Tansa Trail Report 20th January, 2013.

WWF-India Maharashtra State Office had organised a nature trail to Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary on 20th January, 2013. 16 people including WWF-India Donors, NCI members, staff and other nature enthusiasts participated in the trail. The trail was lead by Ms. Gauri and Mrs. Smita Jadhav, Kirti M doongursee College, Dadar. Given below is the list of sightings -

by Dr. geeta Samant

Flora

dhavda tree by Dr. geeta Samant

Dhavda friuts by Dr. geeta Samant

 1.     Eranthemum roseum (Ran-Aboli)

2.      Terminalia bellirica (Belliric Myrobalan / Beheda)
3.      Terminalia tomentosa (Ain)
4.      Anogeissus latifolia (Dhavda)
5.      Mangifera indica (Mango)
6.      Wrightia tinctoria (Kala-kuda)
7.      Carissa carandas (Karvanda)
8.      Butea monosperma (Palas)
9.      Bombax ceiba (Kate-Sawar)

Ran aboli by Mr. E Thiruvengadam

10.   Sterculia urens (Karaya- Gum / Kandol)
11.   Ficus tinctoria (Dye fig)
12.   Ficus benghalensis (Banyan tree)
13.   Ficus religiosa (Pipal tree)
14.   Morinda pubescence (Indian mulberry)
 15.   Hemidesmus indicus (Anantamul)
16.   Acacia catechu (Kath)
17.   Haldina cordifolia (Haldu)
19.   Lagerstroemia microcarpa (Nana)
20.   Lannea coromandelica (Moi, Shemat)
21.   Holarrhena antidysenterica (Indrajav, safed kuda)
22.   Tectona grandis
23.   Rungia repens

Lannea coromondelica (moi) tree by Dr. geeta Samant

24.   Ladies slipper Orchid ??

Acacia catechu by Dr. geeta Samant

Peacock pansy by Dr. geeta Samant

 Fauna:

Baronet by Dr. geeta Samant

Butterflies:
1. Common leopard
2. Blue tiger

3. Plain tiger
 4. Common crow

5.  Blues
6. Common castor
7. Grass yellow
8. Common wanderer
9. Common sailor
10. Great eggfly

Common sailor by Dr. geeta Samant

11. Emigrant
12. Chocolate pansy
13. Lemon pansy
14. Peacock pansy
15. Common mormon

Great Eggfly by Dr. geeta Samant

harvester ants by Mr. E Thiruvengadam

Other insects:
1. Grass Hopper
2. Dragonfly (Ruddy Marsh Skimmer)
3. Damselfly

4. Harvester ants

Arachnids:
 1. Tunnel spider

Birds (bird list is prepared by Ms. Kalpana Malani)

Chestnut shouldered petronia by E thiruvengadam

On the way

Long Tailed Shrike

Ashy Prinia

Drongo 

Red Vented Bulbul

Oriental Magpie Robin

Orental whie eye by Mr. E Thiruvengadam

Old Nests Of Baya Weaver On Tadgola ( Tad Palm) Tree

Palm Swifts

Dove Possibly Laughing Dove

Tansa Sanctuary

Pale Billed Flowerpecker

Red Vented Bulbul

Asian Paradise Flycatcher

Common Woodshrike

Chestnut shouldered petronias on Palash by Kalpana malani

Ashy Drongo

Large Cuckooshrike

Common Iora

Chestnut Shouldered Petronia

Gold Fronted Chloropsis

Tree Pipits 5-6

Plum Headed Parakeets

Purple Sunbird Eclipse Plumage

tree pipits by Ms Kalpana Malani

Vigors Sunbird

Great Tit

Racket Tailed Drongo

Cattle Egrets

Red Wattled Lapwing

Black Drongo

Rufous Treepie

Crested Treeswift ?

Red Rumped Swallow

Greenish Warbler?

Brown Capped Pygmy Woodpecker

Great Tit

Large Billed Crow

House Crow

White Bellied Drongo

Black Hooded Oriole

Common Sandpiper

White Eyed Buzzard

Black Kite

Indian Pond Heron

Green Bee Eater

Common Mynas

White Throated Kingfisher

Jungle Babblers Flock

on road back

Black Shouldered Kite

Calls:

Coppersmith Barbet

Mammals:
1. Hanuman Langur

Regards,

Gauri Gurav