Saturday 17 December 2005

India 17/12/05 - 8/1/06

Itinerary

Sat 17 Dec 2005 : Arrive Delhi
Arrive Delhi International by Alitalia at 2250 hrs. Met at the airport by representative of Gurudongma North. Transferred to Noida near Okhla. Check in at Raddison Hotel.  

Sun 18 Dec : Delhi – Okhla - Agra
Morning Short drive to Okhla Temple Bund for Birding
Key Species seen: White-tailed Stonechat and Striated Babbler.

Okhla reedbeds at sunrise
 
Extensive reedbeds that play host to White-tailed Stonechats
 
Vegetation-choked channels at Okhla


Huge flocks of wildfowl wintering at Okhla
 

 Okhla funeral preparation

Returned to hotel for lunch before making the afternoon drive to the Howard Park Plaza Hotel at Agra.
 
 
 
Agra

Mon 19 Dec : Taj Mahal – Drive to Chambal
Early morning visit to the Taj Mahal. Late morning drive to Chambal arriving before lunch.  After lunch drive to the Chambal River where we spent the remainder of the daylight cruising the Chambal River by motorboat. Returned to the Chambal Safari Lodge for overnight.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Taj Mahal

Key Species seen: Brown-headed Barbet and Indian Skimmer. Also saw the non-avian treats of Gharial, Marsh Crocodiles and Ganges River Dolphin.

 Chambal Safari Lodge
 
Fruit Bats at Chambal
 
 
 
Chambal River

 
Crocodiles along the Chambal River

Gharial and Great Thick-knee along the Chambal River
 
 
 
 
Gharials along the Chambal River
 
Jackal alongside the Chambal River
 
Our crew aboard our motorboat
 
All too soon dusk fell on the Chambal River
 
Tues 20 Dec : Chambal - Bharatpur
Morning spent birding the Chambal Safari Lodge and nearby fields.

 Outdoor breakfast at Chambal Safari Lodge

Key Species seen: Red-necked Falcon.

After lunch drive to Fatehpur Sikri and on to Bharatpur. Overnight Laxmi Vilas Palace.
 
 
 
 
 
Fatehpur Sikri

 
 
 Laxmi Vilas Palace, Bharatpur

Wed 21 Dec : Bharatpur – Bund Baretha - Bharatpur:
All day visit to Bund Baretha and back to Bharatpur. Returned to the Laxmi Vilas Palace Hotel for overnight. Unfortunately a day hampered by thick fog in the morning and rain in the afternoon.

 A foggy Bund Baretha Reservoir
 
Bund Baretha
 
Indian Vulture colony cliffs near Bund Baretha
 
Weaver nests at cliffs near Bund Baretha

Key Species seen: Indian (Long-billed) Vulture, Common Hawk Cuckoo, Indian Bushlark and House Bunting.

Thur 22 Dec : Bharatpur - Jaipur
Morning Bharatpur walking from the Forest Lodge along the Ram band, south to Mrig Tal taking the brick path to the Jatoli Canal before a quick visit to Keoladeo Temple returning to the Forest Lodge by rickshaw.
 
Bharatpur entrance
 
Depressing 'hall of fame' of thousands of Ducks shot at this site
 
 
Jheels at a misty Bharatpur
 
Bluebuck at Bharatpur

 Palm Squirrels at Bharatpur

Arriving for lunch in style

Key Species seen: Streak-throated Swallow.

After lunch drive to Jaipur – the pink city. Alsisar Haveli Hotel overnight.

 Evening arrival in Jaipur
 

 
 
Jaipur
 
 
Alsisar Haveli Hotel

Fri 23 Dec : Jaipur
Spent all day around Jaipur visiting the Grass Nursery Farm, Jal Mahal, the Amber Fort and the Nahargarh Biological Park.

Jaipur
 
Jaipur Grass Farm
 
Key Species seen: Spotted Creeper and White-bellied Minivet.

 Jal Mahal, Jaipur

 
 

 
Amber Fort

Nahargarh Biological Park, Jaipur

Bluebuck at Nahargarh Biological Park, Jaipur
 
Returned to the Alsisar Haveli Hotel overnight.

Sat 24 Dec : Jaipur - Kumbalgarh
Made the long drive to Kumhalgarh in the Aravalli Hills. Checked in at Hotel Aodhi. Afternoon birding in the vicinity of the village and well marked on the map in A Birdwatchers’ Guide to India.

Hotel Aodhi
 
 
It seemed a pretty tough existence for the locals round here
 
The availability of water seemed key to the species present here
 
Key Species seen: Spot-breasted Fantail and Green Avadavat.

Sun 25 Dec :  Kumbalgarh WLS - Jaisamand
Morning: Kumbalgarh birding by jeep inside the Wildlife Sanctuary.

 
 Kumbalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary

Key Species seen: Grey Junglefowl, Red Spurfowl and Jungle Prinia.

After lunch a quick look at the impressive Kumbalgarh Fort before driving to Jaisamand. Checked in at Jaisamand Lake Hotel reached by boat across the lake.

  Kumbalgarh Fort
 
Jaisamund Lake

Mon 26 Dec : Jaisamand – Udhaipur
Spent the morning birding the Jaisamand Wildlife Sanctuary. Drove back to Udhaipur stopping in decent habitat. Boarded the evening 2 AC sleeper train to Ahmedabad departing 1930 hrs.

 Firewood gatherers in Jaisamund Wildlife Sanctuary
 
Jaisamund roadside stop

Tues 27 Dec : Ahmedabad - Zainabad
Arrived at 0430 hrs at Ahmedabad by train from Udhaipur. Met at the station by representative of Desert Coursers and driven to Camp Zainabad. Spent the day birding the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch by jeep and spotlighting after dark.

 
 Camp Zainabad, Little Rann of Kutch
 
Birding the Little Rann of Kutch
 
 
 
Little Rann of Kutch - we really enjoyed it here
 
Livestock grazing the Little Rann of Kutch
 
 
 
Wild Ass at the Little Rann of Kutch
 
Key Species seen: Sykes’s Nightjar and MacQueen’s Bustard.

Wed 28 Dec : Little Rann of Kutch
Spent the day birding the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch. Overnight Camp Zainabad.


 
 the irrigated periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch

Key Species seen: Sirkeer Malkoha and Yellow-eyed Stock Dove (first record for Gujarat)

Thur 29 Dec :  Little Rann of Kutch
Spent the day birding the Little Rann of Kutch and spotlighting after dark.

 
Little Rann of Kutch
 
These two thought we might like to purchase a goat!

Key Species: Hume’s Lesser Whitethroat

Fri 30 Dec : Zainabad – Bhuj – Tera.
Spent the morning driving to Bhuj. Met Arpit Deomorari and accompanied to Police headquaters to obtain permit for visiting restricted areas of Great Rann only to find it was no longer necessary. Drove to Tera stopping at a dry wadi enroute. Checked in at the KERC Guest house.

Key Species seen: White-naped Tit and Grey-necked Bunting.

Sat 31 Dec : Tera – Soneri Hills - Naliya Done - Tera
Drove to the Soneri Hills spending much of the morning there. Then toured the Naliya Done Grasslands. Overnight at KERC Guest House.

 Soneri Hills

 
Gerbil in the Soneri Hills
 
Key Species seen: Rock Bush-Quail and Stoliczka’s Buschat.

Sun 01 Jan 2006 : Tera – Naliya Done Grasslands - Jakhau
Spent the morning touring the Naliya Done Grasslands and the afternoon at Jakhau fishing village and saltpans. Back to Tera for overnight at KERC Guest House

 Naliya Done Grasslands
 
Naliya Done Cotton

Part of the huge fishing fleet at Jakhau

Fish drying area at Jakhau

Blue? Whale Skeleton at Jakhau

Part of the huge saltpan complex at Jakhau
 
Key Species: Heuglin’s Gull and Sykes’s Lark.

Mon 02 Jan :  Tera - Fulay - Bhuj
Drove to Fulay for dawn spending the morning birding there and into the adjacent Great Rann of Kutch. Drove to overnight at Bhuj at a Motel opposite the Toran Rann Resort.
 
With Arpit Deomorari at the Hypocolius roost site

 

 
Near Fulay, Kutch

 
 Great Rann of Kutch

Key Species seen: Grey Hypocolius.

Tue 03 Jan : Bhuj - Jaisalmer
All day drive from Bhuj to Jaisalmer switching car and drivers at the Rajasthan border. Ral Mahal Hotel overnight.

 Ral Mahal Hotel at Jaisalmer

Key species: Laggar Falcon and Demoiselle Crane.

Wed 04 Dec :  Jaisalmer - Fossil Park - Jaisalmer
Early morning visit to the Fossil Park. Then returned to Jaisalmere to start the long-winded ordeal of obtaining permits to visit the Desert National Park. Ral Mahal Hotel overnight.

  Jaisalmer Fort from the Fossil Park
 
Jaisalmer Fort
 
 
 
 
 
Inside Jaisalmer Fort
  
Thur 05 Dec : Jaisalmer – Desert NP – Khuri – Jaisalmer
Spent the morning birding on foot in the Sudersi Bustard Enclosure. Then continued south birding the track to Khuri returning to Jaisalmer in the evening.

 Entrance to the Desert National Park


Desert National Park
 
Grasslands of the Desert National Park

Sand Dune in the Desert National Park
 
Searching for Bustards the easy way in the Desert National Park

Searching for Bustards the not so easy way in the Desert National Park

Desert National Park


Key Species seen: Great Indian Bustard, Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark, Bimaculated Lark and Rufous-tailed Wheatear

Return to Jaisalmer for overnight at hotel.

Fri 06 Dec : Jaisalmer – Fossil Park – Kheechan - Phalodi
Second morning visit to the Fossil Park. Drove to Phalodi checking-in at the Lal Niwas Palace Hotel before visiting Kheechan for the evening.

 

Lal Niwas Palace Hotel in Phalodi
 
Kheechan sand dunes covered in Demoiselle Cranes

Key Species seen: Plain Leaf Warbler

Sat 07 Dec :  Phalodi – Khichen - Jodhpor - Delhi
Morning visit Kheechan. Drove to Jodhpur and flew to Delhi by Jet Air 1400 / 1520.
Met by Gen. Gupte and transferred to the West End Inn Hotel near Dehli Airport.

Sun 8th Day 23
Transfer to Dehli International airport and left for London at 02.50 hrs.

 
Systematic List

Black Francolin – Francolinus francolinus C
In Gujarat single males were seen at the Naliya Done grasslands on the 31st and nearby Lala Bustard Sanctuary on the 1st.

Grey Francolin – Francolinus pondicerianus interpositus C
This species proved widespread with a single seen at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 7 seen at Nahargarh Biological Park near Jaipur on the 23rd, 1 at Kumbhalgarh on the 25th, 1 near Camp Zainabad at the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th with 4 seen there on the 28th and 5 there on the 29th, 6 at the Lala Bustard Sanctuary on the 31st, 1 at the Lala Bustard Sanctuary, 2 at the Naliya Done grasslands and 7 whilst driving between sites in Kutch on the 1st, 5 at Fulay on the 2nd, 5 whilst driving from Bhuj to Jaisalmer on the 3rd, 2 in fields near the Fossil Park at Jaisalmer on the 6th and 6 whilst driving from Kheechan to Jodhpur on the 7th.

Common Quail – Coturnix coturnix coturnix C
We saw 2 whilst spotlighting in a field of thistles near Camp Zainabad at the Little Rann of Kutch during the evenings of both the 27th and 29th.

 Common Quail near Camp Zainabad

Jungle Bush-Quail – Perdicula asiatica C
Two coveys totalling 12 individuals were seen on the 24th in the fields in the immediate vicinity of the village and the well marked on the Map of Kumbhalgarh in Kazmierczak & Singh.

Rock Bush-Quail – Perdicula argoondah meinertzhagen C (Endemic)
Whilst following-up a Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani in the Soneri Hills, Kutch, on the 31st we flushed a covey of 6 individuals, 5 of which flew out of sight over a nearby ridge, leaving a lone individual to first freeze just a couple of metres from us and then silently creep down the slope away from us. 

Red Spurfowl – Galloperdix spadicea caurina C (Endemic)
A pair seen on the 25th walking away from us up the slope of a scrub covered stony hillside just north of the sanctuary boundary at Kumbhalgarh just north of the village and the well marked on the Map of Kumbhalgarh in Kazmierczak & Singh.

Grey Junglefowl – Gallus sonneratii C (Endemic)
Around 15, including some fine males, were seen along the nallah bordered by riverine forest within the sanctuary at Kumbhalgarh on the 25th.

 Grey Junglefowl at Kumbhalgarh

Indian Peafowl – Pavo cristatus C
Widespread being noted on eighteen dates with 4 seen between Dehli and Agra on the 18th, 20 between Agra and Chambal on the 19th, 5 between Chambal and Bharatpur on the 20th, 40 on our visit to Bund Baretha on the 21st, 30 between Bharatpur and Jaipur on the 22nd, 15 at the sites around Jaipur on the 22nd, 4 between Jaipur and Kumbalgarh and a male displaying at Kumbalgarh on the 24th, 1 at Kumbalgarh on the 25th, 1 between Jaisamund and Udaipur on the 26th, 4 near Zainabad, Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th and 5 there on the 28th, 20 between Bhuj and Tera on the 30th, 3 near Naliya on the 31st and 2 there on the 1st, 1 near Fulay on the 2nd, 8 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd, 3 at the Jaisalmer Fossil Park on the 4th and 6 there on the 6th. Often to be seen in villages and small towns as they are not persecuted.

Indian Peafowl at Jaisalmer Fossil Park

Lesser Whistling Duck – Dendrocygna javanica C
We saw 75 from the Chambal River boat trip on the 19th.

 Lesser Whistling Duck along the Chambal River

Greylag Goose – Anser anser rubrirostris C
We saw 250 at Okhla Barrage on the 18th, 10 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 5 in the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 28th and 15 there the following day.

 Eastern Greylag at Bharatpur

Bar-headed Goose – Anser indicus C
We saw 100 from the Chambal River boat trip on the 19th and 200 at Bharatpur on the 22nd.

 Bar-headed Geese along the Chambal River

Ruddy Shelduck – Tadorna ferruginea C
We saw 8 at Okhla on the 18th, 20 from the Chambal River boat trip on the 19th, 2 at Bund Baretha on the 21st and 10 at Bharatpur on the 22nd.

 Ruddy Shelduck at the Chambal River

Common Shelduck – Tadorna tadorna C
We saw 15 at Okhla on the 18th and a single individual at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on both the 28th and 29th.
 
Comb Duck – Sarkidiornis melanotos melanotos C
We saw 3 at Bharatpur on the 22nd.
 
Cotton Pygmy-Goose – Nettapus coromandelianus coromandelianus C
We saw a party of 7 at Bund Baretha on the 21st.
 
Gadwall – Anas strepera strepera C
We saw 2 at Okhla on the 18th, 3 at Bund Baretha on the 21st, 2 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 28th, 6 north of Naliya on the 1st and 10 at Kheechan on the 6th.
 
Wigeon – Anas penelope C
We saw 10 at Okhla on the 18th, 5 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 29th and 4 north of Naliya on the 1st.
 
Indian Spot-billed Duck – Anas poecilorhyncha poecilorhyncha C
We saw 2 at Okhla on the 18th, 2 at Bund Baretha on the 21st, 2 at Bharatpur on the 22nd and 1 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd.
 
Shoveler – Anas clypeata C
We saw 500 at Okhla on the 18th, 1 from the Chambal River boat trip on the 19th, 5 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 2 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 28th and 29th, 4 north of Naliya on the 1st, 1 flew over Fulay on the 2nd and 2 were present at Kheechan on the 6th.
 
Northern Pintail – Anas acuta C
We saw 50 at Okhla on the 18th, 40 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 30 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 27th, 28th and 29th and 6 at Kheechan on the 6th.
 
Garganey – Anas querquedula C
A single female was seen at Okhla on the 18th.
 
Common Teal – Anas crecca C
We saw 20 at Okhla on the 18th, 30 from the Chambal River boat trip on the 19th, 25 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 10 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 27th, 25 there on the 28th and 10 on the 29th, 4 north of Naliya on the 1st, 6 at Jaisalmer on the 4th and 4 at Kheechan on the 6th.
 
Red-crested Pochard – Rhodonessa rufina C
Single drakes were seen at Bund Baretha on the 21st and at Bharatpur on the 22nd.
 
Common Pochard – Aythya ferina C
We saw 25 at Okhla on the 18th, 3 at Bund Baretha on the 21st, 3 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 29th and 1 at Kheechan on the 6th.
 
Tufted Duck – Aythya fuligula C
A single drake was seen at Okhla on the 18th.
 
Wryneck – Jynx torquilla C
A single individual was seen at a roadside acacia grove between Khuri and Jaisalmer on the 5th.
 
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker – Dendrocopos mahrattensis C
We saw 2 at Chambal Safari Camp on the 19th, 1 near Bund Baretha on the 21st and 1 at Bharatpur on the 22nd.
 
Streak-throated Woodpecker – Picus xanthopygaeus C
A single male was seen within the sanctuary at Kumbhalgarh on the 25th.
 
Black-rumped Flameback – Dinopium benghalense C
We saw 2 at Chambal Safari Camp on the 20th, 1 at Bund Baretha on the 21st, 2 at Bharatpur on the 22nd and singles at Kumbhalgarh on both the 24th and 25th.

 Black-rumped Flameback at Bharatpur

Brown-headed Barbet – Megalaima zeylanica C
We saw singles in the gardens of the Taj Mahal and in a fruiting fig tree at Chambal Safari Camp on the 20th.
 
Coppersmith Barbet – Megalaima haemacephala indica C
We saw a single adult at Bharatpur on the 22nd.
 
Indian Grey Hornbill – Ocyceros birostris C
We saw 3 at Chambal Safari Camp on the 20th and 2 roadside between Jaisamund and Udaipur on the 26th.
 
Hoopoe – Upupa epops epops C
We saw 2 at Chambal Safari Camp on the 19th and 4 there on the 20th, 2 at Bund Baretha on the 21st, 4 around Jaipur on the 23rd, 2 between Jaipur and Kumbhalgarh on the 24th, 1 between Kumbhalgarh and Jaisamund on the 25th, 1 near Zainabad at the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th, 2 there on the 28th and 5 on the 29th, singles near Naliya on the 31st and 1st, 1 near Fulay on the 2nd and 1 at the Fossil Park at Jaisalmer on the 6th.

 
Hoopoe at Chambal
 
Indian Roller – Coracias benghalensis benghalensis C
We saw 1 between Dehli and Agra on the 18th, 2 between Agra and Chambal on the 19th, 2 near Chambal on the 20th, 3 on our visit to Bund Baretha on the 21st, 2 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 6 between Jaipur and Kumbalgarh on the 24th, 5 between Kumbalgarh and Jaisamund on the 25th, 2 near Zainabad at the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th, 1 there on the 28th, 3 between Zainabad and Bhuj and 2 between Bhuj and Tera on the 30th, 2 near the Soneri Hills on the 31st and 4 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd.
 
Common Kingfisher – Alcedo atthis atthis C
We saw singles from the Chambal River boat trip on the 19th and at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 28th and 29th.
 
White-throated Kingfisher – Halcyon smyrnensis smyrnensis C
We saw 1 at Okhla and 4 on the drive from Dehli to Agra on the 18th, 2 on the day we visited Bund Baretha on the 21st, 10 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 1 at Jaipur on the 23rd, 5 between Jaipur and Kumbalgarh on the 24th, 2 between Kumbalgarh and Jaisamund on the 25th, 1 between Jaisamund and Udaipur on the 26th, 2 at Zainabad on the 27th, 2 there on the 28th and 1 on the 29th, 11 between Zainabad and Bhuj on the 30th, 1 near Naliya on the 31st, 1 at the Lala Bustard Reserve on the 1st, 1 near Fulay on the 2nd, 6 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd, 1 at Jaisalmer on the 4th and 2 at Jaisalmer on the 6th.

 Smyrna Kingfisher at Bharatpur

Pied Kingfisher – Ceryle rudis leucomelanurus C
We saw 2 from the Chambal River boat trip on the 19th, 2 at Bund Baretha on the 21st, 1 near Zainabad at the Little Rann of Kutch on the 28th, 4 there on the 29th and 5 between Zainabad and Bhuj on the 30th.
 
Green Bee-eater – Merops orientalis C
We saw 1 at Ohkla on the 18th, 4 at Nahargarh Biological Park on the 23rd, 8 between Kumbalgarh and Jaisamund on the 25th, 40 between Jaisamund and Udaipur on the 26th, 25 near Zainabad at the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th, 30 there on the 28th and 15 there on the 29th, 44 between Zainabad and Bhuj and 14 between Bhuj and Tera on the 30th, 15 at sites around Naliya on the 31st, 6 there on the 1st, 5 in the Great Rann of Kutch on the 2nd, 20 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd, 4 in the Thar Desert on the 5th and 5 between Jaisalmer and Kheechan on the 6th.

 
Green Bee-eaters in the Little Rann of Kutch
 
Common Hawk Cuckoo – Hierococcyx varius varius C
An adult performed superbly near the small park at Bund Baretha on the 21st.
 
Asian Koel – Eudynamys scolopacea scolopacea C
A male was seen at Okhla on the 18th, a male was seen at Chambal Safari Camp on the 20th, a female was seen just west of Bhuj on the 30th, a pair were seen in Naliya town on the 31st and near Fulay on the 2nd.

 Male Asian Koel at Chambal

Sirkeer Malkoha – Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii C
Singles were seen on farmland near Zainabad at the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 28th and to the west of Zainabad on the 30th.

 Sirkeer Malkoha at the Little Rann of Kutch

Greater Coucal – Centropus sinensis parroti C
We saw a single from the Chambal River Trip on the 19th, 2 on the day we visited Bund Baretha on the 21st, 1 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 2 around Jaipur on the 23rd, 1 at Kumbalgarh on the 25th, 2 between Jaisamund and Udaipur on the 26th, 1 near Zainabad, Little Rann of Kutch on the 28th, 1 between Zainabad and Bhuj on the 30th and 1 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd.
 
Alexandrine Parakeet – Psittacula eupatria C
We saw 10 within the Kumalgarh Sanctuary on the 25th.
 
Rose-ringed Parakeet – Psittacula krameri C
We saw 50 between Dehli and Agra on the 18th, 50 at the Taj Mahal and 25 between Agra and Chambal on the 19th, 50 at Chambal Safari Camp and 10 at Fatehpur Sikri on the 20th, 60 on the day we visied Bund Baretha on the 21st, 60 at Bharatpur and 20 between Bharatpur and Jaipur on the 22nd, 50 around Jaipur on the 23rd, 40 between Jaipur and Kumalgarh on the 24th, 25 between Kumbalgarh and Jaisamund on the 25th, 20 between Jaisamund and Udaipur on the 26th, 5 near Zainabad at the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th and 5 there on the 28th and 29th, 5 between Zainabad and Bhuj on the 30th, 5 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd, 22 at Kheechan on the 6th and 3 between Kheechan and Jodhpur on the 7th.
 
Plum-headed Parakeet – Psittacula cyanocephala C
We saw 1 at Chambal Safari Camp on the 20th, 3 the day we visited Bund Baretha on the 21st, 1 at Kumbalgarh on the 24th and 10 at Jaisamund Wildlife Sanctuary on the 26th.
 
Little Swift – Apus affinis C
We saw 1 between Dehli and Agra on the 18th, 2 at the Taj Mahal on the 19th, 20 at Fatehpur Sikri on the 20th, 5 at Bharatpur on the 2nd and 2 near Kumbalgarh on the 24th.
 
Spotted Owlet – Athene brama indica C
We saw 2 in the large fig tree at the start of the Okhla Temple bund on the 18th, 2 sat together in their roost hole at Chambal Safari Camp on the 19th, 1 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 3 near Zainabad, Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th and 2 in the Soneri Hills on the 31st.

 Spotted Owlet at Chambal

Sykes’s Nightjar – Caprimulgus mahrattensis C
We saw 5 whilst spotlighting on a farm near Zainabad at the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th and 10 whilst spotlighting again there on the 29th.
 

 

  
 
 
 
Sykes's Nightjars at the Little Rann of Kutch
 
Indian Nightjar – Caprimulgus asiaticus asiaticus C
A single individual was seen whilst spotlighting on a farm near Zainabad at the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th.

 
 
 Indian Nightjar at Zainabad

Rock Pigeon – Columba livia intermedia C
Seen daily in large numbers with a daily maximum of 250 noted at Kheechan on the 6th.
 
Yellow-eyed Pigeon – Columba eversmanni C
The greatest surprise of the trip was finding 3 sat on an island at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 28th. We watched them for an hour in the afternoon as they sunbathed before they flew off strongly west.

 
 
 Yellow-eyed Stock Doves (first record for Gujarat)

Laughing Dove – Streptopelia senegalensis cambayensis C
We saw 1 at Okhla on the 18th, 2 between Agra and Chambal on the 19th, 5 at Bund Baretha on the 21st, 2 at Jaipur on the 23rd, 4 between Jaipur and Kumbalgarh on the 24th, 6 between Kumbalgarh and Jaisamund on the 25th, 4 between Jaisamund and Udaipur on the 26th, 20 near Zainabad on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th and 15 there on the 29th, 20 between Zainabad and Bhuj and 2 between Bhuj and Tera on the 30th, 5 near Naliya on the 31st, 2 there on the 1st, 5 in the Great Rann of Kutch on the 2nd, 50 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd, 10 at Jaisalmere on the 4th and 6 in the Thar Desert on the 5th.
 
Spotted Dove – Streptopelia chinensis suratensis C
We saw 2 at Kumbalgarh and 3 at Udaipur on the 25th and 4 between Jaisamund and Udaipur on the 26th.
 
Red Collared Dove – Streptopelia tranquebarica tranquebarica C
We saw 25 near Zainabad at the Little Rann of Kutch on the 28th and 5 there the following day.
 
Collared Dove – Streptopelia decaocto decaocto C
We saw 6 at the Taj Mahal on the 19th, 5 at Chambal Safari Camp on the 20th, 5 on the day we visited Bund Baretha on the 21st, 25 between Bharatpur and Jaipur on the 22nd, 5 at Jaipur on the 23rd, 190 between Jaipur and Kumbalgarh on the 24th, 6 between Kumbalgarh and Jaisamund on the 25th, 10 between Jaisamund and Udaipur on the 26th, 20 near Zainabad at the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th, 25 there on the 28th and 10 there on the 29th, 50 between Zainabad and Bhuj and 1 between Bhuj and Tera on the 30th, 10 around Naliya on the 31st, 6 there on the 1st, 2 in the Great Rann of Kutch on the 2nd, 250 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd, 2 at Jaisalmer on the 4th, 40 in the Thar Desert on the 5th, 20 near the Fossil Park at Jaisalmer on the 6th and 1,000 between Kheechan and Jodhpur on the 7th.
 
Yellow-footed Green Pigeon – Treron phoenicoptera C
We saw 2 at the Okhla Temple Bund on the 18th, 3 at Chambal Safari Camp on the 20th and 4 at Bharatpur on the 22nd.
 
Great Indian Bustard – Ardeotis nigriceps (Endemic) C
We saw 13 at the Sudaseri Bustard Enclosure at the Desert National Park in the Thar Desert on the 5th. Incredibly, whilst watching a party of 5 walking through the grasslands another party of 8 flew past us.
 
Macqueen’s (Houbara) Bustard – Chlamydotis (undulata) macqueeni C
We saw a party of 6 in the morning and another 2 in the evening in the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 27th and 2 in the Little Rann of Kutch on the 29th and 1 in the Sudaseri Bustard Enclosure at the Desert National Park in the Thar Desert on the 5th.

Two Macqueen's Bustards in the Little Rann of Kutch
 
Sarus Crane – Grus antigone antigone C
We saw a single juvenile at Bharatpur on the 22nd.
 
Demoiselle Crane – Grus virgo C
We saw 146 at a small tank just south of Jaisalmere in the late afternoon of the 3rd, an estimated 3,000 at pools on the southern outskirts of Kheechan on the 6th and an estimated 5,000 at the feeding station at Kheechan on the 7th. Spectacular.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Demoiselle Cranes at Kheechan

Common Crane – Grus grus C
We saw 12 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 27th, 25 there on the 28th and 15 on the 29th, 3 between Zainabad and Bhuj on the 30th, 30 near Naliya on the 31st and an impressive 1,250 whilst crossing the Little Rann of Kutch on the 3rd.

Common Cranes in the Little Rann of Kutch
 
White-breasted Waterhen – Amaurornis phoenicurus phoenicurus C
We saw 5 between Bharatpur and Bund Baretha on the 21st and 10 at Bharatpur on the 22nd.

Purple Swamphen – Porphyrio porphyrio poliocephalus C
We saw 20 at Okhla on the 18th and 2 at Bund Baretha on the 21st.

Moorhen – Gallinula chloropus chloropus C
We saw 5 at Bund Baretha on the 21st, 10 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 5 between Jaipur and Kumbalgarh on the 24th and 4 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 29th.

Coot – Fulica atra atra C
We saw 80 at Okhla on the 18th, 1 from the Chambal River Trip on the 19th, 75 at Bund Baretha on the 21st, 400 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 3 between Jaipur and Kumbalgarh on the 24th, 2 between Kumbalgarh and Jaisamund on the 25th, 2 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 27th with 20 seen there on both the 28th and 29th and 2 seen between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd.

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse – Pterocles exustus hindustan C
We saw 35 near Zainabad in the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th, 80 there on the 28th and 30 on the 29th, 15 between Zainabad and Bhuj on the 30th, 30 at the sites around Naliya on the 31st and 35 there on the 1st, 10 near Fulay on the 2nd, 2 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd, 50 at the Sudaseri Bustard Enclosure at the Desert National Park in the Thar Desert on the 5th and 40 between Jaisalmer and Phalodi on the 6th.

Two pairs of Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse in the Little Rann
 
Pair of Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse in the Little Rann
 
 
 
 Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse in the Little Rann
 
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse at Soneri

Painted Sandgrouse – Pterocles indicus C
We saw 8 near the Soneri Hills on the 31st and a pair near Fulay on the 2nd.

 
 Painted Sandgrouse at the Soneri Hills

Common Snipe – Gallinago gallinago gallinago C
We saw 1 at Okhla on the 18th, 1 from the Chambal River trip on the 19th, 2 at Bund Baretha on the 21st and 3 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 29th.
 
Black-tailed Godwit – Limosa limosa limosa C
We saw 250 at Okhla on the 18th, 2 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 28th and 1 there on the 29th and 5 whilst crossing the Little Rann of Kutch on the 30th.
 
Bar-tailed Godwit – Limosa lapponica taymyrensis C
We saw 250 at the Jakhau mudflats on the 1st.
 
Whimbrel – Numenius phaeopus phaeopus C
We saw 1 at the Jakhau mudflats on the 1st.
 
Eurasian Curlew – Numenius arquata orientalis C
We saw 4 near Zainabad at the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th, with 2 there on the 28th and 29th and 5 at the Jakhau mudflats on the 1st.
 
Spotted Redshank – Tringa erythropus C
We saw 2 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 28th and 2 there on the 29th.
 
Redshank – Tringa tetanus C
We saw singles at Bund Baretha on the 21st, at Bharatpur on the 22nd and near Jaipur on the 24th.
 
Marsh Sandpiper – Tringa stagnatilis C
We saw 2 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 28th and 1 at a pool in the Little Rann of Kutch on the 29th.
 
Greenshank – Tringa nebularia C
We saw 2 at Okhla on the 18th, 1 from the Chambal River trip on the 19th, 2 at Bund Baretha on the 21st, 1 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 1 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 27th and 2 there on the 29th and 3 at Jakhau on the 1st.
 
Green Sandpiper – Tringa ochropus C
We saw 2 at Okhla on the 18th, 1 at Bund Baretha on the 21st, 2 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 1 near Jaipur on the 24th, 1 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 29th and 2 seen between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd.
 
Wood Sandpiper – Tringa glareola C
We saw 2 at Okhla on the 18th and 1 at Bund Baretha on the 21st.
 
Terek Sandpiper – Xenus cinereus C
We saw 5 at the Jakhau mudflats on the 1st.
 
Common Sandpiper – Actitis hypoleucos C
We saw 1 at Okhla on the 18th, 1 at Bund Baretha on the 21st, 1 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 27th, 2 at Jakhau on the 1st and 1 at Kheechan on the 6th.
 
Turnstone – Arenaria interpres interpres C
We saw 2 at the Jakhau mudflats on the 1st.
 
Great Knot – Calidris tenuirostris C
Another surprise of the trip was finding a flock of 50 and then another 5 at the Jakhau mudflats on the 1st.
 
Little Stint – Calidris minuta C
We saw 2 at Okhla on the 18th, 5 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the27th, 10 there on the 28th and 15 on the 29th.
 
Temminck’s Stint – Calidris temminckii C
We saw singles at Okhla on the 18th, from the Chambal River trip on the 19th, at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 28th and 29th and north of Naliya on the 1st.
 
Dunlin – Calidris alpina C
We saw 2 at a pool in the Little Rann of Kutch on the 29th.
 
Curlew Sandpiper – Calidris ferruginea C
We saw 6 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 28th.
 
Ruff – Philomachus pugnax C
We saw 1 at Jal Mahal at Jaipur on the 23rd, 6 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 27th, with 75 there on the 28th and 500 arriving to roost there on the 29th, 200 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd and 100 at the Kheechan Demoiselle Crane feeding station on the 6th.
 
Bronze-winged Jacana – Metopidius indicus C
We saw 2 at Bund Baretha on the 21st.
 
Stone Curlew – Burhinus oedicnemus indicus C
We saw a pair just north of Jaisamund on the 26th and 1 whilst out spotlighting on farmland near Zainabad at the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th.
 
Great Thick-knee – Esacus recurvirostris C
We saw 3 from the Chambal River trip on the 19th.

Great Thick-knee and Indian Skimmers at the Chambal River
 
 
Great Thick-knees at the Chambal River
 
Oystercatcher – Haematopus ostralegus longipes C
We saw 30 at the Jakhau mudflats on the 1st.
 
Black-winged Stilt – Himantopus himantopus C
We saw 60 at Okhla on the 18th, 2 between Agra and Chambal on the 19th, 8 at Chambal Safari Camp on the 20th, 5 at Bund Baretha on the 21st, 10 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 50 at Jal Mahal, Jaipur on the 23rd, 5 between Kumbalgarh and Jaisamund on the 25th, 10 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 27th, 20 there on the 28th and 25 on the 29th, 30 at the Jakhau saltpans on the 1st, 6 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd, 8 at Kheechan on the 6th and 8 between Kheechan and Jodhpur on the 7th.
 
Avocet – Recurvirostra avosetta C
We saw 8 at Okhla on the 18th, 2 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 27th, 5 there on the 28th and 1 on the 29th and a flock of 150 at the Jakhau saltpans on the 1st.
 
Grey Plover – Pluvialis squatarola C
We saw 6 at the Jakhau mudflats on the 1st.
 
Little Ringed Plover – Charadrius dubius C
We saw 10 at a pool in the Little Rann of Kutch on the 29th.

Kentish Plover – Charadrius alexandrinus alexandrinus C
We saw 1 from the Chambal River trip on the 19th and 2 at Jakhau on the 1st.
 
Lesser Sand Plover – Charadrius mongolus C
We saw 10 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 27th, 5 there on the 28th and 2 at a pool in the Little Rann of Kutch on the 29th.
 
Greater Sand Plover – Charadrius leschenaultii C
We saw 1 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 27th.
 
Northern Lapwing – Vanellus vanellus C
We saw a single individual at the Okhla Temple bund on the 18th.
 
Yellow-wattled Lapwing – Vanellus malabaricus C
We saw 2 on farmland near Zainabad on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 28th, 4 near Naliya on the 31st and 6 along the road leading to Jakhau on the 1st.

 
 Yellow-wattled Lapwing at Jakhau

River Lapwing – Vanellus duvaucelii C
We saw 5 from the Chambal River boat trip on the 19th.
 
Red-wattled Lapwing – Vanellus indicus indicus C
We saw 6 at Okhla and 4 between Dehli and Agra on the 18th, 15 between Agra and Chambal on the 19th, 6 at the Chambal Safari Camp on the 20th, 5 on the trip to Bund Baretha on the 21st, 10 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 2 at Jal Mahal, Jaipur on the 23rd, 8 between Jaipur and Kumbalgarh and 2 at Kumbalgarh on the 24th, 2 between Kumbalgarh and Jaisamund on the 25th, 6 between Jaisamund and Udaipur on the 26th, 4 near Zainabad on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the27th, 28th and 29th, 35 between Zainabad and Bhuj on the 30th, 6 north of Naliya on the 1st, 10 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd, 2 between Jaisalmer and Phalodi on the 6th and 5 between Kheechan and Jodhpur on the 7th.
 
White-tailed Plover – Vanellus leucurus C
We saw 2 at Okhla on the 18th and 1 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 28th.
 
Cream-coloured Courser – Cursorius cursor bogulubovi C
We saw 25 south of the Sudaseri Bustard Enclosure at the Desert National Park in the Thar Desert on the 5th.
 
Flighty Cream-coloured Coursers in the Desert National Park
 
Indian Courser – Cursorius coromandelicus C
We saw 20 in the Naliya grasslands on the 31st and 6 there the following day.

 
 Indian Courser at the Naliya Grasslands

Indian Skimmer – Rynchops albicollis C
We saw 33 from the Chambal River trip on the 19th. Superb.

 
 
 
Indian Skimmers along the Chambal River
 
Heuglin’s Gull – Larus heuglini heuglini C
We saw 350 at Jakhau fishing village on the 1st.

 First-winter Heuglin's Gull at Jakhau
 

 
 
 
Heuglin's Gulls at Jakhau
 
Presumed Steppe Gull L.c. barabensis at Jakhau

Great Black-headed Gull – Larus ichthyaetus C
We saw 4 from the Chambal River trip on the 19th.

 First-winter Great Black-headed Gull along the Chambal River

Brown-headed Gull – Larus brunnicephalus C
We saw 20 at Okhla on the 18th, 2 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 28th and 2 at Jakhau on the 1st.
 
Black-headed Gull – Larus ridibundus C
We saw 400 at Okhla on the 18th, 1 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 2 at Jaisamund Lake on the 26th, 6 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 27th and 28th.
 
Slender-billed Gull – Larus genei C
We saw 2 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 27th, 4 there on the 28th and 20 on the 29th and 500 at the Jakhau saltpans on the 1st.
 
Gull-billed Tern – Gelochelidon nilotica nilotica C
We saw 10 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 15 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 27th, 30 there on the 28th and 29th, 1 between Zainabad and Bhuj on the 30th, 1 at the Naliya Grasslands on the 31st and 40 at the Jakhau saltpans on the 1st.
 
Caspian Tern – Sterna caspia C
We saw 2 at Jakhau on the 1st.
 
River Tern – Sterna aurantia C
We saw 12 from the Chambal River trip on the 19th, 1 at Bund Baretha on the 21st, 6 along a river in the Aravali Hills on the 25th, 6 between Jaisamund and Udaipur on the 26th, 20 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 27th, 40 there on the 28th and 10 on the 29th.

 
 
River Tern along the Chambal River
 
Lesser Crested Tern – Sterna bengalensis bengalensis C
A single individual was seen at the Jakhau mudflats on the 1st.
 
Black-bellied Tern – Sterna acuticauda C
A single individual was seen from the Chambal River trip on the 19th.
 
Whiskered Tern – Chlidonias hybridus C
We saw 2 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 27th, 25 there on the 28th and 50 on the 29th, 2 at the Little Rann of Kutch on the 30th and 5 there on the 3rd.
 
White-winged Black Tern – Chlidonias leucopterus C
We saw 5 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 28th and 15 there on the 29th.
 
Osprey – Pandion haliaetus haliaetus C
We saw 1 from the Chambal River trip on the 19th and 3 at Jakhau on the 1st.

 
Osprey at the Chambal River
 
Oriental Honey-Buzzard – Pernis ptilorhyncus ruficollis C
We saw 1 at the Chambal Safari Camp on the 19th and 4 there on the 20th.
 
Black-shouldered Kite – Elanus caeruleus vociferus C
We saw 1 between Dehli and Agra on the 18th, 1 at Chambal Safari Camp on the 19th, 2 at the Jaipur Grass Nursery on the 23rd, 3 between Jaipur and Kumbalgarh and 2 at Kumbalgarh on the 24th, 1 near Zainabad at the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th, 2 there on the 28th and 3 on the 29th, 7 between Zainabad and Bhuj and 1 between Bhuj and Tera on the 30th, 2 near Naliya on the 31st, 1 there on the 1st, 18 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd and 10 at Dehli Airport on the 7th.

 
 
Black-shouldered Kite at Jaipur Grass Nursery
 
Black Kite – Milvus migrans govinda C
We saw 53 at Noida/Okhla and 10 between Dehli and Agra on the 18th, 10 at the Taj Mahal on the 19th, 1 at Chambal Safari Camp and 9 at Fatehpur Sikri on the 20th, 25 around Jaipur on the 23rd, 8 at Udaipur on the 25th, 6 there on the 26th, 1 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd, 1 at Jaisalmer on the 4th and 9 at Dehli Airport on the 7th.
 
Egyptian Vulture – Neophron percnopterus ginginianus C
We saw 5 at Chambal Safari Camp on the 19th and 1 there on the 20th, 4 between Kumbalgarh and Jaisamund on the 25th, 2 at Jaisamund Lake and 5 at Jaisamund Wildlife Sanctuary on the 26th, 10 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd, 5 in the Thar Desert on the 5th and 2 between Jaisalmer and Phalodi on the 6th.
 
Egyptian Vulture in the Desert National Park
 
White-rumped Vulture – Gyps bengalensis C
We saw 20 sat by the roadside whilst crossing the Little Rann of Kutch on the 30th and 2 at the Soneri Hills on the 31st.
 
White-rumped Vultures in the Little Rann of Kutch

 Adult White-rumped Vulture in the Little Rann of Kutch
 
Immature White-rumped Vulture in the Little Rann of Kutch
 
Indian (Long-billed) Vulture – Gyps indicus C
We saw 15 including a juvenile sat in a nest at their breeding cliffs near Bund Baretha on the 21st, 2 at Kumbalgarh on the 24th and 3 just north of Jaisamund on the 26th.
 
 

Indian Long-billed Vultures near Bund Baretha
 
Eurasian Griffon – Gyps fulvus fulvescens C
We saw 1 sat by the roadside whilst crossing the Little Rann of Kutch on the 30th, 30 in the Thar Desert on the 5th and 2 between Jaisalmer and Phalodi on the 6th.

 Eurasian Griifon in the Little Rann of Kutch

Black Vulture – Aegypius monachus C
We saw 6 in the Thar Desert on the 5th.

Black, Griffon & White-rumped Vulture in the Desert National Park
 
 
Black & Griffon Vultures in the Desert National Park
 
Red-headed Vulture – Sarcogyps calvus C
We saw 1 between Jaisamund and Udaipur on the 26th and 2 in the Thar Desert on the 5th.

 
Red-headed Vulture in the Desert National Park
 
Short-toed Eagle – Circaetus gallicus C
We saw singles at the Naliya Done Grasslands on the 31st and in the Thar Desert on the 5th.
 
Crested Serpent Eagle – Spilornis cheela cheela C
A single adult was seen at Bharatpur on the 22nd.
 
Marsh Harrier – Circus aeruginosus aeruginosus C
We saw 3 at Okhla on the 18th, 3 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 2 near Zainabad at the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th, 3 there on the 28th and 2 on the 29th, 2 north of Naliya on the 1st and 2 whilst crossing the Little Rann of Kutch on the 3rd.
 
Pallid Harrier – Circus macrourus C
Single males were seen near Zainabad in the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th, at the Lala Bustard Reserve on the 31st and between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd.
 
Montagu’s Harrier – Circus pygargus C
We saw 3 near Zainabad in the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th, 2 at the Naliya Done Grasslands on the 31st and 1 at Fulay on the 2nd.

 
 Female Montagu's Harrier at the Naliya Done Grasslands

Shikra – Accipiter badius dussumieri C
We saw 1 at Chambal Safari Camp on the 20th, 1 the day we visited Bund Baretha on the 21st, 1 at Jaipur on the 23rd, 1 near Zainabad in the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th, 2 there on the 28th and 2 on the 29th, 1 near Fulay on the 2nd and 1 at Jaisalmer on the 4th.
 
Long-legged Buzzard – Buteo rufinus rufinus C
We saw 1 on farmland on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 28th, 3 at the Soneri Hills on the 31st, 3 north of Naliya on the 1st, 4 in the Great Rann of Kutch on the 2nd, 1 between Bhuj and Fulay on the 3rd, 1 at Jaisalmer on the 4th, 3 in the Thar Desert on the 5th, 6 between Jaisalmer and Phalodi on the 6th and 1 between Kheechan and Jodhpur on the 7th.
 
Long-legged Buzzard in the Desert National Park
 
Spotted Eagle – Aquila clanga C
We saw 5 at Bharatpur on the 22nd and 1 in the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 27th.
 
Immature Spotted Eagle at Bharatpur

Tawny Eagle – Aquila rapax vindhiana C
We saw singles sat on a nest in the Great Rann of Kutch on the 2nd and between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd.
 
Steppe Eagle – Aquila nipalensis nipalensis C
We saw 1 at Nagarhagh Biological Park on the 23rd, 1 north of Jaisamund on the 26th, 1 in the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 28th and 1 there on the 29th, 1 at the Naliya Done Grasslands on the 31st, 15 in the Great Rann of Kutch on the 2nd, 5 in the Thar Desert on the 5th and 1 near the Fossil Park at Jaisalmer on the 6th.

 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 Steppe Eagles near Fulay

Eastern Imperial Eagle – Aquila heliaca C
A superb adult was seen perched at Bharatpur on the 22nd.
 
Bonelli’s Eagle – Hieraaetus fasciatus fasciatus C
Two were seen in the vicinity of a nest from the Chambal River trip on the 19th.

 
 
Bonelli's Eagle along the Chambal River

Booted Eagle – Hieraaetus pennatus C
We saw 1 pale morph adult at the Chambal Safari Camp on the 22nd.
 
Crested (Changeable) Hawk Eagle – Spizaetus cirrhatus cirrhatus C
A single adult was seen within the sanctuary at Kumbalgarh on the 25th.

 
 
Crested Hawk-Eagle at Kumbalgarh
 
Kestrel – Falco tinnunculus C
We saw 1 the day we visited Bund Baretha on the 21st, 1 at Jaipur on the 23rd, 2 between Jaipur and Kubalgarh on the 24th, 1 between Kumbalgarh and Jaisamund on the 25th, 1 near Zainabad on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th, 3 there on the 28th and 2 on the 29th, 2 at the Soneri Hills on the 31st, 4 around Naliya on the 1st, 1 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd, 2 in the Thar Desert on the 5th, 1 near Jaisalmer on the 6th and 1 between Kheechan and Jodhpur on the 7th.
 
Red-necked Falcon – Falco chicquera chicquera C
A superb adult was seen both in flight and perched atop a large tree at the Chambal Safari Camp on the 20th.
 
Laggar Falcon – Falco jugger C
Pairs were seen between the Rajasthan border and Jaisalmer on the 3rd, at the Sudaseri Bustard Enclosure at the Desert National Park in the Thar Desert and c.5km south of there on the 5th.
 
 
Laggar Falcon in the Desert National Park
 
Peregrine – Falco peregrinus C
Singles were seen around the Radisson Hotel at Noida on the 18th, perched on the Taj Mahal on the 19th, at Bharatpur on the 22nd and between Kumbalgarh and Jaisamund on the 25th.
 
Little Grebe – Tachybaptus ruficollis capensis C
We saw 16 at Okhla on the 18th, 2 at Bund Baretha on the 21st, 6 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 1 near Jaipur on the 24th, 2 between Kumbalgarh and Jaisamund on the 25th, 3 between Jaisamund and Udaipur on the 26th, 2 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 27th, 3 there on the 28th and 5 on the 29th, 3 near Naliya on the 1st and 6 at Kheechan on the 6th. The Ripley Guide states subspecific treatment of regional populations needs revision stating both capensis and poggei may occur in the region.
 
Great Crested Grebe – Podiceps cristatus cristatus C
We saw 2 at Bund Baretha on the 21st and 1 on a village tank near Zainabad at the Little Rann of Kutch on the 29th.
 
Oriental Darter – Anhinga melanogaster C
We saw 1 from the Chambal River trip on the 19th, 10 at Bharatpur on the 22nd and 5 north of Naliya on the 1st.
 
Little Cormorant – Phalacrocorax niger C
We saw 20 at Okhla on the 18th, 5 at Bund Baretha on the 21st, 10 at Bharatpur on the 22nd and 2 near Zainabad at the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th.
 
Indian Cormorant – Phalacrocorax fuscicollis C
We saw 10 at Bharatpur on the 22nd.

 Little Cormorant and Indian Cormorants

Great Cormorant – Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis C
We saw 20 at Okhla on the 18th, 10 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 5 between Kumbalgarh and Jaisamund on the 25th and 6 at Gadisar Tank, Jaisalmer on the 6th.
 
Little Egret – Egretta garzetta garzetta C
We saw 5 at Okhla on the 18th, 1 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 10 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 27th, 20 there on the 28th and 10 on the 29th, 6 between Zainabad and Bhuj on the 30th and 2 near Naliya on the 1st.
 
Western Reef Egret – Egretta gularis schistacea C
We saw 2 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 28th, 1 there on the 29th, 10 between Zainabad and Bhuj on the 30th and 6 at Jakhau on the 1st.

 Western Reef Egret at Jakhau

Grey Heron – Ardea cinerea rectirostris C
We saw 5 at Okhla on the 18th, 1 at the Taj Mahal and 2 from the Chambal River trip on the 19th, 6 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 2 at Jal Mahal, Jaipur on the 23rd, 2 at Jaisamund Lake on the 26th, 3 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 27th, 5 there on the 28th and 29th, 2 between Zainabad and Bhuj on the 30th and 2 at Jakhau on the 1st. The Ripley Guide notes that rectirostris is not always recognised.
 
Purple Heron – Ardea purpurea manilensis C
We saw 2 at Okhla on the 18th and 4 at Bharatpur on the 22nd.
 
Great Egret – Egretta alba modesta C
We saw 2 at Okhla on the 18th, 2 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 20 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 27th, 25 there on the 28th and 20 there on the 29th, 10 between Zainabad and Bhuj on the 30th, 6 at Jakhau on the 1st and 1 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd.
 
Intermediate Egret – Mesophoyx intermedia intermedia C
We saw 1 at Bund Baretha on the 21st.
 
Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis coromandus C
We saw 50 between Dehli and Agra on the 18th, 5 at the Taj Mahal and 15 between Agra and Chambal on the 19th, 10 near Chambal Safari Camp on the 20th, 5 on the day we visited Bund Baretha on the 21st, 30 between Bharatpur and Jaipur on the 22nd, 1 at Nagarharh Biological Park on the 23rd, 4 between Kumbalgarh and Jaisamund on the 25th, 6 between Jaisamund and Udaipur on the 26th, 2 near Zainabad on the 29th, 10 between Zainabad and Bhuj and 2 between Bhuj and Tera on the 30th, 2 at the Naliya Done Grasslands on the 2nd, 10 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd, 1 at Kheechan on the 6th and 3 near Jodhpur on the 7th. The Ripley Guide states that consistent differences between ibis and coromandus in breeding plumage, proportions and vocalisations indicate they are better treated as two species.
 
Indian Pond Heron – Ardeola grayii C
We saw 10 at Okhla on the 18th, 1 at the Taj Mahal on the 19th, 2 the day we visited Bund Baretha on the 21st, 10 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 2 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 27th, 28th and 29th, 1 near Naliya on the 31st and 5 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd.
 
Night Heron – Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax C
We saw 25 roosting at Bharatpur on the 22nd.
 
Greater Flamingo – Phoenicopterus (ruber) roseus C
We saw 35 at Ohkla on the 18th, 1 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 28th and 29th, 2 between Zainabad and Bhuj on the 30th and 60 at the Jakhau saltpans on the 1st.
 
Glossy Ibis – Plegadis falcinellus C
We saw 10 at Okhla on the 18th, 1 the day we visited Bund Baretha on the 21st, 1 at Bharatpur on the 22nd and 3 north of Naliya on the 1st.
 
Black-headed Ibis – Threskiornis melanocephalus C
We saw 2 at Okhla on the 18th and 6 at Bharatpur on the 22nd.

 Black-headed Ibis at Bharatpur

Black Ibis – Pseudibis papillosa C
We saw 10 from the Chambal River trip on the 19th, 1 at the Chambal Safari Camp on the 20th, 12 at a tank near Naliya on the 31st and 5 north of Naliya on the 1st.

 
 
 
 Black Ibis along the Chambal River

Eurasian Spoonbill – Platalea leucorodia major C
We saw 15 at Okhla on the 18th, 50 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 50 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 27th, 50 there on the 28th and 70 there on the 29th, 2 at Jakhau on the 1st, 10 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd and 1 at Gadisar Tank on the 6th.
 
White Pelican – Pelecanus onocotalus C
We saw 2 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 80 in the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 28th, 600 flew into roost at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 29th, 20 between Zainabad and Bhuj on the 30th and 10 at Jakhau on the 1st.

 White Pelicans in the Little Rann of Kutch

Dalmatian Pelican - Pelecanus crispus C
We saw at least 4 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 29th.

Dalmatian Pelican over the Little Rann of Kutch
 
Immature Dalmatian Pelican in the Little Rann of Kutch
 
Dalmatian and White Pelicans and Spoonbills in the Little Rann
  

Painted Stork – Mycteria leucocephala C
We saw 1 at Okhla on the 18th, 4 at Fatehpur Sikri on the 20th, 500 at their breeding colony at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 2 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 27th, 2 there on the 28th and 5 on the 29th, 2 near Naliya on the 1st and 3 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd.

 Asian Openbill and Painted Stork at Bharatpur

Asian Openbill – Anastomus oscitans C
We saw 5 at Okhla on the 18th, 1 at Bund Baretha on the 21st, 2 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 2 near Jaisamund Wildlife Sanctuary on the 26th and 2 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 28th.
 
Woolly-necked Stork – Ciconia episcopus episcopus C
We saw 1 at Bharatpur on the 22nd and 1 at Jaisamund Lake and 4 near Jaisamund Wildlife Sanctuary on the 26th.

Black-necked Stork – Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus asiaticus C
We saw a single adult at Bharatpur on the 22nd.
 
Isabelline Shrike – Lanius isabellinus arenarius C
We saw 1 at Chambal Safari Camp on the 20th, 1 at Bund Baretha on the 21st, 6 on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th, 2 on the 28th and 5 on the 29th, 1 near Naliya on the 1st and 1 near Jaisalmer Fossil Park on the 6th.
 
 
 Isabelline Shrike at Bund Baretha

Bay-backed Shrike – Lanius vittatus C
We saw 3 at Chambal Safari Lodge on the 20th, 1 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 2 at Jaipur on the 23rd, 2 near Zainabad on the 27th, 28th and 29th, 6 between Zainabad and Bhuj on the 30th, 3 at the Soneri Hills on the 31st and 2 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd.
 
Long-tailed Shrike – Lanius schach (erythronotus group) C
We saw 2 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 5 between Jaipur and Kumbalgarh on the 24th, 2 near Zainabad on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th, and 1 between Zainabad and Bhuj on the 30th.

 Long-tailed Shrike at Little Rann of Kutch

Southern Grey Shrike – Lanius meridionalis pallidirostris / lahtora C
A single first-winter L.m. pallidirostris was seen in scrub alongside the Chambal River on the 19th. We saw 15 of the form L.m. lahtora between Jaipur and Kumbalgarh on the 24th, 1 between Kumbalgarh and Jaisamund on the 25th, 2 near Zainabad on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th, 3 there on the 28th and 2 on the 29th, 8 between Zainabad and Bhuj on the 30th, 2 near Naliya on the 31st, 3 at the Naliya Done Grasslands on the 1st, 1 near Fulay on the 2nd, 10 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd, 1 at Jaisalmer on the 4th, 8 at the Desert National Park and surrounding area on the 5th, 5 between Jaisalmer and Phalodi on the 6th and 4 between Kheechan and Jodhpur on the 7th.
 
 
 Southern Grey Shrike L.m. lahtora in the Little Rann of Kutch

presumed adult Steppe Grey Shrike L.m. pallidirostris in the Desert National Park

Rufous Treepie – Dendrocitta vagabunda C
We saw 1 at Chambal Safari Lodge on the 19th, 3 there on the 20th, 1 the day we visited Bund Baretha on the 21st, 2 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 4 at Jaipur Grass Nursery on the 23rd, 1 near Kumbalgarh on the 24th, 3 within Kumbalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary on the 25th and 2 at Jaisamund Wildlife Sanctuary on the 26th.
 
House Crow – Corvus splendens splendens C
Seen daily in good numbers. Daily maximums of 200 were estimated between Noida and Agra on the 18th and between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd although a concentration of 150 were seen feeding on a dead Cow at Fulay on the 2nd – unfortunately not a Vulture to be seen there. 
 
Large-billed Crow – Corvus macrorhynchos culminatus C
We saw 5 at Chambal Safari Lodge on the 19th and 20th, 2 the day we visited Bund Baretha on the 21st, 5 between Bharatpur and Jaipur on the 22nd and 15 between Kumbalgarh and Jaisamund on the 25th.
 
Raven – Corvus corax subcorax C
A single individual was seen 5km south of the Sudarsi Bustard Enclosure at the Desert National Park on the 5th.
 
Golden Oriole – Oriolus oriolus kundoo C
A smart male was seen at Bharatpur on the 22nd. The Ripley Guide treats kundoo as a full species.

 Indian Golden Oriole at Bharatpur

Small Minivet – Pericrocotus cinnamomeus pallidus C
We saw 8 at Jaipur Grass Nursery on the 23rd, 1 within Kumbalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary on the 25th, 1 at the Soneri Hills on the 31st and 1 near Fulay on the 2nd.

 
 Small Minivet at Jaipur Grass Nursery

White-bellied Minivet – Pericrocotus erythropygius erythropygius C
A single female was seen at Nagarharh Biological Park at Jaipur on the 23rd. Although twice located during the afternoon unfortunately on neither occasion was it accompanied by a male.

 
 
White-bellied Minivet at Nagarharh Biological Park
 
Spot-breasted Fantail – Rhipidura albogularis C
A single individual was seen near the well marked on the map of Kumbalgarh on the 24th.
 
White-browed Fantail – Rhipidura aureola aureola C
We saw 4 at sites around Jaipur on the 23rd, 3 at Kumbalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary on the 25th, 2 near Jaisamund on the 26th and 1 at Jaisalmer on the 4th.
 
Black Drongo – Dicrurus macrocercus C
We saw 20 between Dehli and Agra on the 18th, 10 between Agra and Chambal on the 19th, 5 between Chambal and Bharatpur on the 20th, 5 the day we visied Bund Baretha on the 21st, 5 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 2 around Jaipur on the 23rd, 15 between Jaipur and Kumbalgarh on the 24th, 10 between Kumbalgarh and Jaisamund on the 25th, 10 near Jaisamund on the 26th, 6 near Zainabad on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th, 3 there on the 28th and 2 on the 29th, 10 between Zainabad and Bhuj on the 30th, 10 at the Soneri Hills on the 31st, 12 at the Lala Bustard Reserve on the 1st, 8 in the Great Rann of Kutch on the 2nd, 20 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd, 1 at Jaisalmer Fossil Park on the 6th and 2 near Kheechan on the 7th.

 Immature Black Drongo in the Little Rann of Kutch

White-bellied Drongo – Dicrurus caerulescens C
We saw 2 at Hotel Aodhi at Kumbalgarh on the 25th.

Common Iora – Aegithina tiphia C
We saw 2 within the Kumbalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary on the 25th and 4 at the Jaisamund Wildlife Sanctuary on the 26th.

Marshall’s Iora – Aegithina nigrolutea C
We saw 2 at the Jaipur Grass Nursery on the 23rd and 1 at a dry wadi just south of Fulay on the 2nd.

 Marshall's Iora at Jaipur Grass Nursery

Common Woodshrike – Tephrodornis pondicerianus C
We saw 1 the day we visited Bund Baretha on the 21st, 4 at the Jaipur Grass Nursery on the 23rd, 2 within the Kumbalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary on the 25th, 2 near Jaisamund on the 26th, 2 west of Bhuj on the 30th and 2 in the Soneri Hills on the 31st.
 
Blue Rock Thrush – Monticola solitarius C
We saw singles at the base of the cliffs at the Indian (Long-billed) Vulture colony near Bund Baretha on the 21st, between Zainabad and Bhuj on the 30th and near Fulay on the 2nd. 
 
Red-breasted Flycatcher – Ficedula parva C
A male was seen at Okhla Temple Bund on the 18th, a male was seen at the Chambal Safari Lodge on the 19th and 4 were seen there on the 20th, 2 were seen at the park at Bund Baretha on the 21st, 5 were seen at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 1 was seen at the Jaipur Grass Nursery on the 23rd, 3 were seen in Kumbalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary on the 25th and 1 at Camp Zainabad on the 28th. I checked as many as possible but never identified any Taiga Flycatchers Ficedula albicilla.

 
 Male Red-breasted Flycatchers at Chambal

Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher – Cyornis tickelliae tickelliae C
Single males were seen within the Kumbalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary on the 25th and roadside between Jaisamund and Udaipur on the 26th.
 
Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher – Culicicapa ceylonensis calochrysea C
Singles were seen at the park at Bund Baretha on the 21st and at Jaipur Grass Nursery on the 23rd.
 
Bluethroat – Luscinia svecica C
We saw 5 at Okhla on the 18th, 2 at Bund Baretha on the 21st and 5 at Bharatpur on the 22nd.
 
Magpie Robin – Copsychus saularis saularis C
We saw 1 at Okhla on the 18th, 5 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 2 at Jaipur on the 23rd and 1 at Kumbalgarh on the 24th.
 
Indian Robin – Saxicoloides fulicata cambaiensis C
We saw 1 at the Chambal River on the 19th, 10 the day we visited Bund Baretha on the 21st, 1 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 5 at Nagarharh Biological Park on the 23rd, 10 at Kumbalgarh on the 24th, 2 there on the 25th, 12 at Jaisamund Wildlife Sanctuary on the 26th, 2 near Zainabad on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th and 28th, 4 between Zainabad and Bhuj and 1 between Bhuj and Tera on the 30th, 15 in the Soneri Hills on the 31st, 5 at the Lala Bustard Reserve on the 1st, 3 in the Great Rann of Kutch on the 2nd, 2 between Bhuj and Jaisamer on the 3rd and 3 near the Desert National Park on the 5th.
 
Female Indian Robin at Fulay

 
 
Male Indian Robins in the Desert National Park
 
Black Redstart – Phoenicurus ochruros C
We saw 1 at Chambal Safari Lodge on the 20th, 3 the day we visited Bund Baretha on the 21st, 1 at Nagarharh Biological Park on the 23rd, 1 between Jaipur and Kumbalgarh on the 24th, 1 within the Kumbalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary on the 25th, 2 at Jaisamund Wildlife Sanctuary on the 26th, 2 at Camp Zainabad on the 27th, 1 there on the 28th and 29th, 2 in the Soneri Hills on the 31st, 1 north of Naliya on the 1st, 2 near Fulay on the 2nd, 2 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd, 1 at Jaisalmer on the 4th, 5 in the Desert National Park area on the 5th and 1 near Jaisalmer on the 6th.
 
Stoliczka’s Bushchat – Saxicola macrorhyncha C
We saw a non-breeding plumaged male around the base of the Observation Tower at the Lala Bustard Sanctuary on the 31st. Several times it performed its bizarre terrestrial ‘puff and roll’ display!
 
 
 
 
 
Male Stoliczka’s Bushchat at the Lala Bustard Sanctuary
 
Siberian (Common) Stonechat – Saxicola torquata indica / maura C
We saw 1 between Agra and Chambal on the 19th, 1 the day we visited Bund Baretha on the 21st, 2 between Jaipur and Kumbalgarh and 1 at Kumbalgarh on the 24th, 2 near Zainabad on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th, 8 there on the 28th and 1 on the 29th, 2 between Zainabad and Bhuj on the 30th, 2 at the Soneri Hills on the 31st and 2 at the Lala Bustard Sanctuary on the 1st.
 
White-tailed Stonechat – Saxicola leucura C
A pair were seen at the Okhla Temple Bund on the 18th.

 Female White-tailed Stonechat at Okhla
 
 
 
 
Male White-tailed Stonechat at Okhla
 
Pied Bushchat – Saxicola caprata bicolor C
We saw singles at Okhla on the 18th, Chambal River on the 19th, Chambal Safari Lodge on the 20th, 10 the day we visited Bund Baretha on the 21st, 5 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 2 at Kumbalgarh on the 24th, 1 there on the 25th, and 2 near Zainabad on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 29th.
 
Variable Wheatear – Oenanthe picata capistrata / picata C
We saw 2 picata near Kumbalgarh on the 24th, 6 near Zainabad on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th, 3 there on the 28th and 2 on the 29th, 8 in the Soneri Hills on the 31st, 6 at the Lala Bustard Sanctuary on the 1st, 3 near Fulay on the 2nd, 2 at Jaisalmer Fossil Park on the 4th, 15 in the Desert National Park area on the 5th, 8 between Jaisalmer and Phalodi on the 6th and 2 capistrata between Kheechan and Jodhpur on the 7th.

Female Variable Wheatear O.p. picata in the Little Rann of Kutch
 
Female Variable Wheatear O.p. capistrata at Fulay
 
Male Variable Wheatear O.p. picata at Jaisalme
 
Rufous-tailed Wheatear – Oenanthe xanthoprymna chrysopygia C
We saw 1 around 5km south of the Sudarsi Bustard Enclosure at the Desert National Park and 1 near Khuri both on the 5th. The Ripley Guide notes that chrysopygia has long beern considered conspecific with xanthoprymna on the basis of a few apparent hybrids that have now been reidentified as first-winter xanthoprymna hence they suggest chrysopygia is better treated as a full species.
 
 
 
Rufous-tailed Wheatears in the Desert National Park
 
Desert Wheatear – Oenanthe deserti deserti C
We saw 1 at the Chambal River on the 19th, 10 in the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th, 6 there on the 28th and 15 on the 29th, 10 in the Soneri Hills on the 31st, 8 at the Lala Bustard Sanctuary on the 1st, 12 in the Great Rann of Kutch on the 2nd, 1 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd and 15 in the Desert National Park area on the 5th.

Female Desert Wheatear at Naliya Done

Male Desert Wheatear in the Desert National Park

Isabelline Wheatear – Oenanthe isabellina C
We saw 2 in the Little Rann of Kutch on the 28th, 2 at the Naliya Done Grasslands on the 31st and 1st and 2 in the Sudarsi Bustard Enclosure in the Desert National Park on the 5th.

Isabelline Wheatear in the Desert National Park
 
Brown Rock-Chat – Cercomela fusca C
We saw 5 at Fatehpur Sikri on the 20th, 8 the day we visited Bund Baretha on the 21st, 2 at Nagarharh Biological Park on the 23rd, 2 at Kumbalgarh on the 24th, 2 there on the 25th, 2 within Jaisamund Wuildlife Sanctuary on the 26th and 4 around Phalodi town on the 6th.

 Brown Rock Chat at Fatehpur Sikri

Brahminy Starling – Sturnus pagodarum C
We saw 1 at the Chambal River on the 19th, 5 at the Chambal Safari Lodge on the 20th, 5 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 15 between Jaipur and Kumbalgarh on the 24th, 2 near Zainabad on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th, 28th and 29th, 6 between Zainabad and Bhuj on the 30th, 1 at Lala Bustard Sanctuary on the 1st, 8 near Fulay on the 2nd and 6 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd.

 Brahminy Starling at Chambal

Rosy Starling – Sturnus roseus C
We saw 30 near Zainabad on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th, 50 there on the 28th and 35 on the 29th, 150 between Zainabad and Bhuj on the 30th, 100 near Naliya on the 1st, 100 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd and 5 between Kheechan and Jodhpur on the 7th.

Starling – Sturnus vulgaris C
We saw 1 in the Little Rann of Kutch on the 29th.
 
Asian Pied Starling – Sturnus contra contra C
We saw 15 between Dehli and Agra on the 18th, 5 at Chambal Safari Lodge on the 19th and 20th, 10 the day we visited Bund Baretha on the 21st, 5 at Bharatpur on the 22nd and 10 between Jaipur and Kumbalgarh on the 24th.
 
Common Myna – Acridotheres tristis tristis C
We saw 2 between Dehli and Agra on the 18th, 8 at Chambal Safari Lodge on the 20th, 10 the day we visited Bund Baretha on the 21st, 25 between Bharatpur and Jaipur on the 22nd, 5 at Jaipur on the 23rd, 15 between Jaipur and Kumbalgarh on the 24th, 5 between Kumbalgarh and Jaisamund on the 25th, 2 near Zainabad on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 29th, 10 between Zainabad and Bhuj on the 30th, 4 near Naliya on the 31st, 6 there on the 1st and 6 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd.
 
Bank Myna – Acridotheres ginginianus C
We saw 25 between Dehli and Agra on the 18th, 10 between Agra and Chambal on the 19th, 35 between Chambal and Bharatpur on the 20th, 20 the day we visited Bund Baretha on the 21st, 40 between Jaipur and Kumbalgarh on the 24th, 2 near Zainabad on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 28th and 1 on the 29th, 15 between Zainabad and Bhuj on the 30th, 3 near Naliya on the 31st, 2 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd and 1 near Jaisalmer on the 6th.
 
Spotted Creeper – Salpornis spilonotus C
A superb individual was seen with a mixed species flock at Jaipur Grass Nursery on the 23rd. It originally accompanied a flock consisting of Common Woodshrikes, Small Minivets and Marshall’s Ioras.


 
 
 
 
 Spotted Creeper in the Jaipur Grass Nursery

Great Tit – Parus major C
We saw 2 at Jaipur Grass Nursery and 4 at Nagarharh Biological Park on the 23rd, 5 within the Kumbalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary on the 25th and 12 at Jaisamund Wildlife Sanctuary on the 26th.

 
Eastern Great Tit at Nahargarh Biological Park, Jaipur
 
White-naped Tit – Parus nuchalis C
We saw a group of 3 along a dry watercourse c.25km west of Bhuj on the 30th, 1 along a dry watercourse at the Soneri Hills on the 31st and 1 at another dry wadi just south of Fulay on the 2nd.

 
 
 
White-naped Tit at Fulay
 
Black-lored Tit – Parus xanthogenys aplonotus C
We saw 5 in a small patch of roadside forest between Jaisamund and Udaipur on the 26th. The Ripley Guide suggests elevating aplonotus to full species status.
 
Sand Martin – Riparia riparia C
We saw 5 in the Little Rann of Kutch on the 28th and 2 there the following day.
 
Plain Martin – Riparia paludicola chinensis C
We saw 15 at Okhla on the 18th, 20 at the Chambal River on the 19th, 2 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 2 between Jaipur and Kumbalgarh on the 24th and 20 at Kheechan on the 6th.

 
Plain Martin at Kumbalgarh

 
Dusky Crag Martin – Hirundo concolor concolor C
We saw 2 at Bund Baretha on the 21st, 1 at Jaipur Grass Nursery on the 23rd, 1 between Jaipur and Kumbalgarh on the 24th, 2 near Kumbalgarh on the 25th and 5 just south of Fulay on the 2nd.
 
Swallow – Hirundo rustica C
We saw 40 at Okhla on the 18th, 35 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 3 near Zainabad on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th, 3 there on the 28th and 10 on the 29th, 30 between Zainabad and Bhuj on the 30th, 25 at sites around Naliya on the 1st and 25 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd.
 
Wire-tailed Swallow – Hirundo smithii filifera C
We saw 2 at Bharatpur on the 22nd and 1 seen between Jaipur and Kumbalgarh on the 24th.
 
Red-rumped Swallow – Hirundo daurica C
We saw 10 between Jaipur and Kumbalgarh on the 24th, 2 near Zainabad on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 29th, 6 between Zainabad and Bhuj on the 30th and 4 in the Soneri Hills on the 31st.
 
Streak-throated Swallow – Hirundo fluvicola C
We saw 10 feeding over the jheels at Bharatpur on the 22nd.
 
White-eared Bulbul – Pycnonotus leucotis C
We saw 15 at the Chambal River on the 19th, 20 near Zainabad on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th, 10 there on the 28th and 15 on the 29th, 6 near Naliya on the 1st, 8 near Fulay on the 2nd, 5 at Jaisalmer on the 4th, 2 near the Desert National Park on the 5th, 4 between Jaisalmer and Phalodi on the 6th and 1 near Kheechan on the 7th.
 
Red-vented Bulbul – Pycnonotus cafer humayuni C
We saw 6 the day we visited Bund Baretha on the 21st, 5 between Bharatpur and Jaipur on the 22nd, 5 at Jaipur Grass Nursery on the 23rd, 2 between Jaipur and Kumbalgarh on the 24th, 25 in Jaisamund Wildlife Sanctuary on the 26th, 10 in the Soneri Hills on the 31st, 2 near Naliya on the 1st, 6 near Fulay on the 2nd, 2 at Jaisalmer on the 4th, 4 near the Desert National Park on the 5th, 4 near Kheechan on the 6th and 2 near Kheechan on the 7th.

 Red-vented Bulbul at Kumbalgarh

Grey Hypocolius – Hypocolius ampelinus C
We saw an adult male, an adult female and a juvenile near Fulay on the 2nd. Superb.
 
Male Grey Hypocolius and White-eared Bulbul near Fulay
 
Male Grey Hypocolius near Fulay

 Juvenile Grey Hypocolius near Fulay

Rufous-fronted Prinia – Prinia buchanani C
We saw 2 at the base of the cliffs at the Indian (Long-billed) Vulture colony near Bund Baretha on the 21st, 5 north of Jaisamund on the 26th, 15 in the Soneri Hills on the 31st and 3 near the Desert National Park on the 5th.
 
Grey-breasted Prinia – Prinia hodgsonii hodgsonii C
We saw 6 within the Kumbalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary on the 25th.
 
Jungle Prinia – Prinia sylvatica C
We saw a pair within the Kumbalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary on the 25th.
 
Yellow-bellied Prinia – Prinia flaviventris flaviventris C
We saw 2 from the Okhla Temple bund on the 18th.
 
Ashy Prinia – Prinia socialis C
We saw 8 at Okhla on the 18th, 2 near Bund Baretha on the 21st, 2 at Kumbalgarh on the 24th and 2 there on the 25th.
 
Plain Prinia – Prinia inornata C
We saw 4 at Okhla on the 18th, 2 at Chambal Safari Lodge on the 20th, 5 the day we visited Bund Baretha on the 21st, 4 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 5 at Jaipur Grass Nursery on the 23rd, 2 at Kumbalgarh on the 24th and 25th, 4 in Jaisamund Wildlife Sanctuary on the 26th, 2 near Zainabad on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th and 28th, 6 in the Soneri Hills on the 31st and 2 near Fulay on the 2nd.

Plain Prinia at Okhla
 
Oriental White-eye – Zosterops palpebrosus C
We saw 1 at Chambal Safari Lodge on the 19th, 5 at Kumbalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary on the 25th and 10 at Jaisamund Wildlife Sanctuary on the 26th.
 
Paddyfield Warbler – Acrocephalus agricola C
We saw 1 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 29th.
 
Blyth’s Reed Warbler – Acrocephalus dumetorum C
We saw 1 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 2 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 27th, 1 there on the 28th and 2 on the 29th.
 
Clamorous Reed Warbler – Acrocephalus stentoreus C
We saw 1 at Bharatpur on the 22nd and 2 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 29th.


Clamorous Reed Warbler at Bharatpur
 
Sykes’s Warbler – Hippolais rama C
We saw 2 in acacias to the north of Jaisamund on the 26th and 1 in acacias outside the Fossil Park at Jaisalmer on the 6th.
 
Common Tailorbird – Orthotomus sutorius C
We saw 1 at Chambal Safari Lodge on the 19th, 2 near Jaipur on the 23rd, 2 at Kumbalgarh on the 24th and 2 north of Jaisamund on the 26th.
 
Siberian Chiffchaff – Phylloscopus colybita tristis C
We saw 5 at Okhla Temple bund on the 18th, 1 at Chambal Safari Lodge on the 19th, 4 there on the 20th, 6 at Bund Baretha on the 21st, 5 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 1 at Jaipur Grass Nursery on the 23rd, 5 at Kumbalgarh on the 24th, 6 north of Jaisamund on the 26th, 3 near Zainabad on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th, 1 there on the 29th, 2 near Khuri on the 5th and 1 near the Fossil Park at Jaisalmer on the 6th.
 
Plain Leaf Warbler – Phylloscopus neglectus C
We saw 2 along the edge of an acacia-lined mustard field just outside the Fossil Park at Jaisalmer on the 6th.
 
Sulphur-bellied Warbler – Phylloscopus griseolus C
We saw 1 along the entrance road to Nagarharh Biological Park at Jaipur on thr 23rd, 1 within the Kumbalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary on the 25th and 3 north of Jaisalmer on the 26th.

 
Sulphur-bellied Warbler at the Kumbalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary
 
Hume’s Leaf Warbler – Phylloscopus humei C
We saw 3 at Okhla Temple bund on the 18th, 3 at Chambal Safari Lodge on the 19th, 8 there on the 20th, heard one at Bharatpur on the 22nd, saw 1 at Nagarharh Biological Park on the 23rd, 1 at Kumbalgarh on the 24th and 1 north of Jaisamund on the 26th.

 Hume's Leaf Warbler at Chambal

Greenish Warbler – Phylloscopus trochiloides viridanus C
We saw and heard 1 at Jaisamund Wildlife Sanctuary on the 26th.
 
Striated Grassbird – Megalurus palustris toklao C
We saw 5 at the Okhla Temple bund on the 18th.
 
Tawny-bellied Babbler – Dumetia hyperythra albogularis C
We saw 6 within the Kumbalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary on the 25th and 3 between Jaisamund and Udaipur on the 26th.

 Tawny-bellied Babblers between Jaisamund and Udaipur

Yellow-eyed Babbler – Chrysomma sinense hypoleucum C
We saw 4 north of Jaisamund on the 26th.
 
Common Babbler – Turdoides caudatus C
We saw 1 at the Indian (Long-billed) Vulture colony near Bund Baretha on the 21st, 10 near Zainabad on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th, 15 there on the 28th and 29th, 4 between Zainabad and Bhuj and 2 between Bhuj and Tera on the 30th, 15 around Naliya on the 31st, 8 there on the 1st, 12 near Fulay on the 2nd, 6 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd, 15 the day we visited Desert National Park on the 5th and 8 near Jaisalmer on the 6th.
 
Striated Babbler – Turdoides earlei C
We saw 5 at the Okhla Temple bund on the 18th.
 
 
Striated Babbler at Okhla
 
Large Grey Babbler – Turdoides malcomi C
We saw 6 at Chambal Safari Lodge on the 20th, 5 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 12 at Jaipur Grass Nursery on the 23rd, 15 between Jaipur and Kumbalgarh on the 24th, 5 at Kumbalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary and 1 between Kumbalgarh and Udaipur on the 25th, 10 between Jaisamund and Udaipur on the 26th, 4 near Zainabad on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th and 5 there on the 28th.

 Large Grey Babbler at Chambal

Jungle Babbler – Turdoides striatus C
We saw 1 at Okhla on the 18th, 15 at Chambal Safari Lodge on the 19th, 20 there on the 20th, 10 the day we visited Bund Baretha on the 21st, 15 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 5 near Jaipur on the 23rd, 5 near Kumbalgarh on the 24th, 10 in the Kumbalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary on the 25th, 5 north of Jaisamund on the 26th and 2 near Zainabad on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th.

 Jungle Babbler at Chambal

Lesser Whitethroat – Sylvia curruca halimodendri / minula C
We saw 3 at Okhla on the 18th, 2 at Chambal Safari Lodge on the 20th, 6 at Bund Baretha on the 21st, 20 at Bharatpur on the 22nd, 10 at Jaipur Grass Nursery and 2 at Nagarharh Biological Park on the 23rd, 1 near Udaipur on the 25th, 15 in the Jaisamund Wildlife Sanctuary on the 26th, 6 near Zainabad on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th, 3 in the Soneri Hills on the 31st, 4 near Naliya on the 1st, 5 near Fulay on the 2nd, 5 at the Jaisalmer Fossil Park on the 4th, 15 the day we visited Desert National Park on the 5th and 15 at the Jaisalmer Fossil Park on the 6th.

Desert Lesser Whitethroat S.c. minula in the Desert National Park
 
Hume’s Lesser Whitethroat – Sylvia althaea C
We saw 1 near Zainabad on the 27th and 1 at the wetland created by the dam at the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch near Zainabad on the 29th.
 
Asian Desert Warbler – Sylvia nana C
We saw 4 in the Little Rann of Kutch on the 29th, 1 at the Lala Bustard Sanctuary loosely associating with the Stolickza’s Bushchat on the 31st and 6 the day we visited the Desert National Park area on the 5th.

 Asian Desert Warbler in the Little Rann of Kutch

Asian Desert Warbler at  the Lala Bustard Sanctuary

Eastern Orphean Warbler – Sylvia (hortensis) crassirostris jerdoni C
We saw 2 north of Jaisamund on the 26th, 1 near Zainabad on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 28th, 1 in the Soneri Hills on the 31st and 2 near Fulay on the 2nd.

Indian Bushlark – Mirafra erythroptera C
We saw 1 near Bund Baretha on the 21st, 2 near Kumbalgarh on the 24th, 2 in the Soneri Hills on the 31st, 1 at the Jaisalmer Fossil Park on the 4th and 2 at the Desert National Park on the 5th.
 
Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark – Eremopterix nigriceps C
We saw 15 at the Desert National Park on the 5th.

Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark in the Desert National Park
 
Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark – Eremopterix grisea C
We saw 30 near Bund Baretha on the 21st, 10 near Zainabad on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th, 1 there on the 28th and 5 on the 29th, 6 between Zainabad and Bhuj on the 30th and 10 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd.
 
Rufous-tailed Lark – Ammomanes phoenicurus phoenicurus C
We saw 8 near Zainabad on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th, 1 there on the 28th and 2 on the 29th, 1 near Fulay on the 2nd and 3 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd.
 
Desert Lark – Ammomanes deserti phoenicuroides C
We saw 4 at Jaisalmer Fossil Park on the 4th and 4 at the Desert National Park on the 5th.
 
Hoopoe Lark – Alaemon alaudipes doriae C
We saw 2 in the Little Rann of Kutch on the 29th.
 
 
 Hoopoe Larks in the Little Rann of Kutch

Bimaculated Lark – Melanocorypha bimaculata torquata C
We saw 63 at the Desert National Park on the 5th, 60 at the fields opposite the Fossil Park at Jaisalmer on the 6th and 10 between Kheechan and Jodhpur on the 7th.
 
Greater Short-toed Lark – Calandrella brachydactyla longipennis C
We saw 100 between Jaipur and Kumbalgarh on the 24th, 500 in the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th, 150 there on the 28th and 1,000 there on the 29th when 2 were seen to be incapacitated by a dust devil, 150 between Zainabad and Bhuj on the 30th, 100 near Naliya on the 31st, 100 there on the 1st, 80 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd, 8 at Jaisalmer on the 4th, 75 at the Desert National Park on the 5th and 10 near Jaisalmer on the 6th.

 Short-toed Lark at the Little Rann of Kutch
 
 
Short-toed Lark incapacitated by a dust devil at Little Rann of Kutch

 
Short-toed Lark in the Desert National Park

Crested Lark – Galerida cristata C
We saw 1 the day we visited Bund Baretha on the 21st, 2 near Zainabad on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th, 6 there on the 28th and 10 on the 29th and 1 in the fields near the Jaisalmer Fossil Park on the 6th.
 
Sykes’s Lark – Galerida deva C
We saw 5 on the edge of the Naliya grasslands on the 1st.

 
Sykes's Lark at the Naliya Grasslands
 
Thick-billed Flowerpecker – Dicaeum agile agile C
We saw 1 from the clearing at the Chambal Safari Lodge on the 20th.
 
Purple Sunbird – Nectarinia asiatica C
We saw 1 at Okhla on the 18th, 8 the day we visited Bund Baretha on the 21st, 10 at sites around Jaipur on the 23rd, 15 near Zainabad on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th, 25 there on the 28th and 5 on the 29th, 5 between Zainabad and Bhuj and 1 between Tera and Bhuj on the 30th, 2 near Naliya on the 31st, 2 north of Naliya on the 1st, 8 near Fulay on the 2nd, 1 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd, 2 at Jaisalmer on the 4th, 10 the day we visited Desert National Park on the 5th and 8 near Jaisalmer on the 6th.
 
House Sparrow – Passer domesticus indicus C
We saw 6 at Noida on the 18th, 40 at Chambal Safari Lodge on the 20th, 20 the day we visited Bund Baretha on the 21st, 80 around Jaipur on the 23rd, 20 between Jaipur and Kumbalgarh on the 24th, 10 between Kumbalgarh and Jaisamund on the 25th, 10 near Zainabad on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th, 6 there on the 28th and 15 on the 29th, 12 between Zainabad and Bhuj on the 30th, 6 in the Soneri Hills on the 31st, 10 near Naliya on the 1st, 6 near Fulay on the 2nd, 20 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd, 10 at Jaisalmer on the 4th, 25 the day we visited Desert National Park on the 5th, 10 at Jaisalmer on the 6th and 5 on the 7th.
 
Chestnut-shouldered Petronia – Petronia xanthocollis transfuga C
We saw 2 at Chambal Safari Lodge on the 20th, 6 between Jaipur and Kumbalgarh on the 24th, 12 north of Jaisamund on the 26th, 2 near Zainabad on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th and 10 near Fulay on the 2nd.
 
White Wagtail – Motacilla alba C
We saw 1 at Okhla on the 18th, 1 at the River Chambal on the 19th, 10 at the Chambal Safari Lodge on the 20th, 1 the day we visited Bund Baretha on the 21st, 1 tentatively identified a personata at Ral Mahal, Jaipur on the 23rd, 15 between Jaipur and Kumbalgarh on the 24th, 2 between Bhuj and Tera on the 30th, 4 at Jakhau on the 1st, 2 near Fulay on the 2nd, 1 between Bhuj and Jaisalmer on the 3rd, 1 near Jaisalmer on the 4th and 1 there on the 6th.
 
White-browed Wagtail – Motacilla maderaspatensis C
We saw 4 at the Chambal River on the 19th.
 
Citrine Wagtail – Motacilla citreola C
We saw 10 at Okhla on the 18th, 10 at Bharatpur on the 22nd and 3 north of Naliya on the 1st.

 Citrine Wagtail at Okhla

Yellow Wagtail – Motacilla flava C
We saw 2 at Okhla on the 18th and 4 feldegg/melanogrisea at Jakhau on the 1st.
 
Grey Wagtail – Motacilla cinerea melanope C
We saw singles at Bharatpur on the 22nd, near Kumbalgarh on the 25th and north of Jaisamund on the 26th.
 
Tawny Pipit – Anthus campestris C
We saw 5 at Chambal Safari Lodge on the 20th, 6 between Jaipur and Kumbalgarh on the 24th, 2 near Zainabad on the periphery of the Little Ran of Kutch on the 27th, 5 there on the 28th and 2 on the 29th, 1 between Bhuj and Tera on the 30th, 2 in the Soneri Hills and 4 in the Naliya Done grasslands on the 31st, 15 at sites around Naliya on the 1st, 2 near Fulay on the 2nd, 2 near Jaisalmer on the 4th, 4 there on the 5th and 6 the day we visited Desert National Park on the 6th.

 
Tawny Pipit at Jaisalmer
 
Long-billed Pipit – Anthus similis C
We saw 2 in fields near Zainabad on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th.
 
Tree Pipit – Anthus trivialis C
We saw 10 in the fields adjacent to the Chambal Safari Lodge on the 20th.
 
Olive-backed Pipit – Anthus hodgsoni C
We saw 1 at the Chambal Safari Lodge on the 19th and 2 at the Nagarharh Biological Park at Jaipur on the 23rd.
 
Red-throated Pipit – Anthus cervinus cervinus C
We tentatively identified 1 at the Okhla Temple bund on the 18th.
 
Baya Weaver – Ploceus philippinus philippinus C
We saw 5 at Okhla on the 18th, 40 including 2 well-streaked immatures near Bund Baretha on the 21st, 6 near Kumbalgarh on the 24th, 6 between Bhuj and Tera on the 30th, 6 in the Soneri Hills on the 31st and 10 near Fulay on the 2nd.

Red Avadavat – Amandava amandava amandava C
We saw 20 at Okhla and 5 between Dehli and Agra on the 18th and 1 near Bund Baretha on the 21st.  
 
Green Avadavat – Amandava formosa C
We saw 8 at Kumbalgarh on the 24th in the vicinity of the well marked on the Map of Kumbhalgarh in Kazmierczak & Singh.

 
 
 Green Avadavats at Kumbalgarh

Indian Silverbill – Lonchura malabarica C
We saw 15 at Okhla on the 18th, 5 at Chambal Safari Lodge on the 20th, 15 the day we visited Bund Baretha on the 21st, 5 at Kumbalgarh on the 24th, 10 north of Jaisamund on the 26th, 8 near Zainabad on the periphery of the Little Rann of Kutch on the 27th, 6 there on the 28th and 29th, 2 between Bhuj and Tera on the 30th, 2 at the Soneri Hills and 10 near Naliya on the 31st, 6 around Naliya on the 1st, 2 near Fulay on the 2nd, 8 at Jaisalmer on the 4th, 6 the day we visited Desert National Park on the 5th and 6 near Jaisalmer on the 6th.
 
Scaly-breasted Munia – Lonchura punctulata C
We saw 5 at Kumbalgarh on the 25th.
 
Common Rosefinch – Carpodacus erythrinus C
We saw 3 from the jeep ride at Kumbalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary on the 25th.
 
Crested Bunting – Melophus lathami C
We saw a single male at the well marked on the Map of Kumbhalgarh in Kazmierczak & Singh on the 24th.
 
 
Male Crested Bunting at Kumbhalgarh
 
Grey-necked Bunting – Emberiza buchanani C
We saw 1 in a dry wadi west of Bhuj on the 30th and 5 in the Soneri Hills on the 31st.

Male Grey-necked Bunting in the Soneri Hills  
 
White-capped Bunting – Emberiza stewarti C
We saw 3 at the River Chambal on the 19th and 3 at Bund Baretha on the 21st.
 
House Bunting – Emberiza striolata striolata C
We saw 1 at the Indian Vulture colony near Bund Baretha on the 21st and 2 at a stone quarry just west of Jaisalmer on the 4th.