INDIAN ORIENTAL HONEY BUZZARD

Common, always on Baga Hill early morning before heading out inland upto half a dozen can be seen on a good morning.

CRIMSON SUNBIRD

Now called Vigor's Sunbird, the rarest Sunbird in Goa i saw a couple of stunning males, but they are hard to pin down being very active and flighty.

WOOLLY NECKED STORK

Found these two stunning birds just round the corner from the hotel, as soon as the sun came out they were off, circling high and going over Aprora woods

ASHY WOODSWALLOW

Not that common but always seems to be around Baga fields. 2012

MALABAR WHISTLING THRUSH

Stunning views, if you get a chance download and listen to the song of this bird.

COMMON TAILORBIRD

RED WATTLED LAPWING

Several birds around Salt Pans Arpora and Bier Mar in Baga

INDIAN LESSER SPOTTED EAGLE

High overhead at Mayem Lake Goa march 2012.

ALEXANDRINE PARAKEET

Breed on Baga Hill

LONG TAILED SHRIKE

ORANGE BREASTED GREEN PIGEON

Very flighty and very difficult to get anywere near, a rare bird in Goa some years.

ALEXANDRINE PARAKEET

BLYTH'S PIPIT

Baga fields Arpora Goa March 2012

ROSE COLOURED STARLING

Adult and Juvenile

JUNGLE NIGHTJAR

There has been much debate about the Nightjars at Mayem, we saw two and both proved from Photographs to be the recently split (from grey nightjar) Jungle Nightjar and not Indian (grey) Nightjar which is a smaller species with a differing wing and tail lengths.

JUNGLE NIGHTJAR

This was the second bird we found at Mayem Lake

CHESTNUT HEADED BEE EATER

Another stunning Bee-Eater, two of these showed well at Mayem Lake,we missed them at the usual site in Bondla. Goa India 2012

WHITE SPOTTED FANTAIL

Split from White Throated Fantail, easy to see in Arpora Woods March 2012

BAR WINGED FLYCATCHER SHRIKE

Pair showed well in Arpora woods most mornings, very active and always high up in canopy

PLUM HEADED PARAKEET

Common in Arpora woods

PIED BUSHCHAT

fairly common around Arpora

ORANGE MINIVET

Split from Scarlet Minivet

MALABAR LARK

Not as obvious this year probably due to the extreme temperature and humidity which reached 90%, very similar to Crested lark but smaller and more rufous on the breast, though some of the calls are very similar.

STORK BILLED KINGFISHER

This stunning Kingfisher was perched on the wires over salt pans right outside gate of hotel every morning.

INDIAN PEAFOWL

OSPREY

Sat in early morning sun on a salt pan at the back of Baga Fields.

GREY FRONTED GREEN PIGEON

Will possibly be split  from Pompadour Green Pigeon into 3 species, Grey Fronted Green, Andaman Green and Ashy Headed Green leaving Sri Lanka Green as a full species.

LESSER ADJUTANT


Zuari River Goa India 2012

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SCALY BREASTED MUNIA

Sometimes called Nutmeg Munia

BLUE TAILED BEE EATER

A Stunning bird, while watching this Bee Eater on Baga Hill two Red Spurfowl shot across the track in front of me a lifer and probably one of the most difficult birds to see in Goa. 2012

BLUE BEARDED BEE-EATER

Not a very good picture, heard calling on Baga Hill, it then flew over my head landing distantly, this is only the second one i have ever seen. Goa 2012

WHITE EYED BUZZARD

This was a new bird for me in Goa none seen this same time last year, this year we saw at least 7 different birds, 2 Baga Hill, 1-2 over Hotel, 3 calangute and 1 Nagoa, this is a small raptor it looked tiny when perched with a Steppe Buzzard.