It is amazing to see the variety of birds around where we live. The lockdown helped me pick up my gear and start a new hobby that I thought, I was never going to get into. When I started this (On Apr 10th, 2020 to be precise), I didn’t even know how to identify some of the well-known birds. And now, I can positively identify over 200 of these.
This list covers only the first 200 species clicked between April 2020 and Dec 2021. Click here for the next list.
All shot on Canon 80D/ 90D. Lens used: 18-135, 600mm f4 prime and 100-400.
Birds of Malhar
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- 114. Rufous Treepie
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- 113. Oriental Darter
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- 112. Great Cormorant
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- 111. Siberian Stonechat
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- 110. Jerdon’s Leafbird
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- 109. Asian Brown Flycatcher
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- 108. Blyth’s Reed Warbler
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- 107. Rosy Starling
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- 106. Black-naped Monarch
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- 105. Brahminy Starling
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- 104. White-naped Woodpecker
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- 103. Dusky crag-martin
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- 102. House crow
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- 101. Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher
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- 100. Gray-bellied Cuckoo
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- 99. Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
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- 98. Ashy Drongo
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- 97. Green Sandpiper
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- 96. Yellow-wattled Lapwing
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- 95. Black-headed Cuckooshrike
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- 94. Indian Golden Oriole
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- 93. Chestnut-tailed Starling
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- 92. Booted/ Sykes’s Warbler
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- 91. Grey Wagtail
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- 90. Jungle Bush-Quail
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- 89. Booted Eagle
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- 88. Eurasian Hoopoe
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- 87. Black(or Red)-headed Bunting
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- 86. Glossy Ibis (Fly past)
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- 85. Brown Shrike
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- 84. Barn Swallow
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- 83. Ashy Woodswallow
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- 82. Loten’s Sunbird
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- 81. Tawny-bellied Babbler
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- 80. Long-tailed Shrike
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- 79. Indian Gray Hornbill
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- 78. Small Minivet
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- 77. Red Avadavat
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- 76. Common Kingfisher
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- 75. Spot-breasted Fantail
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- 74. Blue-faced Malkoha
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- 73. House Sparrow
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- 72. Purple Heron
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- 71. Oriental Honey-buzzard
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- 70. Pied Cuckoo
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- 69. Common Hawk Cuckoo
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- 68. Black-winged Kite
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- 67. Black Kite
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- 66. Yellow-eyed Babbler
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- 65. Greater Coucal
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- 64. Indian Scops Owl
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- 63. Pond Heron
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- 62. Little Cormorant
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- 61. Lesser Whistling Duck
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- 60. Zitting Cisticola
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- 59. Black-headed Ibis (Fly past)
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- 58. Black-crowned Night Heron
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- 57. Tri-coloured Munia
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- 56. Shikra
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- 55. Eurasian Moorhen
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- 54. Indian Spot-billed Duck
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- 53. Gray Heron
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- 52. White-breasted Waterhen
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- 51. Little Grebe
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- 50. Eurasian Coot
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- 49. Little Egret
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- 48. Red-wattled Lapwing
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- 47. Common Sandpiper
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- 46. Baya-Weaver
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- 45. Indian Peafowl
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- 44. Rose-ringed Parakeet
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- 43. Indian Silverbill
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- 42. Indian Robin
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- 41. Purple-rumped Sunbird
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- 40. Jungle Prinia
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- 39. Scaly-breasted Munia
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- 38. White-cheeked Barbet
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- 37. Paddyfield Pipit
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- 36. Pale-billed Flowerpecker
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- 35. White-browed Wagtail
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- 34. Indian White-eye
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- 33. Cinerous Tit
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- 32. Black Drongo
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- 31. Jungle Myna
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- 30. Coppersmith Barbet
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- 29. Asian Koel
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- 28. Red-naped Ibis
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- 27. White-throated Kingfisher
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- 26. Gray Francolin
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- 25. Laughing dove
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- 24. Spotted Dove
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- 23. Rock Pigeon
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- 22. Large-billed Crow
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- 21. Yellow-billed Babbler
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- 20. Common Iora
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- 19. Pied Bushchat
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- 18. Indian Roller
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- 17. Common Tailorbird
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- 16. Plain Prinia
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- 15. Ashy Prinia
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- 14. White-browed Bulbul
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- 13. Purple Sunbird
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- 12. Green Beeeater
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- 11. Brahmini Kite
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- 10. White-rumped Munia
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- 9. Jerdon’s Bushlark
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- 8. Oriental Magpie Robin
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- 7. Cattle Egret
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- 6. Red-rumped Swallow
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- 5. Red vented Bulbul
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- 4. Common Myna
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- 3. Black-rumped Flameback Woodpecker
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- 2. Spotted Owlet
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- 1. Red whiskered Bulbul
Birds spotted outside Malhar. (Other than what I’ve listed above, in and around Bangalore.)
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- 51. Ashy-crowned Sparrowlark (Doddakere)
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- 50. Paddyfield Warbler
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- 49. Cotton Pygmy-Goose (Doddakere)
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- 48. Streaked Weaver (Doddakere)
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- 47. Wood Sandpiper (Doddakere)
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- 46. Greater Spotted Eagle (Avalahalli Forest)
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- 45. Eurasian Collared-Dove (Sri Amrutha Narayana Swamy Hill Temple)
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- 44. Indian Blackbird (Nandi Hills)
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- 43. Barred Buttonquail (Basava betta)
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- 42. Thick billed Flowerpecker (Satisha Sarakki’s hide)
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- 41. Long-billed Pipit (Ramanagara)
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- 40. Crested Serpant Eagle (Manchinbele)
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- 39. Large Gray Babbler (Manchinbele)
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- 38. Ruddy-breasted Crake (Dodda kere, Anekal)
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- 37. Bailon’s Crake (Dodda kere, Anekal)
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- 36. Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Dodda kere, Anekal)
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- 35. Western Yellow Wagtail (Dodda kere, Anekal)
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- 34. Clamorous Reed Warbler (Dodda kere, Anekal)
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- 32. Tickell’s leaf Warbler (Sri Amrutha Narayana Swamy Hill Temple)
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- 32. Little-ringed Plover (Mallathalli lake)
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- 31. Bronze-winged Jacana (Mallathalli lake)
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- 30. Black-winged Stilt (Mallathalli lake)
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- 29. Garganey (Mallathalli lake)
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- 28. Eurasian Marsh Harrier (Kommaghatta lake)
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- 27. Northern Shoveller (Kommaghatta lake)
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- 26. Yellow-throated Bulbul (Savandurga)
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- 25. Blue Rock-Thrush (Savandurga)
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- 24. Peregrine Falcon (Savandurga)
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- 23. Egyptian Vulture (Savandurga)
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- 22. Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Bannerghatta)
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- 21. Jungle Babbler (Bannerghatta)
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- 20. Little Swift (Bannerghatta)
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- 19. Golden-fronted leafbird (Bannerghatta)
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- 18. Indian Nightjar (Savandurga)
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- 17. Verditer flycatcher (BM Kavale)
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- 16. Short-toed snake eagle (BM Kavale)
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- 15. Tawny Eagle (Jaipurdoddi)
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- 14. Large Cuckooshrike (Jaipurdoddi)
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- 13. Gray-breasted Prinia (Jaipurdoddi)
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- 12. White-eyed Buzzard (Jaipurdoddi)
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- 11. Yellow-throated Sparrow (Jaipurdoddi)
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- 10. Changeable Hawk-eagle (Jaipurdoddi)
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- 9. Bay-backed Shrike (Jaipurdoddi)
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- 8. Common Woodshrike (Jaipurdoddi)
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- 7. White-bellied Drongo (Jaipurdoddi)
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- 6. Pied Kingfisher (Aagara Lake)
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- 5. River Tern (Aagara Lake)
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- 4. Asian Openbill (Aagara Lake)
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- 3. Painted Stork (Kalkere Lake)
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- 2. Spot-billed Pelican (Kalkere Lake)
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- 1. Gray-headed Swamphen (Kommaghatta Lake)
Birds spotted outside Bangalore. (Other than what I’ve listed above)
Kabini (20th and 21st Sept 2020).
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- 5. Malabar Lark
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- 4. Crested Treeswift
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- 3. Great Egret
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- 2. Puff-throated Babbler
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- 1. Whiskered Tern
Wayanad (11th to 13th Nov 2020).
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- 9. Malabar gray Hornbill
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- 8. Orange-headed Thrush
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- 7. Malabar Parakeet
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- 6. Plum-headed Parakeet
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- 5. Orange Minivet
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- 4. Malabar Starling
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- 3. Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
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- 2. Vernal-hanging Parrot
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- 1. Greater racket-tailed Drongo
Wayanad (30th Dec 2020 to 1st Jan 2021).
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- 6. Chestnut-headed Beeeater
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- 5. Brown-capped Woodpecker
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- 4. Little SipderHunter
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- 3. Greenish Warbler
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- 2. Indian Yellow Tit
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- 1. Blue-capped Rock-Thrush
Ranganathittu (12 March 2021).
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- 6. Blue-tailed Beeeater (Naguvanahalli)
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- 5. Great Thick-Knee
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- 4. Stork-billed Kingfisher
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- 3. Streak-throated Swallow
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- 2. Indian Cormorant
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- 1. Eurasian Spoonbill
Pondicherry (1 Oct 2021).
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- 1. Common Tern
Honaver (1 Nov 2021).
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- 1. White-bellied Sea Eagle
Wayanad (13th to 16th Dec 2021).
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- 7. Shouthern Hill Myna
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- 6. Malabar Barbet
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- 5. Malabar Woodshrike
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- 4. Speckled Piculet
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- 3. Black-throated Munia
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- 2. Gray-fronted Green Pigeon
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- 1. Indian Pitta
OMG
WHAT A Treat Sandeep ! Heart warming ! Thanks a ton for this gift! Bless your passion and devotion