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Local AreaCoastal Area of kutch
WLS/NP/CityKutch
StateGujarat
Date 11 January 2005
TimeWhole day
NotesI 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.

Bird NameScientific NameCountDoubtfulHeardNotes
Northern Pintail(Anas acuta)Jakhau Salt
Northern Shoveler(Anas clypeata)Jakhau Salt
Mallard(Anas platyrhynchos)Ler, Sapteshwar Temple
Spot-billed Duck(Anas poecilorhyncha)
Garganey(Anas querquedula)Jakhau Salt
Gadwall(Anas strepera)Jakhau Salt
Common Pochard(Aythya ferina)
Red-crested Pochard(Netta rufina)Rhodonessa rufina
Cotton Pygmy-Goose(Nettapus coromandelianus)
Comb Duck(Sarkidiornis melanotos)
Ruddy Shelduck(Tadorna ferruginea)Kandala
Lesser Whistling-Duck(Dendrocygna javanica)
Shikra(Accipiter badius)
Steppe Eagle(Aquila nipalensis)Lakhpat
Tawny Eagle(Aquila rapax)Lakhpat
Long-legged Buzzard(Buteo rufinus)Medi
Western Marsh Harrier(Circus aeruginosus)
Black-winged Kite(Elanus caeruleus)
Long-billed Vulture(Gyps indicus)2Tehra, 4 @ Mathak
Brahminy Kite(Haliastur indus)Narayan Sarovar and Lakki
Bonelli's Eagle(Hieraaetus fasciatus)Gugariyani
Booted Eagle(Hieraaetus pennatus)Tehra
Black Kite(Milvus migrans)Lakhpat
Egyptian Vulture(Neophron percnopterus)3Tehra, 2 @ Mathak
Osprey(Pandion haliaetus)Jakhau Salt
Oriental Honey-buzzard(Pernis ptilorhyncus)Ramvada
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)
Little Egret(Egretta garzetta)
Western Reef-Egret(Egretta gularis)Bhadreshwar
Intermediate Egret(Mesophoyx intermedia)
Black-crowned Night-Heron(Nycticorax nycticorax)Mandavi
Kentish Plover(Charadrius alexandrinus)
Little Ringed Plover(Charadrius dubius)Bhadreshwar
Greater Sand Plover(Charadrius leschenaultii)Bhambhdai
Mongolian Plover(Charadrius mongolus)Bhadreshwar
Eurasian Oystercatcher(Haematopus ostralegus)
Black-winged Stilt(Himantopus himantopus)
Pacific Golden-Plover(Pluvialis fulva)Bhadreshwar
Grey Plover(Pluvialis squatarola)Bhadreshwar
Pied Avocet(Recurvirostra avosetta)Bhambhdai
Red-wattled Lapwing(Vanellus indicus)
White-tailed Lapwing(Vanellus leucurus)
Yellow-wattled Lapwing(Vanellus malabaricus)Vanellus malarbaricus
Asian Openbill(Anastomus oscitans)
Black-necked Stork(Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)Jakhau Salt
Painted Stork(Mycteria leucocephala)
Red-necked Falcon(Falco chicquera)Kundroni
Laggar Falcon(Falco jugger)1Bhatau
Peregrine Falcon(Falco peregrinus)Near Limdi Vandh
Indian Courser(Cursorius coromandelicus)Bhambhdai
Crab Plover(Dromas ardeola)Bhadreshwar
Collared Pratincole(Glareola pratincola)
Whiskered Tern(Chlidonias hybridus)
Brown-headed Gull(Larus brunnicephalus)Narayan Sarovar Lakhpat
Yellow-legged Gull(Larus cachinnans)Narayan Sarovar
Slender-billed Gull(Larus genei)Bhadreshwar
Common Black-headed Gull(Larus ridibundus)Narayan Sarovar Lakhpat
Black-bellied Tern(Sterna acuticauda)
River Tern(Sterna aurantia)
Caspian Tern(Sterna caspia)Narayan Sarovar Lakhpat
Gull-billed Tern(Sterna nilotica)Gelochelidon nilotica
Dalmatian Pelican(Pelecanus crispus)Bhambhdai
Great White Pelican(Pelecanus onocrotalus)Mandavi
Little Cormorant(Phalacrocorax niger)
Greater Flamingo(Phoenicopterus ruber)Bhambhdai
Lesser Flamingo(Phoenicopterus minor)
Black-necked Grebe(Podiceps nigricollis)Jakhau Salt
Little Grebe(Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse(Pterocles exustus)Pingleshwar
Ruddy Turnstone(Arenaria interpres)Bhambhdai
Sanderling(Calidris alba)
Dunlin(Calidris alpina)Bhambhdai
Little Stint(Calidris minuta)Bhadreshwar
Bar-tailed Godwit(Limosa lapponica)
Black-tailed Godwit(Limosa limosa)
Eurasian Curlew(Numenius arquata)
Whimbrel(Numenius phaeopus)
Ruff(Philomachus pugnax)Bhadreshwar
Spotted Redshank(Tringa erythropus)
Common Sandpiper(Tringa hypoleucos)Actitis hypoleucos
Marsh Sandpiper(Tringa stagnatilis)
Common Redshank(Tringa totanus)
Eurasian Spoonbill(Platalea leucorodia)
Glossy Ibis(Plegadis falcinellus)Narayan Sarovar
Red-naped Ibis(Pseudibis papillosa)
Black-headed Ibis(Threskiornis melanocephalus)
Rock Pigeon(Columba livia)
Common Kingfisher(Alcedo atthis)
Pied Kingfisher(Ceryle rudis)
Indian Roller(Coracias benghalensis)
European Roller(Coracias garrulus)Mandavi
Black-capped Kingfisher(Halcyon pileata)
White-throated Kingfisher(Halcyon smyrnensis)
Little Green Bee-eater(Merops orientalis)
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater(Merops persicus)Mandavi
Greater Coucal(Centropus sinensis)
Asian Koel(Eudynamys scolopacea)
Pied Cuckoo(Oxylophus jacobinus)Clamator jacobinus
Sirkeer Malkoha(Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii)Dhoravad, Khavada
Indian Peafowl(Pavo cristatus)
Common Crane(Grus grus)Narayan Sarovar Lakhpat
Demoiselle Crane(Grus virgo)Narayan Sarovar Lakhpat
White-breasted Waterhen(Amaurornis phoenicurus)
Common Coot(Fulica atra)
Watercock(Gallicrex cinerea)
Common Moorhen(Gallinula chloropus)
Purple Swamphen(Porphyrio porphyrio)
Desert Lark(Ammomanes deserti)Lakhpat
Greater Short-toed Lark(Calandrella brachydactyla)
Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark(Eremopterix grisea)
Crested Lark(Galerida cristata)Near Limdi Vandh
Tawny Lark(Galerida deva)Near Limdi Vandh
Bimaculated Lark(Melanocorypha bimaculata)
Plain Prinia(Prinia inornata)
Common Raven(Corvus corax)
House Crow(Corvus splendens)
Black Drongo(Dicrurus macrocercus)
Asian Paradise-Flycatcher(Terpsiphone paradisi)Pingleshwar
Red-rumped Swallow(Hirundo daurica)
Long-tailed Shrike(Lanius schach)
Bay-backed Shrike(Lanius vittatus)
Oriental Magpie-Robin(Copsychus saularis)
Bluethroat(Luscinia svecica)Lakhpat
Desert Wheatear(Oenanthe deserti)
Isabelline Wheatear(Oenanthe isabellina)
Variable Wheatear(Oenanthe picata)
Pied Wheatear(Oenanthe pleschanka)
Black Redstart(Phoenicurus ochruros)Nana Layaja Mandavi, Bhadreshwar
Pied Bushchat(Saxicola caprata)
Indian Robin(Saxicoloides fulicata)
Purple Sunbird(Nectarinia asiatica)
Paddyfield Pipit(Anthus rufulus)
White-throated Silverbill(Lonchura malabarica)
White Wagtail(Motacilla alba)Bhadreshwar
Yellow-hooded Wagtail(Motacilla citreola)Narayan Sarovar
Yellow Wagtail(Motacilla flava)Lakhpat
White-browed Wagtail(Motacilla madaraspatensis)Motacilla maderaspatensis Mandavi
House Sparrow(Passer domesticus)
Baya Weaver(Ploceus philippinus)
Red-vented Bulbul(Pycnonotus cafer)
White-eared Bulbul(Pycnonotus leucotis)
Bank Myna(Acridotheres ginginianus)
Common Myna(Acridotheres tristis)
Brahminy Starling(Sturnus pagodarum)
Rosy Starling(Sturnus roseus)
Yellow-eyed Babbler(Chrysomma sinense)Naliya Grassland - near LALA
Oriental White-eye(Zosterops palpebrosus)Mangrove Near Limbadi Vandh
Rose-ringed Parakeet(Psittacula krameri)
Indian Nightjar(Caprimulgus asiaticus)
Spotted Owlet(Athene brama)Mandavi
Eurasian Eagle-Owl(Bubo bubo)Near Limdi Vandh
Barn Owl(Tyto alba)Naliya Grassland - near LALA
Eurasian Hoopoe(Upupa epops)