Arnala Beach walk by OikoEssence

We saw a variety of species Birds, Crustaceans and plants. We walked from Mamachi wadi Beach to Arnala Jetty Birds Sighted Grey Plover Little ringed plover Common sandpiper Black headed Ibis Reef Egret Eurasian Curlew Median Egret Little Egret Brown headed Gull Whiskered Tern Pond Heron Grey Heron Terrestrial and Fresh water birds Common Kingfisher White throated kingfisher Common myna Rosy starling Scaly breasted munia Silver bills Pipit? Black drongo White cheeked bulbul Red vented bulbul Green bee-eater Greater caucal Paradise flycatcher House crow Jungle cow House sparrow Tailor bird Magpie robin Red wattled lapwing Baya weaver

Banni Nature Tour Report

Banni, an unique Landscape and flourishing grassland! OikoEssence organized a Nature tour to Banni, Greater Rann of Kutch. The area has a diversity habitats and dynamic pattern changes with changing  climatic conditions provide rich habitats for variety of animal, especially birds. 

A list of birds and Mammals that were sighted during our visit is given below.

1. House sparrow

2. Petronea

3. House crow

4. Jungle crow

5. Collered dove

6. Laughing dove

7. Blue rock pigeon

8. White cheek bulbul

9. Red vented bulbul 

10. Green bee eater

11. White throated kingfisher

12. Common kingfisher

13. Black drongo

14. Rudy shelduck

15. Indian spot billed

16. Common teal

17. Little greeb

18. Northen pintail

19. Northen shoveler

20. Painted strock

21. Greater flamingo

22. Glossy ibis

23. Eurasian spoonbill

24. Pond heron

25. Purple heron 

26. Grey heron

27. Greater egret

28. Little egret

29. Great white pelican

30. Dalmetian pelican

31. Little cormorant 

32. Greater cormorant

33. Common crestal

34. Black winged kite

35. Creasted serpant eagle

36. Eurasian marsh harrier

37. Shikra

38. Long legged buzard

39. White breasted waterhen

40. Purple swamphen

41. Common moorhen

42. Demoiselle crane

43. Black winged stilt

44. Red wattled lapwing

45. Little ringed plover

46. Common snipe

47. Black winged godwit

48. Bar tailed godwit

49. Euracian curlew

50. Common greenshank

51. Common sandpiper

52. Tern

53. Greater coucil

54. Indian eagle owl

55. Nightjar

56. Swift

57. Common hoopoe

58. Indian roller

59. Blue cheeked bee eater

60. Long tailed shrike

61. Bay backed shrike

62. Wire tailed swallow

63. Barn swallow

64. Greated short toed lark

65. Ashy crown sparrow lark

66. Creasted lark

67. Common tailor bird

68. Common babbler

69. Jungle babbler

70. Common myna

71. Rosy starling

72. Purple sunbird

73. Indian robbin

74. Magpie robin

75. Common stonechat

76. Pied bushchat

77. Variable wheater

78. Desert wheater

79. Baya weaver

80. Silver billed 

81. Yellow wagtail

82. Booted Eagle

Mandvi beach:

83. Eurasian thick knee

84. Flamingo

85. Kentish plover

86. Sand plover

87. Crab plover?

88. Gulls

89. Terns

90. Western reef egrets

Mammals:

1. Hanuman Langur

2. Asiatic Wildcat

3. Jackal

4. Indian mongoose

5. Indian desert Jird

Crested Lark

Crest

Pied Bushchat Male

Laughing dove

Dholavira - an archeological site 

Northen Pintail

Booted eagle

Flamingo juvenile

Indian desert Jird

Ashy crowned sparrow lark

Indian eagle owl

Pied Bushchat female

Citrine Wagtail

Kiraksal Nature Tour Report

 Kiraksal is small village with nature friendly, enthusiastic villagers.

PC@Dr.Praveen Chavan

 It is the villagers initiative to document and conserve their grasslands. Young naturalist and researcher Mr. Chinmay Sawant took the initiative. The support of  villagers and government officials played a crucial role as well.

PC@Atharv P Chavan

We conducted a nature tour to Yaralwadi, Kiraksal. Special thanks to Mr. Chinmay and team including - Mr. Santosh Galande (FD), Mr. Vishal Katkar, Dr. Praveen Chavan for helping us out during the visit and giving us valuable information about this unique ecosystem.  

PC@Dr.Praveen Chavan

An unique grassland ecosystem  

Fan throated Lizard

Sharing the bird list

Eurasian Spoonbill

Laughing dove

Painted stork

Little greebe

Ruddy Shelduck

Red-naped ibis

Spotbill duck

River tern

Little ringed plover

Northern Shoveler

Barn swallows

Little cormorant 

Pied bushchat

Grey heron

Indian Pond heron

Little Egret

White browed Wagtail

Painted sandgroves

Lark?

Red wattled Lapwing

Wire tailed swallow

Barn swallow

Black drongo

Greater Coucal

Quails?

Rosy Starling

Common Mynah

Red Vented Bulbul

Purple rumped Sunbird

Purple sunbird

Butterfly 

Three ringed Butterfly 

Cabbage

Yaralwadi -

Common Sandpiper

Peafowl

Egret 

Coucal

Red shank

Pond heron

Pied kingfisher 

Grey heron

Black drongo

Black tailed godwit

Brahminy kite

Black ibis 

Black headed ibis

Montague harrier

Common coot

Wagtail

Mynah

Bulbul

Purple heron

Starlings 

Pratincole 

Plover

Grey heron

Cormorant 

Spoonbill

Painted stork

Spoonbill 

Wooly necked

Pond heron

Grey heron 

Prinia 

Spotbill

Lapwing

Green Bee eater

Starlings(murmeration)

Bee eater

Lark