(delhibirdpix) The Commoners - # 180.16 - Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum) - 2015-140

Another nice and very pleasant Birding Day at Dhanauri Kalan, (50 KMs SSE of Delhi),

Greater Noida, India on 5th July 2015.

The day was not that warm with clouds and some breeze blowing.  All usual birds were

presenting themselves.

Sarus Cranes were showing the typical pattern of dispersing to their feeding area now

that the paddy has been sown and more underway.  Initially, we saw just a couple of 

pair but then they started flying in and when we were about to leave there were over

20 of them.

Surprise towards the end was the sighting of over a dozen pratincoles.  This was a

'typical' area for them to be seen nesting but that was not to be - may be there were

a few better sites for them.

Good to see a number of young ones - saw at least four in different stage of plumage

assumption.

Here are these.

Cheers.

Anand Arya
353, Sector 15A
NOIDA 201301
INDIA
+ 91 98182 61909
www.anandarya.com
www.okhlabirdpark.com
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