Butterfly migration.

Hello all,

Do have a look at this presentation about Butterflies.


Anto Christy S
http://1200birds.blogspot.com/

Eurasian Stone Curlew

A couple of days back as I was leaving the office movement on an adjacent shed caught my attention. A closer look and I saw a few birds on the roof in what looked like a meditative trance. About 20 mins latter when the light was almost gone they started to fly on to the nearby fields. No binoculars and fading light made me call it a day.

I returned the next day armed with bino and camera hoping that the birds would still be there. They were there alright about 15 of them again in a meditative trance occasionally calling out. I sent the above snap to Sachin Shurpali and Guruprasad Thimmapur to make an ID of what turns out to be a Eurasian Stone Curlew. Info at this link too.

Today is the third day that these birds have been around. I hope they stick around :).

Bird Sunday - Kumbral, Kalghatgi.

Last Sunday saw an impromptu birding trip on the road to Sathod Falls. We went up to Kumbral a view point of Kali River about 7 clicks before Sathod Falls.

The participants were Thimmapur Sir, Guruprasad Thimmapur, Sachin Shurpali, Mahesh Yamogi, Ganesh Rao and yours truly.

This was my first outing with Sachin and Guruprasad. Sachin was an example of involvement and focus, he was stepping into the day fresh after notching up a single day (I think he said within two hours) sighting of 120+ species at Attiveri along with Mahesh Yamogi. Hats off Sachin.

Guruprasad was an eye opener, here is a young man who knows his birds, butterflies and you name it. Way to go Guru.

The check list for the day courtesy of Guru : The Puff-throated Babbler and Black-and-Organe Flycatcher are unconfirmed. However, Sachin has a record shot to vouch for the Indian White-rumped Spinetail.

 

Place:	Satoddi, Kali Back Water, Road To Attiveri
Date:	Sep-12 2010
Weather:	Partly Cloudy and sunny some times. Rained heavily in the evening
Participants:	Sachin Shurpali, RG Timmapur, Christy, Ganesh Rao, Mahesh Yamoji, Guruprasad
Common Name	Scientific Name	Comment
Indian White-rumped Spinetail	Zoonavena sylvatica	Confirmed. It was looking same as House Swift but has pale underbelly. Size was apparently smaller than House swift.
Puff-throated Babbler	Pellorneum ruficeps	Call ??
Tickell’s Blue-Flycatcher	Cyornis tickelliae	Call
Black-and-Orange Flycatcher	Ficedula nigrorufa	Un confirmed.
Indian Pond-Heron	Ardeola grayii
Woolly-necked Stork	Ciconia episcopus	Soaring on thermals. 4 individuals
Black-shouldered Kite	Elanus caeruleus	On the way to Attiveri
Brahminy Kite	Haliastur indus	Near Forest Rest House
White-bellied Sea-Eagle	Haliaeetus leucogaster	Kali Backwater. 3 Individuals. 1 Juvenile???
Crested Serpent-Eagle	Spilornis cheela	Near Forest Rest House
Black Eagle	Ictinaetus malayensis	Near Forest Rest House
Grey Francolin	Francolinus pondicerianus	On the way to Attiveri
Grey Junglefowl	Gallus sonneratii	On the way to Attiveri
White-breasted Waterhen	Amaurornis phoenicurus	On the way to Kalaghatagi.
Pampador Green-Pigeon	Treron pampadora	On the way to Satoddi at first first pit stop
Little Swift	Apus affinis	House swift.
Crested Tree-Swift	Hemiprocne coronata	In Flight
Malabar Trogon	Harpactes fasciatus	On the way to Kali Back Water. Not having Adult plumage.
White-throated Kingfisher	Halcyon smyrnensis	On the way to Kalaghatagi.
Malabar Grey Hornbill	Ocyceros griseus	Sighted twice. Once in group and once solitary bird feasting on Un Ided fruit.
Great Pied Hornbill	Buceros bicornis	In Flight sighted by mahesh and sachin
White-cheeked Barbet	Megalaima viridis	Call
Common Flameback	Picus xanthopygaeus	Kali Backwater.
Wire-tailed Swallow	Hirundo smithii	On the way to Attiveri
Orange Minivet	Pericrocotus flammeus
Common Woodshrike	Tephrodornis pondicerianus	Kali Backwater. But supercilium was missing
Grey-headed Bulbul	Pycnonotus priocephalus	Not 100% about the sighting. Because of the backlight.
Flame-throated Bulbul	Pycnonotus gularis	Sighted multiple times.
Red-whiskered Bulbul	Pycnonotus jocosus
Red-vented Bulbul	Pycnonotus cafer
Gold-fronted Leafbird	Chloropsis aurifrons	Nest pair was found
Asian Fairy-Bluebird	Irena puella	Call is heard more often. But sighted twice.
Oriental Magpie-Robin	Copsychus saularis
Common Tailorbird	Orthotomus sutorius
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch	Sitta frontalis
Thick-billed Flowerpecker	Dicaeum agile	Call and sighting
Pale-billed Flowerpecker	Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
Purple-rumped Sunbird	Leptocoma zeylonica
Small Sunbird	Leptocoma minima
Scaly-breasted Munia	Lonchura punctulata
Streaked Weaver	Ploceus manyar	Sighted on the way.
Brahminy Starling	Temenuchus pagodarum	On the way to Attiveri
Common Myna	Acridotheres tristis
Jungle Myna	Acridotheres fuscus
Black-hooded Oriole	Oriolus xanthornus	On the way to Kali Back Water.
Bronzed Drongo	Dicrurus aeneus
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo	Dicrurus paradiseus
Ashy Woodswallow	Artamus fuscus	At forest rest house. Found feeding on insects. Was it courtship feeding??
House Crow	Corvus splendens
Indian Jungle Crow	Corvus [macrorhynchos] culminatus

Some shots of River Kali at the view point.

Transportation across the river.

Ganesh Rao's take of the day.

Can someone explain what they are doing. Guru...please...species?

A fantastic day...my greed for the smell of the forest sated but for the moment, the fresh air has left my spirits refreshed, the memories of the moist earth under my feet, visions of butterflies weaving patterns in the air keeping me company till we bird again.

First winter visitor @ Attiveri Bird Sanctuary

Today we have spotted the first winter vistor of the season. A Grey Wagtail. Welcome...hope there are many more to follow.

Image courtesy of Shri J M Garg original file at this link.

The Grey wagtail usually visits after september in this sanctuary. So its a welcome change of timing. I do most of my birding here at the sanctuary because of its proximity. I am looking forward to a great season this time around. This would be my first complete season since I have taken up birding.