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234.In03 Himalayan Buzzard  Buteo refectus           

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The light was actually like that!, Manila Area     24.02.24

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So I have finally finished the 2023 Big Year. This year we actually went out on January 1st. And it was a great start   UK.1 Waxwing  Bombycilla garrulus  Just up the road, B

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UK.16 Marsh Tit  Poecile palustris     Earlswood, nr Birmingham      09.01.24 Much less common than the Blue Tit and Great Tit. This is the only place locally where we can reliably see

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UK.22 Redwing  Turdus iliacus          Just up the road, Birmingham 17.01.24 Just up the road, Birmingham 17.01.24 I was just walking back from having my haircut when I saw

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235.In204 Common Pigeon/Feral Pigeon  Columba livia         

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Manila Area     24.02.24

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236.In205 Grey-winged Blackbird  Turdus boulboul          

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(M) Manila Area     23.02.24

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(F) Manila Area     23.02.24

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237.In206 Barn Swallow  Hirundo rustica     

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Manila Area     24.02.24

We saw a few flying, but this was the only photo I got of one!

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238.In207 Red-rumped Swallow  Cecropis daurica           

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Manila Area     24.02.24

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Manila Area     24.02.24

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239.In208 Pink-browed Rosefinch  Carpodacus rodochroa       

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Manila Area     24.02.24

A prize-winning photo :D

But it does have distinctive markings and it was called by our guide. We also saw it better than I photographed it!

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240.In209 Himalayan Vulture  Gyps himalayensis           

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Manila Area     24.02.24

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241.In210 Oriental Turtle Dove  Streptopelia orientalis         

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Manila Area     24.02.24

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221.In211 Grey-hooded Warbler  Phylloscopus xanthoschistos           

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Manila Area     24.02.24

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Manila Area     24.02.24

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243.In212 Black-throated Bushtit  Aegithalos concinnus       

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Manila Area     24.02.24

A lovely, tiny little bird

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244.In213 Himalayan/Striated Prinia  Prinia crinigera         

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Manila Area     24.02.24

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245.In214 White-browed Shrike-babbler  Pteruthius aeralatus   

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Manila Area     24.02.24

 

So that wraps up the Manila area. There were 29 additions from this area.

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29 beauties, Bushtit being the best!

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Excellent additions and congrats on hitting that 200 with a beautiful pheasant with an odd name - cheer? I googled - apparently it is also known as Chir or Wallich's pheasant. now it makes sense!

 

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@xelasthank you - we really liked the Bushtit as well!

@Kitsafarithank you

 

The next batch will be from Vanghat Lodge. We stayed for two nights. It is near the Corbett area and is at a lower altitude than Manila

 

246.In215 Plumbeous Water Redstart  Phoenicurus fuliginosus         

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Vanghat Lodge           24.02.24

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Juvenile, Vanghat Lodge           24.02.24

Very common on fast moving rivers and streams

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247.In216 Red-billed Leiothrix  Leiothrix lutea           

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Vanghat Lodge           24.02.24

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Vanghat Lodge           25.02.24

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248.In217 Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala 

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(F) Vanghat Lodge           24.02.24

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(M) Vanghat Lodge           25.02.24

This was the most common of the Parakeets we saw on the northern part of the trip

 

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249.In218 Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus           

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Vanghat Lodge           25.02.24

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250.In219 White-crested Laughingthrush  Garrulax leucolophus 

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Vanghat Lodge           25.02.24

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Vanghat Lodge           25.02.24

A spectacular and noisy bird!

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251.In220 Blue-throated Barbet  Psilopogon asiaticus         

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Vanghat Lodge           25.02.24

A really beautiful Barbet

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252.In221 Grey Treepie  Dendrocitta formosae           

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Vanghat Lodge           25.02.24

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253.In222 Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler  Erythrogenys erythrogenys   

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Vanghat Lodge           25.02.24

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254.In223 Blue-winged Minla/Siva  Actinodura cyanouroptera

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A really pretty little bird, Vanghat Lodge           25.02.24

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255.In224 Common Emerald Dove  Chalcophaps indica  

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Vanghat Lodge           25.02.24

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256.In225 Orange-bellied Leafbird  Chloropsis hardwickii       

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The only one we saw, Vanghat Lodge           25.02.24

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