Shoolpaneshwar, Purna, Vansda Camp Report

Clicked by E. Thiruvengadam

Dear Friends,

WWF-India, MSO had arranged a Nature camp to Shoolpaneshwar, Purna Wildlife Sanctuaries and Vansda National Park on 26^th – 28^th October, 2012. 10 participants including WWF-India donors and staff attended the programme. The moist deciduous forest patches support large amount of biodiversity. We came across various species of plants, insects, birds etc. Few of them are listed below.

Purna WLS. by- Mr. E. Thiruvengadam

Flora :

1.      Rui/Milkweed plant (Calotropis gigantea)

2.      Mogli Erand (Jatropha curcas)

3.      Barleria (Barleria cristata)

4.      Rosewood/Shisam (Dalbergia sisso)

5.      Sessile joyweed (Alternanthera sessilis)

6.      Mango (Mangifera indica)

7.      Palas/Flame of the forest (Butea monosperma)

8.      Karanj/Pongam tree (Pongamia pinnata)

9.      Katesavar/Red silk cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)

10.  Ghaneri/Red sage (Lantana camara)

11.  Mitragyna parviflora (Kalam)

12.  Dinda/Bandikoot berry (Leea indica)

13.  Motha dinda (Leea macrophylla)

14.  Kala kuda/Sweet indrajao (Wrightia tinctoria)

15.  Pandara kuda/Tellicherry bark (Holarrhena antydysentrica)

16.  Lal kuda (Wrightia arborea)

17.  Kahandol/Ghost tree (Sterculia urens)

18.  Karnikar (Pterocarpus suberifolium)

19.  Anantmul/Indian sarsaparilla (Hemidesmus indicus)

20.  Bor/Indian jujube (Ziziphus jujube)

21.  Ain/Laurel (Terminalia crenulata)

22.  Sag/Teak (Tectona grandis)

23.  Bhuiavla/Carry me seed (Phyllanthus Spp.)

24.  Umber/Country fig tree (Ficus racemosa)

25.  Common spruge (Euphorbia hirta)

26.  Takla/Wild senna (Cassia tora)

27.  Haldu (Haldinia cordifolia)

28.  Aaghada/Prickly chaff flower (Achyranthes aspera)

29.  Kadu karanda/Aerial yam (Dioscorea bulbifera)

30.  Panphuti/Sprout leaf plant (Kalanchoe pinnata)

31.  Murudsheng/East-Indian screw plant (Helicteres isora)

32.  Shtavari/Asparagus (Asparagus racemosus)

33.  Fishtail palm (Caryota urens)

34.  khejdi (Prosopis julifera)

35.  Pev (Costus speciosus)

36.  Ipomoea carnia

37.  Bammboosa arundianacea

Fauna:

A. Insects:

a. Butterflies:

1.       Emigrant

2.       Grass yellow

3.       Plain tiger

4.       Sailor

5.       Psyche

6.       Common four ring

7.       Evening brown

8.       Castor

9.       Leopard

10.   Striped tiger

11.   Glassy tiger

12.   Skipper?

13.   Common crow

14.   Common rose

15.   Hedge Blue?

Praying mantis. clicked by Mr. E. Thiruvengadam

b. Other insects:

1.       Leaf mantis

2.       Praying mantis

3.       Cricket

4.       Kattydid

5.       Fire ants

6.       Digger wasp

7.       Honey bee

8.       Red silk cotton bug

9.       Hooded grasshopper

Giant Wood spider. Clicked by: E. Thiruvengadam

 B. Arachnids

1.       Giant wood spider

2.       Signature spider

3.       Orb weaver

4.       Scorpion

5.       Tunnel sheet spider

Clicked by- Mr. R. Naimi

C. Amphian

1.       Indian bull frog

2.       Common Indian toad

D. Reptiles

3.       House gecko

4.       Water snake?

5.       forest calotes

E. Birds

1.       Black drongo

Yellow footed green pigeon. Clicked by-Mr. R. Naimi

2.       Blue jay

3.       White throated kingfisher

4.       Red rumped swallow

5.       Dusky crag martin

6.       Greater coucal

7.       Bay back shrike

Ibis. Clicked by Mr. E. Thiruvengadam

8.       Green bee eater

9.       Crested serpent eagle

10.   Plover?

11.   Common hoopoe

12.   Cormorant

13.   Rose ringed parakeet

14.   Cattle egret

15.   Median egret

16.   Pond heron

17.   White wagtail

18.   Golden oriole

19.   Sun bird

20.   Glossy ibis

Crested Serpent eagle. Clicked by: E. Thiruvengadam

21.   House crow

22.   Jungle crow

23.   House sparrow

24.   Black kite

25.   Flower pecker

26.   Large green barbet

27.   Red whiskered bulbul

28.   Red wattled lapwing

29.   Red vented bulbul

30.   Yellow footed green pigeon

31.   Spotted dove

F. Mammals

1.       Grey mongoose

Our group