Birds Recorded during the Annapurna Circuit Trek in . 1994 By Brian S. Fletcher, [email protected]

3 November -Pulcbowki (Katbmandu) Bronzed Red-billed Grey Orange-bellied Leafbird Red-vented Bulbul Black Bulbul Rufous-necked Scimitar-Babbler White-throated Laughingthrush Striated Laughingthrush Grey-sided Laughingthrush Red-billed Leithorax Red-tailed Minla Whiskered Yuhina Rufous Sibia Verditer Flycatcher Y ellow-bellied Fantail Grey-cheeked Warbler Plumbeous Redstart White-capped Riverchat Blue Whistling Thrush Green-backed Tit Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Green-tailed Sunbird

6 7 Nov -Dumre - Besisbar Pond Heron Indian Treepie Collared Falconet Oriental Honey Buzzard White-breasted Kingfisher Long-tailed Shrike Grey Wagtail White Wagtail Common Stonechat Pied Bushchat Indian Ro ller Bank Myna BamSwallow Red-rumped Swallow Richard's Pipit Oriental Magpie Robin Wallcreeper House Swift Golden-spectacled Warbler

8 Nov -Ngadi Slaty-headed Parakeet Black-backed Forktail Spiny Babbler

9Nov -Sange Snowy-browed Flycatcher Small Niltava Rufous-bellied Niltava Streaked Laughingthrush Blyth's Leafwarbler Black-breasted Sunbird

10-11 Nov -Tal Ibisbill Long-legged Buzzard Eurasian Kestrel Brown Dipper Little Forktail Olive-baked Pipit Black-Iored Tit

11 Nov -Baragachas Eurasian Buzzard Black-throated Babbler Chestnut-tailed Minla Black-throated Tit White-throated Fantail Black Forktail Streaked Laughingthrush Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush Rufous Sibia Rufous-gorgetted Flycatcher Golden-spectacled Warbler Buff-barred Warbler Blyth's Leafwarbler

12 NovChame Lammergier Spotted Rusty-flanked Treecreeper Streaked Laughingthrush Black-faced Laughingthrush Rufous-vented Tit Grey-crested Tit Goldcrest Hodgson's Redstart Himalayan Goldfmch White-browed Rosrfmch

13 Nov -Pisang Gadwall Lammergier Snow Pigeon Eurasian Cuckoo Red-billed Dark-throated Thrush Coal Tit Blackfaced Laughingthrush Stripe-throated Yuhina Blue-fronted Redstart White-throated Redstart Plain Mountain Finch Pink-browed Rosefmch Tree Sparrow Rock Bunting

14-16 Nov -Manang Chuka Partridge Lammergier Golden Eagle Snow Pigeon Yellow-billed Chough Red-billed Chough White-throated Redstart White-winged Redstart Wallcreeper White-browed Tit-Warbler

17 N ov Letdar Dark-throated Thrush Robin Accentor Plain Mountain Finch

18-19 Nov -Thorang-la Tibetan Snowcock White-winged Redstart Plain Mountain Finch 19-21 Nov -Muktinath Chukar Partridge Solitary Snipe Lammergier Himmalayan Griffon Vulture Eurasian Sparrowhawk Little Owl Brown Dipper Yellow-billed Chough White-throated Redstart White-winged Redstart Altai Accentor Robin Accentor White-browed Tit-Warbler Winter Wren Great Rosefinch White-winged Grosbeak

22 Nov -Kagbeni Lammergier Dark-throated Thrush Brown Accentor White Wagtail Wallcreeper Nepal Treecreeper Winter Wren Eurasian House Martin Rock Bunting

23 Nov -Jomoson Common Sand Piper Hill Pigeon Grey-backed Shrike Red-billed Chough Dark-throated Thrush White-winged Redstart . Brown Accentor

24 Nov -Tukche Eurasian Buzzard Lammergier Saker Falcon Grey-backed Shrike Hodgson's Redstart Blue-capped Redstart Great-crested Grebe Cattle Egret Great White Egret Indian Pond Heron Marsh Harrier Coot Mallard Eurasian Wigeon Red-crested Pochard Common Merganser White-breasted Kingfisher Coppersmith Barbet Black Drongo Jungle Myna Barn Swallow Oriental Magpie Robin White Wagtail o live-backed Pipit Crimson Sunbird

Forest south of lake Crested Serpent Eagle Himalayan Griffm Vulture Cinereous Vulture Kalij Pheasant Slaty-headed Parakeet Blue-throated Barbet Grey-headed Woodpecker Greater Yellownape Lesser Yellownape Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker Rufous Woodpecker Long-tailed Broadbill Orange-bellied Leatbird Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Hair-crested Drongo Red-billed Blue Magpie Green Magpie Chestnut-bellied Rockthrush Blue Whistling Thrush Scaly Thrush House Crow Jungle Crow Black-headed Oriole Maroon Oriole Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Yellow-browed Tit Green-backed Tit Striated Laughingthrush Variegated Laughingthrush Black-faced Laughingthrush Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush Rufous-necked Scimitar-Babbler White-browed Scimitar-Babbler Green Shrike-Babbler Black-chinned Babbler Chestnut-tailed Minla White-browed Fulvetta Rufous-vented Yuhina Stripe-throated Yuhina Rufous Sibia Fire-tailed Sunbird Spot-winged Rosefmch

29Nov -Dana Grey Treepie Hodgson's Redstart Rufous-gorgetted Flycatcher Common Stonechat Common Myna . Eurasian Crag Martin Nepalese House Martin Himalayan Bulbul Ashy-throated Warbler Grey-hooded Warbler Yellow Wagtail Olive-backed Pipit

30 Nov -Tatopani Long-tailed Shrike Yellow-bellied Fantail Blue Whistling thrush Slaty Blue Flycatcher Little F orktail Spotted F orktail Grey Bushchat Red-vented Bulbul Himalayan Bulbul Oriental White-eye Eurasian Treecreeper Brown-throated Treecreeper White-browed Shrike Babbler Scaly-breasted Wren Babbler Black-chinned Babbler Black- throated Sunbird Crimson Sunbird Fire-tailed Sunbird Olive-backed Pipit White-rumped Munia Pink-browed Rosefmch

1 nee -Tatopani-Galeshor Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Lammergier Cinereous Vulture Himalayan Griffm Vulture Slaty-headed Parrot Blue Rockthrush Grey Bushchat Yellow-breasted Fantail Small Niltava Eurasian Crag Martin Velvet -fronted Nuthatch Brown-throated Treecreeper Scaly-breasted Wren-Babbler Whiskered Yuhina Black-throated Sunbird

1 nee -Galeshor Bonelli's Eagle Spotted Dove Golden Spectacled Warbler Striated Prinia Great Tit Cinnamon Sparrow

2 n.ee -Baglumes EgyPtian Vulture

3-8 nee ,-Pokhara Lake and surroundings Great Cormorant White-breasted Waterhen Black-headed Gull Blttck Kite Spotted Owlet Large Cuckooshrike Scarlet Minivet Long-tailed Minivet White-bellied Yuhina Red-breasted Flycatcher Orange-gorgetted Flycatcher Rufous-bellied Niltava Pale Blue Flycatcher Yellow bellied Fantail Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Great Tit Black-Iored Tit Oriental White-eye Grey-bellied Tesia Chiffchaf Large-billed Leafwarbler Yellow-browed Warbler Lemon-rumped Warbler Blyth's Leafwarbler Golden-spectacled Warbler Grey-headed Warbler Chestnut-crowned-Warbler Paddyfield Pipit