Birding around Dechu : Rajasthan

Having spent a good time at Khuri, it was time for another outing with birds this time around the Manvar resort where we stayed. Religiously we spent our early mornings and evenings in birding. After knowing our interest in birding, our driver ChandaRam, enthusiastically stopped the jeep whereever he spotted one, and explained us with lot of local details about the bird. I wish we could have followed the way it was taught to us in NTP, nI just have go back to photos to id the birds. A good lesson learnt, better late than never!

Black Shouldered Kite

Common Raven, locals believe that, if this bird enters a house during Deepavali, it is considered as good omen and its believed that the house will be blessed with lot of fortune :-)
Little Brown Dove

Indian Peafowl: These are so common, across the country side in Rajasthan, you are guaranteed to spot a few every time you venture out!


Indian Roller


Rose Ringed Parakeet (Male &Female)

Red collared dove
Variable Wheatear

Id needed for the following! the first two should be some female Wheatear, but we weren't able to ID them yet.
Common Babbler.

Rosy Pastor or Starling.

Ranganathittu : Photos

It was a fantastic trip!.. having able to take a shot at lot of them from real close. My fav shots are Stone Plover ,Pied wagtail and the Little Egret. Njoy the phtos.

Stone Plover



Oriental White Ibis



Westeren Marsh Harrier


Water Hen

Tickell's Flower Pecker

on our way back, near a lake on Kanakapura road, this painted stork was enjoying its lunch

Oriental Magpie Robin

Loten's Sun bird

Little Egret

Little Cormorant

Large Pied Wagtail

Large Egret

Large Cormorant

on our way back, near Kokkare Bellur: Indian ROller

Indian Pond Heron

Baya Weaver