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Trip Report - Kutch Dec, 2009 - Birds seen and Photographed

Bird Name 12/7/2009 12/8/2009 12/9/2009 12/10/2009 12/11/2009 12/12/2009
1.     Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus Heared     Many Many Few
2.     Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus       3; P   1
3.     Common Quail Coturnix coturnix       4    
4.     Rain Quail Coturnix coromandelica            
5.   Rock Bush Quail Perdicula argoondah            
6.   Jungle Bush Quail Perdicula asiatica            
7.     Yellow-legged Buttonquail Turnix tanki            
8.     Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator            
9.     Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus       6    
10.   Lesser Whistling-duck Dendrocygna javanica            
11.   Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos            
12.   Cotton Pygmy-goose Nettapus coromandelianus            
13.    Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea            
14.    Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna   14        
15.    Gadwall Anas strepera            
16.    Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope            
17.    Mallard Anas platyrhynchos            
18.    Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha     6; P      
19.    Common Teal Anas crecca            
20.    Garganey Anas querquedula            
21.    Northern Pintail Anas acuta       1    
22.    Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata 5          
23.    Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris            
24.    Red-crested Pochard Rhodonessa rufina            
25.    Common Pochard Aythya ferina            
26.    Ferruginous Pochard Aythya nyroca            
27.   Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula            
28.    Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla            
29.    Yellow-crowned Woodpecker  Dendrocopus mahrattensis            
30.    Common Hoopoe Upupa epops 3   4 3    
31.    European Roller Coracias garrulus            
32.    Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis 2 1 3 4    
33.    Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis   1 1     1
34.    White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis     4 1   1
35.    Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata            
36.     Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis            
37.     Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis Few Few Few Few Few Few
38.     Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus            
39.    Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus            
40.     Eurasian Cuckoo Cuculus canorus            
40.    Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea     2   1  
41.    Sirkeer Malkoha Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii            
42.   Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis 1         1
43.   Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri Few   Few     Few
44.  Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba            
45.   House Swift  Apus affinis            
46.  Barn Owl Tyto alba            
47.  Eurasian Eagle Owl Bubo bengalensis       2; P    
48.  Spotted Owlet Athene brama            
49.  Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 1 in night          
50.  Sykes’s Nightjar Caprimulgus mahrattensis            
51.  Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus            
52.  Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis            
53.  Rock pigeon Columba livia Few Few Few Few Few Few
54.  Laughing Dove  Streptopelia senegalensis Few Few Few Few Few Few
55.  Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica       4    
56.  Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto       Few    
57.  Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera            
58.  Indian Bustard Ardeotis nigriceps            
59.  McQueen’s Bustard Chlamydotis macqueeni   1        
60.  Lesser Florican Sypheotides indica            
61.  Sarus Crane Grus antigone            
62.  Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo            
63.  Common Crane Grus grus Many Many     Many; P  
64.  White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus            
65.   Watercock Gallicrex cinerea            
66.   Purple Swamphen Gallinula chloropus            
67.   Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus            
68.   Common Coot Fulica atra            
69.   Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus       Few   Few
70.   Painted Sandgrouse Pterocles indicus            
71.   Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago            
72.  Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus            
73.  Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa     1; P      
74.  Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica            
75.  Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus     3      
76.  Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata     6   8; P 9; P
77.  Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus            
78.  Common Redshank Tringa totanus     2; P      
79.  Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis            
80.  Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia     1      
81.  Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus            
82.  Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola            
83.  Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus     1      
84.  Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 1          
85.  Sanderling Calidris alba     30+; P      
86.  Little Stint Calidris minuta            
87.  Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii            
88.  Dunlin Calidris alpina     8; P      
89.  Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea            
90.  Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus            
91.  Ruff Philomachus pugnax            
92.  Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus            
93.  Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres     20+; P      
94.  Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis            
95.  Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus            
96.  Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus            
97.  Crab-plover Dromas ardeola     5; P      
98.  Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus            
99.   Great Thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris            
100.  Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus     24+; P      
101.  Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 2   2 2    
102.  Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta   Few        
103.  Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva            
104.  Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola     4      
105.  Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius            
106.  Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus            
107.  Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus     12+; P      
108.  Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii     6+      
109.  Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malarbaricus            
110.  Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus Few Few Few Few Few  
111.  White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus            
112.  Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor            
113.  Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus            
114.  Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola            
115.  Small Pratincole Glareola lactea            
116.  Heuglin's Gull Larus heuglini            
117.  Steppe Gull Larus heuglini barabensis            
118.  Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus     2; P      
119.  Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus     12+; P      
120.  Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus            
121.  Slender-billed Gull Larus genei            
122.  Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica            
123.  Caspian Tern Sterna caspia            
124.  River Tern Sterna aurantia            
125.  Lesser Crested Tern Sterna bengalensis            
126.  Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis            
127.  Common Tern Sterna hirundo            
128.  Little Tern Sterna albifrons            
129.  Saunders's Tern Sterna saundersi            
130.  Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus            
131.  Osprey Pandion haliaetus     1      
132.  Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus   1 1      
133.  Black Kite Milvus migrans migrans            
134.  Black-eared Kite Milvus migrans lineatus            
135.  Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus     1      
136.  Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus            
137.  White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis            
138.  Indian Vulture Gyps indicus            
139.  Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus       30+; P    
140.  Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus            
141.  Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus            
142.  Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus            
143.  Crested Serpent-eagle Spilornis cheela            
144.  Eurasian Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus       Many 2  
145.  Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus   1   Many; P    
146.  Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus   2   Many; P 3; P  
147.  Shikra Accipiter badius     2     1
148.  Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus            
149.  Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus         2 2
150.  White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa            
151.  Common Buzzard Buteo buteo            
152.  Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus   1     1  
153.  Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga   4     1  
154.  Tawny Eagle Aquila  rapax            
155.  Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis   1   1 1  
156.  Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca            
157.  Bonelli’s Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus            
158.  Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus         1  
159.  Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus   1 2   1; P  
160.  Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera            
161.  Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo            
162.  Laggar Falcon Falco jugger       1    
163.  Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus     1      
164.  Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis       3    
165.  Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus            
166. Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis            
167.  Darter Anhinga melanogaster     3; P      
168.  Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger     Many      
169.  Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo     Few      
170.  Little Egret Egretta garzetta            
171.  Western Reef Egret Egretta gularis     8; P      
171.  Grey Heron Ardea cinerea     1      
172.  Purple Heron Ardea purpurea   1        
173.  Great Egret Casmerodius albus            
174.  Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia            
175.  Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis   Few Few     Many
176.  Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii     Few      
177. Little Heron Butorides striatus            
178.  Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax            
179.  Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber     200+      
180.  Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor   200+        
181.  Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus            
182.  Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus     6      
183.  Black Ibis Pseudibis papillosa            
184.  Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia     1      
185.  Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus            
186.  Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus     9; P   1  
187.  Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala     2      
188.  Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans            
189.  Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus            
190.  White Stork Ciconia ciconia   1        
191.  Black Stork Ciconia nigra            
192.  Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus            
193.  Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura            
194.  Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio            
195.  Rufous-tailed Shrike Lanius isabellinus   3; P     2  
196.  Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus         1; P  
197.  Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach            
198.  Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis 1   1 4   2
199.  Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda            
200.  House Crow Corvus splendens Few Few Few Few Few Many
201.  Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos            
202.  Common Raven Corvus corax            
203.  Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus            
204.  Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus            
205.  White-bellied Minivet Pericrocotus erythropygius            
206.  White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola            
207.  Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus Few Few Few Few Few Few
208.  White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens            
209.  Asian Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi            
210.  Marshall's Iora Aegithina nigrolutea           4
211. Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus     8; P      
212.  Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius   1     1  
213.  Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata            
214.  Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui            
215.  Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva            
216.  Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris            
217.  Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina            
218.  Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae            
219.  Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis            
220.  Bluethroat Luscinia svecica            
221.  Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes            
222.  Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis           2
223.  Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicata 2 6       4
224.  Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros     2; P 1   2; P
225.  Stoliczka’s Bushchat Saxicola macrorhyncha   2; P     1  
226.  Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata       Few; P    
227.  Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata            
228.  Brown Rock-chat Cercomela fusca            
229.  Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata Few - Male & Female Few; P   Few    
230.  Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti   Few; P   Few    
231.  Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina   Few        
232.  Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia   2     1; P  
233.  Brahminy Starling Sturnus pagodarum            
234.  Rosy Starling Sturnus roseus       4 30+  
235.  Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris            
236.  Common Myna Acridotheres tristis   Few Few      
237.  Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus     2      
238.  White-naped Tit Parus nuchalis           2
239.  Sand Martin Riparia riparia            
240.  Dusky Crag Martin Hirundo concolor            
241.  Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Few Few 3      
242.  Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii            
243.  Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica Few          
244.  Streak-throated Swallow Hirundo fluvicola            
245.  White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis Few; P Few; P   Few Few  
246.  Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer Few Few Few Few    
247.  Grey Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus         25; P  
248.  Rufous-fronted Prinia Prinia buchanani       3    
249.  Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii 1          
250.  Plain Prinia Prinia inornata            
251.  Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis            
252.  Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis     2 Few 3  
253.  Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus            
254.  Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia            
255.  Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola            
256.  Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus            
257.  Booted Warbler Hippolais caligata       4; P    
258.  Sykes's Warbler Hippolais rama            
259.  Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius            
260.  Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita            
261.  Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides            
262.  Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense            
263.  Common Babbler Turdoides caudatus Few Few Few Few Few; P Few
264.  Greater Whitethroat Sylvia communis            
265.  Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca            
266.  Desert Warbler Sylvia nana   Few     Few; P  
267.  Orphean Warbler Sylvia hortensis            
268.  Singing Bushlark Mirafra cantillans            
269.  Indian Bushlark Mirafra erythroptera     1 Few; P    
270.  Black-crowned Sparrow Lark Eremopterix nigriceps            
271.  Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark Eremopterix grisea            
272.  Rufous-tailed Lark Ammomanes phoenicurus   2; P        
273.   Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti            
274.  Greater Hoopoe Lark Alaemon alaudipes            
275.  Bimaculated lark Melanocorypha bimaculata            
277.  Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla   Man y Few      
278.  Sand Lark Calandrella raytal            
279.  Crested Lark Galerida cristata   Few; P        
280.  Sykes’s Lark Galerida deva            
281.  Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula            
282.  Purple Sunbird Nectarinia asiatica            
283.  House Sparrow Passer domesticus Few Few Few Few Few  
284.  Chestnut-shouldered Petronia Petronia xanthocollis       3 1  
285.  White Wagtail Motacilla alba       2    
286.  White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis            
287.  Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola            
288.  Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava           1
289.  Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea            
290.  Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus            
291.  Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris            
292.  Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis            
293.  Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis            
294.  Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta            
295.  Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar            
296.  Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus            
297.  Indian Silverbill Lonchura malabarica 3 6; P   Few   Few
298.  White-throated Munia Lonchura malabarica            
299.  Trumpeter Finch Rhodopechys githagineus            
300.  Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus         1  
301.  Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani 1 Few; P        
302.  House Bunting Emberiza striolata 1 Few; P        
303.  Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps            

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