Andaman Islands 11th – 16th April 2019

Graham Talbot Abdel Bizid

Introduction As we didn’t need a full week to try for Western Tragopan in the Great Himalayan National Park (see separate trip report) it was decided to use the rest of the week to go to the Andamans as it was one of the few remaining places in Indian I hadn’t been to and it held a good number of endemics and apparently some of the easiest night birding there is have.

Logistics The Andamans has only opened up to foreigners relatively recently and there are some very good trip on cloudbirders https://www.cloudbirders.com/tripreport detailing the sites. All the sites are within an hour of the capital Port Blair so very little time is wasted traveling. We ummed and arghed whether we needed a guide but looking at previous trip reports most people used one if only for a few days so in the end we decided we would. There doesn’t appear to be a resident guide on the Andamans so we used Dhanesh Thankachan of Nest India Birding Tours http://nestindiabirding.com/ who had recently guided Abdel in Southern India. He had been there many times before so knew the sites and arranged all the local logistics. There are now plenty of flights from several Indian cities to Port Blair we travelled from Delhi via Bangalore and back via Hyderabad. No special visas are required but you are required to report to immigration when you arrive who give you a list places you can and can’t go. Some islands are still off limits to Foreigners though this is changing, and the Nicobar’s have now been opened up to everybody. (I can see another trip coming up). We failed miserable with playback with very little response except for the night . I suspect it was because it was coming towards the end of the dry season and nothing was on territory.

Accommodation Food and Weather We stayed in Port Blair at the Sea Lounge B&B which was very close to the airport. It was reasonable with air con but at night barking dogs were a problem. They provided a packed breakfast each morning and arranged for food to be delivered to the rooms at lunch time during our midday break. As usual in India we stuck to vegetarian Indian food which apart from tasting good meant we also avoided any stomach problems. Being the end of the dry season, the weather was very hot with daytime temperatures well over 30c making birding hard going after about 9am. We had no rain and mainly blue cloudless skies. As the islands are on the same time zone as mainland India it gets light by 5am and dark just before 6pm. Therefore, we left the lodgings at 4.30 every morning to ensure we were in the forest around first light.

Sites All the sites are very close to Port Blair. Some recent trip reports cover them in detail and there is not much I can add. We visited two main forest sites and some wetland areas and also tried for Beach Thicknee at a coastal area. The following sites:

Kalatang, Bimberiganj Fish Ponds and Shoal Bay - located north of Port Blair and can be reached by ferry which avoids a long drive. As the first ferry didn’t leave until 5am it meant that we didn’t get to the forest until 6am well after first light. This wasn’t a problem but did limit birding time before it got too hot. Just past the ferry landing port at Bamboo Flats there is an area of small tidal mudflats and some fish ponds which were good for Andaman Teal and other shorebirds. The main birding area was a track that lead into the forest from the Shoal Bay road just before a cemetery.

Chiriya Tapu area and Botanical Gardens – Located about a 30min drive south of Port Blair we birded the road for about 3kms until we reached the coast and the also the Botanical Gardens which didn’t open until 9am officially but we did manage to get access on one day early

Sippighat and Ograbraij Wetlands – Located west of Port Blair the wetland held a good variety of birds but are disappearing fast due to development. We just stopped at good looking areas along the road and explored on foot

Dera Beach - Located on the West Coast it is meant to be a good site for Beach Thicknee but we failed to see them on both visits

Shoal Bay

Kalatang

Dera Beach

Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands

Chiriya Tapu

References Trip Reports from cloudbirders https://www.cloudbirders.com/tripreport. The two best being

South Andaman 28/03/2018 – 02/04/2018- Mark Lopez – An excellent report with lots of maps and useful information Birding The Andaman Islands – Feb 2018 Mans Grundsten – Another very detailed report

Itinerary

11th April The evening flight from Hong Kong to Delhi was delayed by hour which meant a tight turn round in Delhi just got even tighter. Luckily, I was first off, the plane and immigration was very quick and my bag was one of the first off. It required a quick dash to Terminal 2 where I checked in with a few minutes to spare. I went through security and walked straight onto the plane where I found Abdel who had arrived a few days earlier as he had some work to do in India. 12th April The overnight flight to Port Blair via Bangalore was uneventful and we touched down in Port Blair just after dawn. We were given our does and don’t leaflet at immigration picked up our bags and Dhanesh was there to meet us in the arrivals with a car and driver. We the short distance to hotel dropped of the bags had some toast and tea for breakfast then it was off into the field. We headed south out of the city to Chiriya Tapu and after about thirty minutes the road entered some good forest. We stopped and birded the forest from the road. The endemics started to fall very quickly. The first one was Andaman Green Pigeon quickly followed by the Drongo and .

Andaman Green Pigeon Andaman Bulbul

We walked along the road until we reached the coast then it was a very short drive to the Botanical Gardens. It was hot but we preserved and very soon heard and then saw a pair of Andaman Woodpeckers. By now it was late morning it was very hot and so we decided to have a break. As we walked out of the Gardens back to the car, we had excellent views of an Andaman Serpent Eagle perched in a tree.

Andaman Woodpecker Andaman Serpent Eagle

By midday it was extremely hot, so we returned to the hotel for a rest and some food setting off again at 3.30pm to the Botanical Gardens but as it was late, we were denied access. We birded the road again, but it was very quiet so had a cup of tea by the beach and watched the sun go down.

It was now time for night birding would the Andamans live up to its reputation? We drove a short distance to an open area with fields which were under cultivation. As we waited for it to get dark a Slaty- breasted was seen scurrying across the open fields. As soon as darkness descended at least one Hume’s Hawk Owl could be heard calling in the distance. A quick blast of Andaman Nightjar produced a response and before long we found a one perched on a rock then later a stick.

Andaman Nightjar Hume’s Hawk Owl

Oriental Scops Owl Andaman Hawk Owl

A closer calling Hume’s Hawk Owl was easily located and gave stunning views. We returned to the car and drove a short distance to some trees near a shop and very soon we had an Andaman’s Hawk Owl out in the open. A quick blast of the tape very quickly produced Oriental Scops Owl a good potential split. Three Owls and a Nightjar in less than an hour. We headed then into the forest and very soon heard an Andaman Scops Owl calling but it was not so co-operative as the others and it took a while for it to give itself up. On our way back to Port Blair we stopped outside a school and Dhanesh jumped out of the car to have a look at an old building in the school grounds. He returned to inform us the Andaman Masked Owl was there and showing well. We headed in and very quickly got stunning views. That completed all the Andaman night birds in about three hours. Yes, definitely some of the easiest night birding there is to have.

Andaman Masked Owl Andaman Scops Owl

13th April Left the hotel at 04.30 and drove to Chatham Point where we caught the 5am ferry to Bamboo Flats which took about 30mins. Not long after leaving the ferry we came across some fish ponds at Bimberiganj which held at least 250 Andaman Teal.

Andaman Teal

We continued on for another fifteen minutes and stopped just before a graveyard and explored a trail leading into the forest. We played the Cuckoo Dove recording but were surprised and pleased as two Andaman Wood Pigeons flew in and landed in a tree giving god views.

Andaman Wood Pigeon Andaman Cuckoo Shrike

There must have been something in the background of the recording which attracted them. This was a big bonus as this was one of the trickier to see. The hoped-for Cuckoo dove came in as well but only gave distant views. We continued along the trail and eventually found the penultimate endemic an Andaman Cuckoo Shrike. We returned to the road and headed back a short distance until we came to a smaller track leading into the forest/scrub and played the Crake. Very quickly we got a response not the call just a low pitch moaning call. It was very close, but it didn’t come in. We sat down and after about ten minutes two crakes ran across the track to the side of us giving brief but good views. We changed position and again we had a response but as soon as the Crake spotted us it scuttled off. In total we had about four sightings of possible up to 6 different birds. All the sightings were brief. Whilst waiting we did however get good views of a singing Shama

Andaman Shama Andaman That was it all the endemics seen within 26 hours of landing on the islands. It was hot by now, so we returned to the hotel had a late lunch and rest before heading back to the Crake site. We were confident we would see them again but in fact we never even heard them again there. When it got dark, we moved to the track near the cemetery and eventually managed good views of Andaman Scops Owl, but it was hard going. That was it for the day we headed back to the hotel via the ferry.

14th April We decided to try for the crakes with it being morning we thought they would perform better as they did the previous day. So again, we caught the 5m ferry and were on site at 5.30 but despite an extensive search we had no response from the crakes. Very surprised we moved to the track and birded that area for a while, but it was very hot, and the activity decreased very quickly as the morning got hotter. The only bird of note was a Black Baza overhead. We explore along the stream which ran adjacent to the track and had good views a at least 4 Andaman Cuckoo Doves.

Andaman Cuckoo Dove Andaman We heard a strange song and eventually traced it to an Arctic Warbler. A good Indian tick for some. The tree also held an Andaman Flowerpecker. By now it was late morning and very hot, so we decided to drive along the road to Shoal Bay and look for White-breasted Woodswallow and Ruddy Kingfisher but drew a blank on both. It was time for a break, so we returned to the hotel for a rest and late lunch. After lunch we headed out to Dera Beach in the hope of seeing Beach Thicknee but the tide was in and it was a bit disturbed as it was a Sunday. We left and spent the last half hour of light at Ograbraij Wetlands area puling in a few trip ticks including three species of Pond Heron and two species of Bittern plus lots more Andaman Teal and Lesser Whistling Ducks.

Yellow Bittern Lesser Whistling Duck

As it got dark, we returned to the hotel.

Monday 15th April Started the day at first light birding a section of road the other side of the Botanical Gardens hoping for a Crake. We heard one but it was totally unresponsive. Birds appeared to be not so plentiful in this area, so we walked back to the Botanical Garden entrance where we saw two species of Parakeets in the same tree Long -tailed a potential split and Red-breast

Long-tailed Parakeet Red-breasted Parakeet

The Gardens didn’t officially open until 9am but the ranger let us in early which was a bonus. We explored the various trails, but bird activity was low. Dhanesh saw a Blue-eared Kingfisher on a small pool, so we staked the area out for a while and eventually it came in. A pair of Fulvous Woodpeckers was seen well a potential split

White-headed Starling Fulvous Woodpecker

We made another quick tour of the gardens but it was very quiet so we decided to have a cup of tea then head back to Dera Beach as it would be low tide. On route we stopped for a very early lunch, but it took ages to come and hence didn’t get to the beach until gone 1pm and hence the tide had started to come in. Although there was a good area of reef still viable there was no Thicknee. We headed back to Port Blair and called in at Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands on route trying a few different areas. They wetlands produced a good number of trip ticks we were now nudging the 100 mark.

16th April Dhanesh had to leave the islands on an early morning flight, so he arranged for the taxi to take us back to Chiriya Tapu area at first light. We got the taxi to drop us off on the road and then spent an excellent couple of hours birding along it as we headed towards the beach seeing a number of the endemics again including Andaman Serpent Eagle and Andaman Coucal As we emerged from the forest a Crested Serpent Eagle was found perched low on a post.

Crested Serpent Eagle Andaman Coucal

We were hoping to get into the Botanical gardens early, but nobody was around so walked along the road by the coast, but it was much quiet.

Orange-headed Thrush Andaman Drongo

On the way back we had very brief views of a Crake feeding on the edge of the road. We returned to the hotel for a quick shower, before heading to the airport where we caught our early afternoon flight to Delhi via Hyderabad and the next leg of our trip Great Himalayan National Park.

Systematic List

Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica A total of 50 on Bimberiganj fish ponds 13th April. A total of 100 Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April

Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus Fifty Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April

Andaman Teal Anas albogularis A total of 250 Bimberiganj fish ponds 13th April. Over 1000 Ograbraij Wetlands 14th April. A total of 200 Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April

Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis Two Bimberiganj fish ponds 13th April. A total of fifteen Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April

Black Bittern Dupetor flavicollis One Ograbraij Wetlands 14th April. A total of 200 Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April

Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus Two Ograbraij Wetlands 14th April. One Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April

Striated Heron Butorides striata spodiogaster Two Bimberiganj fish ponds 13th April. Two Dera Beach 14th April and 15th April. Four Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April

Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii One Bimberiganj fish ponds13th April

Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus One summer plumage Bimberiganj fish ponds 13th April. One Ograbraij Wetlands 14th April. A total of 10 Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April

Javan Pond Heron One summer plumage Ograbraij Wetlands 14th April

Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus Ten Chiriya Tapu area 12 April. Ten Road to Shoal Beach 14th April. Twenty on route to Dera Beach 14th April. A total of twenty Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April

Grey Heron Ardea cinerea cinereal One Bimberiganj fish ponds 13th April. One Ograbraij Wetlands 14th April

Great Egret Ardea alba Small numbers seen at most wet land sites

Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia intermedi One Ograbraij Wetlands 14th April. At least one Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April

Little Egret Egretta garzetta Small numbers seen most wet land sites

Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra Two from ferry to Bamboo Flats 14th April

Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela davisoni One Chiriya Tapu area 16th April

Andaman Serpent Eagle Spilornis elgini One Botanical Gardens 12 April. One Chiriya Tapu area 16th April

Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus citthatus andamanensis One Kalatang Forest 13th April. One Shoal beach 14th April. One Chiriya Tapu area 16th April

Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes One Kalatang 14th April

Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus One Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April

White-bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster One Chiriya Tapu area 12th April. One Bimberiganj fish ponds 13th April. Two Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April

Osprey Pandion haliaetus One Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April

Baillon’s Crake Porzana pusilla One Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April

Andaman Crake canningi At least six sighting of probably different birds Kalatang 13th April. Two heard calling Botanical Gardens 15th April. One heard and one saw briefly Chiriya Tapu area 16th April

Slaty-breasted Rail Gallirallus striatus obscurior One running across a field Chiriya Tapu area 12th April

White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus insularis Two south end of Island 12th April. Four Bimberiganj fish ponds 13th April. Two Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April

Watercock Gallicrex cinereal A total of three Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April

Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio policephalus poliocephalus Fifteen on Bimberiganj fish ponds fish ponds 13th April Three Ograbraij Wetlands 14th April. A total of 70 Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April

Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus orientalis Seen at all wetland sites with up to 200 maximum count

Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus One Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April

Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Eight on costal mudflats at Bimberiganj 13th April. Fifteen Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April

Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus Three on coastal mudflats at Bimberiganj 13th April. Three Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April

Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus One Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April

Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus One Chiriya Tapu area 12th April. One Bimberiganj fish ponds 13th April. On Dera beach 14th April and two the 15th. One Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April. One Chiriya Tapu area 16th April

Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea One Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April

Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta 150 Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April

Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura A total of six Bimberiganj fish ponds 13th April. Three Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April

Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Two Bimberiganj fish ponds 13th April Twi Dera Beach 14th April and 15th April

Common Redshank Tringa tetanus A total of twenty Bimberiganj fishponds 13th April Up to fifty seen daily a most wet land sites

Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Two coastal mudflats Bimberiganj fish ponds 13th April. Ten Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April

Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus One Bimberiganj fish ponds 13th April

Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Two Ograbraij Wetlands 14th April

Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana Five from the ferry 13th April. Fifteen from the ferry 14th April

Rock Dove Columba livia (domestica) Seen daily

Andaman Wood Pigeon Columba palumboides Two Kalatang 13th April

Red Turtle Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica Six Botanical Gardens 12th April A total of six Kalatang 13th April Twenty Botanical Gardens 15th April. Six Chiriya Tapu area 16th April

Andaman Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia rufipennis andamanic Two Kalatang forest 13th April.

Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica maxima One Botanical Gardens 12th April Two Kalatang forest 13th April. Four Chiriya Tapu area 15th April. Ten Chiriya Tapu area 16th April

Andaman Green Pigeon Treron chloropterus A total of over 100 south end of Island 12th April. Two Kalatang forest 13th April Ten Chiriya Tapu area 16th April

Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea andamanica Six Chiriya Tapu area 12th April. A total of twenty Kalatang forest 13th April and 14th April. Twenty Chiriya Tapu area 16th April

Andaman Coucal Centropus anadamanensis One Chiriya Tapu area 12th April. One Kalatang forest 13th April. One heard and two seen Chiriya Tapu area 15th April. Two see Chiriya Tapu area 16th April

Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus One Chiriya Tapu area 11th April. On e Botanical Gardens 15th April. One heard Chiriya Tapu area 16th April

Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus Two Chiriya Tapu area 12th April. Two Kalatang forest 13th April and 14th April

Indian Cuckoo Cuculus Micropterus At least two heard Chiriya Tapu area 12th April. At least two heard Kalatang forest 13th April and 14th April. One heard Botanical Gardens 16th April.

Andaman Scops Owl Otus balli One Chiriya Tapu area 12th April. One seen and three heard Kalatang forest 13th April

Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia modestus Two Chiriya Tapu area 12th April

Hume's Hawk-Owl Ninox obscura Two seen and three heard Chiriya Tapu area 12th April. Two heard Kalatang forest 13th April

Andaman Hawk-Owl Ninox affinis On Chiriya Tapu area 12th April

Andaman Barn Owl Tyto deroepstorffi One is school building Port Blair 12th April

Andaman Nightjar Caprimulgus andamanicus One Chiriya Tapu area 12th April

Plume-toed Swiftlet Collocalia affinis Good numbers seen daily

Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus inexpectatus Three Shoal beach 14th April

Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus indicus A total of Chiriya Tapu area 12th April. One Chiriya Tapu area 16th April

Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis gigas One Chiriya Tapu area 12th April

Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis osmanstoni One Chiriya Tapu area 12th April. Two Bimberiganj fish ponds 13th April One Dera Beach 14th April and two there on the 15th April. Two Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April

White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis saturatior One Heard Chiriya Tapu area 12th April. One Bimberiganj fish ponds 13th April. Small numbers seen daily

Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris davisoni One Chiriya Tapu area 12th April. Three Bimberiganj fish ponds 13th April. Small numbers seen or heard daily

Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting rufigastra One botanical gardens 15th April

Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis One Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April

Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus One Bimberiganj fish ponds 13th April

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti andamanensis Three Kalatang Forest 14th April

Freckle-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos analis andamanensis Two Chiriya Tapu area 12th April. Four Kalatang forest 13th April. Two Chiriya Tapu area 16th April

Andaman Woodpecker Dryocopus hodgei Two Chiriya Tapu area 12th April. One heard Kalatang forest 13th April. One heard Botanical Gardens 15th April. Two heard one seen Chiriya Tapu area 16th April

Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri abbotti Small flock of about 20 birds Chiriya Tapu area 12th April. One Botanical Gardens 15th April. Ten botanical Gardens 16th April

Long-tailed Parakeet Psittacula longicauda tytleri One perched and 20 flyovers Chiriya Tapu area 12th April. A total of fifty Kalatang forest 13th April. Ten Kalatang forest 14th April. Ten Botanical Gardens 15th April Four Chiriya Tapu area 16th April

Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria magnirostris One Chiriya Tapu area 12th April. Two Kalatang Forest 14th April

Vernal Hanging Parrot Loriculus vernalis Three Chiriya Tapu area 12th April. Two Botanical Gardens 15th April. Six Chiriya Tapu area 16th April

Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei andamana One Chiriya Tapu area 12th April. Two Chiriya Tapu area 16th April

Andaman Cuckooshrike Coracina dobsoni One Kalatang Forest 13th April

Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus vividus A total of thirty Chiriya Tapu area 12th April. A total of twenty Kalatang forest 13th April. Ten Kalatang Forest 14th April. Ten Botanical Gardens 15th April. Five Chiriya Tapu area 16th April

Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus andamenensis Three Chiriya Tapu area 16th April

Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala cinerea cinereal One Kalatang forest 13th April

Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus One Port Blair and one Chiriya Tapu area 12th April. One Shoal Beach area 14th April. One Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April. Three Chiriya Tapu area 16th April

Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis andamanensis A total of ten Chiriya Tapu area 12th April. Two Kalatang forest 13th April and four same location 14th April. Two Chiriya Tapu area 15th April. Two Chiriya Tapu area 16th April

Andaman Drongo Dicrurus andamanensis A total of six Chiriya Tapu area 12th April. A total of ten Kalatang forest 13th April. Four Kalatang Forest 14th April. Four Chiriya Tapu area 15th April

Ashy Drongo One Kalatang Forest 14th April

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus otiosus Three Chiriya Tapu area 12th April. One Kalatang Forest 14th April Two Chiriya Tapu area 15th April. Two Chiriya Tapu area 16th April

Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea tytleri One Chiriya Tapu area 12th April Two Kalatang forest 13th April and three same location 14th April Four Chiriya Tapu area 16th April

Andaman Treepie bayleii A total of six Chiriya Tapu area 12th April Two Kalatang Forest 13th April. Six Chiriya Tapu area 15th April. A total twenty Chiriya Tapu area 16th April

House Crow splendens Common in urban areas

Eastern Jungle Crow Corvus levaillantii Small numbers seen daily

Red-whiskered Bulbul jocosus whistleri A total of 50 Chiriya Tapu area 12th April. Twenty Kalatang Forest 13th April and 14th April. Small numbers

Andaman Bulbul fuscoflavescens Ten Chiriya Tapu area 12th April. One Kalatang forest 13th and 14th April. Two Botanical Gardens 15th April. Six Chiriya Tapu area 16th April

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Six Bimberiganj fish ponds 13th April. Two Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April

Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica javanica Two Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April

Striated Swallow One Shoal Beach 14th April

Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus One Kalatang Forest 14th April. Two Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April

Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus One Chiriya Tapu area 16th April

Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis One Kalatang Forest 14th April

Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis One Ograbraij Wetlands 14th April. Two Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April

Black-browed Reed Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps Six Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April

Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella andamanica One Chiriya Tapu area 12th April. Two Kalatang Forest and four Shoal Beach area 14th April. Two Chiriya Tapu area 15th April

Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis tytleri Good numbers seen daily commonest in forest area especially Chiriya Tapu area

Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa andamanensis One Kalatang 13th April

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Common

White-headed Starling Sturnia erythropygia andamanensis A total of six Chiriya Tapu area 12th April. A total of fifteen Kalatang forest 13th and 14th April. Four Chiriya Tapu area 15th April. Three Chiriya Tapu area 16th April

Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina Three Kalatang forest 13th April and one same location 14th April. One Chiriya Tapu area 15th April. Three Chiriya Tapu area 16th April

Oriental -Robin Copsychus saularis andamanensis Two Chiriya Tapu area 12th April. A total of ten Kalatang forest 13th April. Small numbers 14t April

Andaman Shama Copsychus albiventris Three Chiriya Tapu area 12th April including two in Botanical gardens. One seen two heard Kalatang forest 13th April. Two Kalatang Forest 14th April. Ten EI 15th April

Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica 111 One Chiriya Tapu area 16th April

Andaman Flowerpecker virescens One Chiriya Tapu area forest 12th April. Two Kalatang forest 13th April and four same location 14th April. One Botanical Gardens 15th April

Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis andamanicus Seen daily. Two Kalatang forest 13th and 14th April. Six Chiriya Tapu area 16th April

House Sparrow Passer domesticus Seen daily. Ten Port Blair 12th April. Small numbers 13th April

Scaly -breasted Munia Six Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April

Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus One Kalatang forest 13th and 14th April. One Botanical gardens 15th April. One Chiriya Tapu area 16th April

Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Two Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April

Red-throated Pipit Three Sippighat and Ograbraij wetlands 15th April