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.
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| Indian roller (Coracias benghalensis) |
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Common Kestrel( Falco tinnunculus)
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| Black-winged kite (Elanus caeruleus) |
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| Oriental magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis) |
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| Crested lark (Galerida cristata) |
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| Eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus) |
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| Paddyfield pipit or Oriental pipit (Anthus rufulus) |
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| Rufous treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda) |
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| Spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis) |
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| Red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus) |
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| Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto) |
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| Black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) |
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| Black-winged kite (Elanus caeruleus) |
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| Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto) |
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| Black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) |
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| European stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) |
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| Piedmyna or Asian pied starling (Gracupica contra) |
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| Indian roller (Coracias benghalensis) |
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Common Kestrel( Falco tinnunculus)
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