Birdwatching in India
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Local Birdwatchers
Using the Birdingpal resources you must agree to the following: If you contact a local Birdingpal and make arrangement to go birding, you should note it is common courtesy to make sure you show up for the appointment. If for any reason you are unable to do this, the least you must do is contacting the local Pal right away. Please note that most Birdingpals are serious birdwatchers. It is a privilege to contact them, and your message should reflect it. A local Pal does not get paid, but should he/she offer to take you out birding, using their own vehicle, it would be courteous to pay for the fuel. A lunch and/or a small gift would also be appropriate, something as simple as a souvenir of your country, or a pin from your local birding club. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| M | Ashok | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh | Anytime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A | Pittie | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh | Anytime | English/Hindi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| P | Podipireddy | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh | Anytime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| M | Agarwal | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh | Anytime | English/Hindi Telugu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I am a member of A.P. State animal welfare board and at the same time have an animal shelter at Keesara village an outskirt of Hyderabad. The shelter house is in a natural habitat. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| PS | Debre | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh | Weekend | English/Hindi Bangla | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I am Consultant Neurologist, at Apollo Hospitals. Birdwatching is my new hobby, when I shifted in new home at Cybercity. Other interests, Yoga, Meditation, Rekhi, Hypnosis, Alternative medicine. Hyderabad is on Deccan plateu, of India, more than 250 species recorded by local birdwatcher group. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| V | Lakka | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh | Weekend | English/Hindi Telugu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Masters in biological sciences, Domain consultant for organic store. Passion is observing nature, birdwatching, painting, yoga, walking, environmental conservation and organic farming. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| M | Bhargava | Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh | Anytime | English/Hindi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| N | Pantula | Vishakapattanam, Andhra Pradesh | Anytime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| S | Sen | Bongaigaon, Assam | Weekend | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| M | Jalan | Dibrugarh, Assam | Anytime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| R | Phukan | Dibrugarh, Assam | Weekend | English/Hindi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dibrugarh is in northeast India which is a biodiversity hotspot. It is also close to Arunachal Pradesh and is on the south bank of the Brahmaputra River. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A | Boiragi | Dibru-Saikhowa, Assam | Anytime | English/Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dibru Saikhowa National Park is one of the nineteen biodiversity hotspots in the world, where it hosts varied species of avian life. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A | Sharma | Sunderbans, Central/Northwest Bengal | Weekend | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| D | Mukherjee | Kolkata, West Bengal | Anytime | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| D | Moitra | Kolkata, West Bengal | Weekend | Bengali/English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| S | Bhattacharya | Kolkata, West Bengal | Anytime | Bengali/Hindi English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| R | Suri | Camp Forktail Creek, Delhi | Anytime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A | Arya | Delhi and Noida | Anytime | English/Hindi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| M | Zaidi | Delhi, Delhi | Weekend | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A | Sarkhel | New Delhi, Delhi | Weekend | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| M | Aggarwal | New Delhi, Delhi | Anytime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| B | Yata | New Delhi, Delhi | Anytime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A | Jain | New Delhi, Delhi | Weekend | English/Hindi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| K | Augustine | New Delhi, Delhi | Weekend | English/Marathi other local dialects | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I have been into birding ever since I was a little boy. (I am now 43 so that makes it around 35 years). My parents introduced me to these wonderful feathered friends on the fishing trips that we made. Even now no trip outside the city is made without a good reference book. There are a few very good sanctuaries around Delhi all just a few hours away. Sultanput Bird Sanctuary, Kaledeo Sanctuary at Bharatpur is world famous and then there are all the city forests in and around the city. I am not into this for the money. But would love to be able to share my knowledge and learn something from the people I get to meet. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| S | Sharma | Sonipat, Delhi/Haryana | Anytime | English/Hindi Sanskrit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A | Shaw | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | Anytime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A | Parikh | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | Anytime | English/Hindi Gujarati | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| R | Shah | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | Weekend | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| B | Metha | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | Weekend | English/Hindi Gujarati | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A | Samal | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | Anytime | English/Hindi Gujarati | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I am a birdwatcher with wildlife photography as my hobby. I have visited almost all part of Gujarat having a collection of around 210 bird photographs. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| M | Chokshi | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | Anytime | Gujarati/English Hindi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I am an passionate birdwatcher and avid photographer. Ahmedabad is a starting point for great birdwatching places like Nalsarover Lake, Thol Lake, The Little Rann of Kutch, Velavadhar National Park, though Gir is slightly at a distance. The areas around Ahmedabad are also best to see the glorious Sarus Crane. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| M | Mistry | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | Anytime | English/Gujarati Hindi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Keen birdwatcher since 1985, love to travel various types of terrain and area for birding. Spent nearly 15 yrs in forest. Know birding places in Gujarat especially Polo forest, Danta forest, Vagheshwari, Jambughoda and Dang forest". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| M | Datey | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | Weekend | English/Hindi Marathi a little French/German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hello, I'm from Ahmedabad. There are a number of interesting birding sites around here. Anyone interested in forming a birder,s group? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| J | Tiwari | Kutch District, Gujarat | Anytime | English/Hindi Gujarati/Kutchi Marwari/Tigriniy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| B | Patel | Anand, Gujarat | Anytime | Gujarati/Hindi English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anand district has a rich population of resident and migratory birds. Anand district covers Kanevaal Lake, costal Cambay area, and Pariej Lake is nearby. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| S | Dave | Rajkot, Gujarat | Anytime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| H | Milishia | Surat, Gujarat | Weekend | English/Hindi Gujarati | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| S | Christian | Vadodara, Gujarat | Anytime | English/Gujarati | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| B | Joshi | Vadodara, Gujarat | Weekend | English/Hindi Gujarati | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A | Sabavala | Vadodara, Baroda, Gujarat | Anytime | English/Guajarti Hindi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I have been birding in Baroda for many years & have a checklist of some 290 species within a 100 kms radius of the city. We have some good wetlands, scrubland and forests around giving a good variety of birds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| S | Tarafdar | Vadodara/Kolkata, Gujarat | Anytime | English/Hindi Bengali/Gujarati Marathi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| B | Chatterjee | Bangalore, Karnataka | Anytime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| J | Joseph | Bangalore, Karnataka | Anytime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| JN | Prasad | Bangalore, Karnataka | Anytime | English/Hindi Kannada/Tamil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| M | Krishna | Bangalore, Karnataka | Anytime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| V | Ramachandran | Bangalore, Karnataka | Weekend | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| S | Subramanya | Bangalore, Karnataka | Weekend | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| G | Dhar | Bangalore, Karnataka | Anytime | Hindi/English Kannada/Marathi Tulu/Tamil Malayalam/Bengali Punjabi/Gujarath. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| L | Nehemiah | Bangalore, Karnataka | Weekend | English/Hindi Kannada/Tamil Telugu/Malyalam Garo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| P | Revanur | Bangalore, Karnataka | Anytime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Y | Naveen | Bangalore, Karnataka | Anytime | English/Kannada Telugu/Hindi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| N | Hegde | Bangalore, Karnataka | Anytime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| S | Sandeep | Bangalore, Karnataka | Weekend | English/Hindi Kannada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| R | Suvarna | Bangalore, Karnataka | Weekend | English/Hindi Marathi/Tulu Gujarati/Tamil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| PK | Bopanna | Bangalore, Karnataka | Anytime | English/Dutch Hindi/Kannada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I live in Bangalore which is a short hop from the Western Ghats in South India where a lot of exotic species are to be found. Bangalore is the closest International Airport for access to the Rajiv Gandhi National Park (Nagarhole), Mudhumalai National Park (Bandipur/Masinagudi) and the Bhadra Tiger Reserve. I'm an avid outdoorsman with years of experience in Birding and well trained in outdoor survival and first aid techniques. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| J | Balamurugan | Bangalore, Karnataka | Anytime | English/Hindi Tamil/Kannada Malayama/Telugu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I have a guest house attached to Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary/Bandipur National Park suitable for seeing wide variety of birds in the area. You can see some of my pictures on www.wildlifesanctuaryindia.com/bird-watching-india.asp I am availbale on most weekends. I am an amateur bird watcher and just developing my bird watching ID skills best regards. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| R | Ashwini | Bangalore, Karnataka | Anytime | English/Hindi Kannada/Telugu Tamil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I have completed B.Sc in zoology and have a very good knowledge about wildlife, ornithology and bird watching. I want to become an ornithologist. I am living in Bangalore and the nearest park I have is Bannerghatta National Park. My interests are bird watching, trekking and reading lots of wildlife books. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| S | Shivaram | Bangalore, Karnataka | Weekend | English/Hindi Kannada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I am a passionate Wildlife and Bird photographer who takes time out of the busy office schedule to go birding/photography during weekends. I live in Bangalore and travel a lot around the city during weekends for this hobby. You can view my work on my website http://www.thejunglelook.com. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| J | Praveen | Bangalore, Karnataka | Weekend | English/Hindi Malayalam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| J | Nag | Bangalore, Karnataka | Anytime | English/Hindi Bengali | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Am a Nature enthusiast, though by vocation am a finance professional. I work as a Chief Financial Officer of a large multinational corporation in India. I love photography and am keen to learn about birds. I also draw and paint, but time does not permit me today to pursue this activites. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| U | Pai | Bangalore, Karnataka | Anytime | English/Hindi Kannada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I am avid trekker and birder visiting many places of interest in india. I have birding since last four years around bangalore and would like to share my birding experience with other fellow birders. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| S | Rao | Bangalore, Karnataka | Weekend | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amateur bird photographer (http://flickr.com/photos/9494793@N06/). Lots of good birding sites around southern India. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| B | Raj | Bangalore, Karnataka | Weekend | English/Kannada Telugu/Hindi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I'm Bhaskar Raj B.M, working in TCS, Bangalore. I'm really keen to know nature around me, and with this as a propelling force, am interested in birds too. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| CK | Subramanya | Bangalore, Karnataka | Weekend | Kannada/Hindi English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I am an Electronics Engineer by profession and a nature lover/Photographer by hobby. I love travelling in the country side over weekends and to forests during holidays to satisfy my hobby. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T | Guruprasad | Belgaum, Karnataka | Anytime | Kannada/English Hindi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I belong to a village where a Dam is built across the rive Ghataprabha. Where we have good raptor population and good number of winter visitors along with lots of local terrestrial birds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NS | Prasanth | BR Hills, Karnataka | Anytime | English/Hindi Kannada/Tamil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| V | Kumar | Dandeli, Karnataka | Anytime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| M | Juvaraj | Dandeli, Karnataka | Anytime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| V | Vennila | Dharwad, Karnataka | Weekend | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| P | Sasidharamn Manekkera | Mananthavady Wayand, Karnataka | Weekend | English/Bengali Thamil/Malayalam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A bird watcher, photographer and videographer. Recorded bird movie of Kerala now going to create a vcd of birds. I can identify about 300 birds and took birdwatching as a serious subject. About my area there are many birds like Swallow, Martin. Baya and Streked Weaver birds nesting area(August and September), Bee Eater nesting area(April May), Malabar Grey Hornbill nest(April), Warblers, Tailor Bird, Ceylon Frogmouth, three type of Skylarks, Lapwings etc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| D | Roche | Mangalore, Karnataka | Anytime | English/Kannada Hindi/Tulu Konkani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I am an amateur Wildlife photographer and love birds. I live in Mangalore and making a effort to document the birds, animals and reptiles in and around Mangalore at least. I have a blog (www.delsonclicks3.blogspot.com) where I post photographs clicked by me. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| KA | Mandanna | Mysore, Karnataka | Anytime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| W | Jugade | Mysore, Karnataka | Weekend | English/Hindi Marathi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Very much interested in bird watching. Area nearby Mysore is very good and so many dense forests are there. The permission to go there is require 8 days prior to visit. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| R | Rao | Mysore, Karnataka | Anytime | English/Hindi Kannada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mysore Karnataka, is a nice place for Bird watching and photography. Plenty of Bird Sanctuaries, Wild-life Parks and Lakes makes it an ideal place to start off on Bird-watching and Wild-life photography. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T | Guru Prasad | Tumkur, Karnataka | Anytime | English/Hindi Kannada/Telugu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| C | Nanda | Tumkur, Karnataka | Anytime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| J | Thomas | Cannanore, Kerala | Weekend | English/Malayalam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I am an eye doctor in Kerala. Kerala is a coastal state with a good migratory bird population and resident birds. I had recently made a short video on bird migration. Anybody interested in making a trip to Cannanore to see these birds are welcome. This winter I had an opportunity to see Common Terns, Sandwich Terns and Larger Crested Terns over here. Osprey is also a regular visitor here. There are a lot of international flights from America to Cochin in India. From Cochin to Cannanore it's a 6 hour journey by road. Hoping to see you at Cannanore some time and bonne birding. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T | Illam | Cochi, Kerala | Anytime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| VS | Abilash | Cochi, Kerala | Weekend | English/Malayalam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I am a naturalist working in Coconut Lagoon at Kumarakom. My house is at the Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary, where 340 species of birds can be found. From Nedumbassery airport to Kothamangalam (47 km) there is only 12 km to Thattekkad sanctuary. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| M | Sudeesh | Thattekkadu Bird Sanctuary, Kerala | Anytime | English/Thamail Malayalam/Kanada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I can offer a stay in my home in the Sanctuary. Food and accomadation 1250rs for 2person(breakfast, lunch, tea/ snacks and dinner included)for booking - mobile 9946042711, 9544635940 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| S | Sandeep | Trichur, Kerala | Weekend | English/Malayalam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I am a final year student in zoology. The Kole wetlands are famous for its wetland birds. They are specially abundant in winter(december to may). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| G | Christopher | Trivandrum, Kerala | Weekend | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| S | Koustubh | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh | Anytime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| H | Gupta | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh | Weekend | English/Hindi Bengali/English Hindi/Marathi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| B | Parag | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh | Anytime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| R | Biswas | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh | Weekend | English/Bengali Hindi/Nepali Kannada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I am new to Bhopal and would be interested to learn more about the flora and fauna there. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| J | Patwardhan | Deogad, Madhya Pradesh | Anytime | English/Marathi Hindi/Gujrati Bengali/Punjabi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| N | Maheshwari | Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh | Weekend | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| H | Barve | Aurangabad, Maharashtra | Anytime | Enlish/Marathi Hindi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I am a birder and photographer, we have around 210 species of birds around here with many waders and winter visiters. To see some of by bird images please visit www.tigersofindia.net | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A | Pinto | Borivli NP, Maharashtra | Anytime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| N | Jamdar | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Weekend | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| N | Agarwal | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Anytime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| S | Bajikar | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Anytime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| V | Krishnan | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Anytime | English/French Tamil/Hindi Malayalam/Marathi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A | Mandrekar | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Weekend | English/Hindi Marathi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A | Shivkart | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Anytime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| H | Marathe | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Weekend | English/Hindi Marathi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| R | Sachdev | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Weekend | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A | Mantri | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Weekend | English/Hindi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| PA | Damle | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Anytime | English/Hindi Marathi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mombai City has coastline, marshes, wetlands , forests and hills. Consequently, several species of birds have been recorded. Total count is around 400 species including many migratory waders. Oct-Mar is very good for birdwatching in Mumbai. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| S | Rajesh | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Anytime | English/Hindi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I am based in Kalyan city. apprx. 50 Kms from Mumbai. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| K | Musiff | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Anytime | English/Hindi Gujarati/Marathi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I live very near to the only city forest in the world viz. Sanjay Gandhi National Park/ Borivali National Park. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| K | Marthak | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Weekend | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I am a volunteere for BNHS -NGO in Wild Life India. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| S | Dhanuka | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Weekend | English/Hindi Marathi/Gujarati | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I am based in Mumbai have been birding for about 9 years now. Have visited a lot of places in India and I'am an active member on a lot of wildlife related e-groups. I also lead trails for groups in Mumbai and have been assocaited with a number of nature groups here. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| M | Khatavkar | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Weekend | English/Hindi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Y | Holla | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Weekend | Hindi/English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| There are about 350 species of birds around Mumbai with a good variation of habitat. Weekend trips to the birding areas like SGNP, Karnala and Uran are very rewarding. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| N | Tavanandi | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Anytime | Marathi/Hindi English/Konkani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I am a nature lover and photography enthusiast. Been a birder just for over a year and until now snapped over 100 species around Gujarat, Sikkim, Delhi and Mumbai. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A | Narvekar | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Weekend | English/Marathi Hindi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I have been birding for past 14 years and know most of places in Mumbai. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| C | Sengupta | Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra | Anytime | English/Bengali Hindi/Assamese Punjabi Marathi (not fluent) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I have always been passionate about nature - doing serious bird photography for last 3 years. I stay in CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai and Uran is one place which never lets me come back empty handed. Rich is Avian fauna. You can see some of my photographs in http://picasaweb.google.com/workcaesar/VibratingUranJanMarch2009?authkey = Gv1sRgCOLx893Mi8KUvAE#slideshow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| S | Sani | Nagpur, Maharashtra | Anytime | English/Hindi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| P | Deshmukh | Nagpur, Maharashtra | Anytime | English/Hindi Marathi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I am an amatuer birder, and always ready to go for birding. I can assist and accompany for birding spots near Nagpur. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| R | Ghosh | Nagpur, Maharashtra | Anytime | English/Hindi Bengali | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nagpur has around 250 bird species and their subspecies. We have lots of birding sites where you can spot at least 70 birds in a trip. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| N | Barde | Nagpur, Maharashtra | Anytime | English/Hindi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nagpur is situated virtually in the center of India and is surrounded by Bird Sanctuary and 4-5 National Reserve Forests. I am very much interested in Bird watching as well as Wild Life Safari. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Z | Lalani | Nagpur, Maharashtra | Anytime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| V | Patil | Nashik/Jalgaon, Maharashtra | Weekend | Marathi/Hindi English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| KV | Subramanian | Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra | Weekend | English/Hind Telugu/Tamil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I am keen amateur photographer specialising in bird, nature and sports photography. I am a member of Bombay Natural History society and Navi Mumbai Naturalists Namunas. We are about 25 members and pursue the hobby of birding during weekends. Navi Mumbai is host to many wonderful birding spots. Especially, Talawe, Valley Park Bbelapur, Karnala Bird Sanctuary, Kharghar Hills, Airoli and many other places in and around Navi Mumbai. We have a good group and many expert bird watchers, who are also trail leaders for BNHS and WWF. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| S | Mhatre | New Bombay, Maharashtra | Anytime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| B | Pramod | New Bombay, Maharashtra | Anytime | English/Hindi Marathi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| M | Yadav | Pune, Maharashtra | Anytime | English/Hindi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| S | Singh | Pune, Maharashtra | Weekend | English/Hindi Punjabi/Bengali | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A bit about myself - 59 years old, working with a German specialty chemicals company in Pune. Wife, two daughters the elder one is married and lives in Delhi, the younger is with us and works in the back office of AXA - the French Insurance company. We also have a dog (a bitch actually but she is far from one). My parents who are in their 80s live in Delhi. My hobbies - birding (ofcourse) and bird videography (I have something like 25 hrs of videotape, which I shall one day hopefully distil into something nice for birders) with a small Handycam. If I ever get rich, I would like to upgrade to a semi-professional equipment but these are frightfully expensive. I also like to write - nothing fancy, just simple stories about things that have happened to me. As part of my work, I have travelled the length and breadth of this vast country. From Kashmir in the north to the Andaman islands to the southern tip of India. I am also fond of sports - golf, tennis and I play some bridge. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| UN | Dev | Bhubaneswar/Pudamari, Orissa | Anytime | English/Sanskrit Hindi/Oriya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I am 73 years of age. I have earned a Doctrate (D.Sc Digree) in Ornithology and spent my life in field ornithology. I have sanskritised the latin taxonomy of birds and compiled several books on birds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| D | Patel | Pondicherry | Anytime | Tamil/Hindi Gujarati/Bengali French/English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| We have quite a few dedicated group of birders here in Pondicherry. Some of us seniors have been at it for decades and we have since a few years involved children from a local school for regular birding as part of their nature projects. The two main areas of interest are the two nearby tanks (large water bodies)- Ousteri Lake and the Kaliveli Tank- the latter a natural wetland site attracting birds from beyond the Himalayas! The dry scrub forest around the Ousteri lake attracts a variety of common Indian birds and of course the water fowl is abundant particularly in the early months of the year. We are affiliated with a Malaysia based wetlands trust and we need to make annual bird count of several waterbodies around Pondicherry to gauge the state of migration year by year. As is happening all over the world-the natural environment around Pondicherry is fast deterioating in the name of developement and efforts are being made to make the government aware of the importance of preserving the natural resources. Nevertheless we are very fortunate to have so near us such a rich source of birding for the many enthusiasts of Pondicherry. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A | Babu | Pondicherry | Anytime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| J | Kohli | Ludhiana, Punjab | Weekend | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| J | Tiwari | Bharatpur, Rajasthan | Anytime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| B | Sharma | Bharatpur, Rajasthan | Anytime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| S | Sarvjit | Bharatpur, Rajasthan | Anytime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A | Verma | Bharatpur, Rajasthan | Anytime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A | Sharma | Jaipur, Rajasthan | Weekend | English/Hindi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Many birding areas in nearby farms, lakes, forests, gardens. National parks wildlife sanctuaries two to three hours drive away. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| S | Yadav | Jaipur, Rajasthan | Anytime | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I am an expert birdwatcher and you can see around one hundered species in a day in my area. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| M | Kulshreshtha | Jaipur, Rajasthan | Anytime | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The area where I live is surrounded by mountains but is semi arid where you can see Spotted tree Creeper. Sariska National Park is 2 hrs from here to see Painted sandgrouse,Indian Pitta, Long biled vulture,Crested serpent Eagle and many more interesting species. Keoladeo National Park is about 3 hrs from here which is Unesco's World Heritage Site in Natural Heritage categoury whwre in the whole year you can see more than 400 species of birds. I have worked for Save Bustard campaign as Field Programme coordinator in Desert National Park which is a proposed World Heritage site and am well versed with the area taking birders there to show large congregation of cranes at Kheechan and also to show Trumpeter Bullfinch, Desert Finchlark, White-browed Chat, Tawny Eagles, Bonelli's Eagle, Red-headed Vulture, Laggar Falcon etc. Besides these Green Munia, Great Indian Bustard, Lesser Florican, Houbara Bustard and other important birds like Black-winged White Tit, White-bellied Minivet can also be shown with a little effort and time available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| G | Singh | Keoladeo NP, Rajasthan | Weekend | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| S | Metha | Udaipur/Mount Abu, Rajasthan | Weekend | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| V | Gowtham | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Anytime | English/Tamil Telugu/Hindi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A | Bhargava | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Weekend | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| S | Ramachandran | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Anytime | English/Tamil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I am an engineering graduate working in an MNC in Chennai. My hobbies are trekking and birdwatching and been doing it since my school days. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| V | Gokula | Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu | Anytime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RP | Singh | Chambal, Uttar Pradesh | Anytime | English/Hindi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| S | Malik | Roorkee Haridwar, Uttrakhand | Anytime | English/Hindi Urdu/Arabian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I live in the foothill city of Uttrakhand a 90% hilly state in the Northren India. I have been a bird watcher from my childhood. I have been to England, Thailand and Nepal. I understand the voice of many birds. Currently I have been working as a Researcher for British High Commission project on " Effect of Global warming on the behaviour of Migratory Birds". I am also working as Manager for a British Handicrafts Import company (www.buycarvings.com) my Employer Mr. Patrick Orme Lynch inspired me to initiate some conservational strategies on Migratory Birds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| B | Kamat | Cortalim, Goa | Anytime | English/Hindi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I have been conducting boat cruises since 1999 in the Cumbharjua Canal from October to April. Birds we see are six different kingfishers including the Collared Kingfisher, Terek Sandpiper, Eastern Curlew among the 80 odd species which also include winter visitors like Lesser Adjutant, Wooly-necked, Open-billed and Painted Stork, Osprey, White-bellied Sea-eagle, Greater and Lesser Spoted Eagle to name a few. Mostly I take birders from Europe but hardly any Indian. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| P | Lobo | Kalimpong, West Bengal | Anytime | English/Hindi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Firstly a big thank you for your excellent logistics and guiding in NE India.
Everyone has genuinely gone away with very positive feelings about the trip and most of us are looking forward to the opportunity to return. Chris Bradshaw, United Kingdom, 2006 - chris(AT)northkentbirding.freeserve.co.uk First of all, we thank you so much for your kind cooperation during our birding shooting in North Bengal. It was really so nice of you that you have spared your precious time for us.. It was also a great experience for all of us. We are really impressed to know how you distinguish the sound of different birds, and your large knowledge about wild lives...! Toko Miyasato, Japan, 2007 - toko-m(AT)gf6.so-net.ne.jp Thanks for organizing a great trip again. I thought Nagaland was a fantastic place with good habitat that would generate further exploration. Thanks also for the generous hospitality in your home, I liked Kalimpong very much. Nick Senior, United Kingdom, 2007 - ncksnr(AT)yahoo.co.uk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| S | Kumar | Nainital, Utaaranchal | Anytime | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| We had a very good day’s bird spotting with Sunil, in spite of the rain. Sunil knows where all the good birds are and eyes like
a hawk. Andy Anderson and Ben Blewitt, AA Birding and Travel (Australia) We spent an excellent morning bird watching around Snow View and Fairlight with Sunil. He immediately started finding interesting birds and took us on a wild path through the forest. He was very knowledgeable, not only about birds, but also pointed out all the peaks. Among the birds he showed us were, Black Eagle, Mountain Hawk Eagle, Brown-headed Woodpecker, Greater Yellownape, Rufous Sibia, Bar-tailed Tree Creeper, Streaked Laughing Thrush, Striated Laughing Thrush, Rufous-crowned Laughing Thrush, White-throated Laughing Thrush, Nepal House Martin, Long-tailed Minwet (to name but a few). James Champion (My father was a conservator of forests in Nainital in 1930-40). Personally I want to thank you for a wonderful birding experience, a lovely sunrise over the Himalayas and very interesting talks on the trails. Nigel Champion, UK. We came to Nainital from far away, not to honeymoon but to birdwatch. Had we not met Sunil by accident, we may not have achieved the purpose of our week long visit. Sunil was a great help in getting us to the few places where the hard to locate birds can be found. Sunil can identify these birds by their vocalisations before he sees them. We consider Sunil an expert birding guide and now also a friend. India can and should be proud of such a fine young man. Thank you Sunil, thank you India for your beautiful birds. Birdingpals Alicia and Dieter Kamm, Sierra Vista, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A | Sood | Kullu, Himachal Pradesh | Anytime | English/Hindi Pahari/some German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Great Himalayan National Park - GHNP. The World Conservation Monitoring Center has identified GHNP as one of the five
Centres of Plant Diversity and Endemism in India. Important bird groups found in the Park include: Pheasants (or Galliforms) an important group of large, spectacular birds. GHNP is one of only two National Parks in the world with a population of the endangered Western Tragopan (also found in Machiara National Park, Pakistan). Another endangered pheasant, the Cheer Pheasant is present on the steep, south-facing grassy slopes. Monal and Koklas are in abundant in the temperate forest zone while Kaleej occurs in small numbers below 2,000m. Snow Partridge, Hill Partridge and Himalayan Snowcock also occur. I am a lecturer of Ecotourism in the Govt. Degree College at Kullu teaching tourism to undergraduates. I became a naturalist and guide after receiving a Bachelors Degree in Commerce and a Masters Degree in Tourism from Himachal University. I also holds a Certificate in Environmental Tourism from IGNOU and will soon begin working towards my PhD in eco-tourism. I have worked as an interpretive naturalist for the Great Himalayan National Park and have been involved in community and environmental activism in the Western Himalayas from 1996 to the present. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| S | Kottur | Hosapete(Hospet)/Near Hampi, Karnataka | Anytime | Fluent English Hindi/Kannada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I am living in Hospet, near World Heritage site, Hampi, in Bellary district, Karnataka. The only sloth bear sanctuary is just about 30 kms from my place. I am a keen bird watcher and photographer. I have identified potential birding areas in Bellary district and also breeding areas. I conduct birdwatching camps and nature walks for the school children and for interested people. I would like to be a professional guide for bird watching and photographers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bombay Natural History Society | Club |
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| Birds of Kolkata | Sites |
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