Sunday, 4 November 2018

Chitkul, Sangla - Himachal Camp Report

Himachal camp in the beginning of October was full of wonderful scenery and amazing biodiversity. Sharing a list of some of the sightings observed during camp.
We are thankful to all participants for joining us. Special mention to Dr. Narasimha from Department of Forest - Himachal for answering our various queries calmly about birds, social life of locals and of course... their food etc etc. 

During this camp we visited  beautiful patches of Western Himalayn Temperate Forests and Dry Deciduous forests. Observed species like Prunus americana, species of Quercus, Pinus girardiana, Pinus wallichiana, Pinus roxburghii, Cedrus deodara, Rhododendrone spp., Horse Chestnut, impatiens, polugonum spp., Senecio spp, Abelia triflora, Dioscorea app., Acer spp and variety of  Pteridophyte spp. etc. 



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List of Sightings (Fauna) observed during Himachal camp

Butterflies:

  1. White bordered copper
  2. Indian tortoiseshell
  3. Great Satyr
  4. Chocolate pansy
  5. Large hedge blue
  6. Cabbage white

Reptiles:
  1. Himalayan Agama
  2. Skink

Birds
  1. Yellow breasted green Finch
  2. White wagtail
  3. European gold Finch
  4. White checked nuthatch
  5. Coal tit
  6. Oriental white eye
  7. Himalayan Griffon
  8. House sparrow
  9. Jungle crow
  10. Rock bunting
  11. Black throated tit
  12. Spotted nutcracker
  13. Large spotted nutcracker
  14. Yellow vented warbler
  15. Hume's leaf warbler
  16. Jungle babbler
  17. Blue whistling thrush
  18. Streaked laughingthrush
  19. Oriental turtler dove
  20. Common kestral
  21. Green bee eater
  22. Chestnut headed bee eater
  23. Eurasian collared dove
  24. Kashmir flycatcher
  25. Brown dipper
  26. White capped redstart
  27. Yellow Hammer
  28. Plain mountain finch
  29. Russet sparrow
  30. Alpine cough
  31. Bank myna
  32. Lanceolated warbler ?
  33. Yellow wagtail
  34. Common stonechat
  35. Black redstart
  36. Grey bushchat
  37. White browed wagtail
  38. Common myna
  39. Rufuous babbler
  40. Red billed chough
  41. Hoopoe
  42. Rufous naped tit
  43. Northern raven
  44. Fire fronted serin
  45. Black francolin
  46. Juvenile of golden bushrobbin
  47. Plane prinia
  48. Blue rock pigeon
  49. Himalayan woodpecker
  50. Black redstart
  51. Spot-winged tit
  52. Common rosefinch
  53. Purple sunbird
  54. Longtailed minivet
  55. Grey hooded warbler
  56. Pink browed rosefinch female?
  57. Chestnut bellied rockthrush
  58. Plumbous water redstart
  59. Redbilled blue magpie
  60. Gray Treepie
  61. Black headed jay
  62. Yellow billed blue magpie
  63. Himalayan bulbul
  64. House crow
  65. Great barbet
  66. Slaty headed parakeet
  67. Green backed tit
Mammals
  1. Hanuman Langur
  2. Rhesus macaque
  3. Jackal

Enjoy the Photographs clicked by Organizers and Participants:

Pic by Shreya
Pic by Rupali G
Pic by Shreya
Pic by Shreya
Pic by Rupali G
Pic by Rupali G



Pic by Rupali G

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Pic by Charuhas K (in phesantry ) 

Pic by Charuhas K

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Pic by Charuhas K

Dr. Narasimha interacting with particpants


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