Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Third Sunday Trail - Shivanahalli- 18th Dec 2011 -


Its time again to reconnect with nature, and enjoy the flora and fauna around Bannerghatta.This month's Third Sunday Trail will be held on 18th Dec 2011.The meeting point is Ramakrishna Mission School ,Shivanahalli at 6.30 am.


Wikimapia coordinates :  12°43'21"N   77°34'18"E


Trail route is Ramakrishna Mission School to Bannerghatta Forest Patch behind the school campus.


Comfortable clothing,good walking shoes, cap, water bottle,binocular ( if you have), a camera ( if you like to shoot) and snacks ( if you don't mind sharing with others..:-))is what you need to carry during the trail.The trail is free and open to all ages who can walk till around noon.(PL. NOTE THAT THIS TRAIL IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN )


How to reach Shivanahalli ? Take the Bannerghatta Road from the Bangalore City. Cross the Bannerghatta circle  - the road curves to the left at that junction near the Bannerghatta Police Station. Proceed further towards Jigani Industrial township. Halfway, on the right hand side at Raagi Halli Bus Stop, you will see the Ramakrishna Mission, Shivanahalli hoarding. (You will also notice a Swamy Ayyappa temple hoarding). Take a right turn there and drive for about 10 kms. Do not take any side roads (rare and few) that you will come along . Travelling through the Bannerghatta National Park reserved forest, you will have to cross the Ragihalli village to come over to Shivanahalli. The Ramakrishna Mission School is located at the entrance of the Shivanahalli village.


We recommend car-pooling between participants. While confirming participation please also indicate your contact details and the route you will be taking to reach.If traveling in your own car, please do indicate if any spare capacity is available.


NOTE : During all our previous Shivanahalli trails, Swami Vishnumayanandji, has been hosting us for tea/snacks/lunch for the participants.And many of the participants have been donating pooled money to Swamiji for his kindness and the good work he is doing for the school/village and the park.Swamiji has requested that whosoever would like to donate, pl donate individually and directly to him, so that he can meet each of them, howsoever small the amount may be.


IMPORTANT NOTE : 


We as organizers shall not be responsible for any delays & alterations in the programme or expenses incurred - directly or indirectly - due to natural hazards,weather,injury or any untoward incident that may happen during the trail.Hence, request you all to follow and be with the Ashram's resource person for the day.


You can confirm your participation by calling Geetanjali at 9845383882.. 

Third Sunday Trail - Kasavanakunte-20th November 2011 - Bird List

The bird list for Kasavanakunte as compiled by Deepa Mohan


Babbler, Jungle
Barbet, White-cheeked
 Bee-eater, Small Green
 Bulbul, Red-vented
 Bulbul, Red-whiskered
 Bushchat, Pied
 Bushlark, Indian
 Bushlark, Jerdon's
 Cormorant, Little
 Coucal, Greater
 Crow, House
 Crow, Jungle
 Dove, Laughing
 Dove, Spotted
 Drongo, Ashy
 Drongo, Black
 Egret, Cattle
 Egret, Little
 Flycatcher, White-browed Fantail
 Flowerpecker, Pale-billed
 Francolin, Grey
 Heron, Pond
 Kingfisher, White-breasted
 Koel, Asian
 Lapwing, Red-wattled
 Munia, Scaly-breasted
 Munia, White-rumped
 Myna, Common
 Myna, Jungle
 Oriole, Golden
 Owlet, Spotted
 Parakeet, Rose-ringed
 Pigeon, Blue Rock
 Pipit, Paddyfield
 Prinia, Ashy
 Prinia, Plain
 Robin, Indian
 Robin, Oriental Magpie
 Sparrow, House
 Sunbird, Purple-rumped
 Swallow, Barn
 Swallow, Red-rumped
 Swallow, Wire-tailed
 Swift, Asian Palm
 Tailorbird, Common
 Thrush, Blue Rock
 Treepie, Rufous
 Warbler, Blyth's Reed
 Warbler, Booted
 Warbler, Greenish Leaf 

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Third Sunday Trail - Kasavanakunte-20th November 2011

Hi!

This month's Third Sunday Trail will be held on 20th November 2011.

Place : Forest patch around Kasavanakunte Village

Meeting Time : 6.30 am

Meeting Point : Gate of Pride Valley View through Begihalli Village

Wikimapia Coordinates for the meeting place :12°46'48"N 77°36'9"E

Kindly note that we have requested the local boys to be with group for the trail. Its an appeal to the participants to follow these boys and not venture out on their own as the entire surrounding area is frequented by wild elephants. Kasavanakunte village is on the periphery of the Bannerghatta National Park.

Comfortable clothing,good walking shoes, cap, water bottle,binocular ( if you have), a camera ( if you like to shoot),rain wear and snacks ( if you don't mind sharing with others..:-))is what you need to carry during the trail.

We recommend car-pooling between participants.

For bus/route details to reach the nearest bus stop is Begihalli ( around 2.00 kms from the meeting point ) you can log on www.tellmyroute.com


Pl. call Prashanth Kumar at 9916120932 or Subir at 9731395620 in case you are not able to find the route.

Happy Birding,

Geetanjali Dhar
http://www.bangalorebirding.blogspot.com

Third Sunday Bird List - 16th November 2012

Here is the list prepared by Vaibhav Chaoudhary.


Barbet, white cheeked
Barbet, coppersmith
Bee eater, small green
Bushchat, Pied
Cormorant, Great
Cormorant, Little
Crow, Jungle
Crow, House
Dove, Spotted
Drongo, Ashy
Drongo, Black
Duck, Spot Biled
Egret, Little
Egret, Cattle
Flowerpecker, pale billed
Heron, Pond
Heron, Grey
Honey Buzzard, Oriental
Kingfisher, White throated
Kingfisher, Pied
Kingfisher, Blue
Kite, Common
Kite, Black Shouldered
Kite, Brahminy
KoelAsian 
Kestrel, Common
Leafbird, Golden Fronted
Lark, Jerdon's 
Lark, Crested
Mynah, Commmon
Mynah, Jungle
Oriole, Golden
Parakeet, Rose Ringed
Pipit, Paddy Field
Roller, India
Robin, India
Sparrow, House
Sunbird, Purple Rumped
Sunbird, Purple
Starling, Brahminy
Swallow, Barn
Swallow, Red Rumped
Tailorbird, Common



And the beautiful photographs of the outing captured by him.
 http://bangalorecaptured.com/2011/10/18/jigani-birding-and-buttering/

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Third Sunday Nature Trail - 16th October 2011-Jigani Lake


Hi!

This month's Third Sunday Trail will be held on 16th October 2011.

Place : Through Koppa Village to Jigani Lake

Meeting Time : 6.30 am

Meeting Point : Koppa  Govt.School (Wikimapia Coordinates  12°48'15"N   77°37'36"E)

Wikimapia Coordinates:12°48'48"N   77°38'15"E

Comfortable clothing,good walking shoes, cap, water bottle,binocular ( if you have), a camera ( if you like to shoot),rain wear and snacks ( if you don't mind sharing with others..:-))is what you need to carry during the trail.

We recommend car-pooling between participants.

For bus/route details to reach the nearest bus stop Koppa Gate ( around 1.5 kms from the meeting point ) you can log onwww.tellmyroute.com

Pl. call Prashanth Kumar  at 9916120932 or Subir at 9731395620 in case you are not able to find the route.

Happy Birding,

Geetanjali

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Third Sunday Nature Trail-September 2011-Shivanahalli



As expected the turnout for the Third Sunday Trail around Shivanahalli forests was 60+. Morning weather was good with clear sky throughout the trail.Tea served by the Ramakrishna Mission School pepped us all for the long trail inside the forest. Many of us got scattered into small groups.The trail passed through different terrains and we got to experience the real forest so close to the city. Of course few of us lost our way and were literally rescued .For many in the group the highlight of the day was spotting Grey-breasted Prinia and couple of raptors,one of which is still to be id.ed and of course Eurasian Eagle Owl spotted by few in the group.

It was nice to see many youngsters taking part in the trail.It was also nice to see MBK joining us. Its always very enriching to spend time with experts like him, as even on a brief meeting one can learn so much.

Someone in the group had also spotted a woodpecker and had the picture for the same.Its a request to pl. confirm that id .

I am ever thankful to Swami Vishnumayanadanji for letting us all enjoy the beautiful forest he has created around the mission school and beyond and also thank him for his hospitality as almost all of us could relish the hot cup of tea, lovely breakfast and few of us could even enjoy the tasty lunch.

List of birds spotted : ( Names as per the field guide ,Birds of India by Krys Kazmierczak)

Little Cormorant
Oriental Honey Buzzard
Black Kite
Brahminy Kite
Short-toed Snake Eagle
Crested Serpent Eagle ( Saw it while on our way back at Kaleshwari)
Red-wattled Lapwing
Rock Pigeon
Spotted Dove
Laughing Dove
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Blue-faced Malkoha
Greater Coucal
Eurasian Eagle Owl
White-throated Kingfisher
Common Kingfisher
Green Bee-eater
White-cheeked Barbet
Coppersmith Barbet
Common Iora
Black-hooded Oriole
Rufous-tailed Lark
Black Drongo
White-bellied Drongo
Bay-backed Shrike
Common Myna
Rufous Treepie
House Crow
Large-billed Crow
Asian Koel
Black-headed Cuckooshrike
Small Minivet
Red-vented Bulbul
Jungle Babbler
Yellow-billed Babbler
Grey-breasted Prinia
Ashy Prinia
Plain Prinia
Common Tailorbird
Oriental Magpie Robin
Indian Robin
Pied Bushchat
White-browed Wagtail
Oriental White-eye
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Loten's Sunbird
Purple Sunbird
Pale-billed Flowerpecker
Scaly-breasted Munia
Black-headed Munia
House Sparrow
Baya Weaver

Sumeet Moghe's link for the photographs are here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ciphertux/sets/72157627705334598/

And here is the link to few awesome pictures by Vaibhav
http://bangalorecaptured.com/2011/09/19/rama-krishna-mission-birding-at-back/

Thomas's photographs can be found in this link.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/71936641@N00/sets/72157627718010106/

Bhavita Toliyas link for some of the photographs are at
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150316407668774.363291.672768773&type=1

Ajit's link
https://picasaweb.google.com/100394483534785559733/ShivanahalliTrail?authuser=0&feat=directlink

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Third Sunday Nature Trail -18th September 2011

Its time again to reconnect with nature, and enjoy the flora and fauna around Bannerghatta.This month's Third Sunday Trail will be held on 18th September 2011.The meeting point is Ramakrishna Mission School ,Shivanahalli at 6.30 am.

Wikimapia coordinates :  12°43'21"N   77°34'18"E

Trail route is Ramakrishna Mission School to Bannerghatta Forest Patch behind the school campus.

Comfortable clothing,good walking shoes, cap, water bottle,binocular ( if you have), a camera ( if you like to shoot),rain wear and snacks ( if you don't mind sharing with others..:-))is what you need to carry during the trail.The trail is free and open to all ages who can walk till around noon.(PL. NOTE THAT THIS TRAIL IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN AS WE PLAN TO WALK NEARLY SIX TO EIGHT KM.INSIDE THE FOREST WHICH MAY BE SLUSHY DUE TO RAINS).

How to reach Shivanahalli ? Take the Bannerghatta Road from the Bangalore City. Cross the Bannerghatta circle  - the road curves to the left at that junction near the Bannerghatta Police Station. Proceed further towards Jigani Industrial township. Halfway, on the right hand side at Raagi Halli Bus Stop, you will see the Ramakrishna Mission, Shivanahalli hoarding. (You will also notice a Swamy Ayyappa temple hoarding). Take a right turn there and drive for about 10 kms. Do not take any side roads (rare and few) that you will come along . Travelling through the Bannerghatta National Park reserved forest, you will have to cross the Ragihalli village to come over to Shivanahalli. The Ramakrishna Mission School is located at the entrance of the Shivanahalli village.

We recommend car-pooling between participants. While confirming participation please also indicate your contact details and the route you will be taking to reach.If traveling in your own car, please do indicate if any spare capacity is available.

NOTE : During all our previous Shivanahalli trails, Swami Vishnumayanandji, has been hosting us for tea/snacks/lunch for the participants.And many of the participants have been donating pooled money to Swamiji for his kindness and the good work he is doing for the school/village and the park.Swamiji has requested that whosoever would like to donate, pl donate individually and directly to him, so that he can meet each of them, howsoever small the amount may be.

You can confirm your participation by calling Geetanjali at 9845383882. 

Monday, August 29, 2011

Third Sunday Trail-21st August 2011-Sakalavara

When I got a call at 5.00 am on Sunday from Mukesh Choudhry, to enquire if the trail is really happening as it was raining heavy the previous night, I hadn't expected more than around ten people braving the the cloudy day to attend the trail. So it was nice to see nearly sixty very young, young  and young at heart oldies assembled at the meeting point.
The weather and the place was good for a nice morning walk rather than birding. That was what many of us felt when we started the trail.
Couple of us very happy when we spotted a pair of small minivets high up on a tree.This Yellow-billed Babbler was the first bird I could manage to get a horrible shot of on that cloudy Sunday morning.
This paddy field pipit gave nice pose for many of us 

Star attraction of the day was of course this Shieldtail...

Overall, it was a good birding day, with many of our friends joining us for the breakfast..

Here are the list of birds ( Not in any particular order)

Common Coot
Little Cormorant 
Cattle Egret
Lesser Whistling-duck
Brahminy Kite
Black Kite
White-breasted Waterhen
Red-wattled Lapwing
Laughing Dove
Spotted Dove
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Asian Koel
Greater Coucal
White-throated Kingfisher
Coppersmith Barbet
White-cheeked Barbet
Greater Flameback
Golden-fronted Leafbird
Ashy Woodswallow
Black Drongo
Common Mynha
Large-billed Crow
House Crow
Small Minivet
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Red-vented Bulbul
Zitting Cisticola
Jungle Babbler
Yellow-billed Babbler
Ashy Prinia
Common Tailorbird
Indian Robin
Pied Bushchat
Great Tit
Paddyfield Pipit
Scaly-breasted Munia
Small Green Bee-eater
Jerdon's Bushlark
Cattle Egret
Little Egret
Tickell's Flowerpecker
Little Grebe
Pond Heron
Indian Grey Hornbill
Common Iora
Blue Rock Pigeon
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Red-rumped Swallow
Common Tailorbird
Baya Wever
Rufous Treepie




Few of the photographs can be seen at 
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1239761032820.2037694.1193123621&l=fafed8af97&type=1

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Third Sunday Nature Trail - 21st August 2011


Hi!

This month's Third Sunday Nature Trail will be held on 21st August 2011.

Place : Road leading towards Sakalavara Village from Kalkere Forest patch.

Comfortable clothing,good walking shoes, a cap, water bottle,rain wear,binocular ( if you have), a camera ( if you like to shoot) and snacks is what you need to join the trail. This outing is free and open to all ages who can walk the trail of around four to five hours .

Meeting place : Just before Kalkere Bus Stop ( Coordinates: 12°50'7"N 77°35'21"E)

Time : 6.30 am

People travelling by BMTC bus can get down at Kalkere Bus Stop on Bannerghatta Road and take few steps backwards to reach the meeting point.

We recommend car-pooling between participants. While confirming participation please also indicate your contact details and the route you will be taking to reach the meeting point. If traveling in your own car, please do indicate if any spare capacity is available.

Call me at 9845383882 to confirm.

See you all.

Geetanjali

Bird List of Third Sunday Outing -July 17th 2011

The list is thanks to Vaibhav:


Babbler, White Headed
Barbet, Coppersmith
Barber, White cheeked
Bee eater, small green
Bulbul, Red Vented
Bulbul, Red Whiskered
Bushchat, Pied
Bushlark, Jerdon's
Coot, Common
Cormorant, Little
Coucal, Greater
Cuckoo, Pied
Crow, House
Crow, Jungle
Darter
Dove, Laughing
Dove, Spotted
Dove, Eurasian White Collared
Duck, Spotted Billed
Duck, Spotted Billed
Flowerpecker, Tickell's
Francolin, Grey
Iora, Common
Kingfisher, White throated
Kingfisher, Lesser pied
Kite, Black
Kite, Brahminy
Lapwing, Red Wattled
Robin, Indian
Munia, Scaly Breasted
Myna, Common
Owlet, Spotted
Parakeet, Rose ringed
Pipit, Paddy field
Prinia,Ashy
Prinia,Plain
Shikra
Sparrow-lark, Ashy Crowned
Sunbird, Loten's
Sunbird, Purple
Sunbird, Purple Rumped
Wagtail, Large Pied
Weaver, Baya

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Third Sunday Nature Trail - 17th July 2011

Hi!

This month's  Third Sunday Nature Trail will be held on 17th July 2011.

Place : Neelasandra Kere surrounding Neelasandra/ Ramasandra/ Koppa village.

Comfortable clothing,good walking shoes, a cap, water bottle,rain wear,binocular ( if you have), a camera ( if you like to shoot) and snacks is what you need to join the trail. This outing is free and open to all ages who can walk the trail of around four to five hours .

Meeting place : Near Koppa Gate

Time : 6.30 am

To reach the meeting point, at Bannerghatta Police Station junction take left and come on Jigani Anekal Road. After about 5 kms from this junction you will see a couple of prominent granite yards on your left side. One of them is Metro Stones and next to it is Pearl Stones.We shall meet in front of Pearl Stones.

Google Map Coordinates : 12.797803, 77.612770

People who like to travel by bus can take any bus going towards Jigani, Bukkasagara, Anekal ,Haragadde, Mahatlingapura  via Bannerghatta Road .Get down at Koppa Gate bus stop and walk backwards for around 150 meters.

We recommend car-pooling between participants. While confirming participation please also indicate your contact details and the route you will be taking to reach Bannerghatta Circle. If traveling in your own car, please do indicate if any spare capacity is available.

Call me at 9845383882 or Mahesh at 9448384472 to confirm .

See you all.

Geetanjali

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Kaggalipura Road-19th June 2010-Birdlist

Due to my travel, I had missed out the trails on previous two months . Hence, it was really nice to meet up with few new faces and few old friends. PK helped us a lot with detailed notes and behavior patterns of  few raptors and flycatchers. Spiderman Vittal  shared so much info about the spiders and other insects (And with lot of patience of course). And thanks to Jayaram, who knows the terrain of Bannerghtta so well .He led few of us to the Suwaranamukhi temple .We enjoyed the hot hot bhajji  at the temple.The star of the trail of course was Apoorva ( I hope I got the name right!). This young kid did this long trail without any fuss and always enthusiastic and eager to learn from the experts. It was a long trail, with good sightings of birds,few mammals in the distance, Insects,Skinks, Rock Agamas, Millipedes, Butterflies, Spiders....all in all a great Sunday well spent!!

Here is the list of birds, thanks to Vaibhav,Prashant and Vittal.

Babbler, Yellow-billed
Babbler,Yellow-eyed
Babbler, Jungle
Barbet, White Cheeked
Barbet,Coppersmith
Bee eater, Green
Bulbul, Red-vented
Bulbul, Red-whiskered
Bulbul,White-browed
Bushchat, Pied
Bushlark, Indian
Bushlark,Jerdon's
Cormorant, Little
Coucal,Greater
Crow, Jungle
Crow, House
Cuckoo, Pied
Cuckooshrike,Large
Dove, Laughing
Dove,Spotted
Drongo, Black
Eagle,Black
Eagle,Bonelli's
Eagle,Short-toed
Flameback,Black-rumped
Flameback,White-naped
Flowerpecker,Thick-billed
Flowerpecker,Tickell's
Flycatcher,Tickell's Blue
Grebe,Little
Heron,Pond
Iora, Common
Kite, Black
Kite, black Shouldered
Kite,Brahminy
Kingfisher, White-Throated
Kingfisher, Blue
Koel, Asian
Lapwing, Red-wattled
Malkoha,Blue-faced
Munia, Black-headed
Munia,Scaly-breasted
Myna, Jungle
Myna, Common
Oriental white eye
Owlet, Spotted
Prinia, Ashy
Prinia,Grey-breasted
Prinia, Plain
Parakeet, Rose ringed
Robin,Indian
Robin,Magpie
Sunbird,Purple
Sunbird,Purple Rumped
Swallow, Red Rumped
Swift,House
Tailorbird,Common

Thrush,Blue Rock
Tit,Grey
Treepie, Indian
Treeswift,Crested
Wagtail,White-browed
Weaver,Baya
Woodshrike, Ashy

Here are the beautiful pictures of the birds captured by Vaibhav
http://bangalorecaptured.com/2011/06/19/kaggalipura-a-treasure-of-bannerghatta/

Enjoy the amazing macro shots by Saandip
http://www.flickr.com/photos/saandipng/sets/72157627004754206/

Here is the glimpse of few shots by Dr.Sanjeev Managodi
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150231525749801.330168.818509800

Jayanta Banerjee has captured the pictures so well here..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/20047960@N00/

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Third Sunday Trail - 19th June 2011

Its time again to reconnect with nature, and enjoy the flora and fauna around Bannerghatta.

This month's Third Sunday Trail will be held on19th June 2011.

Place : Road connecting Bannerghatta Circle to Kaggalipura till the second forest gate.

Meeting Time : 6.30 AM

Meeting place : First Small water body

Wikimapia Coordinates for the meeting place: 12°49'22"N   77°34'36"E 

Comfortable clothing,good walking shoes, a cap, water bottle,rain wear,binocular ( if you have), a camera ( if you like to shoot) and snacks is what you need to join the trail. This outing is free and open to all ages who can walk the trail of around four to five hours .

We request all the participants to restrict themselves to walk on the road and not venture away from the road as lately there has been sightings of Leopard, Bears ,Wild Boars and of course Wild Elephants.

We recommend car-pooling between participants. While confirming participation please also indicate your contact details and the route you will be taking to reach Bannerghatta Circle. If traveling in your own car, please do indicate if any spare capacity is available.

Call me at 9845383882 or Mahesh at 9448384472 to confirm .

Geetanjali

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Third Sunday Trail-17th April 2011-Anekal Lake


Friends,

Its time again to reconnect with nature, and enjoy the flora and fauna around South Bangalore

This month's Third Sunday trail will be on 17th April 2011.

Place : Anekal Lake

Time : 6.00 AM

Meeting place :At the end of the Anekal lake near the signboard of Nisarga Restaurant.(That is if you are coming via Jigani Anekal Road) where you can park the cars on the side roads.

Wikimapia Coordinates for the Meeting Place:  12°43'12"N   77°41'24"E

Comfortable clothing,good walking shoes, cap,snacks,water bottle,binocular ( if you have),camera ( if you like to shoot) and a note book & pen if you like to list the things that you see, is what you need to join the trail. This outing is free and open to all ages who can walk the trail of around three to four hours.

We recommend car-pooling between participants. While confirming participation please also indicate your contact details and the route you will be taking to reach Anekal. If traveling in your own car, please do indicate if any spare capacity is available.

Call Geetanjali at 9845383882 or Mahesh at 9448384472 to confirm or email me at itnatureclub@yahoo.com

Monday, March 21, 2011

Third Sunday Trail - Bird List

I must have passed through Hulimangala Mango Grove numerous times earlier .The road from here is the short -cut route to reach my daughter's school .I always admired this stretch and was hoping that one day I will have one of the Third Sunday Outings here. But I was little hesitant as there was virtually no road to reach the place from Koppa Gate. Few days back a friend went around to recce the place and found that the road is drivable now and we can have the outing there... The place did not disappoint us. Around 40 us enjoyed the last remains of the greenery around this place, which will be gone forever,once the owner of the grove decides to sell it to some builder to make a layout as is the case everywhere around here. The lands here are made barren either to make way for a layout or to rent it out to granite factories, which not only robs the greenery, the minute granite dust is polluting the whole stretch from Junglepalya to Jigani.
The bird of the day was of course sighting of Pied Cuckoo and Short-toed Eagle.Many in the group also spotted the Asian Paradise-flycatcher and also enjoyed the fly-catching act of the Asian Brown Flycatcher


And here is the list :


Barbet, White-cheeked
Barbet,Coppersmith
Bee-eater, Small Green
Bushcat, Pied
Bushlark, Jerdon's
Coot, Common
Cormorant, Little
Coucal, Greater
Crow, House
Crow, Jungle
Cuckoo, Pied
Cuckooshrike, Large
Dove, Little Brown
Dove, Spotted
Drongo,Ashy
Drongo, Black
Eagle, Short-toed
Egret, Cattle
Egret, Little
Flowerpecker, Pale-billed
Flycatcher, Asian Brown
Flycatcher, Asian Paradise
Grebe, Little
Heron, Pond

Heron,Purple
Hornbill, Indian Grey
Ibis, Glossy
Iora, Common
Kingfisher, Small Blue
Kingfisher, Pied
Kingfisher, White-breasted (White-throated)
Kite, Black(Pariah)
Kite, Brahminy
Kite, Black-shouldered
Minivet, Small *
Mynah, Common
Mynah, Jungle
Oriole, Eurasian Golden
Owlets, Spotted
Parakeet, Rose-Ringed
Pipit, Paddyfield
Prinia, Ashy
Robin, Indian
Robin, Oriental Magpie
Roller, Indian
Sandpiper, Wood
Shikra
Shrike, Brown
Sparrow, House
Sunbird, Purple-rumped
Swallow, Red-rumped
Swallow, Wire-tailed
Swift, Asian Palm
Tit, Great
Waterhen, White-breasted

Woodpecker, Black-rumped Flameback
Warbler,Clamorous Reed
Here is Deepa Mohan's blog post about the outing

Lovely pictures shot by Vaibhav are here

And here is post which appeared in the blog of Bangalore Captured




Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Third Sunday Trail - 20th March 2011


Friends,


Its time again to reconnect with nature, and enjoy the flora and fauna around Bannerghatta.


This month's Third Sunday Trail will be held on 20th March 2011


Place : Around Hulimangala


Meeting Time : 6.30 am


Meeting Point : Hulimangala Govt.School


Wikimapia Coordinates:12°48'48"N   77°38'15"E


Comfortable clothing,good walking shoes, cap,snacks,water bottle,binocular ( if you have),camera ( if you like to shoot) and a note book & pen if you like to list the things that you see, is what you need to join the trail. This outing is free and open to all ages who can walk the trail of around three to four hours.


We recommend car-pooling between participants. While confirming participation please also indicate your contact details and the route you will be taking to reach the meeting point .If traveling in your own car, please do indicate if any spare capacity is available. 


For bus/route details to reach the nearest bus stop Koppa Gate ( around 3.5 kms from the meeting point ) you can log on www.tellmyroute.com


Pl. call me at 9845383882 to confirm.


Happy Birding,


Geetanjali

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

First 4th Sunday Trail near Somapura Gate

It was another lovely Sunday with Prarthana starting the Fourth Sunday Outings in Bangalore. Outskirts of Sarjapura Road, Somapura gate to be exact , turned out to be a great place for birding. Within a span of two and half hours we managed to spot more than 50+ birds. With the presence of Subbu ,the outing was very educative . The trail ended with a Prarthana hosting breakfast to all the participants in her beautiful house. Hope to be there again during the next outing


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Friday, February 25, 2011

Third Sunday Trail - 20th February 2011-Ramakrishna Mission Campus,Shivanahalli

Oriental Honey Buzzard 
(Photo courtesy : Arun Ramu)
Awesome, spectacular,superb....these were the words used by Mahesh and Aniruddha to describe their trek inside the deep forest of Bannerghatta during the Third Sunday's trail. It was not planned at all for them.....when I was wondering as to how to manage the huge group of around 50+ nature enthusiasts, Swamiji suggested that we divide the group...those who want to return early can go for the shorter trails and others can go for the longer trail to Devrabetta. Anand,Priya,Aniruddha and Mahesh decided to go to Devrabetta and rest of us decided to move around the Ashram Campus.
Swamiji was briefing about the planned trek
Swamiji as always gracious enough to again host us for the birding, morning tea and breakfast on our return.He also announced the intended trek to Muttathi from Shivanahalli which need to be kept on hold for the moment due to rains. New dates for Devrabetta trek too will be announced soon. It was nice to see a number of children in the group who seem to have enjoyed this trail too.
Rufous Treepie
(Photo courtesy: Arun Ramu)
I humbly request all the participants who take part in the trails,please dont throw the wrappers / plastics around. Let us all be responsible as nature lovers. 
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
Here is the combined list of birds seen at the Ramakrishna Mission Campus to Deverabetta.


Grey Fancolin
Grey Junglefowl
Whte-cheeked Barbet
Coppermith Barbet
Common Hoopoe
Indian Roller
White-throated Kingfisher
Green Bee-eater
Asian Koel
Greater Coucal
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Spotted Owlet
Rock Pigeon
Spotted Dove
Black-shouldered Kite
Brahminy Kite
Black Kite
Crested Serpent Eagle
Shikra
Oriental Honey Buzzard
Little Cormorant
Intermediate Egret
Cattle Egret
Indian Pond Heron
Golden-fronted Leafbird
Long-tailed Shrike
Bay-backed Shrike
Rufous Treepie
House Crow
Large-billed Crow
Eurasian Golden Oriole
Black-naped Oriole
Small Minivet
Black Drongo
White-bellied Drongo
White-browed Fantail
Small Minivet
Common Iora
Blue-capped Rock Thrush
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
Oriental Magpie Robin
Indian Robin
Pied Bushchat
Common Myna
Great Tit
Wire-tailed Swallow
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Red-vented Bulbul
White-browed Bulbul
Jungle Prinia
Grey-breasted Prinia
Tawny-bellied Babbler
Yellow-billed Babbler
Large Cuckooshrike
Ashy Prinia
Plain Prinia
Oriental White-eye
Common Tailorbird
Greenish Warbler(?)
Common Babbler
Jungle Babbler
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Purple Sunbird
Pale-billed Flowerpecker
House Sparrow
Indian Silverbill
Red-wattled Lapwing
Paddyfield Pipit
Lark ( ?) Was it Rufous-tailed?
Sandpiper (?)
Yellow-throated Bulbul(?)
Scaly-breasted Munia
Black-headed Munia
Yellow-footed Green Pigeon



Pl. leave your comments if I missed out on any sightings


Here is Deepa's blog about the outing .....

And I leave you with these photographs ...enjoy...