Chakrata Report

Uttarakhand is blessed with natural beauty. OikoEssence conducted a camp to Chakrata, Uttarakhand from 1^st to 5^th October, 2017.

Pleasant weather welcomed us here along with red billed magpies, songs of whistling thrushes, Deodars, Pines, Spruces, Firs, Oaks, Rhododendrons, Bhojpatra (Betula utilis), Maple & Horse chestnut trees. We got to see a good number of plants and animals during this camp. 

Pic By Mr. Thiruvengadam E.

Group with local team

by Ms. Gauri G.

by Ms. Gauri G.

Cotoneaster by Ms. Gauri G.

Chakrata has broad-leaved forest that is dominated by Oak trees and needle leaved trees can be seen as well. Trees like deodar, thuja, fir etc are prominent in needle leaved plants. Small shrubs like Berberis spp., Rosa spp. cotoneaster; herbs like Urtia spp., ringal, bamboos, Geranium, wild spinach, Ephedra, wild strawberries were seen in abundant.

Geranium spp. by Mr. Akshay T.

Ipomea spp. by Shreya B

List of fauna sighted during camp is attached is as follows –

Fauna

Fritillary by Mr. Akshay T.

a. Insects

i. Butterflies

Copper

Tortoise shell

Grass yellow

Cabbage

Fritillary

Sailor

Common Mormon

Windmill

Emigrant

Yellow orange tip

Common wall

Map

Orange oak leaf

Oak blue

Chocolate pansy

Psyche

Large hedge blue

Red Admiral

By Shreya B

Common Woodbrown

ii. Others

Katydid

Short Horned grasshopper

Long horned grasshopper

Cricket

Dragonflies

by Mr. Akshay T.

Cicada by Mr. Akshay T.

Signature spider by Mr. Akshay T.

b. Arachnids

Jumping spider

Signature spider

c. Amphibians

Indian bull frog

Agama by. Mr. Akshay T

d. Reptiles

Agama

e. Birds

1. Oriental white eye

   

   Pipit by Mr. Thiruvengadam E.
   

2. Great barbet
3. Common kestrel
4. White browed wagtail
5. Grey treepie
6. Blue magpie
7. Slaty headed parakeet
8. Himalaya vulture
9. Scarlet minivet
10. Himalayan bulbul
11. Brown thrush



By Shreya B





12. Blue rock thrush
13. Spotted dove
14. Eurasian collared dove
15. Woodpecker
16. Blue flycatcher
17. House sparrow
18. Jungle crow
19. Long tailed shrike
20. Shrike
21. Crested serpent eagle
22. Robin
23. White capped red water start

    

    Woodpecker by Mr. Akshay T.
    

24. Great tit
25. Kingfisher
26. Paradise flycatcher
27. Black headed jay
28. Cough
29. Pipit
30. Swallow
31. Flowerpecker
32. Khalij pheasant
33. Grey hooded warbler
34. Asian brown flycatcher
35. Jungle owlet
36. Yellow napped woodpecker
37. Scally breasted woodpecker
38. Brown fronted woodpecker
39. Blue capped rock thrush
40. Bay backed shrike
41. Verditer flycatcher

Grey treepie by Dr. Mrs. Shreya B.

Himalayan bulbul by Mr. Akshay T

Some Moments Clicked by Mr. Thiruvemgadam E.