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Birding In
Chennai
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Situated on the Coromandel coast of south east india at the northern
edge of Tamil Nadu is the capital city and one of the most popular
cities in India. Being the capital city, Yet tucked away within the
city are area of wilderness where it is possible to enjoy peaceful
birding. Below mentioned are the important birding site at Chennai:
Guindy
Guindy National Park is one of the prime visiting spots for those
who come to Chennai during vacation period. This park boasts of over
24 varieties of trees, for example, Amona Squamosa, Atlanta
Monoplylla, Feronia Limonia, Azadirachta India, etc. to mention a
few. Also more than 14 varieties of shrubs, over 14 types of mammals
like elephant, antelope, spotted dear, jungle cat, toddy cat, Indian
civet, etc. The park also accounts for over 37 species of birds,
like Black Baza, Brahminy Kite, Short Toed Snake Eagles, Grey
Francolin, Eurasian Thick Knee , Yellow Wattled Lapwing, Common Hawk
Cuckoos, Blue tailed Bee eater, Indian Pitta, Ashy Wood Shallow,
Black Headed Cuckooshrike, Blue Throated, Tickell's and Asian
Paradise Flycatcher, Pruple and Loten's Sunbird, Long leged
Buzzards, black chested, black winged kite, honey buzzard, pariah
kite, Ashy Minivet and so on .....
Theosophical Society Gardens and Adyar Estuary
Adyar or Adayar is a large neighborhood south of Chennai (previously
Madras) in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is located on the
southern banks of the Adyar river. It is bounded by the Buckingham
Canal to the west, Tiruvanmiyur to the south, and Besant Nagar to
the east. The Gardens holds similar species to those at Guindy. The
estuary has includes Western Reef Erget, Brahminy Kite, White
bellied Sea Eagles, Pacific Golden, Greater and Lesser Sand Plovers,
Eurasian Curlew, Black Tailed Godwit, Marsh Sandpiper, Whishkered
and Gull billed Terns, Crab Plover, Brown headed Gull, Jerdon's
Bushlark, Ashy crowned sparrow, white browed wagtail, Richard's and
Paddyfield pipits and many more....
Birding
In Gulf of Mannar
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The Gulf of Mannar is an arm of the Indian Ocean, lying between the
southern tip of India and the west coast of Sri Lanka at a width of
between 160 and 200 km. A chain of low islands and reefs known as
Rama's Bridge, also called Adam's Bridge, separates the Gulf of
Mannar from the Palk Strait, which lies to the north between India
and Sri Lanka. The gulf receives the Tambaraparani River from the
coast of India and the Aruvi Aru from the coast of Sri Lanka.Located
on the southeastern tip of the subcontinent, the Gulf of Mannar is
known to harbour over 3,600 species of flora and fauna, making it
one of the richest coastal regions in Asia. Its an important point
for migratory waders & birds coming from sri lanka. At Gulf of
Mannar, Birder Can have sight of Western Reef Egret, Greater
flamingo, Brahminy Kite, White Bellied Sea Eagles, Great Thick knee,
Grey, Greater Sand, Lesser Sand, Kentish and Pacific Golden Plovers,
Eurasian Curlew, Bar Tailed Godwit, Red Knot, Great and Black Headed
Gulls, and Whiskered, Black, Gull Bellied, Caspian, Common, Little,
Lesser Crested and Sandwich terns, Spot Billed Pelican, Eurasian
Oystercatcher, Crab Plover, Whimbrel, Terek Sandpiper, Ruddy
Turnstone, Little Stint, Curlew Sandpiper, Brown Skua, Brown Noddy,
White Tailed tropicbird and Many More.... The Dugong or Sea Cow, an
unusual sea mammal, appears to be in decline. The best Chance of
seeing one is on the boat ride to and from the islands.
Birding In
Nagarhole
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Nagarhole (Rajiv Gandhi National Park)
Birding TourSituated at southern karnataka about 80 kms west from
Mysore which is famous for its Sandle wood products. Nagarhole
National Park had a decidious mixed forest at northern and western
part as well as dry and throny forest in east with the area of
approx 642 sq. kms which was Hunting reserve for the Maharaja's of
Mysore earlier. Its is one of the finnest forest patch in southern
India having mixture of moist decidious forest & dry thorny areas.
Nagarhole offers great birding some of the interesting birds to be
seen here are white bellied woodpeckers, Malabar pied hornbill, Spot
bellied Eagle owl & Green Imperial pegeon. Birding at Rajiv Gandhi
National Park can give you sight of Oriental Darter, Changeable
Hawk, Booted, Black and White Bellied Sea eagles, Hen & Pallied
Harriers, Merlin, Jungle & painted Bush Qualis, Barred Buttonquail,
Demoiselle Crane, Greater Painted Snipe, Eurasian and great Thick
Knees, Small Pratincole, Yellow Wattled Lapwings, River & Black
bellied Terns, Painted Sandgrouse, pompadour green Pegions, Vernal
Hanging Parrot, Large and Common Hawk Cuckoos, Pied, Indian, Grey
Bellied and Drongo Cuckoos, Asian Openbill, puff throated babbler,
Alpine Swifts, Large Cuckooshrike, Scarlet Minivet, Grey Headed
Fishing Eagles, Malbar Pied Hornbill, Grey Junglefowl, Indian
Peafowl, Oriential Scoups, Eurasian Eagles, Brown Fish, Mottled
Wood* and Brown Wood Owls, Large Tailed, Indian and Savanna
Nightjars, Indian Swiftlet, Strok Bellied kingfisher, Crimson
throated Barbet, Black Rumped Common and Greater Flameback, Blue
Tailed and Blue beared Bee Eaters, Dusky Crag Martins, White Brown
Fantails, Tickell's Blue Fly Catcher, Pale Bellied Flowerpecker,
purple rumped sunbird, chestnut shouldered petronia, Streaked
Weaver, Red Avadavt, Indian Silverbill and many more ....... Not
only the birds you can have sight of Chital, Sambar, wild Boar,
Indian Hare, Malabar Gaint Squirrel, Elephant and Gaur, Tigers, Grey
Languar, Four Horned Antelopes, Indian Porcupine, Indian Pangolin,
Slender Loris, Sloth Brea, Jackle, Dhole, Leopard etc at Rajiv
Gandhi National Park.
Birding In
Mudumalai
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This Sanctuary at Tamil Nadu is one of the largest areas of
protected Wildlife area in India. This Sanctuary has dry deciduous
forest with pockets of teak plantation on a platue at the foot of
Nilgiri mountains. Combined together with Nagarhole , Bandipur &
Wynnad in kerala makes this reserve as the largest protected area in
India. Madumalai offers excellent birding, Some area of
Madumalaireceives heavy rainfall which has resulter in moist
evergreen forest, some of the interesting birds to target here is
Malabar Lark, Malabar whisling thrush , Maslabar Parakeet, Grey
headed bulbul, white bellied minivet, booted warbler, & sirkeer
Malkoha. Birders can have sight of Grey headed bulbul, Grey
Junglefowl, vernal hanging parrot, indian swiftlet, creasted
treeswift, white cheeked barbet, indian scimitar babblker, Rufous
Bbbler, White brown wagtails, Brown capped Pygmy, Black rumped
flameback, Greataer Goldenbacks, Lesser yellownape, Grey bellied
cuckoos, Sirkeer Malkoha, Indian Swiftlet, Chestnut headed bee
eater, Dusky Crag Martins, pacific swallows, bay backed shrike,
white bellied drongo, Jerdon's Bushlarks, Dove, Brown Fish Owls,
Oriental Honey Buzzards, Tawny and Changeable Hwk Eagles, Grey
Headed Fish Eagles, Short toed Snake Eagles, Grey Francolin, Blue
Faced Malkoha, White Rumped Needletail, Blue Beared Bee Eater,
Malabar Grey Hornbill, Ashy Crowned Sparrow Lark, Hill Myna, Large &
Common Woodshrikes, Large & Black Headed Cuckooshrikes, Asian Fairy
Bluebirds, Golden fronted leafbird, white browed bulbul, puff
throated babblers, Loten's Sunbirds, Black Throated Munia, Pied
Cuckoos, Brown Shrike, Rosy Starling, Rusty - tailed Flycatcher,
Greenish & Western Crowned Warblers, Nilgiri Wood Pegion's, Pale
Bellied and Plain Flowerpeckers and many more. ..... Due to its vast
dry decidious forest, one can have sight of wide range of mammals
such as Bonet Macaues, Spotted Deer, Samber, Grey Langur, Elephant,
Wild Boar, Malabar Gaint Squirrel, Black Naped Hare, Gaur, Dhole,
Striped Hyaena, Indian Pangolin, Four Horned ANtelope, Sloth Bear
etc. Not only the mammals and Birds, once can have glimps of King
Cobra, Saw scaled Viper, Indian Pythons, Indian Monitor Lizards,
Flying Lizards etc...
Birding In
Munnar
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Munnar
is a town located in the southern state of Kerala in India. The name
is most often used to refer to the whole tourist area, of which the
town forms a part. The etymology of Muannar is believed to be
derived from the Malayalam words Muunu (three) and aaru (river),
referring to the town's strategic location at the confluence of the
mountain streams of Muthirappuzha, Chanduvarai and Kundala. Situated
at nearly 1,600 to 1,800 meters above sea level, the region is
surrounded by vast jungles and remains wet and cold during most of
the year. Birders can have sight of Grey breasted Laughingthrush,
Nilgiri Pipit, Nilgiri wood pegion, Malbar whistling thrush, Brown
backed needletailk, Alipne & Fork tailed swifts, Pacific Swallow,
Nilrigi Pipit, white cheeked Barbet, Sacrlet Minivet, Yellow browed
Bulbul, Indian Scimitar Babbler, Brown Crowned Warblers, Blue Capped
Rock Thrush, Scal;y Thrush, Loten's Sunbird and Many more. Below
listed are the few Birding destination in Munnar where one can see
many species of birds:-
Rajamali (Eravikulam National Park)
Eravikulam National Park is a 97 kmē national park located along the
Western Ghats in the Idukki district of Kerala in India. The terrain
consists of high altitude grasslands interspersed with sholas.
Eravikulam National Park harbours the largest surviving population
of Nilgiri tahr (Hemitragus hylocrius).Nilgiri Tahr is endemic to
the southern Western Ghats.Its relatives are the Himalayan
tahr(Hemitragus jemlahicus) and Arabian Tahr(hemitragus jayakiri).
Eravikulam National Park offers the view of Tickell's Leaf Warblers,
Tytler's Leaf Warbler, Indian Scimitar Babbler, Black and orange
Flycatcher, Nilgiri Flycatcher, Large Billed Leaf Warbler, White
bellied Short wing, Blue rock thrush, Eurasian Blackbird, Bonelli &
Black Eagles, White Cheeked Barbet, Pacific Swallow, Malabar
Whistling Thrush, Black lored Tit, Velvet Fronted Nuthatch, Grey
Junglefowl, Nilgiri wood Pigeon and many more.. Not only the Aves
one can have a sight of mammals such as Nilgiri Tahr, Nilgiri
Languar, Elephants, Red Dog etc at Eravikulam National Park.
Bodi Ghats
Bodinayakanur, also called Bodi is a small town located on the
foothills of the Western Ghats, in the southern state of Tamil Nadu
in India. This town is surrounded by the ranges of Western Ghats on
three sides, offering spectacular views of the Ghats. Aves found at
these regions are Yellow throated Bulbul, Jungle prinia, Sirkeer
Malkohas, white cheeked & crimson fronted Barbets, Pacific swallow
and Rufouys Babbler, Red spurfowl, Jungle Bush Quail, Grey
Junglefowl, Indian Swiftlet, Twany bellied, Yellow eyed Babblers,
Purple rumped and Loten's Sunbirds, thcik billed warbler, Green
Imperial Pigeons, White bellied Drongo, Puff throated Babbler, Black
Headed Cuckooshrike and many more ....
Birding In
Periyar
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Located at the Idukki district on the eastern side of Kerela "the
Periyar Sanctuary" is best known reserve in Kerela and is one of the
most popular sanctuary with its picturesque setting surrounding a
lake in the Cardamom hills. The sanctuary covers an area of 777sq.
km. Due to its mostly Moist Evergreen forest and Semi Evergreen
Forest provides an excellent spot for viewing mammals and aves.
Periyar is one of the must visit destination with altitude ranging
from 150 mts to highest of 2020 mts. There are patches of varied
forest including moist evergreen & semi evergreen forest , Some ot
he speciality birds of the area are Broad tailed grassbird, Wynnad
laughingthrush , Malabar trogon , Nilgiri flycatcher & white bellied
treepie.
The Avifauna around the lake is not particularly diverse, but you
will see some species on the boat trip which is not found elsewhere
at Periyar. Aves Found at this area are Brahminy Kite, Ospreys,
Black Baza, Changeable Hawk, Black Eagles, Common Kingfisher, Stork
Billed, Green Imperial & Nilgiri wood Pigeon, Malabar Grey, Great
Hornbills, Alpine & House Swifts, Indian Swiftlet, Crested Treeswift,
Lesser Yellownape, Heart spotted and streak throated woodpecker,
Black rumped flamebacks, white bellied woodpecker, Crested Goshawk,
Rufous Bellied Eagles, Painted BUsh Quail, Malabar Trogon, White
Bellied Treepie, Wynaad Laughingthrush, Nilgiri Flycatcher, Broad
Tailed Grassbird, Great Cormorants, Oriental Darters, Ashy
Woodswallows, White rumped needletails, Brown Fish Owl, Malabar
Trogon, Indian Scimitar Babbler, Dark Fronted and Rufous Babblers,
Crimson Backed Sunbird, Little Spiderhunter, Wynaad Laughingthrush,
Drongo Cuckoo, Chestnut headed Bee Eater, Malabar Grey Hornbill,
White Cheeked and Crimson Fronted Barbets, Indian Pitta, Yellow
browed Bulbul, Puff throated Babbler, Orange headed Thrush, Loten's
Sunbird, Pompadour Green Pigeon, Emerald Dove, Chestnut Winged and
Banded Bay Cuckoos, Oriental Scops, Brown Hawk Owls, Indian
Nightjar, Dark fronted Babblers, Crested Serpent Eagles, Peregrine
Falcon, Jungle Bush Quail, Yellow footed Green Pigeon, Vernal
Hanging Parrot, Lesser Coucal, Collared Scops Owl, Spot Bellied
Eagle Owl, Bar winged Fly Catcher, Black crested Bulbul, Brown
cheeked Fulvetta, Large Billed Leaf, Greenish and Western Crowned
Warblers, Indian Blue Robin, Black lored Tit, White browned Wagtail,
Purple rumped Sunbird, Oriental WHite Eye, Ashy Minivet, Yellow
Rumped Fly Catcher and many More .....
Not Only the Aves, one can have sight of Tiger, Red Dogs, Malabar
Giant Squirrel, Barking Deer, Muntjac, Leopard, Jungle Cat, Sloth
Bear, Grey Languar, Indian Mouse Deer, Indian Hare, Flying Lizards,
and many More ...
Birding
In Point Calimere
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Located on the east coast of India 350 kms south of Chennai is best
known as Kodikkarai or Cape Calimere is a vast area of tidal
lagoons, salt pans, mud flats, pools, grasslands and thron forest.
Minimum two to three days birding around these area is recommended.
The aves found at this area are Oriental Darter, Little Heron,
Western Reef Egret, Black Bittern, Painte Strokj, Black Headed Ibis,
Eurasian Spoonbill, Bar headed Goose, Spot Billed Duck, Creasted
Honey Buzzard, Bootel Eagles, White Bellied Sea Eagles, Pallid,
Montagu's and Eurasian Marsh Harrier, Short Toed Snake Eagles,
Jungle BUsh Quail, Barred Buttonquail, Slaty breasted Rail, Slaty
legged Crake, Watercock, Great Thick knee, Small Pratincole, Pacific
Golden, Grey, Caspian, Little ringed and Kentish Plovers, Black and
Bard tailed Godwits, Spotted and common Redshanks, Greenshanks,
Marsh, Green, Wood, Terek, Curlew, and Board Billed Snipes, Red &
Great Knots, Little, Temminck's, long toedand Red necked Stints,
Ruff, Red necked Phalarope, Heuglin's Pallas, Brown headed and
Slender billed Gulls, White winged, Gull billed, caspian, common,
Roseate, Little and Large creasted, Lesser Creasted and Sandwich
Terns, Chestnut winged, common Hawk, Indian Grey Bellied and
Plaintive Cuckoos, Grey and Indian Nightjars, Blue tailed bee
eaters, Eurasian Wryneck, indian Bushlark, Ashy crowned Sparrow
Larks, Oriental Sky larks, Yellow bellied babblers, Pied and Orange
headed Thrush, Richard's, Paddyfield and Blyth's Pipits, White
browed wagtails, Pale billed Flowerpecker, Purple rumped, Loten's
Sunbird, Indian Silverbills and many more....
Not only the Aves, One can have sight of mammals such as Jackal,
Wild Boar, Black NapedHare, Indian Gerbil, Common Indian Mongoose,
Bonnet Macaques, Chital, Fkyinf Fox, Short nosed Fruit Bats, Sea
Cows, etc....
Birding
In Ranganathittu
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Situated at 16kms north of Mysore in Karnataka, which is 3 km off
the main road to Bangloare. The Famous heronry at Rangathittu on
islands in the Kaveri river near Mysore was declared a Bird
Sanctuary in 1940 which is the excellent site for the close view of
species such as Eurasian Spoonbill and Black Crowned Night Herons.
Not only the birds, you can have sight of Muggers, , Otters, Flying
fox, bonnet martcaques etc....
The main species found at this place are Great, Indian and Little
Cormorants, Oriental Darter, purple herons, Black crowned night
herons, Asian openbill, painted stroks, black headed Ibis, Eurasian
Spoonbill, Little herons, wolley necked storks, lessre whistling
duck, spot bellied duck, oriental honey buzzards, grey serpent
eagles, pied kingfisher, Brahminy kite, indian grey hornbill,
tickell's blue flycatcher, white browed wagtails, streak throated
swallows, indian pond herons, painted stroks and many more
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Birding
In Pulicat Lake
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Pulicat Lake is the second largest brackish-water lake on the
Coromandel Coast of southeastern India. It lies at the border of
Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh states, 60 km north of Chennai. The
barrier island of Sriharikota separates the lake from the Bay of
Bengal. It is the second-largest brackish water ecosystem on India's
east coast, after Orissa's Chilka Lake. The lake is shallow, and
varies in area with the tides and seasonal rainfall, from 460 sq. km
in high water to 250 sq. km in low water.
The shallow lake is known for its diversity of aquatic birds, and is
an important stopover on migration routes. Approximately 15,000
flamingos visit the lake each year, along with pelicans,
kingfishers, herons, painted storks, spoonbills and ducks. The
beaches of Sriharikota are an important nesting spot for sea
turtles. Birds found at this region are Spot bellied Pelican, Indian
and Little Cormorants, Herons, Egrets, Painted Stroks, Asian
Openbill, Black Headed Ibis, Spoonbill, Bar headed Goose, Greater
Painted Snipe, White Bellied Sea Eagles, Harriers, Ospery, Peregrine
Falcon, Lesser Frigatebird, Common Ringed Plover, Slender Billed
Gull, Black Fronted Dotterel, Paddy Field Pipit, Indian Pitta,
Oriental Skylark, Yellow and White browed Wagtails, Indian
Silverbill, Black Headed Munia, Eurasian Marsh, White eyed Buzzard,
Eurasian and Great Thick Knees Yellow watrtled Lapwing, Brown Headed
Gull and Many More ......
Birding In
Rollapadu
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Rollapadu Bird sanctuary is renowned bird sanctuary of Andhra
Pradesh, especially because of the wide variety of flora and birds
found. This sanctuary is located at a distance of about 60 Kms from
the Kurnool area near Nandikotkuru in Andhra Pradesh covering an
area of about 614 sq kms with dry thorn type of forest, interspread
with dry cereal crops, cotton, groundnut and castor. Grasslands and
open wastes with small bushes with gritty soil are favoured spots.
The Rollapadu Bird Sanctuary is the home to a number of wild
animals, birds and reptiles. Birdwatcher are suggested to visit this
sanctuary from Oct- Feb to have sight of Indian Bustards, Lesser
Florican, White eye Buzzards, Bar Headed Goose, Montagu's & Pallid
Harriers, Short Toed SNake Eagles, Painted & Grey Francolins, Rain
Rock Bush and Jungle Bush Quails, Demoiselle Crane, Yellow wattled
Lapwing, Indian Courser, Chest Nut Bellied Sandgrouse, Eurasian
Eagle Owl, Alpine Swift, Singing and Indian Bush Larks, Rufous
Tailed Lark, Ashy Crowned Sparrow Lark, Southern Grey and Bay backed
Shrikes, Rosy starlings, yellow eyed, common, large grey and yellow
billed Babblers, Grey breasted, Plain and Ashy Prinias, Blyth's and
Twany Pipits, White browed Wagtails, Grey necked and Red Headed
Buntings, White and Black Storks, Pied Harriers and many more....
Birding
In Shamirpet Lake
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Shamirpet Lake is about 30 kilometers north of Hyderabad, or 24 km
north of Secunderabad, on the main road to Banglalore. Therefore it
is attractive as a destination close to one of India's most bustling
cities. Its serene and calm enviroment make it a great place for a
quick getaway. Birds recorded at this area ate Asian Openbill,
Painted and Woolly - necked storks, spot billed Duck, Montagu's and
Eurasian Marsh Harrier, Grey Francolin, Various waders, Ashy Crowned
Sparrow lark, Rufous Tailed Lark, Bay backed Shrike, Yellow Eyed and
Yellow Billed Babblers, Booted Warblers, Blue throat, Blue rock
Thrush, White browed Wagtail, Indian Silverbill and Grey necked
Bunting etc....
The Sanjivaya Park at the northern end of Hussain Sagar is also the
great destination for birdwatcher where one can have sight of many
species of birds.
Birding In
Top Slip
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Anaimalai is also called Elephant Mountains range in the Western
Ghats of the Tamil Nadu state at Southern India. The Anaimalai Hill
are a junction of the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats and have a
general northwest-southeast trend. Anai Peak (8,842 feet [2,695 m])
lies at the extreme southwestern end of the range and is the highest
peak in southern India. The total area of this National Park is
approx 1250 sq. kms and its official title is Indira gandhi Wildlife
Sanctuary.
The toursit zone is at Top Slip which is situated at the elevation
of 740 m on the edges of Karian Shola, and outstandingpatch of
rainforest of approx 9sq kms which is the habitat for good number of
South Indian Endemic birds.
Birders can have a sight of Black Bittern, Oriental Honey Buzzard,
Changeable Hawk, Rufous Bellied, Black and Crested Serpent Eagles,
Vernal Hanging Parrots, Emerald dove, common Hawk cuckoos, chestnut
winged and Banded Bay Cuckoos, Jungle Owlet, Brown backed Needletail,
Alpine Swift, Crested Treeswift, Cheast Nut headed and Blue bearded
bee eater, brown capped pygmy woodepecker, black hooded orioles,
Chestnut tailed Starling, Large woodshrike, velvet fronted Nuthatch,
Forest Wagtail, Thick billed Flowerpecker, purple rumped sunbird,
white rumped munia and many more ....
Not only the birds one can have a glimps of mammals such as Wild
Boar, Nilgiri Langur,. Malabar Giant Squirrel, spotted deer, small
indian civet, toddy cat, Indian Porcupine, Gaur, Sambar, sloth Bear,
Dusky Striped Squirrel, stripe necked and ruddy mongoose, black
naped hare, leopard, tigers etc at Anaimalai forests.
Birding
In Udhaamandalam
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Situated at Northwestern Tamil Nadu which is at an altitude of
2,200m from the sea leavel. This place is a great summer destination
for Indian as well as for Westerners. This magnificient places is
well connected with air and surface transportation. Bird watcher are
recommoended to spend minimum 5 to 6 days at this place. Below
listed are the few important destination to have the sight of
numerous birds:-
Cairnhill Forest
Situated at the elevation of 2150 m from sea leavel sometime known
as "the ravine at Ooty" is a small area of degraded shola with
stream of water running through it covered by tea, fir and
eucalyptus. One can have look at Indian Blue Robin, Scalt Thrush,
Red breasted Fly catcher, Nilgiri woodpigeon, white cheeked Barbet,
Nilgiri Laughingthrush, black - and - orange Thrush, Tickell's Leaf
Warbler, Olive backed Pipit, Forest wagtails, Grey Junglefowls,
Brown wood owls, Bar winged Flycatcher shrike, Blackl headed
cuckooshrike, Indian scimitar Babbler, Tickell's blue flycatcher,
white throated Fantail, velvet fronted nuthatch, plain flowerpecker
and many more ... .
Potato Research Station
The station is located in the tropical hills in southern India. This
place have degraded remnant shola patch at the Cairnhill Reserved
Forest 3 km from town on the Avalanche road. Birds seen included
Black and Orange Flycatcher, Scaly Thrush, Tickell's Leaf
Warbler,White-spotted Fantail, Common Rosefinch and Grey Junglefowl,
Indian Blue Robin, White-bellied Shortwing, Kashmir Flycatcher,
Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher, Grey Tit, Velvet-fronted Nuthatch,
Crimson-backed Sunbird, Greenish and Tickell's Leaf Warblers and
many more ....
Naduvattam & Nadugani
An excellent shola extend east of Naduvattam vilage on the road
between Ooty abd Theppakadu. We recommend Birders to spend one full
day at this place to have a sight of Grey Junglefowl, Woodcock,
Indian Scimitar Babbler, Black and orange and Nilgiri fly catchers,
Crimson backed Sunbirds, Nilgiri Laughing Thrush, Large billed leaf,
Greenish and western crowned Warblers, Indian Blue Robin, SCaly
Thrush, Eurasian Black bird, Black lored tit, forest wagtail,
pompadour green pegion, Mountain imperial pigeons, Nilgiri wood
pigeon, white bellied blue flycatcher, Malabar Whistling Thrush,
Crimson backed sunbirds and little spiderhunter etc....
Sighur Ghat
Sighur Ghat is also known as Kalhatti Ghat or simply Steep Ghat and
is named after Sighur River at the bottom. There is a short
cut-branch off the Gudalur ghat at Theppakadu in Mudumalai. This is
the steep slop from Ooty down to the eastern end of Mudumalai.
Birders can have a sight of Painted Bushquail, Kalhatty Checkpost,
Common Buzzard, Bonelli's & Black Eagles, Indian Swiftlet, Pacific
Swallow, White browed Bulbul, Indian Swiftlet, Pacific Swallows,
Twany Bellied Babblers, Grey Junglefowls, Malabar Parakeet, Blue
faced Malkoha, White cheeked Barbet, Yellow browed Bulbul, Indian
Blue Robin, Blue headed Rock Thrush, Verditer Flycatcher and many
more ....
Birding
In Vendanthangal
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Situated at a distance of 86 kms. from Chennai, and is spread over
72 acres of marshy land with trees ideal for nesting are home to
many species of water birds.Vedanthangal is the oldest bird
sanctuary in the country. This has been in existence presumably for
more than 200 years. The villagers had documented their right, to
protect the winged visitors to this sanctuary.
Bird watcher can visit this place place from late in October and the
birds are through with breeding and disperse to their feeding
grounds about February. From November to February, Many migratory
birds like garganey teals, shovellers, pintails, stilts, sandpipers
etc. Visit the sanctuary in winter. A variety of resident birds like
coots, moorhen and terns can be seen.
The breeding species of Aves at Vedabthangal Sanctuary are Great,
Indian and Little Cormorants, Oriental Darter, Grey Heron, Indian
Pon Heron, Great white, intermediate and Little Egrets, Black
crowned Night Herons, Asian Openbill, Black Headed Ibis, Eurasian
Spoonbill, Spot billed Pelicans, Glossy Ibis, Yellow wattled
Lapwing, Eurasian Thick Knee, Indian Courser, Chestnut Winged, Pied,
Grey Bellied and Common Hawk Cuckoos, Blue Indian Bushlark, Loten's
Sunbird, Black headed Cuckooshrike, White browed Bulbul, Paddyfield,
Richard's and Blytth's Pipits, White browed Wagtail, Streaked Weaver
and many more ....
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