Checklist from Kutch,Gujarat-India. (Kutch Ecological Research Centre)

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Devesh Gadhvi (Kutch Ecological Research Centre )

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Feb 23, 2013, 2:51:47 AM2/23/13

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KERC (Kutch Ecological Research Centre) is a division of TCF (The Corbett Foundation) based in the Tera village of Abdasa taluka of Kutch district in Gujarat state, India. The organization is working in the field of wildlife research/conservation/awareness programs since last decade.

On 16.2.2013, a birding trip was organised with the school children of Shri, Rava Primary School, Rava village. Total 29 students (16 girls & 13 boys) participated in the event. The count was held at the wetland called Berachiya Dam site. Total 1092 birds (10 Order, 37 Families & 66 Species) have been counted during the program. Later on, few nature education activities were carried out for the students.

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13154233

Name of KERC staff members: Mr. Dushyantsinh Jhala, Dr. Jay Bhoraniya, Mr. Baladev Baraiya, Mr. Soket Sumra, Mr. Jaqab Jat, Mr. Lalsing Negi.
School Teacher : Rambhai L Galchar

Eurasian Wigeon 12
Indian Spot-billed Duck 18
Northern Shoveler 35
Northern Pintail 40
teal sp. 16 Common Teal = total 16 individuals
Tufted Duck 4
Gray Francolin 3
Indian Peafowl 2
Little Grebe 22
Great Crested Grebe 7
Painted Stork 2
Indian Cormorant 15
Little Cormorant 208
Oriental Darter 1
Great White Pelican 207
Gray Heron 4
Great Egret 3
Little Egret 2
Cattle Egret 12
Indian Pond-Heron 13
Glossy Ibis 2
Black-headed Ibis 3
ibis sp. 8 Black Ibis = total 8 individuals
Eurasian Spoonbill 23
Osprey 1
Black-shouldered Kite 1
Tawny Eagle 1
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier 2
Shikra 1
Brahminy Kite 2
moorhen/coot sp. 68 Common Coot = total 68 individuals
Common Crane 60
Red-wattled Lapwing 6
Black-winged Stilt 17
Common Sandpiper 3
Black-tailed Godwit 15
Small Pratincole 20
Gull-billed Tern 4
River Tern 8
Rock Pigeon 18
Eurasian Collared-Dove 5
Laughing Dove 2
Asian Koel 2
White-throated Kingfisher 3
Pied Kingfisher 2
Green Bee-eater 7
Rose-ringed Parakeet 12
Rufous-tailed Shrike 1
Black Drongo 5
House Crow 2
Greater Short-toed Lark 26
Crested Lark 10
Red-rumped Swallow 8
Red-vented Bulbul 8
Zitting Cisticola 1
Plain Prinia 3
Common Babbler 12
Indian Robin 3
Oriental Magpie-Robin 1
Common Myna 6
Rosy Starling 12
Purple Sunbird 3
Western Yellow Wagtail 3
pipit sp. 1 Paddyfield Pipit = 1 individual
House Sparrow 11
Indian Silverbill 4

Devesh Gadhvi (Kutch Ecological Research Centre )

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Feb 23, 2013, 3:06:32 AM2/23/13

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Dear All

Below are some images from the mentioned program. We enjoyed the event a lot, and the best thing was to see the happiness in students when they are in the filed and close to Nature.

Many thanks to birdcount team for this

Regards,

Devesh