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I had been on a survey of the Coastal Region of Kutch District in Gujarat from 11-1-05 to 16-1-05. I travelled 1800 km across the Kutch District for a survey of Coastal Fisherman Villages.
I come across very diverse habitat from Desert/Rann, Scrub Forest, Grassland, Wetlands (Inland and Coastal) and more...
It was a life time memory for me.......
I compiled a checklist of the birds I saw. But am still preparing detailed notes on raptors and other birds....So I will post a further report when I compile them.
But here is the list:
1 Laggar Falcon Falco jugger 1 @ Bhatau
2 Long-billed Vulture Gyps indicus 2 @ Tehra, 4 @ Mathak
3 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus 3 @ Tehra, 2 @ Mathak
4 Little Stint Calidris minuta Bhadreshwar
5 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Bhadreshwar
6 Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus Bhadreshwar
7 Crab-plover Dromas ardeola Bhadreshwar
8 Western Reef Egret Egretta gularis Bhadreshwar
9 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Bhadreshwar
10 Slender-billed Gull Larus genei Bhadreshwar
11 White Wagtail Motacilla alba Bhadreshwar
12 Ruff Philomachus pugnax Bhadreshwar
13 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Bhadreshwar
14 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Bhadreshwar
15 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Bhambhdai
16 Dunlin Calidris alpina Bhambhdai
17 Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii Bhambhdai
18 Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus Bhambhdai
19 Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Bhambhdai
20 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber Bhambhdai
21 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Bhambhdai
22 Sirkeer Malkoha Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii Dhoravad, Khavada
23 Black Partridge Melanoperdix nigra Golay and Bharavandh
24 Bonelli's Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus Gugariyani
25 Northern Pintail Anas acuta Jakhau Salt
26 Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Jakhau Salt
27 Garganey Anas querquedula Jakhau Salt
28 Gadwall Anas strepera Jakhau Salt
29 Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Jakhau Salt
30 Osprey Pandion haliaetus Jakhau Salt
31 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Jakhau Salt
32 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Kandala
33 Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera Kundroni
34 Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti Lakhpat
35 Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis Lakhpat
36 Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Lakhpat
37 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica Lakhpat
38 Black Kite Milvus migrans Lakhpat
39 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Lakhpat
40 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Ler, Sapteshwar Temple
41 Spotted Owlet Athene brama Mandavi
42 European Roller Coracias garrulus Mandavi
43 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus Mandavi
44 White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis Mandavi
45 Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Mandavi
46 Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Mandavi
47 Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus Mangrove Near Limbadi Vandh
48 Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus Medi
49 Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense Naliya Grassland - near LALA
50 Barn Owl Tyto alba Naliya Grassland - near LALA
51 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Nana Layaja Mandavi, Bhadreshwar
52 Yellow-legged Gull Larus cachinnans Narayan Sarovar
53 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Narayan Sarovar
54 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola Narayan Sarovar
55 Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus Narayan Sarovar and Lakki
56 Common Crane Grus grus Narayan Sarovar Lakhpat
57 Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo Narayan Sarovar Lakhpat
58 Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus Narayan Sarovar Lakhpat
59 Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus Narayan Sarovar Lakhpat
60 Caspian Tern Sterna caspia Narayan Sarovar Lakhpat
61 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Near Limdi Vandh
62 Crested Lark Galerida cristata Near Limdi Vandh
63 Sykes's Lark Galerida deva Near Limdi Vandh
64 Eurasian Eagle Owl Bubo bubo Near Limdi Vandh
65 Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus Pingleshwar
66 Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi Pingleshwar
67 Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus Ramvada
68 Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus Tehra
69 Shikra Accipiter badius
70 Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus
71 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
72 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
73 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia
74 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
75 White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
76 Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
77 Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
78 Darter Anhinga melanogaster
79 Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
80 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
81 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
82 Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
83 Common Pochard Aythya ferina
84 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
85 Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
86 Sanderling Calidris alba
87 Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
88 Great Egret Casmerodius albus
89 Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
90 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
91 Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
92 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus
93 Eurasian Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
94 Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
95 Rock Pigeon Columba livia
96 Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis
97 Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
98 Common Raven Corvus corax
99 House Crow Corvus splendens
100 Lesser Whistling-duck Dendrocygna javanica
101 Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
102 Little Egret Egretta garzetta
103 Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
104 Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark Eremopterix grisea
105 Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea
106 Common Coot Fulica atra
107 Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
108 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
109 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
110 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
111 Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
112 Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata
113 White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
114 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
115 Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica
116 Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis
117 Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
118 Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus
119 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
120 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
121 Indian Silverbill Lonchura malabarica
122 Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata
123 Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
124 Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia
125 Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala
126 Purple Sunbird Nectarinia asiatica
127 Cotton Pygmy-goose Nettapus coromandelianus
128 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
129 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
130 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
131 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
132 Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata
133 Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
134 House Sparrow Passer domesticus
135 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
136 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
137 Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger
138 Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor
139 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
140 Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
141 Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
142 Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
143 Black Ibis Pseudibis papillosa
144 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
145 Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
146 White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis
147 Red-crested Pochard Rhodonessa rufina
148 Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
149 Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata
150 Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata
151 Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicata
152 Black-bellied Tern Sterna acuticauda
153 River Tern Sterna aurantia
154 Brahminy Starling Sturnus pagodarum
155 Rosy Starling Sturnus roseus
156 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
157 Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus
158 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
159 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
160 Common Redshank Tringa totanus
161 Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
162 Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
163 White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus
164 Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malarbaricus
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