The second one is a kingfisher, either white fronted or stork bill but can’t tell from behind! The third one is a tree pie. I know the first one but will have to go and look it up…..
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When I was in Kashmir the person we were staying with said every bird whatever size or colour was a sparrow so, in his memory, they’re all Kashmiri sparrows which are many and glorious. Thanks for your entertaining blog, safe journey home and Feliz Ano xxx
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From afar, you could be right! But in the binoculars, they proved to be rather splendid. Happy New Year to you – though hope to be in touch before then when we get to Bangalore with its super-connected reputation. Xx
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Coming late to the game (as always!) I think the second bird – the one atop the telegraphraph pole – is the Black-capped Kingfisher, and the third one is the female Scarlet Minivet which is a fetching mixture of grey, yellow and black unlike the male which is scarlet and black. Page 85 of Collins Handguide to the Birds of the Indian Sub-Continent shows a dead ringer for the one in your photo. It’s anyone’s guess what the first one is….
Thanks for the postcard of the Bulbuls at dawn..xx
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Well done Erica – you are one bird ahead of us! We had the kingfisher but here is the full list of what we saw that morning. You could decide which it is with the aid of your bird book and let us know!
Jungle babler 7 sisters
Yellow eyed babler
Red wattle lapwing
White wagtail
Black shoulder kite
Indian roller
White throated king fisher
Coppersmiths barbet
Bhahminy starling
Laughing dove
Rose ringed parakeet
Black collared dove
Ashy drongo
Long tailed shrike
Indian robin
Pied chat
Lark
Small bee eaters
Pale billed flower pecker
Purple headed sunbirds
Ashy premia
Bulbuls
Spotted owlet
Crested serpent eagle
Flame backed woodpecker
Hoopoe
Black eagle
Peasant crow
Francolins
Egrets
Pond herons
magpie robins
Little grebe
Peacock
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I thinks the third bird is far too big to be a minivet. Definitely a tree pie…though not on your list it is one of the commonest indian birds. The first might be a bulbul but there are several different types.
The second one is a kingfisher, either white fronted or stork bill but can’t tell from behind! The third one is a tree pie. I know the first one but will have to go and look it up…..
When I was in Kashmir the person we were staying with said every bird whatever size or colour was a sparrow so, in his memory, they’re all Kashmiri sparrows which are many and glorious. Thanks for your entertaining blog, safe journey home and Feliz Ano xxx
From afar, you could be right! But in the binoculars, they proved to be rather splendid. Happy New Year to you – though hope to be in touch before then when we get to Bangalore with its super-connected reputation. Xx
Coming late to the game (as always!) I think the second bird – the one atop the telegraphraph pole – is the Black-capped Kingfisher, and the third one is the female Scarlet Minivet which is a fetching mixture of grey, yellow and black unlike the male which is scarlet and black. Page 85 of Collins Handguide to the Birds of the Indian Sub-Continent shows a dead ringer for the one in your photo. It’s anyone’s guess what the first one is….
Thanks for the postcard of the Bulbuls at dawn..xx
Well done Erica – you are one bird ahead of us! We had the kingfisher but here is the full list of what we saw that morning. You could decide which it is with the aid of your bird book and let us know!
Jungle babler 7 sisters
Yellow eyed babler
Red wattle lapwing
White wagtail
Black shoulder kite
Indian roller
White throated king fisher
Coppersmiths barbet
Bhahminy starling
Laughing dove
Rose ringed parakeet
Black collared dove
Ashy drongo
Long tailed shrike
Indian robin
Pied chat
Lark
Small bee eaters
Pale billed flower pecker
Purple headed sunbirds
Ashy premia
Bulbuls
Spotted owlet
Crested serpent eagle
Flame backed woodpecker
Hoopoe
Black eagle
Peasant crow
Francolins
Egrets
Pond herons
magpie robins
Little grebe
Peacock
I thinks the third bird is far too big to be a minivet. Definitely a tree pie…though not on your list it is one of the commonest indian birds. The first might be a bulbul but there are several different types.