Today evening while taking a stroll in our property I was drawn to a loud chattering bird call. Moving towards the direction of the call I saw this flycatcher high up on a tree that is now flush with new spring leaves. It was at quite a distance but through the 400mm reach of my lens I could make out the distinct white breast and a white supercilium. Made some pictures. Checking identity in "Birds of the Indian Subcontinent", I find Ultramarine Flycatcher description matches with my pictures. I also looked up the distinctive bird call in http://www.xeno-canto.org/ . However, the book says that the race with a supercillium and white patches on tail is from the Western Himalayas though there is an overlap with the Eastern Himalayn race which does not have a supercillium. Lifer for me.
Ganesh
Ganesh Villa, Kalimpong 734301
West Bengal, INDIA
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