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+)