A fairly common bird here, and I see more of them as I get more familiar with the species. The monsoon is just about to end, and most of the overgrown vegetation and the woods are being cleared by the local villagers, as is the case each year, and these along with other cuckoos (Grey-bellied Cuckoos, Pied Cuckoos, Common Hawk Cuckoos, and as of today - one Indian Cuckoo) are seen or heard (in most cases!) regularly around the cleared patches perched very still or busy making flycatcher-like sallies for insects.
Also, I was pleased to see and record the calls of a scattered flock of c10 Grey-headed Bulbuls which were not shy but extremely active and always hidden as such from view in a few of such clearings.
Manipal, Karnataka, India on 31.10.2010
- Ramit
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