Eurasian Cuckoo (Hepatic) on 17th May 2010 at Dibrugarh, Assam.
The sun is finally out and I went for a 45 minute walk in the Tea Garden. Things have changed since I last went. The warblers and grey-backed shrikes have vanished and the monsoon birds are here. The list of birds I saw today are as below:
Spangled Drongo
Great Tit
Black-hooded Oriole
Common Mynah
Jungle Mynah
Hill Mynah
Chestnut-tailed Starling
Eurasian Cuckoo (hepatic)
Blue-throated Barbet
Asian Koel
Large Cuckooshrike
Common Tailorbird
Yellow-footed Green Pigeon
Jungle Crow
Asian Barred Owlet
Lesser Whistling Duck on their tree perches
Oriental Magpie Robin
Spotted Owlet
Loved the walk after such a long time. This Cuckoo grabbed an insect in front of me and proceeded to bang it against the trunk and gobbled it up. Relatively bold till a pair of BH Orioles chased it away. It was a pleasure watching this bird.
Raj
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