Hii, It was a great disappointment for me because none of us carried camera on that trip.... Any way I am feeling shame because of the blind birding done with ...
Dear All Two days back i went to some of the paddy fields in Kumarakom for birding and found a new roost of Black Headed Ibis at Pallikayal paddy field. But...
Hi Dipu, I am just excited to see your posting about roost of large number of warblers - which warblers were they ? Prinias ?? Acrocephalus ? Were there any...
Hi Praveen, There I saw 7 ashy prinias, 3 Great reed warblers are the only bird i identified. All the other birds are unidentified. This group of small birds...
Dear all, A few people mailed me personally on some important sightings made in the last couple of months - however they seem to be busy & hence could not post...
Hi all, Two more news which i missed in the last posting. 1. 200 Ruffs at Kavanattikara paddy fields, Vembanad reported by Satyan Meppayur while birding with...
Dear all: This is the final announcement reg. the Siruvani bird survey scheduled from 10th to 13th Feb 2007. One unique fact about Siruvani bird survey is that...
Dear All, "Birds of Prey of the Indian Subcontinent" by Rishad Naoroji, the book all the 'raptorphiles' in India were looking forward to is out! It has been ...
Sashi Kumar
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Feb 13, 2007 12:36 pm
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Dear all, Here is a brief update on the recently concluded Siruvani Survey where many of you in Kerala participated along with a few birders from Bangalore &...
Dear Praveen and Nameer, Fantastic results!! The record of the Nilgiri Laughing Thrush really adds a lot to our knowledge on the distribution of this species....
Sashi Kumar
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Feb 14, 2007 4:19 am
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Dear all, The two pictures of Fish Eagle sent by Praveen (Thrissur) was circulated among several experts including Nick Lethaby - the initial feeling is that...
Hii all, During November 2004 we had a small discussion on the heronries of Kerela. As part of the discussion Mr. Manu P. Malibhagam reported the nesting of...
Dear all, I have uploaded the photos of Fish Eagle taken by Praveen Chinku during the Siruvani survey in our photos section of keralabirder. I had sent the...
Hii all , Sorry for cross posting, Regards S. Prasanth Narayanan To disseminate knowledge about oriental ornithology further, the editors of Forktail, the ...
Dear sashi kumar sir, last few months i was observing 30-40,numbers of great cormorant in kumarakom.There number rapidly increasing.Last year we seen more than...
Dear Readers, Many of you might be aware of a Hydro-Electric Project that is scheduled to come up in the Athirappilly region. The Athirappilly - Vazhachal area...
V. S. Vijayan
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Feb 18, 2007 4:49 pm
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Hi Prasant, The heronry at Kuttivattom is already destroyed. manu "Prasanth Narayanan S." <prasanthns2004@...> wrote: Hii all, During November 2004 we...
Could anyone suggest where I can get the malayalam names of birds found in Kerala? I made an extensive search on internet but drew a blank. What I am looking...
Hi Jayaram: The best source for the Malayalam bird names is the "Keralathile Pakhiskal" (Birds of Kerala, Malayalam version) by KK Neelakandan, which gives the...
dear jayaram You can get them from the book " Keralathile Pakshikal " by Induchoodan. names of some birds not in that book is there in " Book of Kerala Birds...
Hi Jayaram, It is surprising that a search in the web for this topic resulted in a blank - because, Malayalam names for birds have been popular since the times...
Dear Mr.Praveen, Birds Of Kerala by S. Ali is not out of print now for it has been revised by Dr.Sugathan and published by Kerala Forest Department carrying a...
Dear Dr. Nameer, It's so heartening to learn about your malayalam translation of Grimmet and Inskip's book, and to know that in the process you have enriched...
Office of the Wildlife Warden Aralam Wildlife Division February 23, 2007 Dear Sir / Madam, The 8th Annual Bird Survey of Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary organized by...