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Aquilas of Vembanad

// January 22nd, 2012 // 1 Comment » // Eco Watch

During the 2012 Vembanad waterfowl count I surveyed Kaipuzhamuttu and Cheepunkal areas with Adv Sureshbabu Thomas, Manu and other friends.  The highlight was a pair of Greater Spotted Eagles combing Cheepunkal fields.  We also spotted an Oriental Turtle Dove there which is a second sighting in the region.  A Chestnut Bittern was also seen.  

Birds of Kol Wetland and Birder’s Meet 2012

// January 9th, 2012 // No Comments » // Eco Watch

As part of the Kol bird count 2012 I explored the Adat-Ambakad Kol fields with Vivek Chandran and other friends from College of Forestry on the morning of January 8, 2o12. We saw plenty of Small Pratincoles, Whiskered Terns, Cormorants, Barn Swallows, Bee-eaters, Munias, Sandpipers,  Marsh Harriers, Storks, Egrets, Coots etc. A Peregrine Falcon and [...]

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