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Splendid Amboli..!

Rudy Featured, Travel June 25, 2015January 19, 2016Birding at Amboli, Green Vine Snake, Mahadev Gad at Amboli, Malabar Gliding Frog, Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher, square tailed bulbul, Trip to Amboli, Weekend at Amboli 6 Comments

Just when I thought it was enough of exploring the Konkan region, I came across a rustic and a quaint place nestled in the dense forests of Amboli… and we set out on yet another journey, this time to this little hill station in Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. Starting at around 6 AM from Pune, we took the Mumbai – Bangalore highway till Nipani Read more

Birding in Goa

Rudy Birding & Wildlife Hotspots, Travel blogs September 6, 2014November 29, 2017black kite, black throated munia, brahminy kite, chestnut headed bee-eater, cinamon bittern, common kingfisher, common tern, darter bird, flame throated bulbul, Greater racket tailed drongo, grey headed bulbul, lesser golden backed woodpecker, little spiderhunter, lotens sunbird, malabar grey hornbill, pompadour green pigeon, scarlet minivet, Shikra, square tailed bulbul, vernal hanging parrot, white bellied Drongo, white rumped Munia, wooly necked stork, yellow browed bulbul 0 Comment

It was our 1^st trip to Goa after we got into birding, so obviously we were all eager and geared up to check-out the birds in Goa. Couple of birding friends also suggested some hotspots for birding in Goa; however due to Ganesh Chaturthi and just 6 days at hand, we had to drop quite a no. of these hotspots. We finalized on driving through the Bhagwan Mahaveer Wild-life Sanctuary right up-to Tambi Surla and also check the Carambolim Lake specifically for birding apart from being on look-out for birds at all times. Best part was that we had decided to drive down from Pune to Goa via Belgaum through Chorla ghats, which did turn out to be very eventful!

We started out journey from Pune at 5 AM. Just as we crossed Katraj ghat and sun was rising, I saw a Shikra perching on a branch right next to the road. That was the 1^st stop of the many stops which followed later :D. As we approached Satara, we saw quite a no. of large grey babblers, laughing doves and long tailed shrikes all along the way. We halted at Karad for breakfast and then resumed our journey.