Bengal Birds

Friends!!



This week saturday - i got company of Sudipto Roy and my wife to
explore Nalban and surrouding during the return migration period.
Well, we were lucky to find five - six gargany among a small flock of
gadwals in the nalban jheel. After this trip - I had a mail
conversation with Sumit da; He mentioned - that sometimes large flocks
of Great Crested Grebe , Common shelduck come & stay here for some
time on the way to return migration; This year - i found two rarities
like Eurasian Wigeon and Gargany here in Nalban. In one of last post -
i mentioned that birding at Nalban is always interesting during march
month - and really it is happening.



This time what we found - the list i am sharing..



1) Plaintive cuckoo


2) Common moorhen


3) Gargany


4) Gadwal


5) Grey Heron


6) Barn swallow


7) Red wattled lapwing (a single)


8) Common snipe (flying around)


9) Bengal bush lark


10) Clamorous reed warbler


11) Plain prinia


12) Brown shrike


13) Common kingfisher and white throated kingfisher


14) Large egret


15) Striated grassbird



and other common birds - egrets, cormorant, asian pied starling etc




Thanks,



Amit