Birding at Bagmati Valley 2017

In the backdrop of Chhath festivity, I had traversed across the bank of  Bagmati and its delta  and  devoted some time for bird watching. As usual, in late October, the weather was not favorable for bird watching/tour and moreover not suitable for for Birds photography. However, I had made several attempts during my stay at my native place from 24-27 October 2018. The effort was quite productive and I had seen and snapped four new birds which were not noticed by me on previous birding tour. Indian Roller, Common Kestrel, Crested Lark and Oriental magpie-robin  were watched besides some common and earlier observed birds.

Indian roller (Coracias benghalensis)

Common Kestrel( Falco tinnunculus)

 Eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus)

Black-winged kite (Elanus caeruleus)

Oriental magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis)

Crested lark (Galerida cristata)

 Eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus)

Paddyfield pipit or Oriental pipit (Anthus rufulus)

Rufous treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda)

Spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis)

 Red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus) 

Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto)

Black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) 

Black-winged kite (Elanus caeruleus)

Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto)

Black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) 

European stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)

Piedmyna or Asian pied starling (Gracupica contra)

Indian roller (Coracias benghalensis)

Common Kestrel( Falco tinnunculus)

Black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)

Bagmati Valley 2014

I snapped these all birds in the Bagmati delta during my stay at my native place in Sheohar district from October 29- November 3, 2014. Most of the captured birds are territorial birds.However, some winter migratory birds (from the Himalaya and the Eurasia) were also observed. 

Great tit (Parus major)

Red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)

Asian pied starling (Gracupica contra) 

Purple sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus)

 Greater Coucal or crow pheasant (Centropus sinensis) 

Red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)

White-throated #kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)

 Greater Coucal or crow pheasant (Centropus sinensis) 

Black-headed oriole (Oriolus larvatus) Jungle crow (Corvus macrorhynchos) 

Black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)

White-throated #kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)

Black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)

Hoopoe  (Upupa epops) 

Red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)

Purple sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus)

Common myna (Acridotheres tristis)

Great tit (Parus major) 

Chiffchaff(Phylloscopus collybita)

Black-headed oriole (Oriolus larvatus) Jungle crow (Corvus macrorhynchos) 

 Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) 

Siberian stonechat or Asian stonechat (Saxicola maurus)

House crow (Corvus splendens)  

Jungle Wabler Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto)

 Paddyfield warbler (Acrocephalus agricola)

White wagtail (Motacilla alba)

Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto)

House spparow

Fulvous Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) 

Grey-headed lapwing  (Vanellus cinereus)

Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis)

The following photographs has been snapped on  27th and 28th January 2017. Only two significant addition to this blog album was  sighting of  a Black wing kite near the bank of Bagmati river and an Indian rollar near Kushhar. 

black-winged kite (Elanus caeruleus)

Rufous treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda) 

Indian roller (Coracias benghalensis)

Greater Coucal or crow pheasant (Centropus sinensis)

Red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)

European stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)

Black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) 

White wagtail (Motacilla alba)