Eaglenest - Birding trip to North-east India 19th March to 3rd April 2007

This trip will be running again on 16th March 2008. Staring with 3 nights at Kaziranga and then going to Eaglenest until 2nd April.

Where else in Asia can you seen almost 400 species in 19 days and experience birding from 150 metres to over 4000 meters.

The highlights of a 3 week trip to Kaziranga and Eaglenest (19th March - 3rd April 2007) were Beautiful Nuthatch(2), Blyths (4 sightings) and Temmincks Tragopans, Wedge-billed Wren Babbler(2), Ward's Trogon(1 pair), Bugun Liocichla (2), Black-breasted Parrotbill and Himalayan Monal(7+).

1. Spot-billed Pelican

2. Indian Cormorant

3. Cormorant

4. Little Cormorant

5. Darter

6. Cinnamon Bittern

7. Grey Heron

8. Purple Heron

9. Great Egret

10. Intermediate Egret

11. Little Egret

12. Indian Pond-Heron

13. Cattle Egret

14. Striated Heron

15. Asian Openbill

16. Black Stork

17. Woolly-necked Stork

18. Black-necked Stork

19. Lesser Adjutant

20. Greater Adjutant 16 in Guwhati, 1 in Kaziranga

21. Bar-headed Goose

22. Ruddy Shelduck

23. Wigeon

24. Gadwall

25. Teal

26. Mallard

27. Spot-billed Duck

28. Shoveler

29. Oriental Honey-Buzzard

30. Osprey

31. Black-shouldered Kite

32. Black Kite

33. Pallas' Fish-Eagle

34. Grey-headed Fish-Eagle

35. Slender-billed Vulture

36. Crested Serpent-Eagle

37. Marsh Harrier

38. Northern Harrier

39. Pied Harrier

40. Crested Goshawk

41. Shikra

42. Besra

43. Goshawk

44. Buzzard

45. Upland Buzzard 1 at Sa La Pass

46. Changeable Hawk-Eagle

47. Mountain Hawk-Eagle

48. Black Eagle

49. Pied Falconet

50. Kestrel

51. Oriental Hobby

52. Snow Partridge 6 at Sa La Pass

53. Swamp Francolin

54. Hill Partridge

55. Chestnut-breasted Partridge 1 seen very well, others haerd

56. Rufous-throated Partridge

57. Blood Pheasant brillant views of 1

58. Temminck's Tragopan 1 seen

59. Blyth's Tragopan seen by 3 people, including 2 seen together. 4 sightings in total

60. Himalayan Monal common below Sal La Pass, at least 7 seen

61. Red Junglefowl

62. Kalij Pheasant

63. Grey Peacock-Pheasant commonly heard

64. White-breasted Waterhen

65. Moorhen

66. Bengal Florican 2-3 seen at Kaziranga

67. Pheasant-tailed Jacana

68. Bronze-winged Jacana

69. Black-winged Stilt

70. Great Thick-knee

71. Small Pratincole

72. Lapwing

73. River Lapwing

74. Grey-headed Lapwing

75. Red-wattled Plover

76. Long-billed Plover 4 seen

77. Little Ringed Plover

78. Eurasian Woodcock

79. Pintail Snipe

80. Great/Wood Snipe

81. Spotted Redshank

82. Redshank

83. Marsh Sandpiper

84. Greenshank

85. Green Sandpiper

86. Wood Sandpiper

87. Common Sandpiper

88. Temminck's Stint

89. River Tern

90. Rock Pigeon

91. Snow Pigeon over 25 seen at Sa La Pass

92. Speckled Wood-Pigeon

93. Oriental Turtle-Dove

94. Red Collared-Dove

95. Spotted Dove

96. Laughing Dove

97. Barred Cuckoo-Dove

98. Emerald Dove

99. Yellow-footed Pigeon

100. Pin-tailed Pigeon

101. Green Imperial-Pigeon

102. Mountain Imperial-Pigeon

103. Alexandrine Parakeet

104. Rose-ringed Parakeet

105. Red-breasted Parakeet

106. Large Hawk-Cuckoo

107. Banded Bay Cuckoo

108. Asian Koel

109. Greater Coucal

110. Mountain Scops-Owl

111. Oriental Scops-Owl

112. Brown Fish-Owl 2 seen at day roost, Kaziranga

113. Collared Owlet

114. Asian Barred Owlet

115. Spotted Owlet

116. Brown Hawk-Owl

117. Brown Wood-Owl

118. Gray Nightjar

119. Himalayan Swiftlet

120. Asian Palm-Swift

121. Fork-tailed Swift

122. Ward's Trogon 1 pair seen very well

123. Red-headed Trogon

124. White-throated Kingfisher

125. Crested Kingfisher

126. Pied Kingfisher

127. Blue-bearded Bee-eater

128. Chestnut-headed Bee-eater

129. Blue-tailed Bee-eater

130. Indian Roller

131. Rufous-necked Hornbill

132. Oriental Pied-Hornbill

133. Great Hornbill

134. Wreathed Hornbill

135. Great Barbet

136. Lineated Barbet

137. Golden-throated Barbet

138. Blue-throated Barbet

139. Coppersmith Barbet

140. Yellow-rumped Honeyguide 1 seen was a welcome suprise

141. Eurasian Wryneck

142. White-browed Piculet

143. Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker

144. Crimson-breasted Woodpecker

145. Rufous-bellied Woodpecker

146. Darjeeling Woodpecker

147. Lesser Yellownape

148. Streak-throated Woodpecker

149. Greater Flameback

150. Bay Woodpecker

151. Sand Lark

152. Oriental Skylark

153. Grey-throated Martin

154. Swallow

155. Asian Martin

156. White Wagtail

157. Citrine Wagtail

158. Grey Wagtail

159. Oriental Pipit

160. Olive-backed Pipit

161. Rosy Pipit

162. Large Cuckoo-shrike

163. Black-winged Cuckoo-shrike

164. Long-tailed Minivet

165. Short-billed Minivet

166. Grey-chinned Minivet

167. Bar-winged Flycatcher-Shrike

168. Striated Bulbul

169. Black-crested Bulbul

170. Red-whiskered Bulbul

171. White-throated Bulbul

172. Mountain Bulbul

173. Ashy Bulbul

174. Black Bulbul

175. Goldcrest

176. Orange-bellied Leafbird

177. Gold-fronted Leafbird

178. Common Iora

179. Brown Dipper

180. Robin Accentor

181. Rufous-breasted Accentor

182. Alpine Accentor

183. Blue Rock Thrush

184. Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush

185. Blue Whistling-Thrush

186. Long-tailed Thrush

187. Plain-backed Thrush

188. White-collared Blackbird

189. Grey-winged Blackbird

190. Dark-throated Thrush both Black and Red throated seen

191. Lesser Shortwing

192. Hill Prinia

193. Ashy Prinia

194. Plain Prinia

195. Chestnut-headed Tesia

196. Slaty-bellied Tesia

197. Grey-bellied Tesia

198. Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler

199. Yellowish-bellied Bush-Warbler

200. Grey-sided Bush-Warbler

201. Russet Bush-Warbler

202. Pale-footed Bush-Warbler

203. Thick-billed Warbler

204. Mountain Tailorbird

205. Common Tailorbird

206. Dusky Warbler

207. Tickell's Leaf-Warbler

208. Buff-barred Warbler

209. Ashy-throated Warbler

210. Lemon-rumped Warbler

211. Yellow-browed Warbler

212. Greenish Warbler

213. Blyth's Leaf-Warbler

214. Yellow-vented Warbler

215. Whistler's Warbler

216. Green-crowned Warbler

217. Grey-cheeked Warbler

218. Chestnut-crowned Warbler

219. Rufous-faced Warbler

220. Yellow-bellied Warbler

221. Black-faced Warbler

222. Broad-billed Warbler

223. Striated Grassbird

224. Rufous-rumped Grassbird

225. Dark-sided Flycatcher

226. Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher

227. Taiga Flycatcher

228. White-gorgeted Flycatcher

229. Snowy-browed Flycatcher

230. Sapphire Flycatcher

231. Little Pied Flycatcher

232. Verditer Flycatcher

233. Large Niltava

234. Small Niltava

235. Pale-chinned Blue-Flycatcher

236. Hill Blue-Flycatcher

237. Pygmy Blue-Flycatcher

238. Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher

239. White-tailed Rubythroat

240. Bluethroat

241. Red-flanked Bluetail

242. Golden Bush-Robin

243. White-browed Bush-Robin

244. Rufous-breasted Bush-Robin

245. Oriental Magpie-Robin

246. Blue-fronted Redstart

247. White-capped Redstart

248. Plumbeous Redstart

249. Hodgson's Redstart

250. Grandala amazing flock of over 50 seen, some really close views

251. Black-backed Forktail

252. Slaty-backed Forktail

253. Purple Cochoa

254. Siberian Stonechat

255. Grey Bushchat

256. Yellow-bellied Fantail

257. White-throated Fantail

258. Black-naped Monarch

259. Asian Paradise-Flycatcher

260. Black-faced Laughingthrush

261. White-crested Laughingthrush

262. White-throated Laughingthrush

263. Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush

264. Striated Laughingthrush

265. Spotted Laughingthrush

266. Grey-sided Laughingthrush

267. Streaked Laughingthrush

268. Scaly Laughingthrush

269. Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush

270. Bugun Liocichla brilliant views!!

271. Red-faced Liocichla

272. White-browed Scimitar-Babbler

273. Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler

274. Coral-billed Scimitar-Babbler

275. Slender-billed Scimitar-Babbler

276. Scaly-breasted Wren-Babbler

277. Long-billed Wren-Babbler

278. Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler

279. Pygmy Wren-Babbler

280. Rufous-throated Wren-Babbler amazing views

281. Bar-winged Wren-Babbler more amazing views

282. Spotted Wren-Babbler

283. Sikkim Wedge-billed Wren-Babbler 1 pair watched feeding was one of the trip highlights

284. Rufous-capped Babbler

285. Grey-throated Babbler

286. Golden Babbler

287. Grey-throated Babbler

288. Striped Tit-Babbler

289. Chestnut-capped Babbler

290. Striated Babbler

291. Slender-billed Babbler

292. Silver-eared Mesia

293. Red-billed Leiothrix

294. Cutia 1 flock was over 25 strong

295. Green Shrike-Babbler

296. Black-headed Shrike-Babbler 1 seen and others heard, scoped up for all to see

297. White-browed Shrike-Babbler

298. Black-eared Shrike-Babbler

299. White-hooded Babbler

300. Rusty-fronted Barwing

301. Streak-throated Barwing

302. Blue-winged Minla

303. Chestnut-tailed Minla

304. Red-tailed Minla

305. Golden-breasted Fulvetta

306. Yellow-throated Fulvetta

307. Rufous-winged Fulvetta

308. Ludlow's Fulvetta

309. Nepal Fulvetta

310. Rufous-backed Sibia

311. Beautiful Sibia

312. Long-tailed Sibia

313. Striated Yuhina

314. White-naped Yuhina

315. Whiskered Yuhina

316. Stripe-throated Yuhina

317. Rufous-vented Yuhina

318. Black-chinned Yuhina

319. White-bellied Yuhina

320. Fire-tailed Myzornis many seen

321. Black-breasted Parrotbill what a bird,seen at Kaziranga

322. Black-throated Parrotbill

323. Rufous-headed Parrotbill

324. Black-throated Tit

325. Coal Tit

326. Grey-crested Tit

327. Great Tit

328. Green-backed Tit

329. Yellow-cheeked Tit

330. Yellow-browed Tit

331. Sultan Tit

332. White-tailed Nuthatch

333. Beautiful Nuthatch a pair scoped up and watched at close range for over 30 mins

334. Rusty-flanked Treecreeper

335. Brown-throated Treecreeper

336. Gould's Sunbird

337. Green-tailed Sunbird

338. Black-throated Sunbird

339. Fire-tailed Sunbird

340. Streaked Spiderhunter

341. Fire-breasted Flowerpecker

342. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker

343. Oriental White-eye

344. Black-hooded Oriole

345. Maroon Oriole

346. Asian Fairy-Bluebird

347. Long-tailed Shrike

348. Grey-backed Shrike

349. Large Woodshrike

350. Black Drongo

351. Ashy Drongo

352. Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo

353. Hair-crested Drongo

354. Bronzed Drongo

355. Gold-billed Magpie

356. Green Magpie

357. Rufous Treepie

358. Nutcracker

359. Red-billed Chough

360. House Crow

361. Large-billed Crow

362. Common Hill Myna

363. White-vented Myna

364. Jungle Myna

365. Common Myna

366. Asian Pied Starling

367. Chestnut-tailed Starling

368. House Sparrow

369. Eurasian Tree Sparrow

370. White-rumped Munia

371. Black-headed Munia

372. Common Rosefinch

373. White-browed Rosefinch

374. Beautiful Rosefinch

375. Crimson-browed Finch

376. Grey-headed Bullfinch

377. Brown Bullfinch

378. Scarlet Finch

379. Crested Bunting

380. Little Bunting

381. Plain Mountain-Finch