exploring the area I noticed a Dead Tree Trunk which was overgrown with Mushrooms. The Sun was just coming out and the light was pretty diffused so I decided to try some artistic frames of the mushrooms.

Little Cormorant

November 28, 2019Cormorants, Medium Sized Birds, Resident Birds, Wadersbird and snake, birdsofindia, birdsofindiaonline, cormorant, little cormorant, wildlndiaArjun Basandrai

Little Cormorant

(Microcarbo niger)

Size(48-52cm): As the name suggests, it is the smallest Cormorant that can be found in India.

Area: Widespread resident over much of the region except the Trans-Himalayas

Habitat: Lakes, ponds, river and estuaries. Basically any water body.

My two words: A very common sighting across much of India. Can be easily spotted around any water source where there is enough to fish for and live.

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Tag Archives: birdsofindia

Prinia Mania- Birding at Phillaur (#9)

Weavers and Plovers – Birding at Phillaur (#8)

Rufous-Vented Grass Babbler

Graceful Prinia

Yellow-Bellied Prinia

Birder’s Day Out – Birding at Pong Lake

Wade in the Water – Birding at Phillaur – Part 7

Little Cormorant