Prasanth's Birdwatching Report 25-9-2011

Time : 4.00 pm to 6.30 pm

Location : Vypeen Island, Ernakulam

Weather : Sunny day

Birds

1. Little Cormorant (10+)

2. Western Reef Egret (1)
3. Indian Pond Heron (2)
4. Oriental White Ibis (1)
5. Brahminy Kite (10+)
6. Western Marsh Harrier (2)

7. Little Ringed Plover (50+)
8. Red wattled Lapwing (2)

9. Common Sandpiper (1)
10. Rose ringed Parakeet (3)
11. Common Myna (6)
12. House Crow (10+)

The Beauty of HMT Estate Part I

Prasanth's Birdwatching Report 18-9-2011

Time : 4.00 pm to 6.30 pm

Location : HMT Estate, Kalamassery, Ernakulam.

Birdwatchers : Vishnupriyan Kartha & Dr. S. Prasanth

Weather : Clear sky

Birds

1. Little Cormorant (1) - seen in flight.
2. Purple Heron (1)
3. Median Egret (2)
4. Indian Pond Heron (20+)
5. Oriental White Ibis (4) - seen in flight.
6. Lesser Whistling Duck (5)
7. Brahminy Kite (2)
8. Shikra (1)

9. White breasted Waterhen (10+)

10. Pacific Golden Plover (11) - some birds were in partial breeding plumage.

11. Red wattled Lapwing (10+)

12. Wood Sandpiper (3)
13. Blue Rock Pigeon (4) - seen in flight.

14. Spotted Dove (1)
15. Asian Koel - call heard.

16. Greater Coucal (3)
17. Jungle Owlet (1)
18. White breasted Kingfisher (1)

19. Small Bee-eater (6)
20. Indian Roller (1)
21. Lesser Golden backed Woodpecker (2)
22. Oriental Magpie Robin (1)
23. White headed Babbler (3)

24. Franklin's Prinia (2)
25. Purple rumped Sunbird (2)

26. Spotted Munia (30+) - most of the birds were juveniles.
27. Common Myna (4)
28. Black Drongo (3)

29. House Crow (20+)
30. Jungle Crow (3)

Prasanth's Birdwatching Report 11-9-2011

Time : 3.30 pm to 6.15 pm

Location : HMT Estate, Kalamassery, Ernakulam.

Birdwatchers : Dr. K. G. Dilip & Dr. S. Prasanth

Weather : Clear sky.

Birds

1. Little Egret (1)
2. Median Egret (1)
3. Indian Pond Heron (3)

4. Oriental White Ibis (1)
5. Lesser Whistling Duck (1) - seen in flight
6. Brahminy Kite (2)
7. Eagle sp. - unable to identify
8. White breasted Waterhen (5) - 3 were chicks
9. Red wattled Lapwing (8)
10. Wood Sandpiper (20+)
11. Spotted Dove (2)
12. Pigeon sp. - larger than Blue Rock Pigeon, seen in flight, unable to identify.
13. Asian Koel (1)
14. Jungle Owlet (2)
15. Indian Edible nest Swiftlet (2)
16. Asian Palm Swift (10)
17. White breasted Kingfisher (1)
18. Small Bee-eater (10+)

19. Chestnut headed Bee-eater (1)
20. White cheeked Barbet - call heard

21. Brown capped Pygmy Woodpecker (1)

22. Yellow fronted Pied Woodpecker (2)

23. Red rumped Swallow (2)
24. Red whiskered Bulbul (6)

25. Red vented Bulbul (3)
26. Common Iora (1)
27. Oriental Magpie Robin (1)
28. Franklin's Prinia (2)
29. Plain Prinia (1)
30. Common Tailorbird (1)
31. Tickell's Flowerpecker (2)
32. Purple rumped Sunbird (5) - 3 were juveniles.
33. White runped Munia (1)
34. Spotted Munia (1)
35. Black headed Munia (2)

36. Grey headed Starling (3)
37. Blyth's Starling (2)
38. Common Myna (4)
39. Black Drongo (3) - all were juveniles.
40. Greater Racket tailed Drongo (2)

41. Ashy Woodswallow (2)
42. House Crow (10+)

Prasanth's Birdwatching Report 4-9-2011

Time : 10.00 am to 1.00 pm

Place : Devaswampadam, Varappuzha, Ernakulam

Weather : Cloudy sky

Birds

1. Little Grebe (3)
2. Little Cormorant (100+)

3. Indian Shag (1)

4. Darter (2)
5. Little Egret (2)

6. Grey Heron (8)
7. Purple Heron (4)

8. Large Egret (2)
9. Indian Pond Heron (30+)

10. Lesser Whistling Duck (10)
11. Brahminy Kite (6)

12. Osprey (4)
13. Purple Moorhen (10)

14. Common Sandpiper (6)
15. Gull billed Tern (1)
16. River Tern (2)
17. Stork billed Kingfisher (1)

18. White breasted Kingfisher (2)

19. Streaked Fantail Warbler (3)

20. Ashy Prinia (3)
21. Plain Prinia (5)

22. Black headed Munia (10) - 2 were juveniles.

23. Streaked Weaver (200+) - There were males in full and partial breeding plumage and females. Males were seen guarding the nests while females were completing the partially built nests. There were more than 100 nests.

24. Baya Weaver (5)
25. Black Drongo (2)
26. House Crow (20+)
27. Jungle Crow (1)