Decided to give this track a go, as if
it turned out to be crap, I could always drop back down onto the
Lava-Kalimpong road. I needn't have worried. As this one was pretty
steep, I concentrated on getting to the top as soon as possible, and
then the plan was to bird all the way back down at a more leisurely
pace. I reached the top after about 90 minutes and completely
knackered and in need of a good rest. The top area is pretty flat and
the loggers have noticed this too and have taken a fair few big trees
out from there, on the up side it does make it that little bit easier
to see the moss covered trees descending down the north slope.The first scan I did down the north
slope and Bingo – Cutia, not one but four! They all put on a bit of
a show for about 20 minutes as they climbed around the moss covered
branches looking something like a cross between a Pitta and a
Nuthatch.
The birds seen on the way back down
were – 1 Great Barbet, 4 Blue-fronted Redstarts, 1 White-tailed
Nuthatch, 28 White-throated Laughingthrush, 2 Broad-billed Warblers,
10 Chestnut-tailed Minla, 1 Brown-throated Treecreeper, 2 Striated
Bulbul, 5 Red-billed Blue Magpies, 1 Slaty-blue Flycatcher and a
female Rufous-breasted Bush Robin.
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| Cutias |
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| Chestnut-crowned Warbler |
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| White-tailed Nuthatch |
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| The Upper Jeep Track |
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