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| Our group at National Chambal Wildlife Sanctuary |
November is a month from which the winter season starts in major part of India. It is also a time when migratory birds (winter migrants) visit our country. Also, its time for butterflies. For MSO , this season started with Banni Grasslands and followed by Madhav NP, National Chambal WLS (listed in IBA) and Keoladeo National Park (World heritage status given by UNESCO in 1979). 17 of us attended the camp. We are thankful to the Forest Department of - Madhav NP, National Chambal WLS (Madhya Pradesh) and our Bharatpur Field Office, Keoladeo National Park for their guidance and support.
We also visited karera sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh. It is a good place birding but unfortunately there is a case going on to denotify this sanctuary. We sighted many birds at this huge wetland. If this area gets further protection by law then definitely it can attract many birds species and ultimately it will help in conservation of the bird habitat which are getting lost day-by-day. Please visit http://www.mptourism.com/web/experience/wildlife/sanctuaries/karera.aspx to know more about the place.
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| Rare entrance of Forest rest house @ Madhav NationalPark. Nice place for birding. Pic by Mr. R. Naimi |
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| Observing birds @ Keoladeo. Pic by Mr. R. Naimi |
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| Visit to Jhansi Fort. Pic by Mr. R. Naimi |
For more info on the places please visit: http://shivpuri.nic.in/tourists.htm#Madhav, http://nationalchambalsanctuary.in/, http://www.rajasthantourism.gov.in/Destinations/Bharatpur/GhanaBirdSanctuary.aspx
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| Chambal ride. Pic by Mr. R. Naimi |
A. Flora :
1. Sterculia
urens(Gum karaya/Kahandol)
2. Terminalia
arjuna(Arjun tree)
3. Terminalia
crenulata(Ain tree)
4. Ziziphus
mauritiana(Indian jujube/Bor)
5. Anogeissus latifolia(Axel wood tree/Dhawda)
6. Anogeissus
acuminata (Buttontree)
7. Acacia
nilotica subsp tomentosa(Gum
Arabic/Babhali)
8. Prosopis
juliflora (Mesquite)
9. Bauhinia
racemosa (Bidi leaf tree/Apta)
10. Bauhinia
purpurea (Purple bauhinia/Kanchan)
11. Ipomoea Sps.
12. Calotropis
gigantea (Crown flower/Rui)
13. Parthenium
hysterophorus (Congress grass)
14. Lantana
camara (Lantana/Ghaneri)
15. Ailanthus excels (Indian tree of Heaven/Mahrukh)
16. Phyllanthus
emblica (Indian Gooseberry/Awla)
17. Leucaena
leucocephala (Subabhul)
18. Solanum
xanthocarpum (Thorny
nightshade/Kateringni)
19. Argemone
mexicana (Mexican poppy)
20. Evolvulus
alsinoides (Dwarf morning
glory/Vishnukranta)
21. Salvodora
persica (Toothbrush tree/Khankan)
22. Capparis
sepiaria (Wild caper Bush)
23. Pongamia
pinnata (Pongam oil tree/Karanj)
24. Ficus
benghalensis
(Vad/Banyan Tree)
25. Butea
monosperma
(Flame of the forest/Palas)
26. Mangifera
india (Mango/Amba)
27. Bombax ceiba
(Red silk
cotton tree/Katesavar)
28. Tectona grandis
(Teak/Sag)
29. Cassia fistula
(Indian laburnum/Bahava)
30. Achyranthes aspera
(Prickly chaff
flower/Aaghada)
31. Ficus
glomerata
(Country fig tree/Umber)
32. Syzygium cumini
(Black
plum/Jambhul)
33. Ficus religiosa
(Sacred fig
tree/Pimpal)
34. Albizzia lebbeck (Siris
tree/Shirish)
B. Faunaa. Insects:
Short horned grass hopper
Goliath ant
Honey bee
Striped tiger butterfly
Danied eggfly butterfly
Tawny coaster butterfly
Great orange tip butterfly
b. Arachnids:
Daddy's longleg
Jumping spider
c. Reptiles:
Fresh water crocodile
Ghariyal (C)
Soft shell turtle (C)
d. Birds:
- Peafowl
Night heron. pic by Mr. E. Thiruvengadam - Indian robin
- Oriental magpie robin
- Great cormorant
- Little cormorant
- Common hoopoe
- Sykes's lark
- Red wattled lapwing
- River lapwing (C)
- Common stonechat
- Blue throat
- Eurasian spoonbill
- White throated kingfisher
- Pied kingfisher
- Grey heron
- Cattle egret
- Red shank
- Darter
- Egyptian vulture
- Eurasian sparrowhawk
- Rose ringed parakeet
- Black-winged stilt
- White breasted waterhen
- Black tailed godwit
- Jungle babbler
- White wagtail
- Greater coucal
- Little ringed plover
- Purple heron
- Rufous backed shrike
- Black kite
- Common pochard
- Red pochard (K)
- Common teal
- Collared scoops owl (K)
- Brahminy myna
- Rufoustreepie
- Spotbill duck
- Common coot
- Intermediate egret
- Painted stork
- Bar headed goose
- Bronze wingedjacana
- Lesser whistling ducks (K)
- Rosy pelican (K)
- Saras crane (K)
- Northern shoveler (K)
- Dusky eagle owl (K)
- Comb duck (K)
- Grey lag goose (K)
- Dabchick (K)
- Northern pintail (K)
- Eurasianmarshharrier
- Blackheadedibis
- Purple swamphen
- Laggar falcon (C)
- Black bellied river tern (C)
- Indian skimmer (C)
- Brown headedgul
- Eurasian spoonbill
- Black ibis
- Glossy ibis
- Green heron
- Night heron
- Little egret
- LArge egret
- Blue rock pigeon
- Purple sunbird
- Spotted owlet
- Spotted dove
- Plum headed parakeet
- White bellieddrongo
- Fantail flycatcher
- Shikra
- Wood sandpiper
- Bonelle's eagle
- Eurasian thick knee
- Tickell'sblue flycatcher
- Gadwall
- Lesser whitethroat
- Black redstart
- Bush chat
- Prinia
- Common sandpiper
- Yellow footed green pigeon
- Laughing dove
- Asian koel
- House swift
- Indian roller
- Black rumped flame back
- Bay backed shrike
- Black hooded oriole
- Asian pied starling
- Bank myna
- White browed bulbul
- Common tailor bird
- Grey wagtail.
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Egyptian vulture. Pic by Mr. E Thiruvengadam
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| Saras Crane. Pic by Sudheer Agashe |
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| Black winged stilt. Pic by MR. E. Thiruvengadam |
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| Hoopoe. Pic by Mr. Sudheer Agashe |
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| Pond heron. Pic by Mr. Sudheer Agashe |
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| Painted stork. pic by Mr. E. Thiruvengadam |
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| Hanuman Langur. Pic by Mr. Sudheer Agashe |
d. Mammals:
Golden jackal
Three striped palm squirrel
Field mouse
Grey mongoose
Blacknaped hare
Nilgai
Spotted deer
Sambar deer
Hanuman langur
River dolphin (C)
(Please note: abbreviations: National Park - NP; Wildlife Sanctuary - WLS; species sighted only in in keoladeo are marked as - K; species sighted only in in Chambal are marked as - C)
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| Yellow footed green pigeon. Pic by Mr. E. Thiruvengadam |
