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The Northern Lapwing, also known simply as the Lapwing, is a medium-sized wader bird native to the UK. It's characterised by its striking appearance, with a black and white plumage, a distinctive crest on its head, and a long, slender bill. Lapwings are commonly found in wetlands, fields, and grasslands across the UK, where they feed on insects, worms, and other small invertebrates. They're known for their acrobatic flight displays during the breeding season, which involve aerial maneuvers and loud calls. Despite being a familiar sight in rural areas, Lapwing populations have declined in recent years due to habitat loss and changes in farming practices. Conservation efforts are underway to protect and restore their habitats.
We were travelling through Kerala on a rainy day and found these spotted deers gazing arround on green grass fields .. they were surprised too as we were..
Orange headed thrush
12 December 2021
Bichhiya, Mandla, Madhya Pradesh.
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The common emerald dove (Chalcophaps indica), also called Asian emerald dove and grey-capped emerald dove, is a widespread resident breeding pigeon native to the tropical and subtropical parts of the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The dove is also known by the names of green dove and green-winged pigeon. The common emerald dove is the state bird of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
25 May, 2022
JimCorbett National Park, Ramnagar, Uttarakhand
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Eurasian Griffon (Gyps fulvus )
Massive tricolored vulture with whitish head and neck, pale brown body, and contrasting dark flight feathers. Juveniles similar but with a pale brown rather than white neck ruff. Nests in colonies on cliff ledges; often seen in loose flocks soaring over valleys and mountainsides but always in search of updrafts and thermals. Still the commonest vulture over much of its breeding range. Some populations are resident while others are highly migratory.
27 February, 2021
Bikaner, Rajasthan
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The Dhanauri Wetlands is a birdwatching area located in Thasrana, Uttar Pradesh, India. The Dhanauri Wetlands is home to over 150 Sarus cranes.
As reported in HT on May 28, 2019 , The Uttar Pradesh forest department has decided to notify the Dhanauri wetland in Greater Noida’s Gautam Budh Nagar— one of the few wetlands supporting a fairly large sarus crane population. While this is cheerful news for birders and nature-lovers in the National Capital Region, the department’s plan is to recognise only 25 hectares of the wetland’s 100ha area.
The forest department’s plan, accessed by HT, states that Dhanauri is an extremely important site for sarus cranes, which has over eight breeding pairs of sarus cranes compared to four in Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary. Dhanauri hosts a non-breeding sarus crane population of about 100 birds.
Along with a proposal to notify Dhanauri under the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017, the proposal states that the International Crane Foundation will initiate a documentation of annual variation in numbers and distribution of sarus Cranes. The documentation will give information on survival of sarus crane chicks hatching in Dhanauri and spatial movement of the species.
The proposal lists sarus cranes, pheasant-tailed jacana, baya weaver, green bee-eater, marsh harrier, ashy prinia and grey heron among birds thronging Dhanauri.
But the proposal states that the “zone of influence” (an area in which developmental activities are likely to induce adverse changes in wetland structure and functioning) of the wetland is 25ha and the active wetland area is only 4.24ha. However, the National Wetland Inventory and Assessment conducted by the Space Applications Centre in 2006-07 shows the wetland is spread over a 100ha area.
“We are trying to find a solution for this. Villagers may turn hostile if there is a restriction on several activities if a larger area is notified. Most of the area here is private and the value of real estate is high,” Pramod Kumar Srivastava, divisional forest officer, Greater Noida, said. A report by the Remote Sensing Applications Centre in Uttar Pradesh also shows that the total area is about 100ha.
Anand Arya, a birder and environmentalist who has been pursuing the notification of Dhanauri wetland for years, said “This wetland is the perfect place for sarus cranes. This is why at the roosting time a flock of about 150 sarus cranes can be seen here and 4-8 nests have been seen during 2015-2017 within the wetland itself. Dhanauri is also home to over 211 species of birds — 92 migratory and 119 resident species. Dhanauri also meets the criteria of a Ramsar wetland.” The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands recognises wetlands of international significance because of their conservation value.
Activists fear many other wetlands may not be notified in their entirety. The data on how many wetlands have been notified in the country is not available.
The Supreme Court had, in 2017, directed the Centre to “identify and inventorise” all 201,503 wetlands with an area of 2.25ha captured by satellite imagery.
“Dhanauri is part of the sarus crane belt connecting with Mainpuri and Etawah. It meets the criteria of an important bird and biodiversity site (IBA),” said Nikhil Devasar, birder and author. The sarus crane is listed in the “vulnerable” category by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
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A spontaneous trip to Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary did not disappoint. Got to see many of the birds listed - Painted Storks, Spotted Owlet, White throated kingfisher, Pond Heron, Little Egret, Asian Open billed stork, Black headed ibis, Spot billed Pelican
Wire tailed swallow
15 August, 2021
Theh Kanjala, Kapurthala, Punjab
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Blue capped Rock-thrush
Morni Panchkula
19 September 2021
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Grey-headed Fish Eagle (Icthyophaga Ichthyaetus)
Kaziranga National Park, Assam 2023.
The grey-headed fish eagle (Icthyophaga ichthyaetus) is a fish-eating bird of prey from South East Asia.
The grey-headed fish-eagle is a large bird, measuring 60 to 75 cm in length and weighing 1,600 to 2,700 grams.
Female eagles are larger than the males. The wingspan is 150 to 170 cm.
Four corner Vigil.
Grey Francolin fledglings, swiftly hide and huddle to keep a four directional vigil along with the parents on arrival of every pedestrian or danger. They have almost a camouflage attire for their habitat.
12 June, 2022
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1/500, f11, ISO 1600
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Sliver eye or Wax eye. Zosterops lateralis
Silvereyes breed in spring and early summer, making a tiny cup of grass, moss, hair, spiderweb, and thistledown, suspended from a branch fork in the outer reaches of small trees or shrubs. They lay two to four pale blue eggs, and two or sometimes three broods may be raised during each breeding season. The eggs hatch after about 11 days, and the young fledge after another 10 days. The juveniles are independent at 3 weeks and able to breed at 9 months.
Silvereyes feed on insect prey and large amounts of fruit and nectar, making them occasional pests of commercial orchards. Birds are seen alone, in pairs or small flocks during the breeding season, but form large flocks in the winter months.