Birding at Tattekad Bird Sanctuary

Thattekad or Thattekkadu Bird Sanctuary is located in south-west India, in Kerala's Ernakulam District. Diversity of birds is rich and its paradise for birding. Glad that I visited during new year and had great time during birding.

Below are few photos that have captured <please see in full screen>

                                       
                                                            
                                                                    Indian Pitta 

 Sri-Lankan Frog Mouth

                                         

Frog Mouth

Malabar Horn-Bill

White Bellied Wood Pecker

                                                               Malabar Trojan

Dollar Bird

                                                       
                                                               Blue Bearded Bee Eater

Drongo Cuckoo

Flame Throat-ed BulBul

Crested Tree Swift

                                                                  Blue Kingfisher

                                                                    Fly Catcher

                                                               Orange Headed-Trush

                             

White Bellied Fly Catcher

                                     

Orange Mini-vet

Cormorant

Flying Dragon

Complete Bird List - 

Black Baza 

Racket Tailed Drongo

Plum Headed Parakeet

Indian Pitta

Cuckoo Drongo

Crested Tree swift

Blue Beared Bea-Eater

Pigmy Wood Pecker

Rufous Wood Pecker

Great Flame Black

Black Hooded Oriole

Malabar Grey Hornbill

Serpant Eagle

Bronzed Drongo

Blue Wood Pecker

White Throat-ed Wood Pecker

Ashy Wood Swallow

Whiskered Tern

Jungle Owl

Rock Pigeon

Spotted Dove

Red Wattled Lapwing

Purple Rumped Sunbird

Darter

Great Egret

Pond Heron

White-Cheeked Barbet

Rufous Treepie

Oriental Magpie Robin

Braminy Starling

Chestnut Tailed Starling

Hill Myna

Jungle Babbler

Yellow Wagtail

Cormorant

White Colored Wood Pecker

Tickle's Blue Fly Catcher

Srilankan Frog Mouth

Malabar Trojan

White Bellied Wood Pecker

Heart Sports Wood Pecker

Indian Blue Robin

Blue Throated Fly Catcher

White Bellied Blue Flycatcher

Dark Fronted Babbler

Doller Bird

Scoop Owl

Orange Beaded Thrush

Flame Throated BulBul

Verditor (Hanging) Parrot

Hemarald dove

Grey Fronted Green Pigeon

Purple Sunbird

Tawny Bellied Babbler

Birds of Himalayas

Birds in Himalayan ranges are colorful, its pleasure to watch and capture through lens. Though I didn't get opportunity to do birding extensively these are images that captured during Kuari Pass Trekking in UttarKhand.

Birding started during our journey from Haridwar to Joshimath,  In this journey we spotted Himalayan Griffon Vultures, Crimson Sunbird, White Capped Water Red Start, Golden Eagle, Black Lored Tit, Blue- Whistling Thrush, Himalayan Laughing Thrush and Scally Bellied Wood pecker.

During our trekking we spotted - Plain Backed Thrush,Black Headed Jay, Yellow Billed Blue Magpie, Himalayan Woodpecker, Kalij Pheasant, Rock Thrush, Red Vented BulBul, Mistle Thrush, Rufous Sibia,Common Stonechat, Large-spotted Nutcracker,Black and Yellow Grosbeak and Ashy Bul Bul

Below are few pics of these -

                                     
                                                                Crimson Sunbird


                                         
                                                                Scally Bellied Woodpecker


                                         
                                                                Yellow Billed Blue Magpie                                         

                                                                                                     
                                            
                                                                      Black Headed Jay

    Black and Yellow Grosbeak

 Himalayan Woodpecker

                                                                Rufous Sibia


                                         
                                                                  Mistle Thrush

                                                             Large-Spotted Nutcracker


                                         
                                                                 Common Hoopoe
                                                       

                                        
                                                                Common Stonechat(male )


                                         
                                                                  Common Stonechat(Female)

                                                           Avadavat - Red Munia

                                        

                                                                Himalayan Woodpecker

                                                                       Eagle?

                                                                   Golden Eagle

                                                               Crested Hawk Eagle

                             

                                                                 Griffon Vulture