NORTHERN INDIA - Birding Trip reports by Rob Goldbach
NORTHERN INDIA - Birding Trip reports by Rob Goldbach
NORTHERN INDIA - Birding Trip reports by Rob Goldbach
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Corbett N.P.<br />
226. TAWNY PIPIT (Anthus campestris)<br />
1 ex on 14 November in Sultanpur B.S.<br />
227. OLIVE-BACKED PIPIT (Anthus hodgsoni)<br />
3 ex on 18 November on route between Naini Tal and Baspur, and another 15 ex flushed <strong>by</strong> our<br />
elephant on the same day, in the tall grass around Dhikala, Corbett N.P.. On 19 and 20<br />
November approx. 5 to 10 ex both days at Dhikala.<br />
228. WHITE WAGTAIL (Motacilla alba)<br />
5 ex on 14 November in Sultanpur, 8 ex on route on 18 November between Baspur and<br />
Ramnagar, 1 ex near Dhikala on 20 November, 30 ex along the Kosi river near Ramnagar on 21<br />
November, and 2 ex on 23 November in Bindawas B.S.<br />
229. YELLOW WAGTAIL (Motacilla flava)<br />
3 ex on 14 November in Sultanpur B.S.<br />
230. CITRINE WAGTAIL (Motacilla citreola)<br />
1 ex on 14 November in Sultanpur B.S., 4 ex on 15 November on route between Delhi and<br />
Moradabad, 3 ex on 21 November along the Kosi river near the Ramnagar bridge, and 2 ex on 23<br />
November in Bindawas B.S.<br />
231. GREY WAGTAIL (Motacilla cinerea)<br />
2 ex on 10 November in the Delhi zoo, 1 ex on 16 November between Delhi and Moradabad, 1 ex<br />
on 18 November between Naini Tal and Baspur, and 21 November 1 ex along the Kosi river near<br />
the Quality Inn Corbett Jungle Resort.<br />
232. WHITE-BROWED WAGTAIL (Motacilla madaraspatensis)<br />
1 ex on 15 November on route between Delhi and Moradabad, 1 ex on 18 November between<br />
Baspur and Ramnagar, 1 ex on 20 November in Corbett N.P. and approx. 20 ex on 21 November<br />
along the Kosi river near the bridge at Ramnagar.<br />
233. BRAHMINY MYNA (Sturnus pagodarum)<br />
Only seen in new Delhi, e.g. approx. 20 ex in and around the zoological garden.<br />
234. PIED MYNA (Sturnus contra)<br />
8 ex on 10 November in the New Delhi zoo, 6 ex on 14 November in Sultanpur B.S., approx. 10<br />
ex on route on both 15 and 22 November between Delhi and Moradabad, 23 November approx.<br />
20 ex in Bindawas B.S.<br />
235. COMMON MYNA (Acridotheres tristis)<br />
Abundant species, seen each day in large numbers.<br />
236. BANK MYNA (Acridotheres ginginianus)<br />
Common in New Delhi (zoo and Purana Qila), in Sultanpur B.S., and in the Ganges plains.<br />
237. ORIENTAL WHITE-EYE (Zosterops palpebrosus)<br />
2 ex on 10 November in the New Delhi zoological garden, 1 or 2 each day in Naini Tal on 16 to<br />
18 November, and 10 to 20 ex daily 19-21 November in Corbett N.P., mostly seen from the bird<br />
tower at Dhikala.<br />
238. PURPLE SUNBIRD (Nectarinia asiatica)<br />
At last 5 ex on 10 November in the New Delhi zoo, and 3 ex seen on 14 November in Sultanpur<br />
B.S. This species was apparently absent further north.
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