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Observations

1. Lesser Whistling-Duck

   Number observed:  2

2. Indian Spot-billed Duck

   Number observed:  14

3. Indian Peafowl

   Number observed:  16

4. Red Junglefowl

   Number observed:  5

5. Gray Francolin

   Number observed:  1

6. Black Francolin

   Number observed:  2

7. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)

   Number observed:  6

   Exotic: Naturalized

8. Oriental Turtle-Dove

   Number observed:  2

9. Eurasian Collared-Dove

   Number observed:  1

10. Greater Coucal

    Number observed:  4

11. Sirkeer Malkoha

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    We saw the first malkoha on a dried tree first thing when we reached. It flew away when we came. Then we observed that there was pair jumping here and there in the vicinity and we could see both from the tower. My mother pointed to us that the malkoha came on a perch. Myself and Pathania sir approached the bird and got some great shots of it on a dried tree and we were happy. Then when we were looking at a falcon near the tower, a Malkoha came and sat in front of . We were astonished. We took more photos and suddenly it jumped to the ground. I immediately took probe position to get eye level shots and Pathania sir and my mother stood besides me. As I clicked the bird, to my amazement, the Malkoha came towards us walking like a Mongoose! It kept coming towards us and we were only at a metres distance from. It was as if it could not see us. Finally after 5 minutes of posing for us, it was sacred away not by us but a helicopter which flew from above. It was a great time experience.

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12. Asian Koel

    Number observed:  1

13. White-breasted Waterhen

    Number observed:  2

14. Red-wattled Lapwing

    Number observed:  12

15. Common Sandpiper

    Number observed:  1

16. Wood Sandpiper

    Number observed:  1

17. Little Cormorant

    Number observed:  1

18. Little Egret

    Number observed:  3

19. Indian Pond-Heron

    Number observed:  2

20. Eastern Cattle-Egret

    Number observed:  4

21. Oriental Honey-buzzard

    Number observed:  2

22. Shikra

    Number observed:  1

23. Black Kite

    Number observed:  2

24. Spotted Owlet

    Number observed:  2

25. Eurasian Hoopoe

    Number observed:  1

26. Indian Gray Hornbill

    Number observed:  7

27. Oriental Pied-Hornbill

    Number observed:  1

28. Asian Green Bee-eater

    Number observed:  12

29. Blue-tailed Bee-eater

    Number observed:  5

30. White-throated Kingfisher

    Number observed:  2

31. Brown-headed Barbet

    Number observed:  2

32. Black-rumped Flameback

    Number observed:  2

33. Peregrine Falcon

    Number observed:  1

34. Rose-ringed Parakeet

    Number observed:  8

35. Black Drongo

    Number observed:  2

36. Rufous Treepie

    Number observed:  4

37. House Crow

    Number observed:  5

38. Ashy Prinia

    Number observed:  1

39. Plain Prinia

    Number observed:  2

40. Barn Swallow

    Number observed:  1

41. Wire-tailed Swallow

    Number observed:  6

42. Red-vented Bulbul

    Number observed:  6

43. Yellow-eyed Babbler

    Number observed:  1

44. Jungle Babbler

    Number observed:  8

45. Common Myna

    Number observed:  6

46. Indian Robin

    Number observed:  1

47. Oriental Magpie-Robin

    Number observed:  2

48. Pied Bushchat

    Number observed:  1

49. Brown Rock Chat

    Number observed:  2

50. Purple Sunbird

    Number observed:  7

51. Indian Silverbill

    Number observed:  5

52. Scaly-breasted Munia

    Number observed:  5