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179.In147 Black-eared Kite  Milvus lineatus 

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Golden Tusk Hotel      20.02.24

Special thanks to @Galanafor this one. I just assumed "Black Kite", but he suggested this and I rechecked the book and it agreed with him!

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So I have finally finished the 2023 Big Year. This year we actually went out on January 1st. And it was a great start   UK.1 Waxwing  Bombycilla garrulus  Just up the road, B

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UK.16 Marsh Tit  Poecile palustris     Earlswood, nr Birmingham      09.01.24 Much less common than the Blue Tit and Great Tit. This is the only place locally where we can reliably see

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UK.22 Redwing  Turdus iliacus          Just up the road, Birmingham 17.01.24 Just up the road, Birmingham 17.01.24 I was just walking back from having my haircut when I saw

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Great additions again, @TonyQ !

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More of nice birds from India. Excellent shot of the kite.

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Excellent photos Tony. Love all the colourful ones of course but I am particularly jealous about that Cinereous Vulture sighting - one of my nemesis birds.

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@PeterHG@xelasthank you

@michael-ibkthank you - I am sure you will get one!

 

180.In148 Greater Coucal  Centropus sinensis           

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Golden Tusk Hotel      20.02.24

Similar to the Southern Coucal, but the range doesn't really overlap

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The next birds are from Dhikala Zone in Corbett National Park

 

181.In149 Paddyfield Pipit  Anthus rufulus   

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Dhikala Zone, Corbett NP      20.02.24

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182.In150 Black Stork  Ciconia nigra

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Dhikala Zone, Corbett NP      20.02.24

We were amazed by the colours in the sunlight - would you describe it as a Black Stork?

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183.In151 Rufous-bellied Eagle  Lophotriorchis kienerii

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Dhikala Zone, Corbett NP      20.02.24

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184.In152 Tawny Fish Owl  Ketupa flavipes 

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Dhikala Zone, Corbett NP      20.02.24

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185.In153 Crested Kingfisher  Megaceryle lugubris          

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Dhikala Zone, Corbett NP      20.02.24

A very large Kingfisher (42cm) - we saw this in a few places

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186.In154 Stork-billed Kingfisher  Pelargopsis capensis         

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Dhikala Zone, Corbett NP      20.02.24

Our only, fairly distant sighting of this bird.

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187.In155 Long-tailed Minivet  Pericrocotus ethologus       

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Dhikala Zone, Corbett NP      20.02.24

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188.In156 Cinereous Tit  Parus cinereus      

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Bathing on the track, Dhikala Zone, Corbett NP      20.02.24

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189.In157 Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo  Dicrurus remifer

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Showing the Raquet-tail, Dhikala Zone, Corbett NP      20.02.24

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190.In158 Siberian Stonechat  Saxicola maurus           

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Dhikala Zone, Corbett NP      20.02.24

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191.In159 Black Francolin  Francolinus francolinus      

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(M) Dhikala Zone, Corbett NP      20.02.24

We loved this sighting. It was exciting to see it, and then the struggles to get a photo as it moved through the grasses. A beautiful bird we think.

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Yes, it is a struggle to get a focus on the bird through all the grass. But you have nailed it, and the Francolin is a beautiful bird.

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@xelas thank you

 

193.In161 Peregrine Falcon  Falco peregrinus           

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Dhikala Zone, Corbett NP      21.02.24

A familiar sight in the UK

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194.In162 Crested Serpent Eagle  Spilornis cheela

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Dhikala Zone, Corbett NP      21.02.24

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195.In163 Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker  Yungipicus canicapillus          

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As the name suggests, a tiny (14cm) woodpecker, Dhikala Zone, Corbett NP      21.02.24

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196.In164 Rufous Woodpecker  Micropternus brachyurus     

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Dhikala Zone, Corbett NP      21.02.24

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197.In165 Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch  Sitta cinnamoventris           

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Small bird, high in the tree, Dhikala Zone, Corbett NP      20.02.24

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198.In166 Jungle Myna  Acridotheres fuscus           

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Dhikala Zone, Corbett NP      21.02.24

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199.In167 Large Cuckooshrike  Coracina macei           

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Dhikala Zone, Corbett NP      21.02.24

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200.In168 Collared Falconet  Microhierax caerulescens  

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A beautiful, tiny (18cm) raptor, Dhikala Zone, Corbett NP      21.02.24

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