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7–11 November 2020 Trip Report

Mike Prince, Deepak Kumar, Pramod Singh Logistics: Asian Adventures

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Summary This was the first of a number of short “Looking up from lockdown“ tours to top Indian birding destinations, taking advantage of a relaxation in COVID-19 restrictions. Itineraries were designed to be easy-paced, minimising travel, and using established bases that we knew to be implementing sensible health precautions. Overall birding was as usual fantastic, and we definitely felt safer being in outside environments in remote and uncrowded places, than stuck at home in towns and cities hardly getting out!

Driving from , we spent three nights at the famous Keoladeo Ghana National Park at Bharatpur, followed by one at the Chambal Safari Lodge, convenient for birding the Chambal River nearby. As well as these well-known sites, we took the opportunity to visit some lesser-known sites in the area—including seeing an amazing 96 species in our 2-hour afternoon visit to Ramsagar Wildlife Sanctuary, which had no previous records at all in eBird!

Altogether we saw 207 species in just 5 days, including travel days. The overall diversity and quality of birding in this area that leaves a lasting memory. Other than wildlife, the in-the-field lunches were a definite highlight!

This tour was intended to be just a 5-day trip, and the itinerary was perfect for that. As always there is much scope for adding additional time. Keoladeo Ghana National Park is really worthy of an extra day itself, and more time based at Bharatpur would also enable a boat trip on the Chambal River at Dhaulpur in Rajasthan to allow an additional Indian Skimmer attempt, whilst giving the opportunity to visit Ramsagar Wildlife Sanctuary as we did, or other sites nearby which could hold Spotted Creeper, Marshall’s Iora and White- naped Tit for example. Few birders visit the Sarus Crane wetlands in as it is a bit rushed when you only have one night there: a second night would make this easier, as well as allow time to explore some of the other excellent birding sites in this area: we never had much time to search for the localised Brook’s Leaf Warbler for example. Of course, it is almost sacrilege not to visit the when passing —our excuse was that we have all been before, but it really is worth multiple visits!

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Tour Diary

Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Bharatpur We left Delhi by car early morning and decided to skip Sultanpur National Park, which we would normally visit on this route, primarily because we had all been multiple times before and preferred to try less-visited areas closer to Bharatpur. In addition, the park itself is inexplicably closed due to coronavirus restrictions— for some reason, the Haryana government seem to think that outdoor exercise in an always socially distanced environment presents a health risk compared to people staying at home in Delhi! This isn’t too much of a problem for birders as there is excellent birding to be had on the outskirts of the National Park, but instead we aimed for Soor Sarovar lake near Agra as our first stop instead. Actually, not quite our first stop, because a small marsh beside the road whilst we were stopped at a tool booth gave us our only Greater Painted Snipe of the trip!

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Soor Sarovar was very foggy and we failed to find either of the Great White or Dalmatian Pelicans that we were hoping for. From a watchtower an Osprey gave us good views in flight and perched on a stick in the lake amidst the fog. Interestingly we’d been watched by a nearby Rhesus Macaque and as soon as I shouted out “Osprey!”, and we all lifted our bins, it sensed an opportunity and leapt in to grab a tupperware box from our breakfast, and then shot down the steps with it. After a while figuring out how to open the box it succeeded, and we then got a particularly indignant look when it discovered we’d already eaten everything! Some commotion from Jungle Babblers alerted us to what we suspected was another raptor close by—it flew without us seeing it perched but we were able to get good scope views afterwards of this superb Dusky Eagle Owl. We’d been discussing phylloscopus warbler calls whilst listening to the many Hume’s Warblers and trying to find the scarce wintering Greenish. Finally, I heard one and announced it, whilst simultaneously thinking its more trisyllabic call sounded strangely closer to Green Warbler. Thankfully, it showed well for a few seconds and was indeed a Green Warbler: wintering in southwest this was a great surprise here at this time of year. That wasn’t the last surprise of the day though as, when we returned to our parked car, I heard a rustling in the leaf litter and found a superb Rock Python, which hissed and attempted to hide from us!

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Arriving at Bharatpur for lunch, we decided to head for a dry area outside the park for the late afternoon, in particular for Indian Coursers. We had nice views of a flock of 15, with Long-legged Buzzard and Short-toed Snake Eagle hunting over the fields, and a Kestrel attempting unsuccessfully to catch a Siberian Stonechat. This area often holds flocks of larks—we were only able to find two Greater Short-toed, although Indian Bush Larks were good to see. Similarly, Isabelline Shrike was nice, and we had incredibly close views of a juvenile Long-tailed Shrike and a Bluethroat.

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We stayed at the Pride Kadamb Kunj hotel in Bharatpur. It was a large hotel and fairly empty, so social distancing was particularly good and the staff were excellent with general health precautions: masks and sanitiser in abundance!

The following day we spent entirely inside Keoladeo Ghana National Park, where we were accompanied by a top local birder and guide, Mahendra Singh. The easiest way to bird here is to hire a cycle rickshaw—the guides tend to know the best areas and some of the key birds, and you can get off and walk wherever you want to. Bird numbers depend majorly on the level of water inside the sanctuary, and this varies year on year based on the season’s monsoons, and demands for water from nearby villages. This year the water levels were fairly low, with much wet grassland but few extensive areas of open water. This meant that bird numbers were a bit low, especially for ducks and other waterfowl, but pleasingly the variety was excellent and birding very enjoyable as usual. We did see the first Bar-headed Geese of the winter, lots of Knob-billed Ducks (formerly Comb Duck, this name now applying to the split South American birds), a Black Bittern alongside the main path, White-tailed Lapwing and Grey-headed Lapwing, the latter a local rarity. Raptors are usually obvious and today we were able to get a great comparison between four species of "aquila" eagles: Greater Spotted and Indian Spotted, Steppe and Eastern Imperial.

Not wanting to waste valuable birding time, we had arranged for our lunch to be delivered to us from the hotel, and a delicious piping hot feast duly arrived at 1pm! For my British birder friends for whom lunch in the field is a sandwich and packet of crisps from a garage shop, come and join us here sometime for fresh and hot chicken curry, paneer butter masala, jeera aloo, and parathas!

The Painted Stork colony was particularly noisy and busy, and we enjoyed watching several families at close range. Towards the end of the day, we got superb views of another Dusky Eagle Owl, this time persistently

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mobbed by crows and bulbuls as opposed to the babblers that the morning’s bird suffered from! Finally, mammals were not to be forgotten—whilst we started the morning with Golden Jackals in the mist along the main path from our cycle rickshaw, the return journey at dusk gave us a quick Common Palm Civet racing across the path.

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Bayana Cliffs, Bund Baretha and Ramsagar Wildlife Sanctuaries The following day we decided to visit Bund Baretha, a well-known dam and reservoir that can hold a different selection of birds to Keoladeo Ghana. Leaving Bharatpur a small marsh gave us a Paddyfield Warbler and an unexcepted Eurasian Hobby: a scarce autumn passage migrant here.

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We then headed to the cliffs outside the village of Bayana, where a colony of the critically endangered Indian Vultures (formerly Long-billed Vulture) survives. We had excellent views, accompanied by some intrigued schoolkids who were supposed to be doing online lessons, of about a dozen birds both perched and in flight.

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In Bayana we found an intriguing wagtail, superficially resembling the taivana subspecies of Eastern Yellow Wagtail with its clear yellow supercilium, greenish crown and ear coverts. However, a hint of a pale surround to the ear coverts, greyish scapulars and wide white wing bars are very much pro Citrine features, and it may well have been a hybrid.

Bund Baretha itself was very foggy and we decided to not spend too long here, but explore some completely new areas. We did manage to see Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Striated Babbler and Tricolored Munia in our short stop though, and an impromptu look at a rocky area from the road gave us a brilliant Sirkeer Malkoha, plus Rufous-fronted Prinias.

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Prior to the tour I had spent time using Google Earth and eBird, and identified promising looking habitat at Ramsagar Wildlife Sanctuary—a protected area that no-one I knew seemed to have heard of, and for which there were no nearby records in eBird at all! Being in an enterprising mood, we decided this was worth exploring.

Before we arrived here another stop along the road at a nice-looking wetland gave a great selection of waterbirds, including Ferruginous Ducks, Marsh Sandpiper, several Dunlins (quite scarce inland) and many River Terns.

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Ramsagar was a large lake, with an extensive dry area surrounding it which would be inundated following good rains. This had an excellent variety of birds and we tried to cover as much of the area as we could in the limited afternoon time we had. But first, getting our priorities right, it was time for another super cooked lunch in the field, this time one of my favourites— Chicken Biryani!

Whilst enjoying lunch we were treated to a juvenile Watch our lunch on YouTube! Bonelli’s Eagle flying over the dry lakebed, flushing several Tawny Pipits and Yellow Wagtails. Both Variable and Isabelline Wheatears were seen here too. A Curlew was fairly unusual, and River Lapwing another good wader, and we were pleased with super views of several Barred Buttonquails. Overall, the site had fantastic variety and we will definitely make it a regular feature of future tours. It can easily be combined with a boat trip on the nearby Chambal river at Dhaulpur, looking for Indian Skimmer and Black-bellied Tern—we were unfortunately just a couple of days too early for this as boats were not yet running following coronavirus restrictions.

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Before returning to Bharatpur we checked out a couple of other waterbodies in the area, seeing a good selection of waterbirds. Talab Shahi in particular had large numbers of Bar-headed and Greylag Geese, Spoonbills, and Kentish Plovers.

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We enjoyed a fine dinner back at our hotel but hadn’t quite finished, for we heard a loud squawking and walked out to see a Common Hawk Cuckoo that had been found by hotel staff! It seemed uninjured and flew off fine when released.

National Chambal Sanctuary and Sarus Crane Wetlands After a leisurely start this morning, we drove east into Uttar Pradesh to the Chambal Safari Lodge, a delightful heritage property. Just before we reached there, we stopped at a small farm where there was the lovely sight of a flock of feeding Red-headed Buntings.

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Chambal Safari Lodge has excellent grounds for birding, and we managed to see the regular wintering Brown Hawk Owl before we even checked in to our rooms—in the same tree that I saw it five years ago!

There were several Red-breasted Flycatchers and an Orange-headed Thrush also, and an Egyptian Vulture flew over whilst we were eating our lunch on the lawn. A longer stay would have given us a better chance of finding Brook’s Leaf Warbler, which is regular here. https://ebird.org/india/checklist/S76073969

However, we were on a fairly tight schedule because we wanted to visit the wetlands in Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh, which support large populations of Sarus Cranes. We were not to be disappointed here as we found a super gathering of at least 35 in slightly spread-out small groups, with some pairs displaying at times, and several young birds present.

Plenty of other good birds were seen in the late afternoon, including Cotton Pygmy Goose, Black-necked Storks, Bonelli’s Eagle, Isabelline Shrike, Yellow-bellied Prinia, Moustached and Paddyfield Warblers, and Rosy Pipits. I was particularly pleased to get good views of the subtle Hume’s Short-toed Lark: maybe not the most exciting species and more one for birding connoisseurs, but a difficult to find species away from Ladakh in the summer.

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This area deserves more birding attention—I saw both Smoky and Common Grasshopper Warblers there on my last visit.

Throughout our time here we were accompanied by the resident naturalist Bachchu Singh, who was great company and deeply knowledgeable about the history of the region and its wildlife.

The main reason for visiting this area is to take a boat trip on the River Chambal, home to the endangered Indian Skimmer and Black-bellied Tern, as well as being a sanctuary established to protect the Gharial, a fish- eating crocodile. This was our plan for our last morning, but not before a drive through the farmland en route showed us a single flock of 100 Red-headed Buntings, perched together on roadside wires.

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Before we took the boat, we explored the ravines nearby where we found two particularly difficult birds, Sirkeer Malkoha and Jungle Prinia.

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The calm boat ride on the Chambal is always a great experience. I have never seen as many Gharials before, and they are present here together with Mugger Crocodiles, one of which we saw had lost half its snout—presumably, it had been mugged itself! Views of Black-bellied Terns were superb, but we were unlucky with the skimmers—they haven’t been very predictable here in recent weeks. River Lapwings and Great Thick- knees were obvious, Pallas’s Gulls flew past us upriver, and Sand Larks on the shore gave an excellent display singing and feeding.

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Unfortunately, it was then time for us to drive back to Delhi, musing on a fantastic short tour and looking forward to coming back again, and for longer!

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Systematic List

Number in parentheses indicates the number of different days on which the species was recorded

Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl Anatidae 1. Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica (2) 2. Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus (3) 3. Greylag Goose Anser anser (2) 4. Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos (2) 5. Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea (5) 6. Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus (1) 7. Garganey Spatula querquedula (2) 8. Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata (2) 9. Gadwall Mareca strepera (4) 10. Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope (2) 11. Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha (4) 12. Northern Pintail Anas acuta (3) 13. Eurasian Teal Anas crecca (4) 14. Common Pochard Aythya ferina (1) 15. Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca (2) 16. Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula (2) Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies Phasianidae 17. Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus (5) 18. Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus (5) Grebes Podicipedidae 19. Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis (2) 20. Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus (1) Pigeons and Doves Columbidae 21. Rock Dove Columba livia (5) 22. Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto (5) 23. Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica (3) 24. Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis (3) 25. Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus (2) Cuckoos Cuculidae 26. Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis (4) 27. Sirkeer Malkoha Taccocua leschenaultii (2) 28. Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus (1) 29. Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius (1) Swifts Apodidae 30. Little Swift Apus affinis (2)

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Rails, Gallinules, and Coots Rallidae 31. Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus (4) 32. Eurasian Coot Fulica atra (3) 33. Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus (4) 34. White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus (4) Cranes Gruidae 35. Sarus Crane Antigone antigone (2) Thick-knees Burhinidae 36. Great Stone-curlew Esacus recurvirostris (1) Stilts and Avocets Recurvirostridae 37. Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus (5) Plovers and Lapwings Charadriidae 38. River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii (3) 39. Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus (1) 40. Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus (5) 41. White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus (1) 42. Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus (2) 43. Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius (3) Painted-Snipes Rostratulidae 44. Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis (1) Jacanas Jacanidae 45. Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus (2) 46. Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus (2) Sandpipers and Allies Scolopacidae 47. Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata (1) 48. Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa (2) 49. Ruff Calidris pugnax (3) 50. Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii (5) 51. Dunlin Calidris alpina (1) 52. Little Stint Calidris minuta (2) 53. Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago (4) 54. Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos (4) 55. Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus (5) 56. Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus (3) 57. Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia (4) 58. Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis (3) 59. Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola (4) 60. Common Redshank Tringa totanus (5) Buttonquail Turnicidae 61. Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator (1)

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Pratincoles and Coursers Glareolidae 62. Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus (1) Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers Laridae 63. Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus (2) 64. Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus (2) 65. Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida (1) 66. Black-bellied Tern Sterna acuticauda (1) 67. River Tern Sterna aurantia (2) Storks Ciconiidae 68. Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans (4) 69. Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus (2) 70. Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus (2) 71. Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala (3) Anhingas Anhingidae 72. Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster (4) Cormorants and Shags Phalacrocoracidae 73. Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger (5) 74. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo (4) 75. Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis (2) Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns Ardeidae 76. Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis (1) 77. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea (4) 78. Purple Heron Ardea purpurea (3) 79. Great Egret Ardea alba (4) 80. Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia (3) 81. Little Egret Egretta garzetta (5) 82. Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus (5) 83. Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii (5) 84. Striated Heron Butorides striata (1) 85. Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax (1) Ibises and Spoonbills Threskiornithidae 86. Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus (1) 87. Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus (5) 88. Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa (1) 89. Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia (3) Osprey Pandionidae 90. Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus (2) Hawks, Eagles, and Kites Accipitridae 91. Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus (4) 92. Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus (3) 93. Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus (1) bubobirding.com | asianadventures.net 11 Bharatpur and Chambal River Birding View itinerary and enquire about this tour

94. Indian Vulture Gyps indicus (1) 95. Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus (1) 96. Indian Spotted Eagle Clanga hastata (1) 97. Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga (1) 98. Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis (1) 99. Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca (1) 100. Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata (2) 101. Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus (2) 102. Shikra Accipiter badius (4) 103. Black Kite Milvus migrans (2) 104. Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus (2) Owls Strigidae 105. Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena (2) 106. Dusky Eagle-Owl Bubo coromandus (2) 107. Spotted Owlet Athene brama (3) 108. Brown Hawk-Owl Ninox scutulata (1) Hoopoes Upupidae 109. Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops (5) Hornbills Bucerotidae 110. Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris (3) Kingfishers Alcedinidae 111. Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis (3) 112. White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis (5) 113. Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis (5) Bee-eaters Meropidae 114. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus (1) Rollers Coraciidae 115. Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis (2) Asian Barbets Megalaimidae 116. Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus (3) 117. Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus (5) Woodpeckers Picidae 118. Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla (3) 119. Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense (3) Falcons and Caracaras Falconidae 120. Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus (3) 121. Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo (1) Old World Parrots Psittaculidae 122. Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri (5) 123. Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala (3)

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Old World Orioles Oriolidae 124. Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo (1) Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies Vangidae 125. Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus (1) Drongos Dicruridae 126. Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus (5) 127. Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus (1) Shrikes Laniidae 128. Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus (2) 129. Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus (3) 130. Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach (5) Crows, Jays, and Magpies Corvidae 131. Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda (4) 132. House Crow Corvus splendens (5) 133. Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos (4) Fairy Flycatchers Stenostiridae 134. Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis (4) Larks Alaudidae 135. Rufous-tailed Lark Ammomanes phoenicura (1) 136. Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix griseus (1) 137. Indian Bush Lark Mirafra erythroptera (2) 138. Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla (2) 139. Hume's Short-toed Lark Calandrella acutirostris (1) 140. Sand Lark Alaudala raytal (1) 141. Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula (2) 142. Crested Lark Galerida cristata (3) Cisticolas and Allies Cisticolidae 143. Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius (3) 144. Rufous-fronted Prinia Prinia buchanani (1) 145. Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii (1) 146. Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica (1) 147. Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris (1) 148. Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis (5) 149. Plain Prinia Prinia inornata (5) 150. Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis (1) Reed Warblers and Allies Acrocephalidae 151. Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon (1) 152. Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola (2) 153. Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum (1) 154. Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus (2)

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Swallows Hirundinidae 155. Grey-throated Martin Riparia chinensis (4) 156. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica (1) 157. Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii (3) 158. Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica (1) 159. Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola (1) Bulbuls Pycnonotidae 160. Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer (4) 161. White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis (3) Leaf Warblers Phylloscopidae 162. Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei (4) 163. Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita (2) 164. Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus (1) 165. Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca (3) 166. Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense (3) White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies Zosteropidae 167. Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus (3) Laughingthrushes and Allies Leiothrichidae 168. Common Babbler Argya caudata (4) 169. Striated Babbler Argya earlei (1) 170. Large Grey Babbler Argya malcolmi (5) 171. Jungle Babbler Argya striata (5) Starlings Sturnidae 172. Rosy Starling Pastor roseus (2) 173. Pied Myna Gracupica contra (5) 174. Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum (3) 175. Common Myna Acridotheres tristis (4) 176. Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus (5) Thrushes and Allies Turdidae 177. Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina (1) Old World Flycatchers Muscicapidae 178. Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus (5) 179. Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis (2) 180. Bluethroat Luscinia svecica (4) 181. Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva (4) 182. Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros (5) 183. Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus (4) 184. Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata (4) 185. Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina (1) 186. Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti (1) 187. Brown Rock Chat Oenanthe fusca (4) bubobirding.com | asianadventures.net 14 Bharatpur and Chambal River Birding View itinerary and enquire about this tour

188. Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata (1) Sunbirds and Spiderhunters Nectariniidae 189. Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus (5) Weavers and Allies Ploceidae 190. Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus (1) Waxbills and Allies Estrildidae 191. Red Avadavat Amandava amandava (3) 192. Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica (3) 193. Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata (1) 194. Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca (1) Old World Sparrows Passeridae 195. House Sparrow Passer domesticus (2) Wagtails and Pipits Motacillidae 196. Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea (3) 197. Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava (1) 198. Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola (4) 199. White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis (4) 200. White Wagtail Motacilla alba (2) 201. Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus (1) 202. Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris (3) 203. Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus (1) 204. Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis (1) 205. Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni (1) Finches, Euphonias, and Allies Fringillidae 206. Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus (2) Old World Buntings Emberizidae 207. Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps (2)

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