Hi all,
Made a short birding trip at Kewzing, South Sikkim with Delhi-based renound birder, Nikhil Devasar and his two British friends. It is a very good birding spot with an excellent view of Kanchendzungha range.I met them at Chewang Bonpo's( birder,guide) residence at Kewzing at morning. It was very foggy morning and raining also,so decided to stay at hotel. After one hour we ultimately decieded to start birding in nearby area though it was raining like shower. It was not a day for bird photography but only for bird watching. We were all wearing rain coat and thin wind cheater. Left our cameras at hotel and kept only binoculars with us. Birded one hour at Kewzing. Here we sighted Green-backed Tit, Whiskered Yuhinia,Grey-chinned Minivet, Red-billed Leothrix, Little Pied Flycatcher, Grey-winged Blackbird, Great Barbet( 6 no in a tree), etc. After that we gone to Mt. Nurshing Resort campus near Ravangla. Here we sighted Orange-flanked Bush Robin, Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush, Rufous-breasted Accentor etc. After taking lunch at kewzing we headed for nearby Sangacholing Monastery. The monastery campus and its backside is a good birding spot.Here we sighted Orange-bellied Leaf Bird, Scarlet Minivet, Dark-throated Thrush, Blue-capped Rock Thrush, Fire-breasted Flowerpecker.Though it was very cloudy, we birded well.
In attached picture this raptor was seen at Mt. Nurshing Resort campus near Ravangla. Looks like Booted Eagle, please confirm. Another is Rufous-breasted Accentor shot also there when perching on the road and it was lifer for other members.
The birds we sighted on that day are as follows:
- Grey-winged Blackbird
- Great Barbet
- Black-throated Tit
- Green-backed Tit
- Black-chinned Tit
- Rufous Sibia
- Verditer Flycatcher
- Booted Eagle
- Fire-breasted Flowerpecker
- Rufous-breasted Accentor
- Grey Bushchat
- Orange-bellied Leafbird
- Scarlet Minivet
- Oriental Turtle Dove
- White-tailed Nuthatch
- Ashy-throated Warbler
- Blue-capped Rock Thrush
- Blue-fronted Redstart
- Red-vented Bulbul
- Russet Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
- Grey Treepie
- White-throated Fantail
- Grey-hooded Warbler
- Red-billed Leothrix
- Dark-throated Thrush
- Eurasian Cuckoo
- Common Hawk Cuckoo(only call)
- Orange-flanked Bush Robin
- Grey-chinned Minivet
- Spotted Dove
- Black Drongo
- Little Pied Flycatcher
- Whiskered Yuhinia
- Common Iora(only call)
- Black Bulbul
Regards,
Subhasis Roy
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1 comment:
The raptor is not a Booted Eagle - that would have more parallel-sided wings and a pale area on the inner primaries, not on the outer primaries as shown in this bird. It is a buzzard of some sort and difficult to identify from these photos. The long wings and indistinct pale area on primaries suggest Long-legged - Upland would typically have a larger and cleaner area of white on the primaries.
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