Hi birders, Yesterday I has seen a large group of Glossy Ibis' ( 350+birds) were inflight at Kumarakom. The birds were coming from South-East part of Kumarakom...
Dear Manu: Good to note that you have located big flock of Glossy Ibis from Vembanad too. We also get large congregation of Ibises and Storks in Kole...
NAMEER
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Oct 3, 2004 9:37 am
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Friends, To day Myself, Dr.Unnikrishnan, Saju Vasan and Aswin, found the roosting of more than 2000 Glossy Ibises, 500 White Ibises and more than 500 Egrets of...
Dr. Sreekumar B.
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Oct 11, 2004 4:05 am
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Hi all On 9/10/04 afternoon, LN & myself had a brief stroll over the Walayar Dam (Palakkad dist), the reservior was almost full, the discharge of water from...
FYI, Is Macqueen's Bustard same as all the Houbaras recorded previously in Kerala. Seemingly, there is a split i suppose. best rgds Praveen = = = Original...
Dear friends, Let me suggest a concept of Bird Year – A bird year starts with beginning of bird migration in an area and it last up to the beginning of next...
Dear friends, The attachment is a picture of a seagull obtained by Mr.Jose Dominique of Casino Hotels & Mr.James Zachariah, Munnar WL Warden from Santhanpara,...
suresh
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Oct 24, 2004 5:30 pm
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Dear Praveen, Kindly throw some light on the previous sightings of Hubaras in Kerala. Dr.Sreekumar.B. ... From: Praveen J <painted_stork@...> To:...
Dr. Sreekumar B.
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Oct 24, 2004 5:31 pm
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Dear Members / Bird Lovers, For the research purpose, if anyone can help me by sending only a single specimen of a feather of following birds (if possible), as...
Hi All, Baybacked shrike is the most common bird in Chinnar WLS. After that I have seen this bird many of the places in Tholpetty range in Wynad WLS .In...
Satyan Meppayur
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Oct 24, 2004 5:33 pm
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Hi all, As part of a family function, i happened to travel by boat through the waterlanes of edathua, passing many paddyfields & marshes along the way. Here...
hi everyone sathyan and i were at aralam wild life scantuary this saturday....it was a good learing exp for a novice birder like me to be walking around with...
Hi all, Wrt earlier posting by SE, Manu had send me the picture of the Gull. Caught from Santhanpara, Idukki District which is about 40 kms from Munnar on the...
Hi all, The bird is very similar like Fulmar Glacidious fulmarus, an Antartic species. Awaiting more discussion about this species. warm regards Manu Praveen J...
Dear friend, I think I have two specimen of feathers of the Dinopium benghanense. Now it is in my house, if u want this specimen please send me your contact...
Dear all, As a follow up of the bird survey conducted in last decemeber in Nelliampathies, we started visiting the habitats once more to find out more abt the...
Hi all, I sent the pic of the gull to Santharam & Asheesh Pittie. Both of them feel it is the juvenile of either the PALLAS or the YELLOWLEGGED SEAGULL. ...
suresh
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Oct 27, 2004 3:31 am
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Dear all, There has been some queries on past records of Macqn/Houbara from Kerala. You might have already found it out yourself, but just in case, it was...
Hi As Diwali comes closer, the Yamuna is becoming more and more crowded with returning ducks and waders. Also delighting us birders with a surprise Greater...
Hi all, Gull and Tern are very difficult sp that to identify from the field especially in winter plumage.At least we have to see the wings pattern and tail tip...
Satyan Meppayur
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Oct 31, 2004 12:50 pm
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Dear Sir, Thanks for your positive response. You may send your collection of feathers at following address: HIREN SONI (Biodiversity Specialist) (Ornithology &...
Friends, Thousands of Glossyibises and White Ibises continues to root at Palathrakari Near Kyppuzha Muttu north of Kumarakom, along with Egrets. Crows and...
Dr. Sreekumar B.
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Nov 1, 2004 8:41 am
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Hi Mr. Bransdon Corrie, I Dev Balaji, member of Kerala birder, I'm a adventure person cum wildlife and ornithologist. My uncle is also nature Lover and veteran...
[Apologies for the cross-posting] NEWSLETTER FOR ORNTIHOLOGISTS Vol. I No. 5 September-October 2004. CONTENTS Editorial...65. Status, distribution, ecology and...
Announcing the "Save Our Rice" campaign in the rice growing states of India In the International Year of Rice-2004 Sustaining Rice; Fighting GMOs; Ensuring...
thanal@...
Nov 8, 2004 5:10 pm
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Dear Bird enthusiasts and conservationists,
I request for your help in providing me information on harriers in your locality. Your information of whether it...
Ashok kumar Verma
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Nov 8, 2004 5:12 pm
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Hi all: Mr. Suhyb PJ, the Range officer of Thamarassery Range, Calicut informed me over telephone that a Flamingo was brought to him on 6.11.2004. The bird was...
NAMEER
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Nov 10, 2004 12:08 pm
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Hi there, Manoj V Nair reported a single Greater Flamingo (& a juvenile Spotbilled Pelican) from trivandrum...ref. Birds of Veli-Akkulam Environs, NLBW (1993)....
A book on "Important Bird Areas in India: Priority sites for conservation" released Compiled and edited by M. Zafar-ul Islam and Asad R. Rahmani Indian Bird...
Zafar-ul Islam
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Nov 18, 2004 3:09 am
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Hi all, I happened to come across a vagrant white wagtail at nelliampathy during diwali holidays. I have put 3 pix, views from side, front, & back, in my yahoo...