Saturday, November 12, 2011

Bird Watch update - 40 avian species spotted!

Date: Sat, Nov 12, 2011

Please see the latest message from our "resident bird specialist", Srinivas, from Puttenahalli.

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All:
Please check out my updated album on the birds of Puttenahalli lake.
There are several new additions to the lake: Grey wagtail (Winter migrant); Barn swallow (Winter migrant); Grey-headed mynah (winter migrant); Blyth's reed warbler (Winter migrant); Grey heron; Common moorhen; Plain prinia, among other species.
We have about forty avian species in the lake now.
Checklist:
Picidae: White-naped woodpecker
Sylvidae: Blyth's reed warbler.
Motacillidae: White-browed wagtail; grey wagtail
Accipitridae: Black kite, Brahminy kite, Shikra
Strigidae: Spotted owlet; mottled wood owl
Tytonidae: Barn owl
Hirundinidae: Barn swallow
Apodidae: House swift
Podicipidae: Little grebe
Rallidae: Common coot, purple moorhen, common moorhen
Halcyonidae: White-breasted kingfisher
Ardeidae: :Purple heron; Grey heron; Pond heron; cattle egret; median egret; small egret.
Anatidae: Spot-billed duck; Lesser whistling duck (visitors)
Phalacrocoracidae: Great cormorant; Small cormorant; Indian Shag.
Jacanidae: Bronze-winged jacana; Pheasant-tailed jacana
Cisticolidae: Ashy prinia; Plain prinia
Estrilididae: Scaly breasted munia.
Nectarinidae: Purple-rumped sunbird
Paridae: Great tit.
Psittacidae: Rose-ringed parakeet
Sturnidae: Grey-headed mynah (winter migrant); Common mynah; Jungle mynah
Cheers ... Srini.
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