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Location IIT Madras (Restricted Access)
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Owner Mahathi Narayanaswamy

Effort

Protocol:  Traveling
  • Observers:  1
  • Distance:  0.56 km

Checklist Comments

Submitted from eBird for Android, version 2.7.2

Totals

34
Species Observed
+3 other taxa, 186 individuals

Observations

  1. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)

    Number observed:  2

  2. Spotted Dove

    Number observed:  5

  3. Greater Coucal

    Number observed:  3

  4. Asian Koel

    Number observed:  27

  5. Asian Palm Swift

    Number observed:  12

  6. Eurasian Moorhen

    Number observed:  3

  7. White-breasted Waterhen

    Number observed:  3

  8. Asian Openbill

    Number observed:  1

  9. Oriental Darter

    Number observed:  2

  10. Indian Pond-Heron

    Number observed:  2

  11. Spot-billed Pelican

    Number observed:  1

  12. Booted Eagle

    Number observed:  1

  13. Indian Gray Hornbill

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Flew into the banyan in front of stadium and disturbed 9 of the 14 koels on the tree. As a result it got startled and it flew out. I tried to look for it again, especially since a lot of banyan trees in the area are fruiting but looking at birds on the banyan tree for so long non stop caused my neck to get strained so will go home check the trees around my house take a break and come back once the sun subsides a little to look for the bird to get a record shot.
    This individual has been seen in ts and thiruvanmiyur recently and we have been hearing it on campus around the stadium area for the past three days so it may be doing rounds there owing to the several fruiting banyans in the area.
    As for description- Size was koel+, flight was in a sense as though it soars before it landed, colour of feathers is uniform grey, tail and wing feathers have white markings which are viable in flight, for the few seconds that I got to see it the notch like thing on the hornbills beak was also visible(dont know what its called).

  14. Blue-tailed Bee-eater

    Number observed:  23

  15. White-throated Kingfisher

    Number observed:  1

  16. Coppersmith Barbet

    Number observed:  8

  17. Black-rumped Flameback

    Number observed:  3

  18. Rose-ringed Parakeet

    Number observed:  10

  19. Black-naped Oriole

    Number observed:  1

  20. Indian Paradise-Flycatcher

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    1 female, 1 rufous male

  21. Rufous Treepie

    Number observed:  2

  22. Large-billed Crow

    Number observed:  1

  23. Common Tailorbird

    Number observed:  3

  24. Ashy Prinia

    Number observed:  1

  25. Barn Swallow

    Number observed:  16

  26. White-browed Bulbul

    Number observed:  2

  27. Phylloscopus sp.

    Number observed:  3

  28. Yellow-billed Babbler

    Number observed:  6

  29. Common Myna

    Number observed:  10

  30. Asian Brown Flycatcher

    Number observed:  1

  31. Oriental Magpie-Robin

    Number observed:  2

  32. Blue-throated Flycatcher

    Number observed:  1

  33. Purple-rumped Sunbird

    Number observed:  3

  34. Purple Sunbird

    Number observed:  2

  35. Western/Eastern Yellow Wagtail

    Number observed:  17

    Details

    Seen on stadium grass

  36. Citrine Wagtail

    Number observed:  4

  37. bird sp.

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Grey colour, interesting flight- almost like a flycatcher but too big for a flycatcher, got two short views while it flew unfortunately none clear. Couldnt follow up and track cause only access to where it went would be water