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Trip Report INDIA 2002 Simon Plat, Bernard Oosterbaan, Willem Oosterbaan |
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Location: about 2 hours drive from Bharatpur (south).
Costs: -
Date(s): 19-11-2002 (3 birding hours).
Notes: We visited Bund Baretha in our quest for water in the afternoon of the second day at Bharatpur. Our driver couldn’t find it but after asking around it proved to be rather easy. Bund Baretha compensated rather well for the dry Keoladeo NP with a lot of water and a lot of (water) birds. Unfortunately the lake was also filled with fishermen, ruining our best chance of finding Indian Skimmer. We visited the dam and (for better light) the area around the palace.
Highlights: Asian Openbill (1), Red-crested Pochard (V), Cotton
Pygmy-Goose (20), Great Thick-knee (1 on an island close to
the dam), Isabeline (Chinese) Shrike (1), Indian (Brown) Chat (1 near the palace),
Isabelline Wheater (1).
Pics:
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This is the Maharadja's palace (kishen Mahal) near the Bund, the only reasonalbe picture that I have of Bund Baretha, due to the terrible light conditions. Since the lake can best be viewed from the north (the dam) or the east (near the palace), an afternoon visit is not a good idea, because of the backlighting. |
Bird list:
| White-tailed Lapwing (Vanellus leucurus, Witstaartkievit) | V |
| Temminck's Stint (Calidris temminckii, Temmincks Strandloper) | V |
| Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago, Watersnip) | V |
| Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa, Grutto) | XX |
| Ruff (Philomachus pugnax, Kemphaan) | C |
| Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus, Zwarte Ruiter) | V |
| Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola, Bosruiter) | V |
| Common Sandpiper (Tringa hypoleucos, Oeverloper) | V |
| Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia, Groenpootruiter) | V |
| Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus, Witgatje) | V |
| Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis, Poelruiter) | V |
| Common Redshank (Tringa totanus, Tureluur) | V |
| Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus, Witwangstern) | X |
| River Tern (Sterna aurantia, Rivierstern) | V |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto, Turkse Tortel) | V |
| Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis cambayensis, Palmtortel) | V |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri, Halsbandparkiet) | XX |
| Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis, Bonte IJsvogel) | V |
| Little Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis, Kleine Groene Bijeneter) | 2 |
| Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops, Hop) | 1 |
| Crested Lark (Galerida cristata, Kuifleeuwerik) | 1 |
| Red-rumped Swallow (Hirundo daurica, Roodstuitzwaluw) | X |
| Paddyfield Pipit (Anthus rufulus, Rijstveldpieper) | V |
| White Wagtail (Motacilla alba, Witte Kwikstaart) several ssp. | V |
| Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola citreola, Citroenkwikstaart) | 1 |
| Blue-headed Wagtail (Motacilla flava taivana, Gewone Gele Kwikstaart) | V |
| White-browed Wagtail (Motacilla madaraspatensis, Indische Bonte Kwikstaart) | V |
| Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer, Roodbuikbuulbuul) | V |
| Isabelline (Chinese) Shrike (Lanius arenarius, Chinese Klauwier) | 1 |
| Indian Chat (Cercomela fusca, Bruine Rotsspekvreter) | 1 |
| Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina, Izabeltapuit) | 1 |
| Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros, Zwarte Roodstaart) | 1 |
| Indian Robin (Saxicoloides fulicata, Indisch Paapje) | 1 |
| Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita tristis, Tjiftjaf) | 1 |
| Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca, Braamsluiper) | V |
| Bank Myna (Acridotheres ginginianus, Oevermaina) | V |
| Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis, Treurmaina) | X |
| Asian Pied Starling (Sturnus contra, Eksterspreeuw) | V |
| Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus, Koningsdrongo) | V |
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