Two days left in India, so a day out to Okhla Marsh in Delhi for a few specialities - Yellow-bellied Prinia, Streaked Weaver, Striated Babbler and White-tailed Stonechat.
The Yellow-bellied Prinia was no problem at all with up to 20 singing in the reeds, Streaked Weaver was the one I thought I'd have trouble with, but the first Weaver that I saw was a Streaked - bonus ! Next up, Striated Babbler, there were quite a few small groups in the reed, though getting a view of them was a different story, but with a bit of patience they gave themselves up eventually. White-tailed Stonechat was a bit of a problem as I only saw 3 Stonechats all day, 2 were Siberian and one (a 1w/ female type) that looked just like a Sibe apart from it had loads of white in the tail (see photo).
Elsewhere around the marsh every ditch had it's own Purple Heron and several Bluethroats, a single Crested Bunting was in the Acacias and there were several Citrine Wagtails kicking around.
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| Blue Pansy |
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| Bluethroat |
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| Crested Bunting |
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| Citrine Wagtail |
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| Purple Heron |
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| Striated Babbler |
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| Siberian or White-tailed Stonechat |
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| Streaked Weaver |
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| Yellow-bellied Prinias |
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