Headed to the same patch of forest as yesterday and
a slow walk along the track was eventually rewarded when we quickly found our main
target bird – White-bellied
Blue Flycatcher and we enjoyed several views of it perched in a tree
right in front of us.
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| The endemic White-Bellied Blue Flycatcher |
Although inevitably quieter than yesterday we did see Malabar Woodshrike, White-cheeked Barbet, Indian Scops-Owl, displaying Crested Goshawk, Brown-breasted Flycatcher, Dark-fronted
and Puff-throated Babblers, Verditer Flycatcher, and several Malabar Starlings.
A flock near the minibus was quite rewarding as we
had much better views of Brown-cheeked
Fulvetta than before, and there was also Yellow-browed Bulbul as well. And on
the journey back to the lodge we saw a Purple
Heron at a roadside marsh.
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| Yellow-browed Bulbul |
After lunch we hit the trails again and I think the
views of White-bellied Treepie were
the highlight, but there was also Malabar
Parakeet, a pair of Blue-bearded Bee-eaters, Black-naped Oriole, and Loten’s
Sunbird amongst others.
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| Blue-bearded Bee-eater |
At dusk we waited for Great Eared Nightjar to appear but only heard it call, but did see
our first River Terns, Ashy Woodswallow, Little Swifts and Crested
Treeswift flying over the river, so returned to the lodge for dinner where
a few of us managed to see a Brown
Hawk-Owl in the spotlight.
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