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
