Dipsomania

Spent half the day dipping the Eastern Orphean Warbler that was at Loch of Benston yesterday, the day was salvaged somewhat with the Brown Shrike at nearby Voe.
Back on the patch late afternoon and a few new birds in - Red-breasted Flycatcher (in the garden), 1 Swallow, 3 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Wheatear, 1 Chiffchaff and a Yellow-browed Warbler.

Brown Shrike

Red-breasted Flycatcher

Yellow-browed Warbler

Diu Forest.

We visited this area on 5 occasions during the 12 days we spent on Diu - the birds were fairly typical of coastal forest in India, we did find a population of Black-naped Monarchs (apparently a vagrant in the Gujarat area) with up to 5 birds present on most days, the forest also proved to be a good site for Sulphur-bellied Warbler and we had regular sightings of these in the mature Acacia trees, the forest also proved good for Orphean Warblers, Black-throated Thrush, White-bellied Minivet and Olive-backed Pipits. On the 26/2 there was a Brown Shrike present (again apparently a vagrant to this area).


Black-naped Monarch.

Dark & light phased Booted Eagles.

Brown Shrike.

Cattle Egret.

Nilgai.

Oriental Honey Buzzards.

Orphean Warbler.

Osprey.

Indian Peafowl.

Ruddy Shelducks (on a village pond near the forest entrance).

Sulphur-bellied Warblers.

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher.

White-bellied Minivet.

Yellow-crowned Woodpecker.