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Tickell’s blue flycatcher (Cyornis tickelliae)

Rudy Birds January 12, 2017January 12, 2017birds, birds of india, Cyornis tickelliae, dandeli, flycatcher, ganeshgudi, indian birds, tickell's blue flycatcher, western ghats 0 Comment

The Tickell’s blue flycatcher (Cyornis tickelliae) is an insectivorous species which breeds in tropical Asia, from the Indian Subcontinent eastwards to Southeast Asia. Read more

Weekend trip to Dandeli (Jungle Lodges – Old Magazine House)

Rudy Birds, Travel, Treks October 9, 2014August 30, 2015asian fairy blue bird, Birding, birding at old magazine house, dandeli, ganeshgudi, old magazine house, OMH, rufous woodpecker, white bellied woodpecker 10 Comments

The Dushera long weekend was here, and we couldn’t have been more excited. We had planned 2 nights stay at Jungle Lodge resorts – Old Magazine house at Ganeshgudi, Dandeli. This place is around 430 KMs from my place in Pune; so we started pretty early… at 5:00 AM. We drove via Kolhapur and Belgaum. Once you cross Khanapur, you enter the forest area and you will hear birds chirping all around and the coolness in the air. We took a total of 8.5 hours (with two breaks for 30 minutes each) and reach at 1:30 PM. Have to say that the Old Magazine House has a very rustic feel to it and you are actually into the forest. The Old Magazine House has a total of 5 cottages and 1 dormitory (can house 20 people). The staff was super friendly and ensured a seamless check-in. We had reached right at the lunch time; Read more