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Bharatpur and Chambal River 7–11 November 2020
Trip Report
Mike Prince, Deepak Kumar, Pramod Singh
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Summary This was the first of a number of short “Looking up from lockdown“ tours to top Indian birding destinations, taking advantage of a relaxation in COVID-19 restrictions. Itineraries were designed to be easy-paced,
minimising travel, and using established bases that we knew to be implementing sensible health
precautions. Overall birding was as usual fantastic, and we definitely felt safer being in outside environments
in remote and uncrowded places, than stuck at home in towns and cities hardly getting out!
Driving from Delhi, we spent three nights at the famous Keoladeo Ghana National Park at Bharatpur,
followed by one at the Chambal Safari Lodge, convenient for birding the Chambal River nearby. As well as
these well-known sites, we took the opportunity to visit some lesser-known sites in the area—including seeing an amazing 96 species in our 2-hour afternoon visit to Ramsagar Wildlife Sanctuary, which had no
previous records at all in eBird!
Altogether we saw 207 species in just 5 days, including travel days. The overall diversity and quality of
birding in this area that leaves a lasting memory. Other than wildlife, the in-the-field lunches were a definite
highlight!
This tour was intended to be just a 5-day trip, and the itinerary was perfect for that. As always there is much
scope for adding additional time. Keoladeo Ghana National Park is really worthy of an extra day itself, and
more time based at Bharatpur would also enable a boat trip on the Chambal River at Dhaulpur in Rajasthan
to allow an additional Indian Skimmer attempt, whilst giving the opportunity to visit Ramsagar Wildlife
Sanctuary as we did, or other sites nearby which could hold Spotted Creeper, Marshall’s Iora and White-naped Tit for example. Few birders visit the Sarus Crane wetlands in Uttar Pradesh as it is a bit rushed when
you only have one night there: a second night would make this easier, as well as allow time to explore some
of the other excellent birding sites in this area: we never had much time to search for the localised Brook’s Leaf Warbler for example. Of course, it is almost sacrilege not to visit the Taj Mahal when passing Agra—our excuse was that we have all been before, but it really is worth multiple visits!
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Tour Diary
Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Bharatpur We left Delhi by car early morning and decided to skip Sultanpur National Park, which we would normally
visit on this route, primarily because we had all been multiple times before and preferred to try less-visited
areas closer to Bharatpur. In addition, the park itself is inexplicably closed due to coronavirus restrictions—for some reason, the Haryana government seem to think that outdoor exercise in an always socially
distanced environment presents a health risk compared to people staying at home in Delhi! This isn’t too much of a problem for birders as there is excellent birding to be had on the outskirts of the National Park,
but instead we aimed for Soor Sarovar lake near Agra as our first stop instead. Actually, not quite our first
stop, because a small marsh beside the road whilst we were stopped at a tool booth gave us our only
Greater Painted Snipe of the trip!
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Soor Sarovar was very foggy and we failed to find either
of the Great White or Dalmatian Pelicans that we were
hoping for. From a watchtower an Osprey gave us good
views in flight and perched on a stick in the lake amidst
the fog. Interestingly we’d been watched by a nearby Rhesus Macaque and as soon as I shouted out
“Osprey!”, and we all lifted our bins, it sensed an opportunity and leapt in to grab a tupperware box from
our breakfast, and then shot down the steps with it.
After a while figuring out how to open the box it
succeeded, and we then got a particularly indignant
look when it discovered we’d already eaten everything!
Some commotion from Jungle Babblers alerted us to
what we suspected was another raptor close by—it flew without us seeing it perched but we were able to get
good scope views afterwards of this superb Dusky Eagle
Owl. We’d been discussing phylloscopus warbler calls whilst listening to the many Hume’s Warblers and trying to find the scarce wintering Greenish. Finally, I heard
one and announced it, whilst simultaneously thinking its
more trisyllabic call sounded strangely closer to Green
Warbler. Thankfully, it showed well for a few seconds
and was indeed a Green Warbler: wintering in
southwest India this was a great surprise here at this time of year. That wasn’t the last surprise of the day though as, when we returned to our parked car, I heard a rustling in the leaf litter and found a superb Rock
Python, which hissed and attempted to hide from us!
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Arriving at Bharatpur for lunch, we decided to head for
a dry area outside the park for the late afternoon, in
particular for Indian Coursers. We had nice views of a
flock of 15, with Long-legged Buzzard and Short-toed
Snake Eagle hunting over the fields, and a Kestrel
attempting unsuccessfully to catch a Siberian
Stonechat. This area often holds flocks of larks—we were only able to find two Greater Short-toed, although
Indian Bush Larks were good to see. Similarly, Isabelline
Shrike was nice, and we had incredibly close views of a
juvenile Long-tailed Shrike and a Bluethroat.
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We stayed at the Pride Kadamb Kunj hotel in Bharatpur. It was a large hotel and fairly empty, so social
distancing was particularly good and the staff were excellent with general health precautions: masks and
sanitiser in abundance!
The following day we spent entirely inside Keoladeo
Ghana National Park, where we were accompanied by a
top local birder and guide, Mahendra Singh. The easiest
way to bird here is to hire a cycle rickshaw—the guides tend to know the best areas and some of the key birds,
and you can get off and walk wherever you want to.
Bird numbers depend majorly on the level of water
inside the sanctuary, and this varies year on year based
on the season’s monsoons, and demands for water from nearby villages. This year the water levels were
fairly low, with much wet grassland but few extensive
areas of open water. This meant that bird numbers
were a bit low, especially for ducks and other waterfowl, but pleasingly the variety was excellent and birding
very enjoyable as usual. We did see the first Bar-headed Geese of the winter, lots of Knob-billed Ducks
(formerly Comb Duck, this name now applying to the split South American birds), a Black Bittern alongside
the main path, White-tailed Lapwing and Grey-headed Lapwing, the latter a local rarity. Raptors are usually
obvious and today we were able to get a great comparison between four species of "aquila" eagles: Greater
Spotted and Indian Spotted, Steppe and Eastern Imperial.
Not wanting to waste valuable birding time, we had
arranged for our lunch to be delivered to us from the
hotel, and a delicious piping hot feast duly arrived at
1pm! For my British birder friends for whom lunch in
the field is a sandwich and packet of crisps from a
garage shop, come and join us here sometime for fresh
and hot chicken curry, paneer butter masala, jeera aloo,
and parathas!
The Painted Stork colony was particularly noisy and
busy, and we enjoyed watching several families at close
range. Towards the end of the day, we got superb views of another Dusky Eagle Owl, this time persistently
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mobbed by crows and bulbuls as opposed to the babblers that the morning’s bird suffered from! Finally, mammals were not to be forgotten—whilst we started the morning with Golden Jackals in the mist along the main path from our cycle rickshaw, the return journey at dusk gave us a quick Common Palm Civet racing
across the path.
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Bayana Cliffs, Bund Baretha and Ramsagar Wildlife Sanctuaries The following day we decided to visit Bund Baretha, a well-known dam and reservoir that can hold a
different selection of birds to Keoladeo Ghana. Leaving Bharatpur a small marsh gave us a Paddyfield
Warbler and an unexcepted Eurasian Hobby: a scarce autumn passage migrant here.
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We then headed to the cliffs outside the village of
Bayana, where a colony of the critically endangered
Indian Vultures (formerly Long-billed Vulture) survives.
We had excellent views, accompanied by some
intrigued schoolkids who were supposed to be doing
online lessons, of about a dozen birds both perched and
in flight.
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In Bayana we found an intriguing wagtail, superficially
resembling the taivana subspecies of Eastern Yellow
Wagtail with its clear yellow supercilium, greenish crown and ear coverts. However, a hint of a pale surround
to the ear coverts, greyish scapulars and wide white wing bars are very much pro Citrine features, and it may
well have been a hybrid.
Bund Baretha itself was very foggy and we decided to not spend too long here, but explore some completely
new areas. We did manage to see Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Striated Babbler and Tricolored Munia in our
short stop though, and an impromptu look at a rocky area from the road gave us a brilliant Sirkeer Malkoha,
plus Rufous-fronted Prinias.
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Prior to the tour I had spent time using Google Earth and eBird, and identified promising looking habitat at
Ramsagar Wildlife Sanctuary—a protected area that no-one I knew seemed to have heard of, and for which there were no nearby records in eBird at all! Being in an enterprising mood, we decided this was worth
exploring.
Before we arrived here another stop along the road at a nice-looking wetland gave a great selection of
waterbirds, including Ferruginous Ducks, Marsh Sandpiper, several Dunlins (quite scarce inland) and many
River Terns.
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Ramsagar was a large lake, with an extensive dry area
surrounding it which would be inundated following
good rains. This had an excellent variety of birds and we
tried to cover as much of the area as we could in the
limited afternoon time we had. But first, getting our
priorities right, it was time for another super cooked
lunch in the field, this time one of my favourites—Chicken Biryani!
Whilst enjoying lunch we were treated to a juvenile
Bonelli’s Eagle flying over the dry lakebed, flushing several Tawny Pipits and Yellow Wagtails. Both Variable and Isabelline Wheatears were seen here too. A
Curlew was fairly unusual, and River Lapwing another good wader, and we were pleased with super views of
several Barred Buttonquails. Overall, the site had fantastic variety and we will definitely make it a regular
feature of future tours. It can easily be combined with a boat trip on the nearby Chambal river at Dhaulpur,
looking for Indian Skimmer and Black-bellied Tern—we were unfortunately just a couple of days too early for this as boats were not yet running following coronavirus restrictions.
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Before returning to Bharatpur we checked out a couple of other waterbodies in the area, seeing a good
selection of waterbirds. Talab Shahi in particular had large numbers of Bar-headed and Greylag Geese,
Spoonbills, and Kentish Plovers.
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We enjoyed a fine dinner back at our hotel but hadn’t quite finished, for we heard a loud squawking and walked out to see a Common Hawk Cuckoo that had been found by hotel staff! It seemed uninjured and flew
off fine when released.
National Chambal Sanctuary and Sarus Crane Wetlands After a leisurely start this morning, we drove east into Uttar Pradesh to the Chambal Safari Lodge, a
delightful heritage property. Just before we reached there, we stopped at a small farm where there was the
lovely sight of a flock of feeding Red-headed Buntings.
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Chambal Safari Lodge has excellent grounds for birding,
and we managed to see the regular wintering Brown
Hawk Owl before we even checked in to our rooms—in the same tree that I saw it five years ago!
There were several Red-breasted Flycatchers and an
Orange-headed Thrush also, and an Egyptian Vulture
flew over whilst we were eating our lunch on the lawn.
A longer stay would have given us a better chance of
finding Brook’s Leaf Warbler, which is regular here.
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However, we were on a fairly tight schedule because we wanted to visit the wetlands in Etawah district of
Uttar Pradesh, which support large populations of Sarus Cranes. We were not to be disappointed here as we
found a super gathering of at least 35 in slightly spread-out small groups, with some pairs displaying at
times, and several young birds present.
Plenty of other good birds were seen in the late afternoon, including Cotton Pygmy Goose, Black-necked
Storks, Bonelli’s Eagle, Isabelline Shrike, Yellow-bellied Prinia, Moustached and Paddyfield Warblers, and Rosy Pipits. I was particularly pleased to get good views
of the subtle Hume’s Short-toed Lark: maybe not the most exciting species and more one for birding
connoisseurs, but a difficult to find species away from
Ladakh in the summer.
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This area deserves more birding attention—I saw both Smoky and Common Grasshopper Warblers there on
my last visit.
Throughout our time here we were accompanied by the resident naturalist Bachchu Singh, who was great
company and deeply knowledgeable about the history of the region and its wildlife.
The main reason for visiting this area is to take a boat
trip on the River Chambal, home to the endangered
Indian Skimmer and Black-bellied Tern, as well as being
a sanctuary established to protect the Gharial, a fish-
eating crocodile. This was our plan for our last morning,
but not before a drive through the farmland en route
showed us a single flock of 100 Red-headed Buntings,
perched together on roadside wires.
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Before we took the boat, we explored the ravines
nearby where we found two particularly difficult birds, Sirkeer Malkoha and Jungle Prinia.
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The calm boat ride on the Chambal is always a great
experience. I have never seen as many Gharials before,
and they are present here together with Mugger
Crocodiles, one of which we saw had lost half its
snout—presumably, it had been mugged itself! Views of Black-bellied Terns were superb, but we were unlucky
with the skimmers—they haven’t been very predictable here in recent weeks. River Lapwings and Great Thick-
knees were obvious, Pallas’s Gulls flew past us upriver, and Sand Larks on the shore gave an excellent display
singing and feeding.
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Unfortunately, it was then time for us to drive back to Delhi, musing on a fantastic short tour and looking
forward to coming back again, and for longer!
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Systematic List
Number in parentheses indicates the number of different days on which the species was recorded
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl Anatidae
1. Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica (2)
2. Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus (3)
3. Greylag Goose Anser anser (2)
4. Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos (2)
5. Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea (5)
6. Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus (1)
7. Garganey Spatula querquedula (2)
8. Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata (2)
9. Gadwall Mareca strepera (4)
10. Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope (2)
11. Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha (4)
12. Northern Pintail Anas acuta (3)
13. Eurasian Teal Anas crecca (4)
14. Common Pochard Aythya ferina (1)
15. Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca (2)
16. Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula (2)
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies Phasianidae
17. Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus (5)
18. Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus (5)
Grebes Podicipedidae
19. Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis (2)
20. Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus (1)
Pigeons and Doves Columbidae
21. Rock Dove Columba livia (5)
22. Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto (5)
23. Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica (3)
24. Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis (3)
25. Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus (2)
Cuckoos Cuculidae
26. Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis (4)
27. Sirkeer Malkoha Taccocua leschenaultii (2)
28. Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus (1)
29. Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius (1)
Swifts Apodidae
30. Little Swift Apus affinis (2)
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Rails, Gallinules, and Coots Rallidae
31. Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus (4)
32. Eurasian Coot Fulica atra (3)
33. Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus (4)
34. White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus (4)
Cranes Gruidae
35. Sarus Crane Antigone antigone (2)
Thick-knees Burhinidae
36. Great Stone-curlew Esacus recurvirostris (1)
Stilts and Avocets Recurvirostridae
37. Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus (5)
Plovers and Lapwings Charadriidae
38. River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii (3)
39. Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus (1)
40. Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus (5)
41. White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus (1)
42. Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus (2)
43. Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius (3)
Painted-Snipes Rostratulidae
44. Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis (1)
Jacanas Jacanidae
45. Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus (2)
46. Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus (2)
Sandpipers and Allies Scolopacidae
47. Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata (1)
48. Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa (2)
49. Ruff Calidris pugnax (3)
50. Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii (5)
51. Dunlin Calidris alpina (1)
52. Little Stint Calidris minuta (2)
53. Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago (4)
54. Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos (4)
55. Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus (5)
56. Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus (3)
57. Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia (4)
58. Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis (3)
59. Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola (4)
60. Common Redshank Tringa totanus (5)
Buttonquail Turnicidae
61. Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator (1)
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Pratincoles and Coursers Glareolidae
62. Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus (1)
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers Laridae
63. Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus (2)
64. Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus (2)
65. Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida (1)
66. Black-bellied Tern Sterna acuticauda (1)
67. River Tern Sterna aurantia (2)
Storks Ciconiidae
68. Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans (4)
69. Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus (2)
70. Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus (2)
71. Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala (3)
Anhingas Anhingidae
72. Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster (4)
Cormorants and Shags Phalacrocoracidae
73. Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger (5)
74. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo (4)
75. Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis (2)
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns Ardeidae
76. Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis (1)
77. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea (4)
78. Purple Heron Ardea purpurea (3)
79. Great Egret Ardea alba (4)
80. Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia (3)
81. Little Egret Egretta garzetta (5)
82. Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus (5)
83. Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii (5)
84. Striated Heron Butorides striata (1)
85. Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax (1)
Ibises and Spoonbills Threskiornithidae
86. Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus (1)
87. Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus (5)
88. Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa (1)
89. Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia (3)
Osprey Pandionidae
90. Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus (2)
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites Accipitridae
91. Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus (4)
92. Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus (3)
93. Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus (1)
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94. Indian Vulture Gyps indicus (1)
95. Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus (1)
96. Indian Spotted Eagle Clanga hastata (1)
97. Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga (1)
98. Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis (1)
99. Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca (1)
100. Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata (2)
101. Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus (2)
102. Shikra Accipiter badius (4)
103. Black Kite Milvus migrans (2)
104. Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus (2)
Owls Strigidae
105. Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena (2)
106. Dusky Eagle-Owl Bubo coromandus (2)
107. Spotted Owlet Athene brama (3)
108. Brown Hawk-Owl Ninox scutulata (1)
Hoopoes Upupidae
109. Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops (5)
Hornbills Bucerotidae
110. Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris (3)
Kingfishers Alcedinidae
111. Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis (3)
112. White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis (5)
113. Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis (5)
Bee-eaters Meropidae
114. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus (1)
Rollers Coraciidae
115. Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis (2)
Asian Barbets Megalaimidae
116. Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus (3)
117. Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus (5)
Woodpeckers Picidae
118. Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla (3)
119. Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense (3)
Falcons and Caracaras Falconidae
120. Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus (3)
121. Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo (1)
Old World Parrots Psittaculidae
122. Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri (5)
123. Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala (3)
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Old World Orioles Oriolidae
124. Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo (1)
Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies Vangidae
125. Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus (1)
Drongos Dicruridae
126. Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus (5)
127. Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus (1)
Shrikes Laniidae
128. Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus (2)
129. Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus (3)
130. Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach (5)
Crows, Jays, and Magpies Corvidae
131. Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda (4)
132. House Crow Corvus splendens (5)
133. Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos (4)
Fairy Flycatchers Stenostiridae
134. Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis (4)
Larks Alaudidae
135. Rufous-tailed Lark Ammomanes phoenicura (1)
136. Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix griseus (1)
137. Indian Bush Lark Mirafra erythroptera (2)
138. Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla (2)
139. Hume's Short-toed Lark Calandrella acutirostris (1)
140. Sand Lark Alaudala raytal (1)
141. Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula (2)
142. Crested Lark Galerida cristata (3)
Cisticolas and Allies Cisticolidae
143. Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius (3)
144. Rufous-fronted Prinia Prinia buchanani (1)
145. Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii (1)
146. Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica (1)
147. Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris (1)
148. Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis (5)
149. Plain Prinia Prinia inornata (5)
150. Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis (1)
Reed Warblers and Allies Acrocephalidae
151. Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon (1)
152. Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola (2)
153. Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum (1)
154. Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus (2)
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Swallows Hirundinidae
155. Grey-throated Martin Riparia chinensis (4)
156. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica (1)
157. Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii (3)
158. Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica (1)
159. Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola (1)
Bulbuls Pycnonotidae
160. Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer (4)
161. White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis (3)
Leaf Warblers Phylloscopidae
162. Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei (4)
163. Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita (2)
164. Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus (1)
165. Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca (3)
166. Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense (3)
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies Zosteropidae
167. Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus (3)
Laughingthrushes and Allies Leiothrichidae
168. Common Babbler Argya caudata (4)
169. Striated Babbler Argya earlei (1)
170. Large Grey Babbler Argya malcolmi (5)
171. Jungle Babbler Argya striata (5)
Starlings Sturnidae
172. Rosy Starling Pastor roseus (2)
173. Pied Myna Gracupica contra (5)
174. Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum (3)
175. Common Myna Acridotheres tristis (4)
176. Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus (5)
Thrushes and Allies Turdidae
177. Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina (1)
Old World Flycatchers Muscicapidae
178. Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus (5)
179. Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis (2)
180. Bluethroat Luscinia svecica (4)
181. Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva (4)
182. Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros (5)
183. Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus (4)
184. Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata (4)
185. Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina (1)
186. Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti (1)
187. Brown Rock Chat Oenanthe fusca (4)
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188. Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata (1)
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters Nectariniidae
189. Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus (5)
Weavers and Allies Ploceidae
190. Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus (1)
Waxbills and Allies Estrildidae
191. Red Avadavat Amandava amandava (3)
192. Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica (3)
193. Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata (1)
194. Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca (1)
Old World Sparrows Passeridae
195. House Sparrow Passer domesticus (2)
Wagtails and Pipits Motacillidae
196. Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea (3)
197. Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava (1)
198. Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola (4)
199. White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis (4)
200. White Wagtail Motacilla alba (2)
201. Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus (1)
202. Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris (3)
203. Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus (1)
204. Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis (1)
205. Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni (1)
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies Fringillidae
206. Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus (2)
Old World Buntings Emberizidae
207. Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps (2)
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eBird Checklists Date Location State Checklist
7 Nov 2020 Raya Toll Booth Ponds near Jawra, Mathura Uttar Pradesh S75926819
7 Nov 2020 Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary Uttar Pradesh S75926829
7 Nov 2020 Kumher area Rajasthan S75926834
8 Nov 2020 Bharatpur--Pride Kadamb Kunj Rajasthan S75966186
8 Nov 2020 Bharatpur--Keoladeo Ghana NP Rajasthan S75994636
9 Nov 2020 Bharatpur--Malah Road Marsh Rajasthan S76033275
9 Nov 2020 Bayana Cliffs Rajasthan S76033288
9 Nov 2020 Bayana Tank Rajasthan S76033325
9 Nov 2020 Bayana--Utangan River Rajasthan S76033362
9 Nov 2020 Bharatpur - Bari Road Rajasthan S76033622
9 Nov 2020 Bund Baretha Wildlife Sanctuary Rajasthan S76034455
9 Nov 2020 Dar Barahna Rajasthan S76036014
9 Nov 2020 Kot Bayana Rajasthan S76035372
9 Nov 2020 Ramsagar Wildlife Sanctuary Rajasthan S76035619
9 Nov 2020 Talab Shahi Rajasthan S76034573
9 Nov 2020 Bharatpur--Pride Kadamb Kunj Rajasthan S76063927
10 Nov 2020 Agra - Bah Road Uttar Pradesh S76073912
10 Nov 2020 Chambal Safari Lodge Uttar Pradesh S76073969
10 Nov 2020 Sarus Crane Wetlands Saifai near Kirthua Uttar Pradesh S76074147
10 Nov 2020 Kirthua Ponds Uttar Pradesh S76106595
10 Nov 2020 Chambal Safari Lodge Uttar Pradesh S76082212
11 Nov 2020 Narholi – Paharpura Uttar Pradesh S76106600 11 Nov 2020 National Chambal Sanctuary – Jaitpur Uttar Pradesh S76106605 11 Nov 2020 National Chambal Sanctuary – Jaitpur Uttar Pradesh S76106618 11 Nov 2020 Agra--Rahan Kalan Uttar Pradesh S76109154
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