Bar-headed Geese, Comb Duck and Spoonbill at Koontamkulam sanctuary, 26 Dec 2013.

Around 500 Bar-headed Geese were seen at Kuntamkulm sanctuary on 26 Dec 2013.  I was coming down from Tirunelveli and in the morning I saw two Spot-billed Pelicans in the Nainar Kulam at Tirunelveli.  Apart from the Geese there were around 20 Comb Ducks, Spot-billed Ducks, Northern Shovelers, Spoonbills, Green Shanks, Fulvous Whistling-ducks, Northern Pintails, Black Ibises… were also there.  Though I could not meet Bal Pandian he told me over the phone that the Shovelers are there with chicks.

Spot-billed Ducks and Comb Ducks (female) at Koontamkulam, 26 Dec 2013.

Spot-billed Pelican at Nainar Kulam, Tirunvelveli, 26 Dec 2013.

Black Ibises and Bar-headed Geese at Koontamkulam, 26 Dec 2013.

Northern Shoveler, Comb Duck, Green Shanks… at Koontamkulam, 26 Dec 2013.

Some 500 Bar-headed Geese and other migrants at Koontamkulam sanctuary, 26 Dec 2013.