Back inside Bharatpur again and still
looking for the more elusive species. First stop was the nursery for
some Thrushes, a good plan that went awry when I flushed two Dusky
Eagle Owls from a nearby Kadam tree but, despite best efforts, I
couldn't get anywhere near them without re-flushing them. But, back
to Thrushes and a bit of a wait until Tickell's Thrush gave itself up
by a leaking water pipe closely followed by an Orange-headed Thrush
and another Tickell's.
Next up was Siberian Rubythroat, one
had been spending much of it's time in a gully by the checkpost but
was really elusive, I was going to give a bit of time to this but
there was no need as it showed itself after a few minutes (speaking
to another birder later who had spent 4 hours there and still hadn't
seen it !), plus the added bonus of a roosting Collared Scops' Owl in
the same area.
It was now time to head for the Temple
tea stall, not for anything in particular, I was just running low on
water. I couldn't resist a few shots of a very showy Red-breasted
Flycatcher on the way. Water bought and tea drank and time to check
the drainage channel for the unlikely chance of a Bittern or two and
bingo.... juv Black Bittern about 10 feet away.
And that was the day over, with the
addition of a few jaunts into the Acacia scrub and more open areas
(mainly for photos of Indian Jackal).
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| Black Bittern |
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| Bank Myna |
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| Indian Jackal |
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| Orange-headed Thrush |
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| Red-breasted Flycatcher |
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| Red Avadavat |
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| Siberian Rubythroat |
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| Tickell's Thrush |
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| White-eared Bulbul |
