We left Periyar early making several stops in the deep gorge alongside the large river as we approached the Hornbill Camp, Thattakad and were successful in finding several pairs of Ruby-throated Bulbuls. After the heat of the day, during which a River Tern had made a flypast along the river, we made a rather inauspicious initial foray into the area surrounding the Hornbill Camp. We then went Owling and had brief views of a Jerdon's Nightjar, but disappointingly the only Owl that we saw was a Brown Hawk-Owl, and only in flight.
Indian Cormorant 3
Little Cormorant 1
Indian Pond-Heron 1
Asian Openbill 1
Black Baza 2
Brahminy Kite 1
Shikra 2
Black Eagle 2
Grey Junglefowl 6
Red-wattled Lapwing 2
River Tern 1
Green Imperial Pigeon 2
Spotted Dove 2
Greater Coucal 1
Brown Hawk-Owl 1
Jerdon's Nightjar 1
Great Eared Nightjar h
Indian Swiftlet 20
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater 2
Grey Wagtail 2
Ashy Woodswallow 1
Red-vented Bulbul 2
Red-whiskered Bulbul 2
FLAME-THROATED BULBUL 6
Jungle Babbler 8
Loten's Sunbird 1
Little Spiderhunter 1
Rufous Treepie 4
River gorge near Thattakad
Indian Cormorants near Thattakad
Indian Pond Heron near Thattakad
Asian Openbill near Thattakad
Juvenile Shikra near Thattakad
Female Grey Junglefowl near Thattakad
Ruby-throated Bulbul near Thattakad
Large spider near Thattakad
Little Spiderhunter near Thattakad
