Photos - Yellow Wagtail, Roufous Shrike, White Breasted Kingfisher, Spotted Owlets!
I went birding early this am to a place about 1 1/4 hours away (early morning traffice) past Gurgoan to Sulamanpour National Park with the guide - Sanjay Sharma. This is a three habitat park with marsh, grassland and woodland and I could have stayed there all day. Sanjay said that ideally a two days are needed to see everything in the park and in the immediate outside area. Sanjay has a life list of over 800 Indian Birds.
We birded until late in the day and it was dark by the time I reached the hotel. It was cool in the am and then quickly heated up by 10:00 am. Sulamanpur was a great place and then after an Indian Lunch (chai, dahl, lentils and vegetables, chapata) we birded grasslands and near the sewage area and farmer's fields (private land that Sanjay has permission to get onto). Sanjay is a great guide and knows all the diagnostics and is a pleasure to have as a guide.
We had 126 species and I was thrilled to see so many birds. Including Flamingoes, Saurus Crane, Common Crane, Wooly Neck Stork, Spoonbills just to start with the large species.
When I got back to the hotel I had a quick supper with Andrew where we caught up on our two days off. Andrew went to the Taj Mahal on Saturday and he said it was spectacular.
I am thrilled with the birding day and would love to bird here again. It did take two hours to get back to the hotel in suppertime traffic.
I have attached some photos (no touch-up done, no time) have to get to my prep work now.
I went birding early this am to a place about 1 1/4 hours away (early morning traffice) past Gurgoan to Sulamanpour National Park with the guide - Sanjay Sharma. This is a three habitat park with marsh, grassland and woodland and I could have stayed there all day. Sanjay said that ideally a two days are needed to see everything in the park and in the immediate outside area. Sanjay has a life list of over 800 Indian Birds.
We birded until late in the day and it was dark by the time I reached the hotel. It was cool in the am and then quickly heated up by 10:00 am. Sulamanpur was a great place and then after an Indian Lunch (chai, dahl, lentils and vegetables, chapata) we birded grasslands and near the sewage area and farmer's fields (private land that Sanjay has permission to get onto). Sanjay is a great guide and knows all the diagnostics and is a pleasure to have as a guide.
We had 126 species and I was thrilled to see so many birds. Including Flamingoes, Saurus Crane, Common Crane, Wooly Neck Stork, Spoonbills just to start with the large species.
When I got back to the hotel I had a quick supper with Andrew where we caught up on our two days off. Andrew went to the Taj Mahal on Saturday and he said it was spectacular.
I am thrilled with the birding day and would love to bird here again. It did take two hours to get back to the hotel in suppertime traffic.
I have attached some photos (no touch-up done, no time) have to get to my prep work now.
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