GOA INDIA

This is the last of my GOA pics, just uploaded two pages worth, have a look some stunning birds seen in a stunning Country.

INDIAN LESSER SPOTTED EAGLE

A very unusual pale looking INDIAN LESSER SPOTTED EAGLE, its all down to the shape of the nasal hole, round it Spotted, oval in Tawny, also on the pics below the feathering does not go right down to the feet. Goa march 2012.

INDIAN LESSER SPOTTED EAGLE

Calangute Fields Goa India March 2012, a very pale individual.

TICKELL'S BLUE FLYCATCHER

A truly stunning bird as good as a Red Flanked Bluetail

STEPPE BUZZARD

Presumed Steppe Buzzard or one of the Proposed split Asian Buzzards. Goa India March 2012

THICK BILLED FLOWERPECKER

Nest building over several days in Arpora Woods.

WHITE EYED BUZZARD

A new bird for me in Goa, funny though been here four times before and never seen any, then this year we saw them over Baga Fields and our Hotel, Baga Hill, Calangute and Nagoa

WHITE BELLIED SEA EAGLE

Beautiful bird, no breeding recorded in Arpora Woods this year. Goa 2012

WHITE BELLIED BLUE FLYCATCHER

Tambi Surla Temple, a stunning bird we have seen a female a few years back at Bondla, this male sat in full view for several minutes with a Tickell's Blue Flycatcher, awesome.

LESSER WHISTLING DUCK

Carambolin Lake Goa India April 2012, very common on this lake into the hundreds.

SOUTHERN COUCAL

Goa India March 2012, a potential split from Greater Coucal.

SHIKRA

Can at times be a very tame bird.

INDIAN RED RUMPED SWALLOW

Looks a lot different to our European birds. Goa India April 2012

RICHARD'S PIPIT

ARPORA GOA 2012