Bhigwan Camp 13-14 March, 2020

EVENT INFORMATION

This is a good season to observe migratory birds here in Maharashta. Ujani - A Man-made dam on Bhima river near Bhigwan attracts lots of migratory birds. To name a few - plovers, sandpipers, flamingos and the list goes on...

Grab this opportunity to observe and photograph these lovely feathered friends.

Our tentative itinerary is as follows

Day 1 - 13th March - Leave by bus at 6.30am from Swami Narayan temple, opposite Dadar Station (East). Breakfast on the way. Reach Home-stay in Kumbhargaon in afternoon. Lunch. Rest. Small walk followed by Boat ride. Come back in the evening tea. Discussion. Dinner.

Day 2 - 14rh March - Early morning boat ride. Breakfast. Leave for Mumbai. Lunch and evening tea on the way. Reach Dadar by 7.30pm depending upon the traffic.

Charges: Rs. 5500/-

Inclusions - Private vehicle travel from Mumbai to Mumbai (Non-AC).

                    Food - 2 breakfast, 2 lunch, 1 dinner, 2 evening tea.

                    Stay - one night at home stay. (Non-AC)

                    2 boat rides, Guides and expertise charges.

Exclusion - Anything that is not listed in 'Inclusions'. Please not we do not give or encourage packaged drinking/bottled water.

For Further details and booking call us on - 7700911182 / 8433769487.

Click on ticket URL to book your seat. Please give us a call before you buy a ticket/s. The number is restricted to 12 participants only.

Townscript URL for details and to book tickets: https://www.townscript.com/e/bird-watching-at-bhiwan-302124

Check out Last year's sightings her:

https://oikoessence.blogspot.com/2019/05/bhiwan-birding-camp-sightings.html

Bhigwan Birding Camp Sightings

We are happy to share some photographs clicked during the pure Birding tour to Bhigwan.

Also, go through the list of birds seen during the camp

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27 Apr 19

1. Indian Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros birostris)

2. Greater Coucal (Centropus sinensis)

3. Ashy Prinia (Prinia socialis)

4. Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)

5. Wooly-necked Stork (Ciconia episcopus)

6. White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)

7. Black-crowned Night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

8. Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)

9. Paddyfield Pipit (Anthus rufulus)

10. Brown-headed Gull (Larus brunnicephalus)

11. Common Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus)

12. Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum)

13. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

14. Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)

15. Garganey (Anas querquedula)

16. Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)

17. Little Stint (Calidris minuta)

18. Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)

19. Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)

20. Painted Sandgrouse (Pterocles indicus)

21. Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach)

22. Indian Robin (Saxicoloides fulicatus)

23. Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata)

24. Spotted Owl (Athene brama)

25. Indian Jungle Nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus)

26. Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)

27. Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)

28. White-browed Wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis)

29. Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

30. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

31. House Crow (Corvus splendens)

32. Yellow-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus malabaricus)

33. Red-vented Bulbul (Pynconotus cafer)

34. Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)

35. Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)

36. Ashy-crowned Sparrow-lark (Eremopterix griseus)

37. Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis)

38. Little Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis)

39. Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)

40. Indian Pond-heron (Ardeola grayii)

41. Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)

42. Intermediate Egret (Egretta intermedia)

43. Cattle Egret (Bubulcus Ibis coromandus)

44. Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

45. Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)

46. Little Cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger)

47. Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)

48. Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala)

49. Asian Openbill (Anastomus oscitans)

50. Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida)

51. Little Tern (Sterna albifrons)

52. Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)

53. Spot-billed Duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)

54. Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

55. Small Pratincole (Glareola lactea)

56. Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus)

57. Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus)

58. Black Ibis (Pseudibis papillosa)

59. Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)