Wednesday, February 1, 2017

A walk through MIT Campus Muzaffarpur

I have walked through Police Line to #Muzaffarpur Institute of Technoloyg's play ground on 27th and 29th January 2017. Due to fogy weather and under the poor light conditions on 27th January, the snapped photographs quality was compromised. But the initial survey has compelled me to visit the place on subsequent days. The most important findings of the visit was Nilgiri Flycatcher which is not known or common in the region.


Nilgiri-flycatcher-(Eumyias-albicaudatus)       



Himalayan Flameback woodpecker(Dinopium shorii)


common tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)

Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis)

Indianpondheron or paddybird (Ardeola grayii)

Greater coucal or crow pheasant (Centropus sinensis)

Common Hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius) 

Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis)

Black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) 

Rufous treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda)

Oriental magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis)

Grey-headed Barbet (Gymnobucco cinereiceps)

Piedmyna or Asian pied starling (Gracupica contra)

Gray-backed Shrike (Lanius tephronotus)

Purple sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus)

White-throated Fantail (Rhipidura albicollis)


Indianpondheron or paddybird (Ardeola grayii)

Rufous treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda)

Nilgiri-flycatcher-(Eumyias-albicaudatus)

jungle babbler (Turdoides striata)

Black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)

White-throated Fantail (Rhipidura albicollis)


Rufous treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda)

Purple sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus)

Red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)

jungle babbler (Turdoides striata)
Common Hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius) 

Patna Zoo re-visited

I have re-visited #Patna Zoo on 26th January 2017 and enjoyed #Birds watching about two hour. The cloudy condition and dense-high trees prevented me to capture good photographs. However, the light conditions are much better and favaorable than the my previous visit to the Zoo. In the evening, i have sighted Indian grey hornbill while traversing Patna Golf Course.

Oriental magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis)

Hoopoe /ˈhuːpuː/ (Upupa epops)
White-breasted kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)

Common myna (Acridotheres tristis)

jungle babbler (Turdoides striata)


Red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)

Spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis)

White-breasted kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)


Black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) 

Grey-headed Barbet (Gymnobucco cinereiceps)


Oriental magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis)

White-breasted kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)

common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) 

Rufous treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda)

Shikra (Accipiter badius)

jungle babbler (Turdoides striata)

jungle crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)

Red kite (Milvus milvus)

Spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis)


Red kite (Milvus milvus)

Indian grey hornbill (Ocyceros birostris)

Indian grey hornbill (Ocyceros birostris)

Rufous treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda)