Some lovely birds ticked, which makes for a great reason to make a more serious birding visit to the country. My count ended up at 64 of which 39 were lifers. Not bad for a bit of sneaking off when my good wife wasn't looking. Yellow-fronted Barbet. A fairly common endemic. A striking bird seen here feeding on the berries of a Syringa bush A male Indian Robin A female Small Minivet. An uncommon breeding resident Male Black-headed Oriole. A fairly common breeding resident A Common Kingfisher. An uncommon breeding resident A Blue-tailed Bee-eater
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Indian Pitta. A magnificent bird. Solitary, territorial and shy Male Oriental Magpie Robin. Common breeding resident White-bellied Drongo. Common breeding resident Female Black-headed Cuckooshrike. Fairly uncommon breeding resident Red-vented Bulbul. Very common breeding resident Brahminy Kite. Common breeding resident Asian Openbill. Fairly common breeding resident
We recently spent a few days holidaying in Sri Lanka. This was our first visit to the country and we had a full itinerary. Despite this I did manage to get in a few hours birding around the lodges we stayed at. I was pleasantly surprised with what I managed to find. Indian Pond Heron. A breeding resident and one of the birds I was particularly keen to see Yellow-billed Babbler. A common breeding resident A confiding Spotted Dove. Very common breeding resident Black-headed Ibis. A fairly common breeding resident White-throated Kingfisher. Common breeding resident Crested Serpent Eagle. Fairly common breeding resident Little Cormorant. Very common breeding resident
It was a bit quiet this week, but there are always one or two birds to be seen and photographed Desert Hyacynth Common Redshank Eurasian Skylark Western Cattle Egret Curlew Sandpiper Eurasian Coot
At the local patch this morning I was near the corner of the pond where the Bougainvillea bush grows. Last year in October I had seen and taken images of a juvenile bird that had been frequenting this corner and using the bush as cover (see entry 30/10/2015). I wonder if it is the same bird, I think it probably is. I sat quietly as it slowly emerged out into the open to get a nice warm spot in the weak winter sunshine. Once it had warmed up it even dosed off a bit. Note how it cleverly uses the grey coloured branches to camouflage its presence Black-crowned Night Heron
This bird hopped out of the cover of some bushes up onto the wall adjacent to where I was parked. It stood watching me or a few moments, flicking its tail up and down, before disappearing back into the cover of some bushes a small distance away
I sat and observed the Osprey on its favourite perch on the look-out for a meal. I was hoping it would catch a fish and bring it back to the spot to consume it. Unfortunately that did not happen but I was able to get some images of the bird as it took to flight a little bit later Osprey
For several months now one of the Owls has had feathers missing off its crown. I thought perhaps it was because it was squeezing into a tight burrow amongst the rocks and had worn some of the feathers, but then why has the other owl not been affected. Has it been moulting feathers, but if so why haven't the other ones grown to replace the old ones? I can't come up with a logical explanation as to why this has happened Lilith Owl with worn /missing feathers on crown Its mate on high alert
I have never seen so many fishing dhows moored in port as I saw today. I think it was because there were high winds and rough seas forecast. Despite this I managed to capture some images of the usual suspects on the look-out for any scraps of fish that may have been on offer. A large white-headed Gull Slender-billed Gull Great Cormorant Caspian Tern Common Black-headed Gull Western Reef Heron
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