Birding day trips Archives - Whistling Trails

Birding trip | Kaldari | 10 JUN 2018

Rudy Birding day trips June 12, 2018June 12, 2018Ashy Prinia, bird watching pune, birding in kaldari, birding in pune, birdwatching pune, pune birding, red rumped swallows 3 Comments

This sunday (10th June 2018), we decided to visit Kaldari. We were visiting this place after almost 10 months and every time we visit this place, we have got pleasantly surprised. Be it some relatively rare birds or some excellent photographic opportunities. This session was very similar to the previous one, some really good photographic opportunities as we came across Ashy Prinias, Red-rumped Swallows, Crested Hawk Eagle, Short-toed Snake Eagle, Black-winged Kite, Rock Bushquails and more! Read more

Birding trip | Veer Dam | 03 JUN 2018

Rudy Birding day trips, Birding Hotspots June 4, 2018June 4, 2018birding at veer dam, brahminy starlings, brown crake veer dam, cattle egrets, Eurasian Spoonbills veer dam, kentish plover veer dam, oriental pratincole at veer dam, red-naped ibis veer dam, wooly necked stork veer dam 0 Comment

This saturday (03rd June 2018), we were off to Veer Dam. With pre-monsoon showers in last two days, the Nira river banks was a little damp and bird activity was okayish but we did get some really good opportunities to make images of common birds. Wooly-necked Storks, Barred Buttonquails, Brown Crake & a pair of Oriental Pratincoles were the highlights with 40+ bird species in total. Read more

Birding trip | Tamhini | 31 MAR 2018

Rudy Birding day trips April 2, 2018April 2, 2018birds at tamhini, emerald dove tamhini, Niligiri wood pigeon tamhini, oriental turtle dove, red spurfowls, tamhini birding, tamhini whistlingtrails, white rumped Munia 0 Comment

We decided to explore the Tamhini region this saturday (31st March 2018), and it was very typical of Tamhini – some really good sightings but hardly any clicks. We saw 40+ species in total with one of the highlights being a flock of White-rumped Munia feeding in dry grass as well as 4 pigeon/dove species – Niligiri Wood Pigeon, Oriental Turtle Dove, Yellow-footed Green Pigeon & Emerald Dove.

Birding trip | Veer Dam | 24 MAR 2018

Rudy Birding day trips March 25, 2018March 25, 2018indian thick knee at veer, Indian thick-knee, resa outdoors, Veer dam, veer dam birding, whistling trails veer dam 0 Comment

This saturday (24th March 2018), we were off to Veer Dam. Activity seemed relatively low as compared to our previous trip a month back. Key sightings included the Indian Thick-knee and a Common Hawk-Cuckoo – the 1st individual we sighted this season with a total of 50+ bird species. Read more

Birding trip | Mayureshwar WLS | 17 MAR 2018

Rudy Birding day trips March 20, 2018March 20, 2018birding around pune, birding at mayureshwar, bonellis eagle, Mayureshwar wildlife sanctuary, mayureshwar wls, montagu's harrier, resa bean bag, resa outdoors, sykes's lark, tawny lark 0 Comment

Finally after a span of 10 months we went to Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary and were pleasantly surprised as we sighted over 45 species of birds. Some of the highlights included Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse, Sykes’s Lark, Montagu’s Harrier & Bonelli’s Eagle. Read more