Kadamakkudy : Birdwatcher's Paradise

Prasanth's Birdwatching Report 28-8-2011 Evening

Time : 4.20 pm to 6.20 pm

Place : HMT Estate, Kalamassery, Ernakulam.

Birdwatchers : Dr. Sabarish B. Nair, Dr. Jogi Joshua Philipose & Dr. S. Prasanth

Weather : Cloudy sky

Birds

1. Little Cormorant (5) - seen in flight
2. Little Egret (2)
3. Purple Heron (1) - seen in flight
4. Indian Pond Heron (7)
5. Brahminy Kite (1)

6. Red wattled Lapwing (10)
7. Wood Sandpiper (12)

8. Spotted Dove (12)
9. White breasted Kingfisher (1)
10. Small Bee-eater (8)
11. White cheeked Barbet (2)

12. Jerdon's Bush Lark (1)
13. Rufous Woodpecker (1)
14. Swallow sp. (5)

15. Red whiskered Bulbul (30+)

16. White browed Bulbul (1)
17. Common Iora (1)
18. Oriental Magpie Robin (2)

19. Indian Robin (1)
20. White headed Babbler (6)
21. Franklin's Prinia (4)
22. Ashy Prinia (2)
23. Common Tailorbird (2)
24. Purple rumped Sunbird (3)
25. Black headed Munia (3)
26. Common Myna (2)
27. Black Drongo (3)
28. Greater Racket tailed Drongo (1)
29. House Crow (12)

Prasanth's Birdwatching Report 28-8-2011 Morning

Time : 10.00 am to 1.00 pm

Place : Kadamakkudy, Ernakulam

Weather : Sunny Day

Birds

1. Little Grebe (2)

2. Little Cormorant (50+)
3. Darter (2)
4. Little Egret (3)

5. Grey Heron (1)

6. Purple Heron (3)
7. Indian Pond Heron (6)
8. Lesser Whistling Duck (2)
9. Brahminy Kite (7)

10. Shikra (1)
11. Purple Moorhen (3)
12. Red wattled Lapwing (2)

13. Common Sandpiper (3)
14. Asian Koel (1)

15. White breasted Kingfisher (3)
16. Red vented Bulbul (2)
17. Oriental Magpie Robin (3)
18. Streaked Fantail Warbler (2)

19. Ashy Prinia (4)

20. Plain Prinia (1)

21. Black headed Munia (10+)

22. Streaked Weaver (2) - seen more than 20 nests in a patch of paddy surrounded with water.

23. Baya Weaver (100+) - seen more than 30 nests in 2 coconut trees.
24. Common Myna (5)
25. Jungle Myna (1)
26. Black Drongo (3)
27. Ashy Woodswallow (8)
28. House Crow (20+)

Prasanth's Birdwatching Report 21-8-2011

Time : 9.00 am to 1.00 pm & 4.45 pm to 6.15 pm

Place : Chalakkudy & Peringalkuthu. There was very little bird activity in Vazachal forests.

Weather : Cloudy sky

Birds

1. Median Egret (1)
2. Indian Pond Heron (5)
3. Lesser Whistling Duck (2)
4. Eagle sp.(1)- seen in flight, unable to identify
5. Grey Junglefowl (2)

6. White breasted Waterhen (8) - 3 were chicks
7. Red wattled Lapwing (4)

8. Rose ringed Parakeet (6) - one was seen eating something like a rat or a chick.

9. Blue winged Parakeet (2)
10. House Swift (4)
11. White breasted Kingfisher (2)

12. Small Bee-eater (6)

13. Chestnut headed Bee-eater (3)
14. Oriental Broad billed Roller (1)

15. Malabar Grey Hornbill (2)
16. White cheeked Barbet - call heard

17. Greater Golden backed Woodpecker (2)
18. Red rumped Swallow (2)
19. Large Pied Wagtail (1)
20. Scarlet Minivet (2)
21. Red whiskered Bulbul (2)
22. Oriental Magpie Robin (2)
23. White headed Babbler (20+)

24. Franklin's Prinia (1) - seen building nest

25. Common Myna (4)

26. Southern Hill Myna (20+)
27. Black Drongo (2)

28. Ashy Woodswallow (2)
29. Indian Treepie (2)
30. House Crow (20+)
31. Jungle Crow (3)

Prasanth's Birdwatching Report 14-8-2011

Time : 7.30 am to 11.30 am

Place : HMT Estate, Kalamassery, Ernakulam.

Birdwatchers : Vishnupriyan Kartha, Dr. Sabarish & Dr. S. Prasanth

Weather : Sunny day

Birds

1. Indian Pond Heron (3)
2. Asian Openbill Stork (1) - seen in flight
3. Lesser Whistling Duck (2)
4. Black Kite (1)
5. Brahminy Kite (2)

6. Crested Serpent Eagle (2) - one seen in flight
7. White breasted Waterhen (1)
8. Red wattled Lapwing (6)

9. Wood Sandpiper (11)
10. Blue Rock Pigeon (2)

11. Spotted Dove (2)

12. Pied Crested Cuckoo (1)

13. Asian Koel (3)
14. Asian Palm Swift (10+)
15. Small Blue Kingfisher (1)
16. White breasted Kingfisher (2)

17. Small Bee-eater (25+)
18. Indian Roller (1)
19. White cheeked Barbet (2)

20. Yellow fronted Pied Woodpecker (1)

21. Rufous Woodpecker (2)
22. Lesser Golden backed Woodpecker (1)
23. Swallow sp. (1)

24. Jerdon's Bush Lark (1)
25. Red whiskered Bulbul (10+)
26. White browed Bulbul (6)

27. Common Iora (2)
28. Oriental Magpie Robin (3)
29. Indian Robin (2)
30. White headed Babbler (3)
31. Franklin's Prinia (1)
32. Ashy Prinia (10+)
33. Plain Prinia (1)
34. Common Tailorbird (1)
35. Purple rumped Sunbird (1)

36. White rumped Munia (1)

37. Spotted Munia (10+)

38. Black headed Munia (5)
39. Blyth's Starling (6)
40. Common Myna (2)
41. Eurasian Golden Oriole (1)
42. Black Drongo (3)
43. Ashy Woodswallow (1)
44. Indian Treepie (3)
45. House Crow (50+)