Birding trip in Annaimalai Tiger Reserve & Sholayar Reserve Forest (14-09-2012)

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Birding trip in Annaimalai Tiger Reserve & Sholayar Reserve Forest (14-09-2012)

Dear Friends,

A sudden Birding trip in Annaimalai Tiger Reserve & Sholayar Reserve Forest (14-09-2012) along with Umesh.M(My-self) & Ragul -PSG

Before I have Never sighted these many counts of Birds in Single Day! Birding Trip!
Bird Watching @ Annaimalai Tiger Reserve (ATR)– Sholayar Reserve Forest(SRF): (14-09-2012)
1. Brahminy Kite(1-SRF)
2. Besra Sparrow Hawk(1-SRF)
3. Black Eagle(Valaparai –Rottikadai & Aliyar Dam)
4. Changeable Hawk Eagle(1-Semi Evergreen Forest ATR)
5. Black Kite(Valaparai Road & Aliyar Dam)
6. Grey-headed Fish E

agle(2-ATR & SRF)
7. Mountain Hawk-Eagle(1-Evergreen-SRF)
8. Common Buzzard(1-ATR-Tiger Valley Road side)
9. Red SpurFowl(2-SRF Kerala)
10. Grey Francolin(7-Near PAP Cantoor Tunnel)
11. Grey Jungle Fowl(1-male&1female-Sholas-ATR)
12. Indian Pea Fowl(Coimbatore-Aliyar Dam)
13. Mountain Imperial Pigeon(1-Evergreen)
14. Rock Pigeon(1)
15. Emerald Dove(1-Mixed Evergreen & Bamboo forest)
16. Laughing Dove
17. Spotted Dove(3)
18. Little Brown Dove(8)
19. Malabar Parakeet(6-SRF)
20. Plum-headed Parakeet(SRF)
21. Rose-ringed Parakeet(ATR-Pollachi)
22. Vernal Hanging Parrot(SRF)
23. Asian Koel(1-Aliyar Dam)
24. Small Green-Billied Malkoha(1-ATR)
25. Lesser Coucal(1-Sethumadai)
26. Greater Coucal(2-ATR)
27. House Swift(22-OLD Valparai)
28. Asian Palm-Swift
29. Common Nightjar(1-Scrub Forest)
30. Stork-Billied Kingfisher(1-SRF)
31. White-Breasted Kingfisher(3-ATR,Sethumadai,SRF)
32. Malabar Trogon(1-SRF-Kerala)
33. Blue-tailed Bee-eater(2-SRF)
34. Green Bee-eater(ATR,SRF)
35. Indian Roller(Pollachi Farm Lands)
36. Common Hoopoe(Pollachi Farm Lands)
37. Malabar Grey HornBill(2-SRF)
38. Great Pied HornBill(Call & Ragul Sighted ATR)
39. Heart Spotted Woodpecker(1-SRF)
40. Common Golden-backed Woodpecker(2-Aliyar Forest)
41. Brown-Headed Barbet(1-ATR)
42. White-Cheeked Barbet(2-Aliyar,ATR,SRF)
43. Coppersmith Barbet(Call –ATR)
44. Rufous-Backed Shrike(1-SRF)
45. Brown Shrike(1-ATR)
46. Black Naped Oriole(1-pair,Aliyar Forest)
47. Black Drongo(5)
48. Racket-Tailed Drongo(1-ATR)
49. White-Bellied Drongo(2-ATR)
50. Bronzed Drongo(1-SRF)
51. Common Myna
52. Jungle Myna
53. Hill Myna
54. Common Green Magpie(1-Aliyar Forest)
55. Indian Tree pie(2)
56. House Crow
57. Jungle Crow
58. Asian Paradise-flycatcher(1)
59. Asian Brown Flycatcher (1)
60. Tickell's Blue Flycatcher(2)
61. House Sparrows(Valparai Town)
62. Common Wood Shrike(1)
63. Purple Sunbird
64. Purple-rumped Sunbird
65. Little Spiderhunter
66. Thick-billed Flowerpecker
67. Malabar Whistling Thrush(2)(ATR)
68. Orange Headed Thrush(1)(SRF)
69. Wynaad laughing Thrush(Call-SRF)
70. Forest Wagtail(1)
71. Yellow Wagtail(5-8)
72. Grey Wagtail(1)
73. Scarlet Minivet(1-pair)
74. Small Minivet(4)
75. Black Headed Munia(1)
76. Common IORA(SRF)
77. Jerdon’s Chloropsis(2-SRF,Kerala)
78. Asian Fairy-Bluebird(1-ATR)
79. Red-Vented Bulbul
80. White-Browed Bulbul
81. Red-Whiskered Bulbul
82. Jungle Babbler
83. Oriental Magpie Robin
84. Pied Bush chat
85. Indian Robin(Pollachi)
86. Great TIT
87. Black-Lored Yellow TIT(SRF-Kerala)
88. Oriental White Eye
89. Dollar Bird

Wetland Birds: (Aliyar Dam):
1. Little Grebe(10-15)
2. Snake Bird(1)
3. Little Cormorant(6)
4. Little Egret(5)
5. Indian Pond Heron(1)
6. White Breasted Water Hen(2-Paddy Field)
7. Common Sandpiper(1)
8. Cattle Egret(2)