7 836
pictures
38
blog posts
683 photographed species of 1309 (52%)

search

classification

Galliformes
Megapodiidae
Phasianidae
Anseriformes
Anatidae
Gaviiformes
Gaviidae
Podicipediformes
Podicipedidae
Procellariiformes
Procellariidae
Hydrobatidae
Ciconiiformes
Ciconiidae
Threskiornithidae
Ardeidae
Phoenicopteriformes
Phoenicopteridae
Suliformes
Fregatidae
Sulidae
Anhingidae
Phalacrocoracidae
Pelecaniformes
Pelecanidae
Phaethontiformes
Phaethontidae
Falconiformes
Falconidae
Accipitriformes
Pandionidae
Accipitridae
Otidiformes
Otididae
Gruiformes
Heliornithidae
Rallidae
Gruidae
Charadriiformes
Turnicidae
Burhinidae
Haematopodidae
Charadriidae
Dromadidae
Ibidorhynchidae
Recurvirostridae
Rostratulidae
Jacanidae
Scolopacidae
Glareolidae
Laridae
Stercorariidae
Pterocliformes
Pteroclidae
Columbiformes
Columbidae
Psittaciformes
Psittacidae
Cuculiformes
Cuculidae
Strigiformes
Tytonidae
Strigidae
Caprimulgiformes
Podargidae
Caprimulgidae
Apodiformes
Apodidae
Hemiprocnidae
Trogoniformes
Trogonidae
Coraciiformes
Coraciidae
Alcedinidae
Meropidae
Upupidae
Bucerotidae
Piciformes
Megalaimidae
Indicatoridae
Picidae
Passeriformes
Eurylaimidae
Pittidae
Vangidae
Artamidae
Aegithinidae
Campephagidae
Pachycephalidae
Laniidae
Dicruridae
Oriolidae
Rhipiduridae
Stenostiridae
Monarchidae
Corvidae
Aegithalidae
Paridae
Remizidae
Hirundinidae
Alaudidae
Hypocoliidae
Pycnonotidae
Cisticolidae
Cettiidae
Locustellidae
Acrocephalidae
Phylloscopidae
Sylvidae
Pellorneidae
Pnoepygidae
Timaliidae
Leiothrichidae
Vireonidae
Paradoxornithidae
Zosteropidae
Regulidae
Troglodytidae
Cinclidae
Sittidae
Tichodromidae
Certhiidae
Sturnidae
Turdidae
Muscicapidae
Irenidae
Chloropseidae
Dicaeidae
Nectariniidae
Passeridae
Ploceidae
Estrildidae
Prunellidae
Motacillidae
Fringillidae
Emberizidae

Birding near Cochin airport


2017-10-21| Askar Isabekov

In morning I asked tuk-tuk driver to bring me to ponds near airport. He did it but not to the spot I saw yesterday. I didn't mind because new spot is pleasure to me. There are paddy fields bordered with coconut and banana plantations. I started from the plantations looked like forest for me. Firstly I recorded small group of Jungle Babblers and two Larger Racket-ailed Drongo, then two Greater Coucal perched in banana tree. I later heard sounds and moved to another part of grove where I found crying Shikra and Black-hooded Oriole. First one is common bird of my country, but the second one is lifer for me. So day is good! Then I noticed couple of Common Mynas, birds look same to our Mynas but with some more yellow around the eyes, in my opinion. The large raptor was visible between tree branches, I tried to take photo of them. It was Oriental Crested Buzzard well identified by dark eyes and necklace. I later watched it was chased by House Crows. In addition to birds I took photos of butterflies too. It's impossible to be calm when the adult man palm-sized or even large butterfly of really tropical colours are flying above you. Some of this flying flowers were shot by me. And of course they catch much of my time. But it was nice time.

Then I moved to the paddy fields where some dozens of Cattle Egrets and some Indian Pond Herons were feeding. In the company of these commonest to India birds I found one Black-headed Ibis too. It is not hard because it was very close. Also I recorded White-breasted Waterhen, but unfortunately couldn't take photo. Black Drongos were common near cattle, like a models perching in the backs of cows. The weather was cloudy, therefore I couldn't make good photos of flying birds, in which I recorded Bee-eaters and Swallows, and one high soaring Brahminy Kite, one more lifer to me. Totally I was birding during three hours, though I planned only two.

After the noon time the rain started and continued until the night.


1. Greater Coucal (Centropus sinensis)


2. Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)


3. Jungle Babbler (Turdoides striata)


4. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus)


5. Oriental Honey-buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus)


6. Indian Pond-Heron (Ardeola grayii)


7. Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus)


8. Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)


9. Shikra (Accipiter badius)


10. Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)


11. Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)


12. House Crows (Corvus splendens) are waiting food


13. Oriolus xanthornus (Linnaeus, 1758)


14.


15. Junonia atlites


16. Junonia almana


17.


18.

comments:
no comments


secret code

* all fields are required

calendar

2020

jan feb mar apr
may jun jul aug
sep oct nov dec

2019

jan feb mar apr
may jun jul aug
sep oct nov dec

2018

jan feb mar apr
may jun jul aug
sep oct nov dec

2017

jan feb mar apr
may jun jul aug
sep oct nov dec

2016

jan feb mar apr
may jun jul aug
sep oct nov dec

2015

jan feb mar apr
may jun jul aug
sep oct nov dec

2014

jan feb mar apr
may jun jul aug
sep oct nov dec

2013

jan feb mar apr
may jun jul aug
sep oct nov dec

rare birds records


Taiga Bean-Goose (Anser fabalis)

© Garg Sudhir
2015-02-14
Mangalsar Dam ( Mansarover) Tehla Village, Alwar Dist, Rajasthan, India

Very rare winter visitor.

more rarities...

Big Year 2024

more...

unidentified birds


2023-01-14

Pavel Parkhaev: Looks like immature male Bay-backed Shrike, Lanius vittatus

2020-11-29

Vladilen: Thank you!

2020-09-14

Аскар Исабеков: thank you, Machiel

more unidentified birds...