Thursday, 13 March 2014

Bhandardara camp - List of sightings


Do not cross line - Group pic photo courtesy - Mr. R. Naimi 
WWF-India,MSO conducted a nature camp to bhandardara,Kalsubai and Harishchandra gadh wildlife sanctuary from 7-9 March, 2014. List of sightings is given below:

clicked by Mr. E. Thiruvengadam
Mexican poppy clicked by Mr. E. Thiruvengadam

Datpadi clicked by Mr. E. Thiruvengadam
Anjan flowering clicked by Mr.Bhaskar Paratey













Orchid Dendrobium spp. clicked by Mr. E. Thiruvengadam
Flower of red silk cotton tree clicked by Mr. Bhaskar Paratey
Opened fruit of Sterculia guttata clicked by Mr. Bhaskar Paratey
1. Flora


Gangotra/ (Cyathocline purpurea)
Ambushi/Creeping wood sorrel(Oxalis corniculata)
Amri/Small bearded dendrobium (Dendrobium barbatulum)
Dhayati/Fire flame bush (Woodfordia fruticosa)
Ekdandi/Tridax daisy (Tridax procumbens)
Katesawar/Red silk cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
Moh/Indian butter tree (Madhuca longifolia)
Palas/Flame of the forest (Butea monosperma)
Pangara /Indian coral tree (Erythrina suberosa)
Anjan/Iron wood tree (Memecylon umbellatum)
Kakad/Garuga (Garuga pinnata)
Shirish/Siris tree (Albizzia lebbek)
Kookar/Spotted sterculia (Stercullia guttata)
Apta/Bidi leaf tree (Bauhinia racemosa)
Bahava/Indian Labernum  (Cassia fistula)
Nana bondara/Ben Teak (Legerstroemia microcarpa)
Karvand/Karonda (Carrisa carandus)
Dasai/Indian sqirrel tail (Colebrookea  oppositifolia)
Chitrak/Plumbago (Plumbago zeylanica)
Karvi/Karvy  (Strobilanthes callosus)
Kanphuti/Wild hops (Flemingia strobilifera)
Datpadi /Fish poison bush (Gnidia glauca)
Ghaneri/Lantana (Lantana camara)
Piluki (Combretum albidum)
Kusar /Malabar jasmine (Jasminum malabaricum )
Phangali/Bengal pogostemon (Pogostemon benghalensis)
Pivla dhotra/Mexican poppy (Argemone Mexicana)
Ranjire/Hairy Hogweed (Pimpinella tomentosa)
Kilwar/Canscora (Canscora diffusa)
Bat dawana/Erect Horseweed (Conyza stricta)
Bandgul/Smooth mistletoe (Dendrophthoe glabrescens)
Shindi/Indian wild date palm (Phoenix sylvestris)
Umber/Cluster fig tree (Ficus racemosa)
Vad/Banyan tree (Ficus bebgalensis)
Pimpal/Sacred fig tree (Ficus religiosa)
Khair/Cutch tree (Acacia catechu)
Alu/Meyna (Meyna laxiflora)
Cheilanthes Sps.
Ghaypat/Agave (Agave americana)
Bamboo Sps.
Khulkhula/Rattleweed (Crotolaria retusa)
Ain/Indian laural (Terminalia elliptica)
Karanj/Pongam tree (Pongamia pinnata)

2. Fauna
Grey pansy clicked by Mr. E. Thiruvengadam
A. Insects
a. Butterflies:

1.       Common mormon
2.       Grey pansy
3.       Common sailor
4.       Chocolate pansy
5.       Common crow
6.       Plain tiger
7.       Red pierrot
beetle clicked by Mr.Bhaskar Paratey
8.       Plum judy
9.       Malabar tree nymph
10.   Towny coaster
11.   Yellow pansy
12.   Common leopard
13.   Blue pansy
14.   Lemon pansy
15.   Great egg-fly
16.   Grass yellow
17.   Celurian
b. others:
1.       Lady bird beetle
2.       Short horned grasshopper
3.       Ruddy marsh skimmer (dragonfly)
Grasshopper clicked by Mr. R. Naimi
4.     Leaf miners
5.     Pagoda ants
B. Arachnids
1.       Tunnel spider
2.       Tent spider
C. Reptile
1.       Garden lizard
2.       Skink
D. Birds:
1.       Paradise flycatcher
2.       Rufus tree pie
3.       Cattle egret
4.       Copper-smith barbet
5.       Red whiskered bulbul
6.       Black lored tit
Garden lizard clicked by Mr.Bhaskar Paratey
7.       Small minivet
8.       Red vented bulbul
9.       Oriental turtle dove
10.   Laughing dove
11.   Shrike
12.   Glossy ibis
13.   Pond heron
14.   Cormorant
15.   Common kingfisher
16.   Green bee-eater
17.   Asian koel
18.   Greater caucal
19.   Rose ringed parakeet
20.   Blue rock pigeon
paradise flycatcher clicked by Mr.Bhaskar Paratey
21.   House crow
22.   Large billed crow
23.   Red wattled lapwing
24.   Black kite
25.   Black shouldered kite
26.   Shikra
27.   White throated kingfisher
28.   Black drongo
29.   Chestnut headed petronia
E. Mammals:
1.       Mongoose
Hanuman langur
clicked by Mr. E. Thiruvengadam
Rufustree-pie clicked by Mr.Bhaskar Paratey













copper-smith barbet  clicked by Mr. E. Thiruvengadam
Red-vented bulbul clicked by Mr. E. Thiruvengadam
Patronia clicked by Mr. E. Thiruvengadam













Common mormon clicked by Mr. Bhaskar Paratey

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