Gaganbawda Camp Report

OikoEssence conducted a nature camp to Gaganbawda – The Cherapunji of Maharashtra in the month of July, 2016. We are grateful to Mr. Suhas Waigankar Sir for his guidance throughout the camp.

Beauty of Konkan clicked by Rupali G.

Action clicked by Rupali G.

The deciduous look of the area is completely transformed into lush green vegetation soon after the monsoon starts. This is the best time to observe monsoon flora, insects, amphibians, reptiles as well as some monsoon migrants. Monsoon in Gaganbawda was in full swing when we visited there. We gor to see lot flora and fauna during this camp. 

Clicked by Rupali G

We also visited to Battis Shirale since, it was a Nagpanchmi festival. The forest department has significantly controlled snake show that used to take place earlier. However some snake charmers still bring their snakes hidden in bags / haandis.

Given below is a list of sightings observed during the camp

Flora

1.       Impatiens balsamina (Balsam)

2.       Impatiens acaulis (Rock balsam)

Cup-n-saucer clicked by Rupali G.

3.       Wild Mussenda

4.       Cassia fistula (Bahava)

5.       Terminalia chebula (Harda)

6.       Terminalia belerica (Beheda)

7.       Phyllanthus emblica (Amla)

8.       Gnidia glauca (Daatpadi)

9.       Entada rheedii

10.   Helicteres isora (Murud sheng)

11.   Clerodendrone serratum (Bharangi)

12.   Dillenia indica (Karmal)

13.   Macaranga peltata (Chanda)

14.   Clerodnedrone spp.

15.   Memecylon umbellatum (Anjan)

16.   Arrissima sahyadrensis

17.   Acacia spp

18.   Albizia lebbeck (Shirish)

19.   Terminalia arjuna (Arjun)

20.   Caryota urens (Fishtail palm)

21.   Pongamia pinnata (Pangara)

22.   Carrissa karandas (Karvanda)

23.   Carivia callosa (Karvi)

Ancient Entada clicked by Rupali G.

24.   Ficus asperima

25.   Eucalyptus globulus (Nilgiri)

26.   Lagerstroemia nana (Nana)

27.   Sterculia urens (Kandol)

28.   Lannea coromondelica (Moi)

29.   Garuga pinnata (Kakad)

30.   Tectona grandis (Sag)

31.   Firmiana colorata (Kaushi)

32.   Guetum ulva

33.   Crateva tapia (Vaivarna)

34.   Vaugeria spinosa (Alu)

35.   Costus speciosus (Pev)

36.   Wild yam

37.   Curcuma pseudomontana (Hill turmeric)

38.   Ensete superbum (Wild banana)

39.   Eupatorium perfoliatum (Ran modi)

Entada spp clicked by Rupali G.

40.   Asperragus racemosus (Shatavari)

41.   Clerodendrone spp (Samai)

42.   Morinda pubescence (Bartondi)

43.   Smithia sensitiva (Kavla)

44.   Woodfordia fruticosa (Dhayti)

45.   Bauhinia racemosa (Apta)

46.   Acacia nilotica (Babhul)

47.   Azadirachta indica (Kadulimb)

48.   Acacia auricuiformis (Australian acacia)

49.   Acacia mungium (Autralian teak)

50.   Ziziphus rugua (Bor)

51.   Katak

52.   cup & saucer

53.   Jasminum sambac (Wild jasmine)

54.   Utricularia spp

55.   Begonia spp

56.   Leea macrophylla (Dinda)

57.   Tamarindus indicus (Tamarind)

58.   Mangifera indica (Mango)

59.   Artocarpus heterophylus (Jackfruit)

60.   Careya arborea (Kumbhi)

61.   Ficus racemosa (Umber)

62.   Ficus benghalensis (Vad)

63.   Ficus religiosa (Peempal)

64.   Hmidesmus indicus (Anantmul)

65.   Seneciao spp (Sonki)

66.   Goriossa superba (Kal-lavi, glory lily)

67.   Eria spp.

68.   Curculigo orchioides (kali musali)

69.   Rhyncostylis retusa

70.   Hollarhena antidysentrica (Safed kuda)

71.   Writia tinctoria (Kala Kuda)

72.   Writia arborea (Tambda Kuda)

73.   Tabernaemontana spp

74.   Dioscorea spp

75.   Smilax zeylanica

Caterpillar Clicked by Bhaskar P

Fauna

Insects

Butterflies

1.       Blue mormon

2.       Monkey puzzle

3.       Castor

4.       Danaid eggfly

5.       Chocolate pansy

6.       Common grass yellow

7.       Plane tiger

Blue bottle fly clicked by Rupali G

8.       Rustic

9.       Common crow

10.   Great Orange tip

11.   Emigrant

12.   Common pierrot

Other insects

1.       Praying mantis

2.       Robber fly

3.       Kattydid

4.       Blue bottle fly

5.       Blister beetle

6.       Tortoise beetle

7.       Ladybird beetle

Amphibians

1.       Indian bull frog

2.       Common Indian Toad

Reptiles

1.       Garden lizard

Bronze back Clicked by Bhaskar P

2.       Monitor lizard

3.       Forest calotes

4.       Bronze backed tree snake

Monitor lizard Clicked by Bhaskar P

Birds

1.       Ashy Prinia

Flower-pecker clicked by Vasant S

2.       White throated kingfisher

3.       Red vented bulbul

4.       Tailor bird

5.       Purple Sunbird

6.       Grey hornbill

7.       Common Iora

8.       Black kite

9.       Crested Tit

10.   Little brown dove

11.   Red wattled lapwing

Swallows clicked by Thiruvengdam E

12.   Malabar whistling thrush

13.   Quail

14.   Red whiskered bulbul

15.   Green bee-eater

16.   Wooly necked stork

17.   Pond Heron

18.   Cattle egret

19.   House sparrow

20.   Large billed crow

Brown dove clicked by Kirti V

21.   House crow

22.   Blue rock pigeon

23.   Large green barbet

24.   Rose ringed parakeet

25.   Oriental magpie robin

26.   Greater caucal

27.   Jungle babbler

28.   Wire tailed swallow

29.   Black headed munia

30.   Indian peafowl

31.   Common myna

32.   Eurasian collared dove

Red wattled lapwing clicked by Kirti V

33.   Spotted dove

34.   Black shouldered kite

35.   Black drongo

36.   Dusky crag martin

37.   White breasted waterhen

38.   Black lored tit

39.   White browed fantail

40.   White browed wagtail

41.   White bellied drongo

42.   Flowerpecker

43.   Painted stork (at Rankala lake)

44.   Common coot (at Rankala lake)

 

Black headed munia clicked by Kirti V

45.   Black headed ibis(at Rankala lake)

46.   Little grebe (at Rankala lake)

47.   Spot-billed duck (at Rankala lake)

48.   Common moorhen (at Rankala lake)

49.   Grey heron (at Rankala lake)

50.   Purple heron (at Rankala lake)

51.   Brahminy kite (at Rankala lake)

52.   Median egret (at Rankala lake)

53.   Indian cormorant (at Rankala lake)

54.   Spotted dove

55.   Blue eared kingfisher

White bellied Drongo clicked by Kirti V

56.   Rufous treepie

Black lored tit clicked by Kirti V

Mammals

1.       flying fox

2.       Bonnet macaque

3.       Hanuman langur

Others

1.       Leech

2.       Millipede

3.       Earthworms


More Photographs

Common Coot clicked by Kirti V

Purple moorhen clicked by Kirti V

Weaver Clicked by Bhaskar P

Gathering clicked by Kirti V

Cormorant Swim Clicked by Bhaskar P

Stay at Khokurle village

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