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Local AreaKutch
WLS/NP/CityKutch
StateGujarat
Date 30 December 2005
TimeWhole day
Notes30th December 2005 to 2nd January 2006 I was with David Cooper (UK) and Brenda Kay (UK) for birdwatching in the Kutch region as a birding guide from 30 th Dec to 2nd January. We birded Naliya Done, Lala, Soneri Hills, Chari Dhandh and other areas in the Kutch. Some of the best sightings included Stolizca\\\'s Bushchat, White-naped Tit, Grey Hypocolius, Rock Bush Quail, Great Knot, and Heuglin\\\'s Gull. There were 3 sightings of White-naped Tit, very friendly in nature, giving me and David enough time to get pictures and video. Stolizca\\\'s Bushchat also gave us a very good sighting. Following are the species sighted on this trip. We missed Great Indian Bustard in the Kutch.

Bird NameScientific NameCountDoubtfulHeardNotes
Northern Pintail(Anas acuta)
Northern Shoveler(Anas clypeata)
Eurasian Wigeon(Anas penelope)
Spot-billed Duck(Anas poecilorhyncha)
Garganey(Anas querquedula)
Common Pochard(Aythya ferina)
Comb Duck(Sarkidiornis melanotos)
Lesser Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna javanica)
Shikra(Accipiter badius)
Steppe Eagle(Aquila nipalensis)
Long-legged Buzzard(Buteo rufinus)
Short-toed Snake-Eagle(Circaetus gallicus)
Western Marsh Harrier(Circus aeruginosus)
Pallid Harrier(Circus macrourus)
Montagu's Harrier(Circus pygargus)
Black-winged Kite(Elanus caeruleus)
White-rumped Vulture(Gyps bengalensis)
Long-billed Vulture(Gyps indicus)
Brahminy Kite(Haliastur indus)
Bonelli's Eagle(Hieraaetus fasciatus)Aquila fasciatus
Black Kite(Milvus migrans)
Osprey(Pandion haliaetus)
Oriental Honey-buzzard(Pernis ptilorhyncus)Pernis ptilorhynchus
Oriental Darter(Anhinga melanogaster)
Grey Heron(Ardea cinerea)
Purple Heron(Ardea purpurea)
Indian Pond-Heron(Ardeola grayii)
Cattle Egret(Bubulcus ibis)
Great Egret(Casmerodius albus)Ardea alba
Little Egret(Egretta garzetta)
Western Reef-Egret(Egretta gularis)
Intermediate Egret(Mesophoyx intermedia)Egretta intermedia
Eurasian Thick-knee(Burhinus oedicnemus)
Little Ringed Plover(Charadrius dubius)
Greater Sand Plover(Charadrius leschenaultii)
Black-winged Stilt(Himantopus himantopus)
Pacific Golden-Plover(Pluvialis fulva)
Pied Avocet(Recurvirostra avosetta)
Red-wattled Lapwing(Vanellus indicus)
White-tailed Lapwing(Vanellus leucurus)
Yellow-wattled Lapwing(Vanellus malabaricus)
Painted Stork(Mycteria leucocephala)
Lesser Kestrel(Falco naumanni)
Indian Courser(Cursorius coromandelicus)
Whiskered Tern(Chlidonias hybridus)
Brown-headed Gull(Larus brunnicephalus)
Slender-billed Gull(Larus genei)
Great Black-headed Gull(Larus ichthyaetus)
Common Black-headed Gull(Larus ridibundus)
Little Tern(Sterna albifrons)
River Tern(Sterna aurantia)
Great Crested-Tern(Sterna bergii)
Caspian Tern(Sterna caspia)
Common Tern(Sterna hirundo)
Gull-billed Tern(Sterna nilotica)
Great White Pelican(Pelecanus onocrotalus)
Little Cormorant(Phalacrocorax niger)
Greater Flamingo(Phoenicopterus ruber)Phoenicopterus roseus
Lesser Flamingo(Phoenicopterus minor)
Little Grebe(Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse(Pterocles exustus)
Painted Sandgrouse(Pterocles indicus)
Little Stint(Calidris minuta)
Temminck's Stint(Calidris temminckii)
Great Knot(Calidris tenuirostris)
Bar-tailed Godwit(Limosa lapponica)
Black-tailed Godwit(Limosa limosa)
Eurasian Curlew(Numenius arquata)
Whimbrel(Numenius phaeopus)
Ruff(Philomachus pugnax)
Terek Sandpiper(Tringa cinerea)Xenus cinereus
Common Sandpiper(Tringa hypoleucos)Actitis hypoleucos
Common Greenshank(Tringa nebularia)
Marsh Sandpiper(Tringa stagnatilis)
Common Redshank(Tringa totanus)
Eurasian Spoonbill(Platalea leucorodia)
Glossy Ibis(Plegadis falcinellus)
Black-headed Ibis(Threskiornis melanocephalus)
Spotted Dove(Streptopelia chinensis)
Eurasian Collared-Dove(Streptopelia decaocto)
Laughing Dove(Streptopelia senegalensis)
Red Collared-Dove(Streptopelia tranquebarica)
Common Kingfisher(Alcedo atthis)
Indian Roller(Coracias benghalensis)
Little Green Bee-eater(Merops orientalis)
Greater Coucal(Centropus sinensis)
Asian Koel(Eudynamys scolopacea)
Black Francolin(Francolinus francolinus)
Grey Francolin(Francolinus pondicerianus)
Indian Peafowl(Pavo cristatus)
Rock Bush-Quail(Perdicula argoondah)
Common Crane(Grus grus)
White-breasted Waterhen(Amaurornis phoenicurus)
Common Coot(Fulica atra)
Common Moorhen(Gallinula chloropus)
Purple Swamphen(Porphyrio porphyrio)
Desert Lark(Ammomanes deserti)
Rufous-tailed Lark(Ammomanes phoenicurus)
Greater Short-toed Lark(Calandrella brachydactyla)
Indian Short-toed Lark(Calandrella raytal)
Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark(Eremopterix grisea)
Crested Lark(Galerida cristata)
Tawny Lark(Galerida deva)
Indian Lark(Mirafra erythroptera)
Rufous-fronted Prinia(Prinia buchanani)
Plain Prinia(Prinia inornata)
Ashy Prinia(Prinia socialis)
White-tailed Iora(Aegithina nigrolutea)
Large-billed Crow(Corvus macrorhynchos)
House Crow(Corvus splendens)
Black Drongo(Dicrurus macrocercus)
Small Minivet(Pericrocotus cinnamomeus)
Common Woodshrike(Tephrodornis pondicerianus)
Dusky Crag-Martin(Hirundo concolor)
Red-rumped Swallow(Hirundo daurica)
Wire-tailed Swallow(Hirundo smithii)
Grey Hypocolius(Hypocolius ampelinus)
Rufous-tailed Shrike(Lanius isabellinus)
Long-tailed Shrike(Lanius schach)
Bay-backed Shrike(Lanius vittatus)
Desert Wheatear(Oenanthe deserti)
Isabelline Wheatear(Oenanthe isabellina)
Variable Wheatear(Oenanthe picata)
Pied Wheatear(Oenanthe pleschanka)
Black Redstart(Phoenicurus ochruros)
Pied Bushchat(Saxicola caprata)
White-browed Bushchat(Saxicola macrorhyncha)
Siberian Stonechat(Saxicola maura)
Indian Robin(Saxicoloides fulicata)
Purple Sunbird(Nectarinia asiatica)Cinnyris asiaticus
White-winged Tit(Parus nuchalis)
Tawny Pipit(Anthus campestris)
White-throated Silverbill(Lonchura malabarica)
White Wagtail(Motacilla alba)
Grey Wagtail(Motacilla cinerea)
Yellow-hooded Wagtail(Motacilla citreola)
Yellow Wagtail(Motacilla flava)
White-browed Wagtail(Motacilla madaraspatensis)
House Sparrow(Passer domesticus)
Chestnut-shouldered Petronia(Petronia xanthocollis)
Red-vented Bulbul(Pycnonotus cafer)
Himalayan Bulbul(Pycnonotus leucogenys)
Bank Myna(Acridotheres ginginianus)
Common Myna(Acridotheres tristis)
Brahminy Starling(Sturnus pagodarum)Temenuchus pagodarum
Rosy Starling(Sturnus roseus)Pastor roseus
Booted Warbler(Hippolais caligata)
Common Tailorbird(Orthotomus sutorius)
Common Chiffchaff(Phylloscopus collybita)
Greater Whitethroat(Sylvia communis)
Lesser Whitethroat(Sylvia curruca)
Orphean Warbler(Sylvia hortensis)Sylvia crassirostris
Desert Warbler(Sylvia nana)
Common Babbler(Turdoides caudatus)
Large Grey Babbler(Turdoides malcolmi)
Jungle Babbler(Turdoides striatus)
Oriental White-eye(Zosterops palpebrosus)
Rose-ringed Parakeet(Psittacula krameri)
Indian Nightjar(Caprimulgus asiaticus)
Spotted Owlet(Athene brama)
Eurasian Hoopoe(Upupa epops)