Third Sunday Trail- 18th July 2010

This month's Third Sunday Trail will be on 18th July 2010.

Place : Kalkere Reserve Forest 

Meeting Time : 6.30 am

Meeting Point : Office of Dy.Conservator of Forest,Bannerghatta National Park,Koli Farm gate.( Wikimapia coordinates : 12°50'28"N   77°35'18"E)

Comfortable clothing,good walking shoes, a cap,snacks,water bottle,binocular ( if you have),camera ( if you like to shoot) and rain wear/umbrella is what one needs to join the trail. This outing is free and open to all ages who can walk the trail of around four to five hours. ( This trail is not recommended for children below 12 yrs as the patch may be slushy due to rains)

We recommend car-pooling between participants. While confirming participation please also indicate the contact details and the route you will be taking to reach Koli Farm Bus Stop, where you will alight in case of travelling by bus. If traveling in own car, please do indicate if any spare capacity is available. 


Kindly note that Kalkere Forest comes under Banneghatta National Park,hence a forest guard will accompany the group for the trail. Request everyone to be on time and late comers will not be allowed to enter the forest.

For bus/route details to reach Koli Farm Bus Stop, log on www.tellmyroute.com

Call Mahesh  at 9448384472 or Geetanjali at 9845383882 for confirmation.

Third Sunday Trail-20th June 2010

I missed it again...And feeling terribly sad that I was not around to attend this trail, when Karthik along with Ulhas was there.Their company is a huge learning experience for any one. I was told that everyone was awestruck looking at some of the macros that Karthik showed them.I am very sure it must have been an enriching experience to all the 30+ participants that day.


I am thankful to Anand again ( anand.srinivasa@gmail.com) for compiling the list which is as follows :


Common Tailorbird
Purple Sunbird
Coppersmith Barbet
White Cheeked Barbet (Call Heard)
White breasted Kingfisher
Red Wattled Lapwing
White browed Wagtail
Small Minivet
Rose ringed Parakeet
Paddyfield Pipit
Great Tit 


People are welcome to add to the list if something is missing here. And also look forward to the photo links of the of the outing.


Here is the blog about the outing by Ramesha JS (blr_ramesh@yahoo.com)  
http://rameshjs.wordpress.com/2010/06/22/birding-kalkere_bannerghatta-forest/ 

Group photo by Narayana Sharma