After our early morning IndiGo flight from Port Blair we arrived on time at Bangalore where we were met by a new driver to commence the long drive to Mysore. The journey was enlivened by seeing a couple of Booted Eagles. As we approached Mysore we checked a rocky gorge for our target species of the day being Indian Eagle-Owl but we failed to find any. Not to worry, Jijo knew of a second gorge where we quickly found an Owl in residence so we stayed until dusk to wait for it to emerge to hunt. We also saw a nice selection of other dry country species including our first wintering Booted Warblers. As we made our after dark approach to Mysore the only puncture of the trip didn't prove too much of an inconvenience as the driver soon had the tyre changed. We checked-in to the plush Southern Star Hotel.
Little Grebe 1
Indian Cormorant 4
Little Egret 1
Eastern Cattle Egret 100
Indian Pond-Heron 6
Black-headed Ibis 8
Indian Black Ibis 1
Lesser Whistling-Duck 8
Indian Spot-billed Duck 12
Black-winged Kite 1
Brahminy Kite 6
Black Kite 150
Booted Eagle 2
Western Marsh Harrier 1
Coot 10
Red-wattled Lapwing 5
Yellow-wattled Lapwing 1
Whiskered Tern 2
Rock Dove 100
Laughing Dove 6
Eurasian Collared Dove 6
Rose-ringed Parakeet 1
Greater Coucal 1
INDIAN EAGLE OWL 1
Common Hoopoe 2
White-throated Kingfisher 1
Little Green Bee-eater 4
Indian Grey Hornbill 2
Singing Bushlark 1
Indian Bushlark 6
Rufous-tailed Lark 4
Red-rumped Swallow 15
White-browed Wagtail 2
Small Minivet 2
White-browed Bulbul 1
Bay-backed Shrike 1
Indian Black Robin 6
Pied Bushchat 1
Plain Prinia 1
Blyth's Reed Warbler 1
Booted Warbler 2
Purple-rumped Sunbird 1
Red Avadavat 1
Tricoloured Munia 2
Indian Silverbill 2
Black Drongo 6
Common Myna 6
House Crow 12
Indian Jungle Crow 2
rocky gorge near Mysore
Booted Warbler near Mysore
Indian Bushlarks near Mysore
Rufous-tailed Lark near Mysore
Rufous-tailed Lark near Mysore
