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Goa, India
5th-18th December 2004
Baga Fields |
Baga Hill |
Beira Mar Hotel |
Arpora Woods |
Morjim Beach |
Zuari River Boat Trip |
Carambolim Lake |
Velim Lake |
Backwoods Camp |
Baga Fields (part 2)
At the back of the fields there were a few ponds surrounded by palm trees and scruby vegetation.
This area was good for a number of species...
Stork-billed Kingfisher (Halcyon capensis)
White-breasted Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
Little Cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger)
Wire-tailed Swallow (Hirundo smithii)
Western Spotted Dove (Streptopelia suratensis)
The muddy edges were quite good for waders...
Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus)
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
Another productive area that we found close to the river was a small hummock with a couple of fruiting trees on it. These were particularly popular with the starling flocks...
Jungle Myna (Acridotheres fuscus)
Chestnut-tailed Starling (Sturnus malabaricus)
Rosy Starling (Sturnus roseus)
A Coppersmith Barbet was also skulking in the tree. This species got its name from its monotonous tonk-tonk call which is similar in sound to a hammer striking an anvil.
Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala)
The grassy scrub surrounding the trees was teeming with seed-eating species.
Black-headed Bunting (Emberiza spodocephala)
Red-headed Bunting (Emberiza bruniceps)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus indicus)
Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus)
And in the last half hour of daylight on the final day of the trip I finally got close to a gorgeous Indian Roller...
Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis)
| Baga Fields (Part 1) |  |
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Baga Hill |
Baga Fields |
Baga Hill |
Beira Mar Hotel |
Arpora Woods |
Morjim Beach |
Zuari River Boat Trip |
Carambolim Lake |
Velim Lake |
Backwoods Camp |
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