A
bird watching camp was organized in Van Vihar National Park on
Jan 28, 2007 for Samvedna, an NGO that has been working in different
slums of Bhopal. About thirty chidren alongwith the representatives
of Samvedna enjoyed the beautiful birds of Van Vihar. The session
started at 7:30 AM with briefing by Sangeeta that included do's
and don'ts of bird watching.
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Members
of Samvedna along with children that participated in Bird
watching. Sangeeta and Khalique represented BhopalBirds
Photo : Mohd. Khalique
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Lesser
white throat was the first bird sighted with its 'chwick chwick'
call. Children were very excited to see the Painted Storks, about
50 in number perched on trees and flying over. Aviary was full
of different species of birds such as Little cormorant, Cattle
egret, Grey heron, Whistling teals etc. This diversity and abundance
of birds (see checklist) shows peak time of migration of the year.
The trees were full of egrets, about 400+ in number which was
the dominant specie of the day.
Sangeeta
described migration and different migratory and non-migratory
birds to the participants while Khalique took snaps and explained
about various aspects of photography. A young bird watcher was
eager to know about "large black birds" perching on eucalyptus
tree. The bird was Large cormorant. Local hindi names were used
for the convenience. Session ended in Gondal bageecha. Children
were asked to prepare a list of bird that they saw.
Checklist
| SNo. |
Common
Name |
Scientific
Name |
| 1 |
ASHY
PRINIA |
Prinia
socialis |
| 2 |
ASIAN
PIED MYNA |
Sturnus
contra linnaeus |
| 3 |
BLACK
DRONGO |
Dicrurus
macrocercus vieillot |
| 4 |
BLACK
REDSTART |
Phoenicurus
ochruros |
| 5 |
BLACK
WINGED STILT |
Himantopus
himantopus |
| 6 |
BRAHMINY
SHELDUCK |
Tadorna
ferruginea |
| 7 |
BRAHMINY
STARLING |
Sturnus
pagodarum |
| 8 |
BRONZE
WINGED JACANA |
Metopidious
indicus |
| 9 |
CATTLE
EGRET |
Bubulcus
ibis |
| 10 |
COMMON
COOT |
Fulica
atra linnaeus |
| 11 |
COMMON
MYNA |
Acridotheres
tristis |
| 12 |
COMMON
TEAL |
Anas
creeca linnaeus |
| 13 |
COPPERSMITH
BARBET |
Megalaima
haemacephala |
| 14 |
GLOSSY
IBIS |
Plegadis
falcinellus |
| 15 |
GREATER
COUCAL |
Centropus
sinensis |
| 16 |
GREY
HERON |
Ardea
cinerea linnaeus |
| 17 |
HOOPOE |
Upupa
epops |
| 18 |
HOUSE
CROW |
Corvus
splendens |
| 19 |
HOUSE
SPARROW |
Passer
domesticus |
| 20 |
INDIAN
ROBIN |
Saxicoloides
fulicata |
| 21 |
JUNGLE
CROW |
Corvus
macrorhyncos wagler |
| 22 |
LARGE
CORMORANT |
Phalacorax
carbo |
| 23 |
LAUGHING
DOVE |
Streptopelia
Senegalensis |
| 24 |
LESSER
WHISTLING TEAL |
Dendrocygna
javanica |
| 25 |
LESSER
WHITE THROAT |
Sylvia
curruca |
| 26 |
LITTLE
CORMORANT |
Phalacrocorax
Niger |
| 27 |
LITTLE
EGRET |
Egretta
garzeta |
| 28 |
NIGHT
HERON |
Nyticorax
nyticorax |
| 29 |
ORIENTAL
MAGPIE ROBIN |
Copsychus
saularis |
| 30 |
PAINTED
STORK |
Mycteria
leucocephala |
| 31 |
PARIAH
KITE |
Milvus
migrans |
| 32 |
PIED
BUSHCHAT |
Saxicola
caprata |
| 33 |
PIED
KINGFISHER |
Ceryle
rudis |
| 34 |
POND
HERON |
Ardeola
grayii |
| 35 |
PURPLE
SUNBIRD |
Nectarinia
asiatica |
| 36 |
RED
VENTED BULBUL |
Pycnonotus
cafer |
| 37 |
RED
WATTLED LAPWING |
Vanellus
indicus |
| 38 |
ROSE
RINGED PARAKEET |
Psittacula
krameri |
| 39 |
SMALL
BLUE KINGFISHER |
Alcedo
atthis |
| 40 |
SMALL
GREEN BEE-EATER |
Merops
orientalis |
| 41 |
SPOT
BILLED DUCK |
Anas
poecilorhyncha |
| 42 |
WHITE
BREASTED KINGFISHER |
Halcyon
smrnensisy |
| 43 |
WHITE
BREASTED WATERHEN |
Amourornis
phoenicurus |
| 44 |
WHITE
BROWED WAGTAIL |
Motacilla
maderaspatensis gmelin |
| 45 |
WIRE
TAILED SWALLOW |
Hirundo
smithii leach |
Reported
By : Sangeeta Rajgir
Documentation By : Parag Bakshi
Photographs By : Mohd Khalique
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