DR. S. PRASANTH: Prasanth's Birdwatching Report 15-1-2012

Time : 6.50 am to 12.20 pm

Location : HMT Estate, Kalamassery

Bird watchers : Ajay Rajan, Dr. George Mothi Justin and Dr. S. Prasanth

Weather : Sunny day

Birds

1. Little Egret (1)
2. Purple Heron (2)

3. Median Egret (3)
4. Cattle Egret (20+)
5. Indian Pond Heron (20+)
6. Asian Openbill Stork (2)

7. Black Kite (5)

8. Brahminy Kite (4)

9. Marsh Harrier (1)
10. Booted Eagle (2)
11. White breasted Waterhen (1)

12. Little Ringed Plover (1)

13. Red Wattled Lapwing (4)

14. Common Snipe (8)

15. Wood Sandpiper (20+)

16. Common Sandpiper (6)

17. Spotted Dove (3)
18. Rose ringed Parakeet (1)
19. Asian Koel (1)
20. Greater Coucal (1)
21. Small Blue Kingfisher (3)
22. White breasted Kingfisher (2)
23. Small Bee-eater (5)
24. Blue tailed Bee-eater (6)
25. Indian Roller (1)
26. White cheeked Barbet (3)
27. Lesser Golden backed Woodpecker (1)
28. Jerdon's Bush Lark (1)

29. Common Swallow (20+)
30. Red rumped Swallow (10+)

31. Streak throated Swallow (1)

32. Yellow Wagtail (5)

33. Paddyfield Pipit (10+)
34. Red whiskered Bulbul (6)
35. White browed Bulbul (1)

36. Common Iora (2)
37. Jerdon's Chloropsis (2)

38. Brown Shrike (3)
39. Oriental Magpie Robin (1)
40. White headed Babbler (4)
41. Plain Prinia (2)
42. Common Tailorbird (4)
43. Purple rumped Sunbird (6)
44. White rumped Munia (2)