INDIA GOA 5TH-26TH MARCH 2011

Three weeks in Goa staying around Arpora,though not going at it mad i still saw around 240 species, we also saw five species snake.

GREATER SPOTTED EAGLE

Seen everyday from the second week, one even sat in tree behind village

ZITTING CISTICOLA

WHITE BROWED BULBUL

WHITE RUMPED MUNIA

STORK BILLED KINGFISHER

INDIAN ROLLER

RED WHISKERED BULBUL

RED VENTED BULBUL

SPOTTED DOVE

PURPLE RUMPED SUNBIRD

PIED KINGFISHER

PADDYFIELD PIPIT

MARSH SANDPIPER

GREEN BEE EATER

LESSER ADJUTANT

LITTLE EGRET

INDIAN POND HERON

WHITE BELLIED SEA EAGLE

Always in Arpora, two adults with two fully fledged Juvs, some mornings the juvs would be sat in valley bottom.

ROSE COLOURED STARLING

Seen most nights in large flocks over hotel going to roost.

RED WATTLED LAPWING

Scarce on the salt pans outside hotel this year.

INDIAN POND HERON

PUFF THROATED BABBLER

Another elusive bird that showed well this year.

PLUMB HEADED PARAKEET

INDIAN PEAFOWL

PLAIN PRINIA

This was one that was more numerous this year.

ORIENTAL MAGPIE ROBIN

Female on wires ouside hotel Arpora Goa

ORANGE HEADED THRUSH

Likes to sit deep in the shade, mostly seen when flushed from ground whizzing into cover. Arpora woods Goa

ORIENTAL MAGPIE ROBIN

Male common bird around Goa

Male Arpora Goa

NUTMEG MUNIA

Scaly Breasted or Nutmeg Munia, common on Baga fields.

NILGIRI BLACKBIRD

JUNGLE MYNA

Commonest Myna in Goa.

GREY HEADED STARLING

IBIS AND EGRETS

Little and Great White Egrets with Black Headed Ibis.