Saturday 13 April 2019

Friday and Saturday Walks

Braved the heat and got a few more birds, 2 on the Friday which still need identifying and thankfully 4 on Saturday that were all identifiable.

Friday 12 April: What appeared to be a large Reed Warbler was a drab Brown affair with no discerning features e.g no supercilium, this will be a struggle. The other mystery was a fan tailed Bush Robin type again Brown but with white throat and a small white super, hopefully I can bottom this one.
Also 6 Coppersmith Barbet,  similar Scaly-breasted Munia, Indian Roller, pr Collared Kingfisher, ditto Brahminy Kite, plus 4 Egret species,  et al.

Saturday 13 April, a slightly greyer day but still rather sticky. Most of the previously mentioned species seen apart from any Kites. Most we!come newbies being Streak-eared Bulbul (lifer), Greater Coucal, Black-naped Oriole, & Little Cormorant (lifer).
The Oriole was a glorious yellow coloured male and only my second ever after a bird in Kuala Lumpur in another life.
I bottomed the Little Cormorant after getting some decent photos of one this morning.

Well it's been hard graft but it beats the upcoming alternative birding back in...bugger, I can't say it 😟😨