Bhadra and Chikamagaluru Nature Outing Report

The Coffee district of Chikkamagaluru (A village of small girl) and Home of Tigers, Elephants and many more wildlife - Bhadra Tiger Reserve, have plenty of things to offer its visitors. 

We being Nature observers (Naturewallas), were really enjoing every moment while we were roaming roaming in these to destinations. We took two safaris in Bhadra (first by Jeep and second one by boat) and sighted lot of biodiversity. Birding in and around the coffee plantation of Chikkamagaluru was an enjoyable experience. 

Various species were sighted. Given below is a list of sightings... 

Reptiles: 

Skink 

Garden Lizard 

Monitor Lizard 

Birds: (Thanks to Mr. Shripad for making the list and all the participants for their active contribution during making the list) 

Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus 

Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo 

Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus 

Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis 

Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus 

Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster 

Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger 

Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 

Medium Egret Ardea intermedia 

Osprey Pandion haliaetus 

Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus 

Malabar Pied-Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus 

Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis 

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti 

White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis 

Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus 

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus 

Gray-fronted Green-PigeonTreron affinis 

Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis 

Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus 

Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus 

Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus 

Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus 

Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela 

Indian Gray Hornbill Ocyceros birostris 

Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus 

Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach 

Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda 

Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer 

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 

Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis 

Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata 

Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus 

Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis 

Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis 

Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus 

Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans 

Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger 

Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus 

Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa 

Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii 

Shikra Tachyspiza badia 

Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus 

Malabar Gray Hornbill Ocyceros griseus 

Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis 

White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis 

Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri 

Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus 

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus 

House Crow Corvus splendens 

Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos 

Asian Tit Parus cinereus 

Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius 

Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis 

Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer 

Jungle Babbler Argya striata 

Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus 

Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis 

Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata 

Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica 

Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus 

White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis 

Mammals: 

Asian Elephant 

Barking Deer 

Spotted Deer 

Hanuman Langur 

Bonnet Macaque 

Indian Gaur 

Sambar Deer 

Nilgai 

Wild Boar 

Stripe-necked Mongoose 

Grey Mongoose 

Malabar Giant Squirrel 

Photographs by one of our participants - Param K

Pics by Shripad B

Pics by Bhaskar P

Pics by Rupali G

Palghar Nature Outing Report

 

This outing was focused on marine as well as terrestrial diversity. We got valuable knowledge from our Local expertise Mr. Bhushan Bhoir. 

We visited a coir factory as well. It is an initiative taken by Mr. Save a local youth who started this business in Lockdown.

Few photographs of Plants...

Hyphaene dichotoma (Unique branching Palm)

Oxalis minima

Banyan

Mallotus philippensis

Seed dispersal of Calotropis gigantia (Rui)

List of Sightings 

Butterfly

Common tiger

Striped tiger

Blue tiger

Sailor

Castor

Common crow 

Red pierrot

Small Salmon Arab

Common Jezebel

Birds

House crow 

House Sparrow

Spotted dove

Yellow footed green pigeon 

Black kite

White-spotted Fantail

Rosy starling

Common myna 

Blue rock pigeon 

Intermediate egret

Little egret

Asian spoonbill

Common redshank

Red-wattled lapwing

Ashy drongo

Black drongo

Coppersmith barbet

Little cormorant

Greater coucal

Purple heron

Pipit

Grey heron

Paddyfield pipit

Little-ringed plover

Ashy prinia

Common sandpiper

Black-winged stilt

Indian roller

White-breasted waterhen

Rose-ringed parakeet

Purple-rumped sunbird

Barn swallow 

House swift

Red Whiskered Bulbul

Yellow wagtail

White wagtail

Oriental magpie robin

Indian roller 

Red vented bulbul

Red whiskered bulbul

Marine fauna

Oyster shell

Sand bubbler crab

Ghost crab

Decorator crab

Hermit crab

Sea hare

Barnacle

Sea Hare

Sea weed - Sargassum

Other Sightings

Three striped squirrel (Mammals)

Skink (Reptile)

Our Group

Mizoram Nature Outing Report by OikoEssence

Mizoram Sightings 

Dear Nature Lovers, 

It has been a really long time since we have communicated last (a gap of one entire year!!!) 

But, we never stopped exploring new places. However, due to lot of workload we were unable to share updates here and we apologies for the same. 

We request you to follow our Facebook and Instagram Pages to get continuous updates of our programs. 

We are Glad to inform you that recently we had been to Mizoram for Nature Outing and it turned out to be a great one. 

Sharing some of the sightings of the outing. We thank all the participants and local experts for their inputs.

Bengal Common Wight
By Bhaskar P

Butterflies 

1. Red Helen 

2. Birdwing sp. 

3. Grass Yellow 

4. Emigrant 

5. White Orange-tip 

6. Chocolate Albatross 

7. Common Jezebel 

8. Blue-striped Palmfly? 

9. Commander 

10.Assamese Clipper 

11. Common Sailer 

12. Yellow Pansy 

13. Gray Pansy 

14. Chocolate Pansy 

Knight 
By Bhaskar P

15. Lemon Pansy 

16. Danaid Eggfly 

17. Knight 

18. Bengal Common Wight 

19. Blue Admiral 

20. Common Sergent 

21. Bamboo Forester 

22. Harlequin 

Assamese Clipper by Charuhas K

Moths 

Hand-Maiden Moth By Bhaskar P

1. Hand-maiden moth 

Tokay Gecko 
By Bhaskar P

Reptiles: 

1. Tokay Gecko 

2. Skink 

3. Garden Lizard 

Fire-tailed Sunbird by Bhaskar P

Birds: 

1. Slender-billed Scimitar-Babbler 

2. Green-tailed Sunbird 

3. Fire-trailed Sunbird 

4. Black Drongo 

5. Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo 

Ashy Wood-Pigeon by Bhaskar P

6. Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush 

7. Striated Laughingthrush 

8. Assam Laughingthrush? 

9. Gray Sibia 

10. Blue-winged Minla 

11. Gray Bushchat 

12. Black Eagle 

13. Peregrine Falcon 

14. Stripe-breasted Woodpecker 

15. Scarlet Minivet 

16. Blue Rock-Thrush 

Black Crested Bulbul by Bhaskar P

17. Black-crested Bulbul 

18. Red-vented Bulbul 

19. Maroon Oriole 

20. Olive-backed Pipit 

21. Dollar Bird 

22. Crested Finchbill 

23. Ashy Wood-pigeon 

24. Indian Scimitar Babbler 

25. Red-rumped Swallow 

26. Plain Martins? 

27. Ashy Drongo 

Black-throated Parrotbill by Bhaskar P

28. Grey-headed Barwing 

29. Indian White-eye 

30. Mrs. Gould’s Sunbird 

31. Hume’s Treecreeper 

32. Bamboo Partridge 

33. Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail 

34. Little Bunting 

35. Striated Yuhina 

36. Stripe-throated Yuhina 

37. Rufus Prinia 

38. Jungle Crow 

Blue winged Minla by Bhaskar P

39. Eurasian Tree Sparrow 

40. Black-throated Parrotbill 

41. Khalij Pheasant 

42. Emerald Dove 

43. Honey Bazzard 

44. Burmese Shrike 

45. Rufus-winged Fulvetta 

46. Rufus-backed Sibia 

47. Scarlet-backed flowerpecker 

48. Golden-fronted Leafbird 

49. Common Tailorbird 

Asian Barred Owlet by Bhaskar P

50. Blue-eared Kingfisher 

51. Red-whiskered Bulbul 

52. Siberian Ruby-throat 

53. House Sparrow 

54. Oriental-magpie Robin 

55. Scaly-breasted Munia 

56. White-rumped Munia 

57. Gray Wagtail 

58. Gray-headed Canary Flycatcher 

59. Little Pied Flycatcher? 

60. Paradise Flycatcher 

61. Eurasian Roller 

Siberian Rubythroat by Charuhas K

62. Great Slaty Woodpecker 

63. Asian Barred Owlet 

64. Greater Coucal 

65. Blue-eared barbet 

66. Shikra 

67. Fantail? 

68. Grey Treepie 

69. Purple Sunbird 

70. Pale-billed Flowerpecker 

71. Brown-headed Barbet 

72. Coppersmith Barbet 

73. Ruby-cheeked Sunbird 

Treecreeper By Charuhas K

74. Asian fairy Bluebird 

75. Pin-tailed Pigeon 

76. Great Hornbill 

77. Eurasian Collard Dove 

78. Blue-bearded Bee-eater (Call) 

79. Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon 

80. Himalayan Bluetail 

81. Jungle Myna 

82. Blue Whistling-Thrush 

83. Chinese Babax (call) 

Golden-fronted Leafbird By Charuhas K

84. White-browed Piculet 

85. Speckled Piculet 

86. Buff-barred Warbler 

87. Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon 

88. Pin-striped Tit-babbler 

89. Large Woodshrike 

90. Warbler sp. 

91. Brown Bush Robin / Golden Bush Robin 

92. Verditer Flycatcher 

93. Yellow-browed Warbler 

94. Chin Hills Wren-Babbler 

95. White-capped Redstart 

96. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 

97. Black-napped Monarch 

98. White-rumped Shama 

99. Taiga Flycatcher 

100. Puff-throated Babbler 

101. Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush

102. Indo-Chinese Roller

Indo-Chinese Roller By Bhaskar P

 

Mammals 

1. White-Bellied Squirrel 

2. Leopard Cat 

3. Yellow-necked Marten 

4. Western Hoolock Gibbon (Call) 

Spectacled Langur by Bhaskar P

White Bellied Squirrel by Bhaskar P

Thank you For Reading

Flights of Minivets by Charuhas K

Contact for Future Programs: 9869611810, 7700911182, 9969440476