Tour Report 1 - 12 November 2019

Wild India in Style!

Naturetrek Tour Report 1 - 12 November 2019

Royal Bengal Tiger Royal Bengal Tiger

Leopard Dhole (Asiatic Wild Dog)

Report compiled by Yusuf Rizvi Images by Yusuf and Chinmay

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Tour participants: Yusuf Rizvi (leader) & Chinmay (co-leader) with nine Naturetrek clients

Introduction

Wild India in Style was a very successful tour with 163 different species of birds and good sightings of various different mammals including the big cats: Royal Bengal Tiger and Leopard. The tour started from Delhi. Half of the group went to Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary, where we saw some interesting birds, including Great Egret, Intermediate Egret, Gadwall, Eurasian Teal, Ibis and a special sighting of Eastern Imperial Eagle. Meanwhile the others had a great time exploring old Delhi by rickshaw. In Kanha, we saw a Tigress with three cubs on our first drive and then had excellent views of another Tigress the following morning. We also saw two Wild Dogs, great birds, and one fortunate group member enjoyed a special sighting of Indian Crested Porcupine, while night walks turned up 16 species of Amphibians.

As well as the wildlife, another highlight was visiting Bhoorsingh English-medium Preschool at Mukki Gate, which is a forest department initiative and supported by Singhinava Jungle Lodge. Moving on to Bandhavgharh, we saw two individual Tigers, one of which, a Tigress, was barely five metres from the road. We also saw two Leopards on different drives, and half the group also had two different sightings of Sloth Bear. The final part of the main tour was in Agra, with an early morning visit to the Taj Mahal. All in all, it was a very enjoyable and memorable trip.

Day 1 Friday 1st November

In flight to India The tour started with an overnight flight from the UK to India.

Day 2 Saturday 2nd November

Delhi - Sultanpur The flight landed on time at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, where Yusuf and Chinmay met the group. We then had a 10-minute drive to our hotel, the Pullman. Everybody went to freshen up and then we met again at 1pm to go to Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary.

After an hour-and-a-half drive we reached Sultanpur and saw lots of good birds including egrets, herons, Painted Stork, Glossy and Black-headed Ibises, Knob-billed (also known as Comb) Duck and Common Pochard. Our raptor sightings included Eastern Imperial Eagle and Western (Eurasian) Marsh Harrier. Meanwhile our other group members went out with cultural guide to explore Delhi. They had a memorable experience exploring old Delhi on a rickshaw. They also visited Jama Masjid.

Back at the hotel we had a briefing about next day’s programme.

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Day 3 Sunday 3rd November

Delhi – Early morning Flight to Nagpur We left the hotel about 3.30am for the airport to catch our flight to Nagpur. After the security check we boarded the aircraft, but the flight was delayed from Delhi for about 30 minutes. We reached Nagpur at around 8am. Afterwards we started our six-hour journey to Kanha National Park. We reached the lodge at around 2.30pm, we had a quick lunch and rushed to the park gate for our first game drive. We had three vehicles and were accompanied by three lodge Naturalists. We were given some introductory information about about Kanha National Park. We saw some interesting birds and, since we entered the park a little late, the prime focus was to lookout for Tigers. Soon we got lucky and saw a tigress with three cubs near a waterhole. This streak of tigers was at a distance on the edge of the grassland, but it was amazing to see the cubs playing with each other.

Back at the lodge we did the checklist followed by the dinner.

Day 4 Monday 4th November

Kanha National Park We all woke up early today to set out for our morning safari. After some refreshments, we drove to the park; today we were going to the Kanha Zone. It was magical to see Kanha in the morning; it was a bit misty and seeing Swamp Deer in the grassland was truly amazing. We saw a quite a few birds on the way like Great Egret, Intermediate Egret, Black Stork, Cotton Pigmy Goose and Gadwall, to name a few. While driving we heard a few distress calls of Spotted Deer at a distance and also saw huge congregation of Spotted Deer in the meadow. Soon the calls stopped, and we moved on.

We reached Kanha meadows in about an hour, as we were waiting, we heard a few calls from Sheller’s Hide area. As we reached the spot, we saw a few vehicles already lined up and soon our patience was rewarded by excellent sighting of the tigress in the meadow. She was walking elegantly towards our vehicle and crossed the track in front of us. Everyone was thrilled to see the tigress up close; it was a perfect gift for Kay as it was her birthday today.

Our afternoon safari was not so rewarding. We were in the Mukki Zone; we didn’t see any signs of the big cats, although we did see some good birds.

Back at the lodge we met later for the checklist and drinks. We also had a cake-cutting ceremony for Kay, followed by dinner.

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Day 5 Tuesday 5th November

Kanha National Park The morning was a bit cool. We saw quite a few interesting birds including Eurasian Teal, egrets, Common Moorhen, Oriental Turtle Doves and Alexandrine Parakeets, to name a few. We also saw quite a few mammals including Gaur, Sambar, Swamp Deer and Jackal.

Our afternoon drive was similar but included sightings of Indian and White-rumped Vultures. We also heard a Tiger growling but didn’t see the striped cat. On the way back to the gate Yusuf, with Roger. Jane, Collin and Sue, had a special sighting of Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl.

In the evening we met for the checklist which was followed by dinner.

Day 6 Wednesday 6th November

Kanha National Park Our last drive in Kanha National Park so we decided to check some new routes of the jungle. While driving through the Sal forest we saw a few Tiger tracks, initially in the beginning of the drive. One of the group had an exclusive sighting of three Indian Crested Porcupines which made last game dive in the park very special, and while coming back from the park we saw an Indian Rock Python in the of monsoon stream of the park.

Back in the lodge we had lunch and we started our five-hour journey to Bandhavgharh National Park.

In the evening we enjoyed a delicious dinner.

Day 7 Thursday 7th November

Bandhavgharh National Park

The morning we gathered in the guest area for tea, coffee and porridge before leaving for our game drive. The morning was quite pleasant, and we all appreciated the beauty of Bandhavgharh. We saw a few Tiger and Sloth Bear tracks, and later, one of the group spotted a Sloth Bear. For our afternoon safari we went to the Maghdhi Zone. As soon as we entered the park, we were welcomed by some decent Tiger tracks which were relatively fresh. After driving a bit more, we heard frantic distress calls of Spotted Deer. Soon we spotted a female Leopard in the thickets; she crossed the road and we all got to see her dashing across the road. Later we got lucky with Sloth Bear sighting; Yusuf spotted the bear while driving across a junction. Some of the group were lucky to see the bear again in the afternoon.

Once back at the hotel, we called it a night after checklist and dinner.

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Day 8 Friday 8th November

Bandhavgarh National Park The morning we again gathered in the guest area for tea, coffee and porridge before leaving for our game drive. Today we were focussed on looking out for Tigers. We saw a few tracks and even heard growling; meanwhile, some of the group in another jeep saw a big Tiger, on another route. Later, we came across very fresh tracks over other vehicle tracks and, after scanning the whole area filled with bamboo thickets, our driver spotted the tigress lying down hardly five metres from the tracks! It was successful morning for us all.

The afternoon was bit quieter, but a little later, our guests in one of the vehicles saw a Leopard peeping out from behind some rocks and later, it ran across. Meanwhile, on the other route we heard a few distress calls and waited for quite a bit but had no luck with the sighting.

In the evening we did the checklist, and everyone celebrated the day with drinks.

Day 9 Saturday 9th November

Bandhavgarh National Park Today was our last drive in Bandhavgarh; we were exploring a new area, Khitauli. As soon as we entered, we saw fresh tracks of streak of Tigers further ahead, plus some tracks of Leopard as well. We explored quite a bit to find more evidence of the big cats but had no luck with the sightings. However, we saw some interesting birds like Common Kingfisher, Woolly-necked Stork and Greenshank, to name a few. At the breakfast point we had great fun with some games introduced by some of the group members.

After lunch at the lodge we had enough time to clean, change and pack our bags. At around 4pm we left the lodge with a packed dinner, to catch our overnight train to Agra. We reached Katni station in two hours. Everyone was excited by their first experience on the Indian railways.

Day 10 Sunday 10th November

Agra The train arrived on time at Agra Cantt railway station, and our ground-handling staff were waiting for us with porters. We reached our hotel at around 9am, and straight away went to have breakfast. After breakfast rooms were allotted and around 11 am, we visited the Baby Taj with our cultural guide. Behind the Baby Taj we saw a few interesting birds like egrets, Egyptian Vultures, Brown-headed Gulls, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper and Black Kites. After the Baby Taj, everyone decided to skip the lunch and we then visited the Agra Fort.

We all then returned to the hotel, where we briefed the guests about next day’s programme. Everyone was looking forward for some good rest.

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Day 11 Monday 11th November

Agra We had an early start this morning; we all met at the lobby. at 5.45am. We had a different guide for today, and we visited the Taj Mahal, before breakfast. It was a memorable experience, we all had great fun. We saw some interesting birds as well, like Peregrine Falcon, Black Kites, Rose-ringed Parakeets, Ruddy Shelduck and River Terns, to name a few.

We then went to the hotel for breakfast and to check out. After breakfast we visited Fatehpur Sikiri, which is an hour-and-a-half ’s drive from Agra. From Fatehpur Sikiri, Kristine left for Bharatpur while the rest of the group went back to Agra to catch the train to Delhi. We reached Delhi in time, where our coach was waiting for us to take us to the Pullman Hotel in Aerocity. Yusuf and Chinmay helped the guests to check in. We farewell each other and a wonderful tour came to an end.

Day 12 Tuesday 12th November

Return flight to the UK Group members completing the main tour caught a flight back to the UK, where another Naturetrek tour came to an end.

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Species Lists

Birds (✓=recorded but not counted; H = heard only) November Common name Scientific name 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 Red Spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea ✓ 2 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 3 Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica ✓ ✓ ✓ 4 Knob-billed (Comb) Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos ✓ 5 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea ✓ 6 Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 7 Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata ✓ 8 Gadwall Mareca strepera ✓ ✓ ✓ 9 Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha ✓ ✓ 10 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos ✓ 11 Eurasian (Common) Teal Anas crecca ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 12 Common Pochard Aythya ferina ✓ 13 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca ✓ 14 Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 15 Little Swift Apus affinis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 16 Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis ✓ ✓ 17 Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea ✓ 18 Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus ✓ ✓ 19 Rock Dove Columba livia ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 20 Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis ✓ ✓ ✓ 21 Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto ✓ 22 Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 23 Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 24 Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 25 White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus ✓ ✓ 26 Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus ✓ 27 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 28 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra ✓ ✓ ✓ 29 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 30 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus ✓ ✓ ✓ 31 River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii ✓ 32 Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus ✓ ✓ 33 Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 34 Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus ✓ 35 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus ✓ ✓ ✓ 36 Common Redshank Tringa totanus ✓ 37 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola ✓ ✓ 38 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia ✓ 39 Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus ✓ 40 Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala ✓ 41 Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans ✓ 42 Black Stork Ciconia nigra ✓ ✓ 43 Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus ✓

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November Common name Scientific name 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 44 Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus ✓ ✓ 45 Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 46 Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis ✓ 47 Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster ✓ 48 Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus ✓ 49 Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 50 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus ✓ 51 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia ✓ ✓ 52 Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 53 Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 54 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea ✓ ✓ ✓ 55 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea ✓ 56 Great Egret Ardea alba ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 57 Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 58 Little Egret Egretta garzetta ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 59 Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus ✓ 60 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus ✓ ✓ 61 White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis ✓ ✓ 62 Indian (Long-billed) Vulture Gyps indicus ✓ ✓ 63 Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela ✓ ✓ 64 Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus ✓ ✓ ✓ 65 Shikra Accipiter badius ✓ ✓ ✓ 66 Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus ✓ 67 Black Kite Milvus migrans ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 68 Grey-headed Fish Eagle Haliaeetus ichthyaetus ✓ 69 White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa ✓ 70 Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena ✓ ✓ ✓ 71 Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl Bubo nipalensis ✓ 72 Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis ✓ 73 Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum ✓ ✓ ✓ 74 Spotted Owlet Athene brama ✓ ✓ ✓ 75 Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 76 Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 77 Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus ✓ ✓ ✓ 78 Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 79 White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 80 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis ✓ 81 Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 82 Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus ✓ ✓ 83 Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus ✓ ✓ ✓ Brown-capped Pygmy 84 Yungipicus nanus ✓ ✓ Woodpecker 85 Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus ✓ 86 Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 87 White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus ✓ 88 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus ✓ 89 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus ✓

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November Common name Scientific name 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 90 Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 91 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 92 Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 93 Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus ✓ 94 Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus ✓ 95 Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus ✓ 96 Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus ✓ ✓ 97 Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 98 Black-winged Cuckooshrike Coracina melaschistos ✓ 99 Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus ✓ 100 Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus ✓ 101 Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach ✓ ✓ 102 Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus ✓ ✓ 103 Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 104 Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 105 White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens ✓ ✓ ✓ 106 Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus ✓ ✓ 107 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 108 White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola ✓ ✓ 109 Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea ✓ ✓ 110 Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi ✓ 111 Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 112 House Crow Corvus splendens ✓ ✓ 113 Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 114 Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis ✓ ✓ 115 Great Tit Parus major ✓ ✓ ✓ 116 Rufous-tailed Lark Ammomanes phoenicura ✓ 117 White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis ✓ 118 Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 119 Dusky Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne concolor ✓ ✓ 120 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica ✓ ✓ 121 Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii ✓ ✓ 122 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica ✓ 123 Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola ✓ 124 Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei ✓ ✓ ✓ 125 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita ✓ ✓ 126 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides ✓ ✓ ✓ 127 Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis ✓ ✓ 128 Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii ✓ 129 Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis ✓ ✓ 130 Plain Prinia Prinia inornata ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 131 Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius ✓ ✓ 132 Brown-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe poioicephala ✓ 133 Jungle Babbler Argya striata ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 134 Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus ✓ ✓ ✓ 135 Indian Nuthatch Sitta castanea ✓

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November Common name Scientific name 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 136 Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 137 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 138 Pied Myna Gracupica contra ✓ 139 Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina ✓ ✓ ✓ 140 Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus ✓ ✓ 141 Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 142 White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus ✓ 143 Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae ✓ 144 Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina ✓ 145 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 146 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros ✓ ✓ 147 Blue-capped Rock Thrush Monticola cinclorhyncha ✓ 148 Siberian (Common) Stonechat Saxicola maurus ✓ ✓ 149 Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata ✓ ✓ 150 Brown Rock Chat ( Oenanthe fusca ✓ 151 Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons ✓ ✓ 152 Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos ✓ 153 Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus ✓ ✓ 154 House Sparrow Passer domesticus ✓ 155 Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis ✓ ✓ 156 Red Avadavat Amandava amandava ✓ ✓ ✓ 157 White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata ✓ 158 White Wagtail Motacilla alba ✓ ✓ 159 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 160 Oriental Pipit Anthus rufulus ✓ 161 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris ✓ 162 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis ✓ ✓ 163 Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata ✓

Mammal 1 Royal Bengal Tiger Panthera tigris tigris ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 2 Leopard Panthera pardus ✓ ✓ 3 Rhesus Macaque Macaca mulatta ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 4 ‘Northern Plains’ Grey Langur Semnopithecus entellus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 5 Common Mangoose Herpestes edwardsi ✓ 6 Ruddy Mongoose Herpestes smithii ✓ ✓ ✓ 7 Golden Jackal Canis aureus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 8 Dhole (Asiatic Wild Dog) Cuon alpinus dukhunensis ✓ 9 Sloth Bear Merursus ursinus ✓ ✓ 10 Indian Tree Shrew Anathana ellioti ✓ 11 Indian or Black-naped Hare Lepus nigricollis ✓ 12 Indian Porcupine Hystrix indica ✓ 13 Three-striped Palm Squirrel Funambulus pennarum ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 14 Gaur (Indian Bison) Bos guarus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 15 Sambar Cervus unicolor ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 16 Barasingha (Swamp Deer) Cervus duvauceli branderi ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

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November Common name Scientific name 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 17 Chital (Spotted Deer) Cervus axis ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 18 Indian Muntjac (Barking Deer) Muntiacus muntjak ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 19 Nilgai (Blue Bull) Boselaphus tragocamelus ✓ 20 Indian Wild Boar Sus scrofa ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Other fauna 1 Indian Flapshell Turtle Lissemys punctata ✓ ✓ ✓ 2 Unnamed Lizard Varanus griseus koniecznyi ✓ 3 Indian Rock Python Python molurus ✓ 4 House Gecko species Hemidactylus or Gehyra etc sp ✓ 5 Common Krait Bungarus caeruleus ✓

Gaur Group

Swamp Deer at a waterhole