Dear all, Not sure if this one is already reported, today(4/9/06) i got to see a heronry at Shankarankulangara Temple at Poonkunnam, Thrissur on three Ficus...
At my mother's place in Thripunithura, a suburb of Cochin (Kerala), I have regularly observed an interesting behoviour by 4 species of birds - Purple-rumped...
Dear all, Requesting pictures of Fish Eagles from Kerala - flight or perch. See the discussion below. I shall upload the snap soon in our files section. Some...
hii freinds, Afew years back me too have seen similar kind of behaviour in Orinetal Magpie Robin (Mirror) and Black-headed Oriole (Window glass) at Ramanakry,...
Dear Praveen & others: This is really very very exciting!!! Thanks Praveen, Nick and Krys for figuring out the identity of the bird!! When I took the photo,...
Very interesting! Similar accounts have appeared in Newsletter for Birdwatchers in 1990s - i cant recollect the name of the article or the author. Will post if...
Dear all: this would be of interest to you all. Best wishes and regards, Arun Kumar, "Nishtha", 14/3 Balbir Road, Dehra Dun 248 001, India. Tel: 91-135-267...
Arun Kumar
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Sep 7, 2006 1:55 am
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Friends, On the occasion of Wildlife Week Celebrations, Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary is organizing a Competetion for selecting a Logo for the Parambikulam...
Friends, Today I have seen lot of Green Munias (Avadavat) Amandava formosa at one of the shops near to Charminar, Old city, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. In pet...
Ohh.., just this morning i had a family of parrots(ma, pa and kid i guess) playing against the window at the stairs. I have noticed babblers and mynah do...
Dear All: We have got invitation from the Kerala Forest Department to do birds surveys in four places!! - Peechi, Chimmony, Parambikulam WLSs and Siruvani...
It's very interesting to see this behaviour, i have been to one village 'Thuvai'(anaikatty, coimbatore), there i could see in almost all the houeses they...
We received more comments from John Schmitt on the Fish Eagle best rgds Praveen ... From: N.John Schmitt <norbertraven@...> Date: Sep 9, 2006 10:23 PM ...
Dear Conservationists hello I am telling you a sad story of birds poaching in my district kheri uttar pradesh, On September 7, 2006, 15 juveniles of openbill...
Krishna Kumar Mishra
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Sep 10, 2006 2:29 pm
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Dear fellow birders: I feel privileged to announce to you all about the recent publication by Zoological Survey of India, entitled: Kumar, A, Kankane, PL &...
Arun Kumar
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Sep 11, 2006 2:17 am
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In addition to Sparrows, Sunbirds and Magpie Robins, I have seen the same behavior from a male Paradise Flycatcher. This bird used to be a regular visitor to...
Dennis.Koshy@...
Sep 11, 2006 4:28 pm
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INDIAN BIRDS Volume 2 Number 4 July-August 2006 Contents A new species of Liocichla (Aves: Timaliidae) from Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh,...
dear all myself ,raju, latha and unni with rajkumar visited the heronry at kallettumkara, thrissur on 27 july 2006. The heronry had expanded to about 464 nests...
Dear Friends, There is cause for celebration! A spectacular new species of Liocichla, Bugun Liocichla, has been discovered by Ramana Athreya in Eaglenest...
Dear Fellow birders: This would be of interest to many of you. With best wishes and regards, Dr Arun Kumar, Former Additional Director, Zoological Survey of...
Arun Kumar
drarunk@...
Sep 17, 2006 5:45 pm
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On 25th September 2006 at 0745 hrs. from the back of an elephant, I saw a bird that looked like a Rufous-tailed Wheatear. The bird was seen in the dry...
Hi I'm an amateur birder from Chennai, and will be visiting Nelliyampathy in the Deepavali break. I was interested in the birds that are seen in this area,...
Hi there, Unless you are looking for anything very specific, most of the hills birds can be seen easily around Kaikatty (which is near to Padagiri) and the...
Dear all, As a part of the information gathering on the ongoing work for updating the Status and Distribution of Kerala Birds, we are also compiling the...
Dear friends, One of the finest wetlands in North Kerala, Kattampally, is facing threat of reclamation and might soon be lost in the wake of developmental...