Asian Water Bird Census 2015

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Nilesh Bhanage

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Feb 1, 2015, 11:20:40 PM2/1/15
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​Dear All,

Team PAWS consists of PAWS Founder Nilesh Bhanage, volunteer Mandar Sawant, along with Birders Pradnyawant Mane, Sanjay Kulakarni & Sushant More conducted Water Bird Census of 2015 @ Murbad Forest & Lake areas.

Below is the list of birds seen & call heard


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Wetland Birds...
Little Cormorant
Indian Cormorant
Grey Heron
Purple Heron
Indian Pond Heron
Cattle Egret
Little Egret
Western Reef Egret
Black Crowned Night-Heron
Painted Stork
Asian Openbill
Eurasian Spoonbill
Black IBIS
Spot-Billed Duck
Comb Duck
Common Teal
Northern Pintail
Garganey
Northern Shoveler
Brahminy Kite
White Brested Waterhen
Common Coot
Grater Painted Snipe
Little Ring Plover
Common Sandpiper
Black-Winged Stilt
Common Kingfisher
White-Throated Kingfisher
Wire-Tailed Swallow
Yellow Wagtail
Grey Wagtail
White Wagtail


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Forests...
Shikra
Plum-Headed Parakeet
Common Hawk Cuckoo
Indian Grey Hornbill
Forest Wagtail
Iora
Tree Pipit
Sulfer Belied Warbler
Rufus Woodpecker
Black Hooded Oriole
Rufous Treepie
Ashy Drongo
Grater Racket-Tailed Drongo
Common Woodshrike
Red-Whiskered Bulbul
Puff-Throated Babbler
Jungle Babbler
Grey-Headed Canary Flycatcher
Asian-Paradise Flycatcher
Orange Headed Thrush
Great Tit
Black-Headed Cuckoo Shrike


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Grass & Scrub Land..
Black-Shouldered Kite
Red-Wattled Lapwing
Laughing Dove
Spotted Dove
Black Drongo
Greater Coucal
Asian Palm Swift
Green Bee-Eater
Indian Roller
Long-Tailed Shrike
Asian Pied Starling
Red Vented Bulbul
Yellow Eyed Babbler
Common Stone Chat
Indian Robin
Baya Weaver
Black-Headed Muniya


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Urban Areas...
Black Kite
Rose-Ringed Parakeet
Asian Koel
Rock Pigeon
House Crow
Large Billed Crow
House Sparrow
Common Myna
Eurasian Golden Oriole

Lifer..
Mottled Wood Owl

Total 81 Birds Seen in whole day event held on 30th January 2014.


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