Bird list from Kutch visit, 21st Jan 2010 to 28th Jan 2010

Am sure I have missed some larks and warblers which I just didn’t care to note and a few waders which I could not identify. The thing I am most thrilled about is having 37 lifers

  1. Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus
  2. Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus – Lifer
  3. Yellow-legged Buttonquail Turnix tanki
  4. Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
  5. Lesser Whistling-duck Dendrocygna javanica
  6. Gadwall Anas strepera
  7. Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
  8. Common Teal Anas crecca
  9. Garganey Anas querquedula
  10. Northern Pintail Anas acuta
  11. Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
  12. Yellow-crowned Woodpecker  Dendrocopus mahrattensis
  13. Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
  14. Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
  15. Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
  16. White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
  17. Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
  18. Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea
  19. Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
  20. Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
  21. Eurasian Eagle Owl Bubo bengalensis
  22. Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus – Lifer
  23. Sykes’s Nightjar Caprimulgus mahrattensis – Lifer
  24. Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
  25. Rock pigeon Columba livia
  26. Laughing Dove  Streptopelia senegalensis
  27. Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
  28. McQueen’s Bustard Chlamydotis macqueeni – Lifer
  29. Sarus Crane Grus antigone
  30. Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo – Lifer
  31. Common Crane Grus grus – Lifer
  32. White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
  33. Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus
  34. Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica – Lifer
  35. Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata – Lifer
  36. Common Redshank Tringa totanus
  37. Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
  38. Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
  39. Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
  40. Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
  41. Little Stint Calidris minuta
  42. Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii
  43. Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres – Lifer
  44. Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
  45. Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus
  46. Crab-plover Dromas ardeola – Lifer
  47. Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus
  48. Great Thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris – Lifer
  49. Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus – Lifer
  50. Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
  51. Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
  52. Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii
  53. Sociable Plover Vanellus gregarius – Lifer
  54. Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malarbaricus
  55. Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
  56. Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor – Lifer
  57. Pallas’s Gull Larus ichthyaetus – Lifer
  58. Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus
  59. Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus
  60. Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica – Lifer
  61. River Tern Sterna aurantia
  62. Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus
  63. Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
  64. Black Kite Milvus migrans migrans
  65. Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
  66. Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
  67. Eurasian Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
  68. Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus – Lifer
  69. Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus
  70. Shikra Accipiter badius
  71. Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
  72. White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa
  73. Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus – Lifer
  74. Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga – Lifer
  75. Tawny Eagle Aquila  rapax
  76. Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
  77. Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
  78. Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus – Lifer
  79. Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
  80. Darter Anhinga melanogaster
  81. Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger
  82. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
  83. Little Egret Egretta garzetta
  84. Western Reef Egret Egretta gularis
  85. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
  86. Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia
  87. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
  88. Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
  89. Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
  90. Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor – Lifer
  91. Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus
  92. Black Ibis Pseudibis papillosa
  93. Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
  94. Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
  95. Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus – Lifer
  96. Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala
  97. Black Stork Ciconia nigra
  98. Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
  99. Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus
  100. Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
  101. Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis
  102. Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
  103. House Crow Corvus splendens
  104. Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
  105. Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
  106. Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
  107. White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
  108. Marshall’s Iora Aegithina nigrolutea – Lifer
  109. Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus
  110. Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
  111. Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
  112. Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis – Lifer
  113. Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
  114. Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis
  115. Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicata
  116. Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
  117. Stoliczka’s Bushchat Saxicola macrorhyncha – Lifer
  118. Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata
  119. Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata
  120. Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti – Lifer
  121. Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina – Lifer
  122. Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia – Lifer
  123. Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata – Lifer
  124. Brahminy Starling Sturnus pagodarum
  125. Rosy Starling Sturnus roseus
  126. Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
  127. Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
  128. Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus
  129. White-naped Tit Parus nuchalis – Lifer
  130. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
  131. Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
  132. Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica
  133. White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis
  134. Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
  135. Grey Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus – Lifer
  136. Rufous-fronted Prinia Prinia buchanani – Lifer
  137. Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
  138. Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis – Lifer
  139. Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
  140. Common Babbler Turdoides caudatus
  141. Indian Bushlark Mirafra erythroptera
  142. Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark Eremopterix grisea
  143. Rufous-tailed Lark Ammomanes phoenicurus
  144. Greater Hoopoe Lark Alaemon alaudipes – Lifer
  145. Bimaculated lark Melanocorypha bimaculata – Lifer
  146. Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
  147. Crested Lark Galerida cristata
  148. Purple Sunbird Nectarinia asiatica
  149. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
  150. Chestnut-shouldered Petronia Petronia xanthocollis
  151. White Wagtail Motacilla alba
  152. White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis
  153. Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
  154. Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
  155. Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
  156. Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
  157. Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis – Lifer
  158. Indian Silverbill Lonchura malabarica
  159. Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani – Lifer
  160. House Bunting Emberiza striolata – Lifer