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257.In226 Blue Whistling Thrush  Myophonus caeruleus

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It can look blue or black depending on the light, Vanghat Lodge           25.02.24

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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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258.In227 Lineated Barbet  Psilopogon lineatus           

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Vanghat Lodge           25.02.24

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259.In228 Grey-headed Woodpecker  Picus canus 

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Vanghat Lodge           25.02.24

We saw this in all of the northern locations

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260.In229 Eurasian Sparrowhawk  Accipiter nisus           

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One brief fly-past, Vanghat Lodge           25.02.24

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261.In230 Himalayan Swiftlet  Aerodramus brevirostris     

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Vanghat Lodge           25.02.24

Very high, mega-crop. Seen while having late afternoon tea and snacks!

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262.In231 Asian Palm Swift  Cypsiurus balasiensis     

Probably a Red-rumped Swallow. (Thank you @PeterHG)

I will change the numbering for new posts

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Vanghat Lodge           25.02.24        

Another mega-crop. Seen at the same time as the Swiftlet 

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263.In232 Pied Bush Chat  Saxicola caprata

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Vanghat Lodge           25.02.24

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264.In233 Slaty-headed Parakeet  Psittacula himalayana     

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Vanghat Lodge           26.02.24

This is a male. Head is darker grey than female Plum-headed Parakeet and the beak is red.

The other difference - this has a yellow tail, the Plum-headed has a blue tail

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265.In234 Himalayan Rubythroat  Calliope pectoralis        

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Vanghat Lodge           26.02.24

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Vanghat Lodge           26.02.24

When we were in Corbett and Manila we searched hard for this bird in suitable environment, but with no luck.

Here this bird was a short distance from our room!

 

That finishes additions from Vanghat Lodge (20 new species added)

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20 new after 200 in India … Vanghat has delivered! 

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Really beautiful additions from Vanghat, @TonyQ! Are you sure about 262? It looks more like a red-rumped swallow than a palm swift to me

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yet another set of beautiful birds.

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@xelas @Kitsafarithankyou

@PeterHGthank you. I think you are right. I will. Change the numbering for the next posts.

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Another batch of really beautiful birds!

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@Peter Connanthank you

 

The next few are from the Kosi River near Ramnagar

262.In231 Little Ringed Plover  Charadrius dubius

(Number adjusted to correct for misidentification earlier)          

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Kosi River, Ramnagar 26.02.24

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266.In235 Ibisbill  Ibidorhyncha struthersii    

 

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Kosi River, Ramnagar 26.02.24

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Kosi River, Ramnagar 26.02.24

A real star of a bird - our only sighting

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267.In236 Red-naped Ibis  Pseudibis papillosa           

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Kosi River, Ramnagar 26.02.24

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Next we move to the Sattal area, a gain in altitude, but not as high as Manila. We stayed at BIrder's Den.

 

268.In237 Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher  Culicicapa ceylonensis          

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Birder's Den, Sattal     26.02.24

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269.In238 Spotted Forktail  Enicurus maculatus           

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Chafi Area, Sattal        27.02.24

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Chafi Area, Sattal        27.02.24

 

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270.In239 Yellow-bellied Fantail  Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus  

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Chafi Area, Sattal        27.02.24

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271.In240 Striated Laughingthrush  Grammatoptila striata

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From our bedroom window, Birder's Den, Sattal     27.02.24

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272.In241 Great Barbet  Psilopogon virens  

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Birder's Den Hide, Sattal        27.02.24

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273.In242 White-throated Laughingthrush  Pterorhinus albogularis          

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Birder's Den Hide, Sattal        27.02.24

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274.In243 Common Green Magpie  Cissa chinensis        

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Birder's Den Hide, Sattal        27.02.24  

A spectacular bird - our only sighting      

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What a beautiful batch again!

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