Goa - India december 2006 John Speich & Thomas W. Johansen. DOF TRAVEL Dansk Ornitologisk Forening BirdLife Denmark BRAHMINY KITE, ADULT

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1 Goa - India december 2006 John Speich & Thomas W. Johansen BRAHMINY KITE, ADULT DOF TRAVEL Dansk Ornitologisk Forening BirdLife Denmark

2 Forord: Fra den december 2006 afholdt DOF-Travel sin tredje stortur til den lille indiske delstat Goa. Turen var tilrettelagt i samarbejde med My-Travel grupperejser, der sørgede for fly og hotelophold. Vi boede på Resort Lagoa Azul, der ligger ud til vådområder og marker i Little Baga. Til de daglige ekskursioner benyttede vi den lokale chauffør og fugleguide Lloyd Fernandes, som vi har gode erfaringer med. Udover at transportere os rundt i sin 16 personers bus arrangerede Lloyd morgenmadsbuffet i det fri, hvilket betød, at vi kunne starte tidligt om morgenen ofte før solopgang. Hjemmefra havde vi booket plads for 2 nætter i teltlejren Backwoods Camp, der ligger i udkanten af naturreservatet the Bhagwan Mahaveer Wildlife Sanctuary. Udover opholdet i Backwoods arrangerede Backwoodsdrengene (Leio, Loven og Pramod) en bådtur på River Zuari med Collared Kingfisher som hovedatraktion. Hermed en tak til samtlige deltagere for en uforglemmelig tur, der bød på mange store (fugle)oplevelser. Thomas og John. Deltagerliste Tim Andersen (notarius) Thomas W. Johansen (leder) John Speich (leder) Lisbeth Strandmark Lis Kastrup Svend Pettersson Hanne Jørgensen Steen Jørgensen Jette Volf Arne Volf Helle Hjort Sjøberg Leon Berthou Kirsten Mabeck Carl Erik Mabeck Kai Børge Jensen 2

3 ITINERARY Tirsdag 5/12 Afrejse fra Kastrup lidt over midnat ankomst til Goa sidst på eftermiddagen. Mellemlandede to timer i Dubai Airport. Onsdag 6/12 Baga og omegn til fods. Torsdag 7/12 Carambolim Lake, Fields og Dona Poula. Fredag 8/12 Morjim Beach, Siolim, Ajuna Fields og Baga Fields. Lørdag 9/12 Maem Lake, Tikanem and Saligao Zor. Søndag 10/12 Backwoods. Mandag 1/12 Backwoods. Tirsdag 12/12 Backwoods. Onsdag 13/12 Baga og omegn til fods/ fridag. Torsdag 14/12 Bondla og Carambolim Fields og Lake Fredag 15/12 Velim Lake. Lørdag 16/12 Sejltur River Zuari - ½ dags tur. Batim Lake og Baga Fields. Søndag 17/12 Carambolim Fields og Lake. Santa Cruz og Dona Paula. Mandag 18/12 Baga og omegn til fods/ fridag samt Morjim Beach. Tirsdag 19/12 Formiddag i Baga området. Afgang fra hotellet kl Onsdag 20/12 Ankomst i Kastrup lufthavn kl Goa 1. BAGA FIELDS 2. CARAMBOLIN FIELDS 3. CARAMBOLIN LAKE Baga Panaji Mapusa Margao 20 km Old Goa DIVAR ISLAND 5. MORJIM BEACH 6. SIOLIM 7. APORA WOOD 8. ANJUNA BEACH 9. MAYEM LAKE 10. TIKANEM 11. CHORAO ISLAND 12. SALIGAO ZOR 13. BACKWOODS 14. VELIM LAKE 15. DONA PAULA 16. BONDLA 17. ZUARI RIVER 18. BATIM LAKE 3

4 [ D e l t a g e r n e s e g n e s k u d ] Lis Petterson [Anita], Svend Petterson [Monarc sommerfugl], John og Lisbeth [Sejlturen på Zuari River], Kirsten Mabeck [Lloyds bus], Arne Volf [Blue-faced Malkoha], Carl Erik Mabeck [Great Hornbill], Hanne og Steen Jørgensen [Crested Serpant Eagle] 4

5 Art Splits i Goa Note Cattle Egret (Bubuleus ibis) Eastern Cattle Egret (Bubuleus coromandus) Fugle fra Indien og øst på betragtes nu som separat art Lesser Spotted Eagle (Aquila pomarina) Indian Spotted Eagle (Aquila hastata) Fugle fra syd Asien betragtes nu som separat art Changeable Hawk Eagle (Spizaetus cirratus) Crested Hawk Eagle (Spizaetus cirratus) Pompadour Green Pigeon (Treron pompadora) Grey-fronted Green Pigeon Arten er splittet i flere arter Grey Nightjar (Laprimulgus indicus) Crimson-fronted Barbet (Megalaima rubricapilla) Scarlet Minivet (Pericrocotus flammeus) Large Woodshrike (Tephrodornis gularis) White-throated Fantail (Rhipidura albicollis) Indian Jungle Nightjar (Laprimulgus indicus) Malabar Barbet (Megalaima malabarica) Orange Minivet (Pericrocotus flammus) Malabar Woodshrike (Tephrodornis sylvicola) White-spotted Fantail (Rhipidura albogularis) Black-crested Bulbul (Pyenonotus melanieterus) Flame-throated Bulbul (Pyenonotus gularis) Arten er splittet i flere arter Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus) Blue-winged Leafbird (Chloropsis cochinchinsis) Square-tailed Bulbul (Hypsipetes ganeesa) Jerdon s Leafbird (Chloropsis jerdoni) Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula) Indian Blackbird (Turdus simillimus) Arten er splittet i flere arter Red-throated Flycatcher (Ficedula parva) Red-throated Flycatcher (Ficedula Albicilla) Arten er delt i to, begge forekommer i Goa (Taiga Flue.) Clamorous Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus) Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva) Indian Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus brunnecens) Arten er delt i to, begge forekommer i Goa (Lille Flue.) Booted Warbler (Hippolais caligata) Booted Warbler (Hippolais caligata) Arten er delt i to, begge forekommer i Goa (Lille Gulbug) Sykes Warbler (Hippolais rama) Arten er delt i to, begge forekommer i Goa (Steppegulbug) Greenish Warbler (Phyloscopus trochiloides) Western Greenish Warbler (Phyloscopus viridanus) Arten er splittet i flere arter. To i Goa (Lundsanger) Black-lored Tit (Parus xanthogenys) Plain Flowerpecker (Dicaeum concolor) Green Warbler (Phyloscopus nitidus) Indian Yellow Tit (Parus aplonotus) Nilgiri Flowerpecker (Dicaeum concolor) Arten er splittet i flere arter. To i Goa (Grøn Sanger) Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja) Virgo s Sunbird (Aethopyga vigorsii) Arten er splittet i flere arter Black-headed Munia (Lonehura malacca) Tricoloured Munia (Lonehura malacca) Chestnut-tailed Starling (Sturnia malabaricus) Grey-headed Starling (Sturnia malabaricus) Arten er splittet i to, som begge forekommer i Goa Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus) [ S p l i t s ] Malabar White-headed Starling (Sturnia blythi) Indian Golden Oriol (Oriolus kundoo) Arten er splittet i to, som begge forekommer i Goa Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos) Indian Jungle Crow (Corvusculminatus) Arten er splittet i flere arter Black Kite (Milvus migrans) Black Kite (Milvus migrans) Artsstatus på disse to arter er uvis. Black-eared Kite (Milvus lineatus) Black/black-eared Kite (C.E. Mabeck), Indian/Lesser Spotted Eagle (T.W. Johansen), Indian Yellow/black-lored Tit (C.E. Mabeck) Grey-headed/chestnut-tailed Starling (C.E. Mabeck), Indian Jungle/Grey Nightjar (C.E. Mabeck), Flame-throated/Black-crested Bulbul (C.E. Mabeck), 5

6 Den 5. december 2006 Dag 0 Vi mødtes i Kastrup lufthavn omkring kl Efter en lang tur i køen var vi alle booket ind og på vej til afgangshallen. Flyveturen ud kan altid virke meget lang, hvilket bestemt også var sandt for denne tur. Langt om længe nåede vi Dubai, hvor vi mellemlandede. Sidst på dagen ankom vi til Goa, og lige efter solnedgang forlod vi lufthavnen med bus, og ankom til Lagoa Azul omkring kl. 20. Aftensmaden blev indtaget på Johns støvede favorit restaurant 100 meter fra hotellet. Hanne havde fødselsdag og gav turens første omgang - tillykke med dagen Hanne! Dubai Airport Laughing Dove: 3, House Sparrow: 10, White-cheeked Bulbul: 2, Common Myna: 3, Crested Lark: 2 Goa Airport House Swift: 100, Black Kite: 5, Brahminy Kite: 5, Cattle Egret: 4 Den 6. december 2006 Dag 1 Op til 34 grader i skyggen noget af en forskel fra den ellers lune danske vinter med + 8 grader den dag vi drog af sted. Vi startede dagen omkring hotellet mængden og variationen af fugle var overvældende. Vi begav os mod Baga Fields, og en gåtur på i alt skridt bragte os til sidst til Biera Mar Hotel hvor vi bl.a. nød kolde drikke, Ruddy-breasted Crake og Painted Snipe. Dagen mest usædvanlige obs var vel nok Pacific Swift og Ruddy-brested Crake. Vi sluttede dagen på den lokale restaurant, hvor Arne fik serveret helstegt tun og imponerede os ved at tygge sig gennem ¾ af kadaveret. Omkring Hotel Lagoa Azul ( ) White-cheeked Barbet: 2, Coppersmith Barbet: 1, Indian Roller 1, Common Kingfisher: 3, Storkbilled Kingfisher: 2, Smyrna Kingfisher: 1, Pied Kingfisher: 1, Little Green Beeeater: 2, Blue-tailed Bee-eater: 8, Koel: 3, Greater Coucal: 3, Rose-ringed Parakeet: 17, Plum-headed Parakeet: 1, Asian Udsigt fra værelset: Hotel Lagoa Azul kl Palm Swift: 1, House Swift: 1, Rock Pigeon: some, Spotted Dove: 1, White-breasted Waterhen: 1, Sandpiper sp: 2, Common Sandpiper: 2, Little Stint: 1, Red-wattled Plover: 1, Osprey: 1, Black Kite: 5, Brahminy Kite: 4, Marsh Harrier: 3, Little Cormorant: 4, Little Egret: 2, Cattle Egret: 7, Indian Pond Heron: 2, Long-tailed Shrike: 2, House Crow: 40, Large-billed Crow: 25, Black Drongo: 2, Ashy Drongo: 1, Orange-headed Thrush: 1, Magpie Robin: 3, Pied Bushchat: 2, Chestnut-tailed Starling: 2, Jungle Myna: 6, Barn Swallow: 5, Wiretailed Swallow: 20, Red-rumped Swallow: 350, Red-vented Bulbul: 2, Red-whiskered Bulbul: 1, Blyth s Reed Warbler: 3, Common Tailorbird: 1, Greenish Warbler: 1, Jungle Babbler: 2, Purple-rumped Sunbird: 2, House Sparrow: 30, Grey Wagtail: 1, Tree Pipit: 1, White-rumped Munia: 1 6

7 Baga Fields ( ) Black-rumped Flameback: 1, White-cheeked Barbet: 4, Coppersmith Barbet: 3, Hoopoe: 2, Indian Roller 3, Common Kingfisher: 6, Stork-billed Kingfisher: 1, Smyrna Kingfisher: 6, Black-capped Kingfisher: 1, Pied Kingfisher: 2, Little Green Bee-eater: 15, Blue-tailed Bee-eater: 10, Koel: 4, Greater Coucal: 3, Rose-ringed Parakeet: 20, Plum-headed Parakeet: 1, Asian Palm Swift: 4, House Swift: 70, Pacific Swift: 1, Alpine Swift: 4, Rock Pigeon: some (will no longer be mentioned), Spotted dove: 1, White-breasted Waterhen: 1, Ballion s Crake: 1-2, Ruddy-breasted Crake: 1, Pintail Snipe: 2, Common Snipe: 1, Common Sandpiper: 6, Redshank: 1, Marsh Sandpiper: 1, Greenshank: 7, Green Sandpiper: 1, Wood Sandpiper: 6, Painted Snipe: 2, Pacific Golden Plover: 1, Little Ringed Plover: 1, Red-wattled Plover: 26, Osprey: 1, Black Kite: 85, Brahminy Kite: 20, White-bellied Sea Eagle: 1, Marsh Harrier: 3, Shikra: 3, Oriental Honey-Buzzard: 3, Common Buzzard: 1, Booted Eagle: 1, Little Grebe: 1, Little Cormorant: 3, Little Egret: 9, Great Egret: 3, Intermediate Egret: 3, Cattle Egret: 10, Indian Pond Heron: 22, Grey Heron: 1, Purple Heron: 2, Little Heron: 2, Black-headed Ibis: 1, Long-tailed Shrike: 4, House Crow: 200, Large-billed Crow: 20, Indian Oriole: 8, Black Drongo: 8, Ashy Drongo: 1, Magpie Robin: 1, Asian Brown Flycatcher: 1, (Sibirian) Stonechat: 2, Pied Bushchat: 1, Chestnut-tailed Starling: 45, Rosy Starling: 20, Common Myna: 3, Jungle Myna: 40, Barn Swallow: 5, Wire-tailed Swallow: 1, Red-rumped Swallow: 550, Streak-throated Swallow: 6, House Martin: 1, Red-vented Bulbul: 2, Red-whiskered Bulbul: 1, Ashy Prinia: 2, Plain Prinia: 2, Zitting Cisticola: 20, Blyth s Reed Warbler: 2, Clamorous Reed Warbler: 3, Greenish Warbler: 3, Green Warbler: 1, Malabar Crested Lark: 2, Greater Short-toed Lark: 76, Bushlark Sp: 1 (Thomas W. Johansen), House Sparrow: 5, White-browed Wagtail: 2, Tree Pipit: 1, Richard s Pipit: 21, Paddyfield Pipit: 3, Blyth s Pipit: 3, White-rumped Munia: 2, Scaly-breasted Munia: 5 Baga Hills ( ) Indian Peacock: 1, Little Green Bee-eater: 4, Common Iora: 3, Indian Robin: 1, Jungle Babbler: 10, Purple Sunbird: 1 Little Green Bee-eater. Baga Fields. Foto: Thomas W. Johansen 7

8 Den 7. december 2006 Dag 2 Atter en varm dag. Det var dog en ganske formildende omstændighed, at vi ikke i dag skulle ud og traske skridt. Vi skulle på tur med Lloyd: Birds and Breakfast som han kalder det. Dagen startede med, at John fik sved på panden! Lloyd havde ikke lagt besked på hotellet, og vi håbede, at han ville dukke op kl Kl 6 præcis stod alle parat, men ingen Lloyd. John trampede rastløs rundt og efter en halv times trasken, kunne John smile til den velkendte lyd af motoren fra Lloyds gamle bus. Stuvet sammen som burhøns begav vi os mod Carambolim. Det blev en fin dag i området. Vi startede med at besøge markerne ved Carambolim. Det gav mange fine arter. Særligt kan fremhæves to Sorthovedet Muniaer, tre arter af ugler, der alle sås utrolig godt samt en fantastisk smuk juvenil Rovørn, der lod sig beskue på ganske nært hold. Selve lotussøen var smuk som altid: Prydet med smukke hvide lotusblomster og blå Sultanhøns og ikke mindst en fin krokodille. På tilbagevejen besøgte vi Dona Paula, det gav et par specialiteter: Yellowwattled Lapwing og et stort lærkeshow med Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark, Lille Sanglærke og Malabar Toplærke som aktører. Vi sluttede atter dagen på den lokale restaurant, hvor Tim fik peberbøf peberet kom tjeneren med og kværnede ned på bøffen, og voila en bøf forvandledes til en peberbøf det burde da være til at finde ud af for de fleste. Sibirian Stonechat, hun. Carambolim Fields. Foto: Thomas W. Johansen Hotel Lagoa Azul ( ) Koel: 1, Spotted Owlet: 1, Black-crowned Night Heron: 1 Carambolim Fields ( og ) Ruddy Shelduck: 2, Black-rumped Flameback: 1,White-cheeked Barbet: 3, Coppersmith Barbet: 1, Indian Roller: 2, Common Kingfisher: 5, Smyrna Kingfisher: 2, Pied Kingfisher: 1, Little Green Bee-eater: 10, Blue-tailed Bee-eater: 10, Koel: 10, Rose-ringed Parakeet: 2, Plum-headed Parakeet: 2, House Swift: 550, Jungle Owlet: 1, Spotted Owlet: 5 (2+3), Brown Hawk Owl: 1, Spotted Dove: 5, Ballion/Little Crake: 1 (Sven Petterson og Lis Kastrup), Bar-tailed Godwit: 1, Eurasian Curlew: 2, Redshank: 60, Marsh Sandpiper: 1, Greenshank: 30, Wood Sandpiper: 5, Common Sandpiper: 2, Temmincks Stint: 2, Black-winged Stilt: 1, Red-wattled Lapwing: 4, Gull-billed Tern: 6, Black-shouldered Kite: 1, Black Kite: 30, Brahminy Kite: 20, White-bellied Sea Eagle: 1 ad, Marsh Harrier: 2, Shikra: 3, Oriental Honey-buzzard: 1, Greater Spotted Eagle: 3, Tawny Eagle: 1 2K, Peregrine Falcon: 1 ad, Little Cormorant:, Indian Cormorant: 3, Little Egret: 2, Great Egret: 2, Cattle Egret: 30, Indian Pond Heron: 10, Asian Openbill: 1, Lesser Adjutant: 3, Longtailed Shrike: 1, Rufous Treepie: 1, House Crow: many, Ashy Woodswallow: 2, Black-hooded Oriole: 5, 8

9 Indian Oriole: 10, Small Minivet: 1, Black Drongo: 15, Ashy Drongo: 1, Asian Paradise Flycatcher: 1, Magpie Robin: 2, Stonechat (Sibirian): 7, Chestnut-tailed Starling: 1, Jungle Myna: 75, Black-lored Tit: 1, Barn Swallow: 250, Wire-tailed Swallow: 15, Red-rumped Swallow: 25, Streak-throated Swallow: 6, Redvented Bulbul: 2, Grey-breasted Prinia: 2, Plain Prinia: 15, Ashy Prinia: 8, Zitting Cisticola: 20, Blyth s Reed Warbler: 6, Common Tailorbird: 3, Greenish Warbler: 20, Malabar Crested Lark: 2, Flowerpecker sp: 5, Purple-rumped Sunbird: 4, Richard s Pipit: 3, Paddyfield Pipit: 2, Baya Weaver: 20, Black-headed Munia: 2 (han og hun). Purple Swamphen. Carambolim Lake. Foto: Thomas W. Johansen Carambolim Lake ( ) Lesser Whistling-duck: 300, Comb Duck: 2, Cotton Pygmy-goose: 10, Spot-billed Duck: 1, Black-rumped Flameback: 1, White-cheeked Barbet: 5, Coppersmith Barbet: 2, Common Kingfisher: 5, Smyrna Kingfisher: 4, Little Green Bee-eater: 10, Blue-tailed Bee-eater: 5, Koel: 2, House Swift: 5, White-breasted Waterhen: 1, Purple Swamphen: 150, Moorhen: 10, Redshank: 25, Greenshank: 5, Green Sandpiper: 1, Wood Sandpiper: 10, Common Sandpiper: 5, Little Stint: 150, Small Pratincole: 4, Ringed Plover/Lesser Sand Plover: 10, Red-wattled Plover: 4, Pheasant-tailed Jacana: 20, Bronzed-winged Jacana: 50, Gull-billed Tern: 5, Whiskered Tern: 2, Osprey: 1, Black-shouldered Kite: 2, Black Kite: 25, Black-eared Kite: 1, Black eagle: 1, Marsh Harrier: 2, Oriental Honey-buzzard: 2, Greater Spotted Eagle: 2, Indian Spotted Eagle: 1 1K, Booted Eagle: 2, Little Grebe: 10, Oriental Darter: 2, Little Cormorant: 40, Indian/Great Cormorant: 5, Intermediate Egret: 20, Cattle Egret: 100, Indian Pond Heron: 50, Purple Heron: 2, Glossy Ibis: 1, Asian Openbill: 3, Long-tailed Shrike: 2, House Crow: many, Indian Oriole: 1, Black-hooded Oriole: 1, Black Drongo: 10, Ashy Drongo: 2, Common Iora: 1, Chestnut-tailed Starling: 10, Jungle Myna: 10, Barn Swallow: 30, Ashy Prinia: 1, Greenish Warbler: 10, Citrine Wagtail: 1, Yellow Wagtail: 10, Paddyfield Pipit: 2 Animals: Crocodile: 1 Panjim Western Reef Egret: 10 langs floden ved broen. Dona Paula ( ) Rain Quail: 4, Smyrna Kingfisher: 1, Little Green Bee-eater: 14, Koel: 1, House Swift: 25, Spotted Dove: 2, Black Kite: 7, Brahminy Kite: 2, Yellow-wattled Plover: 2, Red-wattled Plover: 5, Cattle Egret: 3, Longtailed Shrike: 1, House Crow: many, Black Drongo: 1, Indian Robin: 4, Stonechat: 1, Rosy Starling: 10, Barn Swallow: 1, White-browed Bulbul: 1, Ashy Prinia: 1, Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark: 26, Malabar Crested Lark: 6, Oriental Skylark: 10, Purple Sunbird: 1, White-browed Wagtail:1, Paddyfield Pipit: 2 Calangute (18.10) Spotted Owl: 1 på ledningerne. 9

10 8. december 2006 Dag 3 Atter en varm dag (det bliver man nok ikke træt af at skrive!). Lloyds Birds and Breakfast ankom kl. 6.15, og kl var vi på vej mod Morjim Beach. Morjin Beach var fortrinligt: Vi blev mødt af en kæmpe flok måger og fandt hurtigt en Stor Sorthovedet Måge mens, en Barred Buttonquail fløj lige forbi hele holdet og vi havde kun været der i fem minutter! Efter en velfortjent morgenmad, begav vi os ud for at finde Brahminy Starling, hvilket hurtigt lykkedes, på trods af at det gamle sted for arten, var blevet forvandlet til en byggeplads. Herefter gik ture mod Mandrem Beach, som blev droppet på grund af for mange badegæster. Next stop: Et sted hvor man måske kunne se Woolly-necked Stork. Resultatet et styk Grey-headed Lapwing! Frokosten blev spist på en fiskerestaurant helt ned til vandet i Ajuna. En stor buffet med både tun, haj og barracuda gjorde de fleste glade. Her benyttede flere af deltagerne sig af den smukke strand og tog sig en dukkert. Dagen blev afsluttet ved Baga Fields nedenfor Biera Mar. Aftensmaden blev spist på den lokale restaurant, hvor det endelig lykkedes Thomas at give en omgang to tidligere forsøg var mislykkedes. Og bedst når man tror, at dagen er omme, sidder ved computeren og har skrevet notater samt dagbog, dukker en ny turart op: En Bay-backed Shrike fra Morjim Beach, fotograferet i hast, blot fordi Brahminy Stærerne var fløjet. Aftenens billedredigering afslørede, at den Langhalede Tornskade ikke var en Langhalet Tornskade men den noget sjældnere Bay-backed Shrike. Historien om denne observation er langt længere, men jeg vil her nøjes med at skrive: Tim havde noget, han skulle fortælle Helle! At the bridge to Morjim Common Kingfisher: 2, Stork-billed Kingfisher: 1, Greenshank: 5, Small Pratincole: 30, Black Kite: 50, White-Bellied Sea Eagle 2 ad, Booted Eagle: 1, Common Myna: 2 Bay-backed Shrike. Morjim Beach. Foto: Thomas W. Johansen Morjim Beach. Foto: Thomas W. Johansen Morjim Beach ( ) Barred Buttonquail: 5, Black-rumped Flameback: 5, White-cheeked Barbet: 2, Coppersmith Barbet: 1, Hoopoe: 1, Common Kingfisher: 3, Smyrna Kingfisher: 3, Little Green Bee-eater: 6, Koel: 1, Rose-ringed Parakeet: 5, Plum-headed Parakeet: 4, House Swift: 5, Asian Palm Swift: 2, Spotted Dove: 4, Wood Sandpiper: 1, Common Sandpiper: 1, Dunlin: 2, Curlew Sandpiper: 1, Small Pratincole: 160, Kentish Plover: 120, Lesser Sand Plover: 400, Greater Sand Plover: 30, Red-wattled Lapwing: 30, Yellow-legged Gull: 1 subad, Heuglin s Gull: 3 ad + 2 2K, Pallas Gull: 1 ad, Brown-headed Gull: , Black-headed Gull: 100, Slender-billed Gull: 10, Gull-billed Tern: 15, Lesser Crested Tern: 45, Greater Crested Tern: 2, Whiskered Tern: 1, Little Tern: 1, Black Kite: 35, Black-eared Kite: 2, Brahminy Kite: 10, Marsh Harrier: 1, Little Egret: 1, Cattle Egret: 10, Indian Pond Heron: 5, Bay-backed Shrike: 1, Long-tailed Shrike: 2, House Crow: 30, Rofous Treepie: 1, Black Drongo: 4, Magpie Robin: 4, Pied Bushchat: 1, Chestnut-tailed Starling: 5, Brahminy Starling: 5, Rosy Starling: 1, Jungle Myna: 30, Barn Swallow: 10, Red-rumped Swallow: 150, Streak-throated Swallow: 1, House Martin: 5, Blyth s Reed Warbler: 2, Booted Warbler : 1, Greenish Warbler: 1, Malabar Crested Lark: 1, Greater Short-toed Lark: 1, Flowerpecker sp: 2, Purple-rumped Sunbird: 1, Yellow Wagtail: 1, White-browed Wagtail: 1, Paddyfield Pipit: 4, Richard s Pipit: 1, Tawny Pipit: 2, Tree Pipit: 7 10

11 Mandrem Pied Bushchat: 2, Paddyfield Pipit: 1 Siolim ( ) Blue-tailed Bee-eater: 1, Little Egret: 220, Western Reef Egret: 30, Intermediate Egret: 20, Great Egret: 15, Cattle Egret: 20, Indian Pond Heron: 35, Purple Heron: 1, Greenshank: 2, Green Sandpiper:2, Wood Sandpiper: 4, Black-winged Stilt: 15, Red-wattled Lapwing: 20, Grey-headed Lapwing: 1, Black Kite: 15, Brahminy Kite: 2, Crested Serpent Eagle: 1, Oriental Honey-buzzard: 1, Marsh Harrier: 1, Barn Swallow: 1 Ajuna Beach ( ) White-cheeked Barbet: 1, Smyrna Kingfisher: 1, Little Green Bee-eater: 6, Blue-tailed Bee-eater: 5, Redwattled Lapwing: 7, Brown-headed Gull: 25, Gull-billed Tern: 2, Lesser Crested Tern: 10, Black Kite: 30, Brahminy Kite: 10, White-bellied Sea Eagle: 1 ad, Marsh Harrier: 1, Kestrel: 1, Cattle Egret: 5, Indian Pond Heron: 1, Long-tailed Shrike: 2, House Crow: 20, Ashy Woodswallow: 3, Black Drongo: 4, Stonechat (sibirian): 5, Jungle Myna:15, Common Myna: 3, Red-rumped Swallow: 45, Barn Swallow: 5, Plain Prinia: 3, Malabar Crested Lark: 10, Greater Short-toed Lark: 25, White-browed Wagtail: 1, Paddyfield Pipit: 1, Richard s Pipit: 1, Blyths Pipit: 8, White-rumped Munia: 15 Animals: Dolphin Sp: 1 Baga Fields ( ) Black-rumped Flameback: 1, White-cheeked Barbet: 1, Coppersmith Barbet: 1, Indian Roller: 1, Common Kingfisher: 6, Smyrna Kingfisher: 3, Black-capped Kingfisher: 1, Stork-billed Kingfisher: 1, Little Green Bee-eater: 3, Blue-tailed Bee-eater: 14, Koel: 3, Asian Palm Swift: 2, Spotted Owlet: 2, Spotted Dove: 2, White-breasted Waterhen: 6, Ruddy Crake: 1, Ballion s Crake: 1, Rail sp: 1 (Tim Andersen), Pintail Snipe: 1, Common Snipe: 1, Painted Snipe: 3, Redshank: 1, Wood Sandpiper: 15, Green Sandpiper: 1, Common Sandpiper: 3, Little Ringed Plover: 1, Red-wattled Plover: 4, Marsh Harrier: 2, Little Cormorant: 3,Indian Pond Heron: 15, Purple Heron: 1, Little Heron: 4, Black-crowned Night Heron: 1ad, Long-tailed Shrike: 2, Ashy Woodswallow: 2, Chestnut-tailed Starling: 20, Rosy Starling: 1, Zitting Cisticola: 3, Paddyfield Warbler: 1-2, Blyth s Reed Warbler: 2, Malabar Crested Lark: 2, Purple-rumped Sunbird: 2, Paddyfield Pipit: 4, Richard s Pipit: 2, White-rumped Munia: 25, Scaly-breasted Munia: 1 Booted Warbler - caligata. Morgim Beach. Foto: Thomas W. Johansen 11

12 9. december 2006 Dag 4 Atter en varm dag. Menuen stod på flyvende hunde om morgenen på vej til Mayem Lake. Herefter kørte vi til Tikanem og sluttede dagen ved Saligao Sao. Mayem Lake diskede op med lækkerier i form af Malabar Pied Hornbill, Yellow-crowned Woodpecker og ikke mindst en Drongo Cuckoo, som desværre kun blev set af et par enkelte. Dagens fugl må have været den Blå Glente, som lod sig fotografere i lang tid og i perfekt medlys det fås ikke bedre! Flyvende Hunde stop Smyrna Kingfisher: 1, Indian Roller: 1, Black Kite: 20, Brahminy Kite: 10, Little Cormorant: 3, Intermediate Egret: 1, Indian Pond Heron: 2, Black Drongo: 2, Magpie Robin: 1, Greenish Warbler: 2 Animals: Flying Fox: 120 Mayem Lake ( ) Indian Peacock: 1, Rufous Woodpecker: 1, Yellow-crowned Woodpecker: 1, White-cheeked Barbet: 3, Coppersmith Barbet: 1, Malabar Pied Hornbill: 2, Common Kingfisher: 2, Smyrna Kingfisher: 2, Blue-tailed Bee-eater: 1, Little Green Bee-eater: 1, Drongo Cuckoo: 1, Koel: 3, Vernal Hanging Parrot: 6, Plum-headed Parakeet: 27, House Swift: 5, Crested Treeswift: 2, Grey Nightjar: 1, Pompadour Green Pigeon: 6, Whitebreasted Waterhen: 2, Red-wattled Lapwing. 1, Black Kite: 3, Brahminy Kite: 2, Crested Serpant Eagle: 1, Shikra: 1, Greater Spotted Eagle: 1, Changeable Hawk-Eagle: 1, Little Cormorant: 5, Golden-fronted Leafbird: 5, Long-tailed Shrike: 1, Rufous Treepie: 1, House Crow: 20, Indian Oriole: 10, Black-hooded Oriole: 6, Small Minivet: 1, Black Drongo: 10, Ashy Drongo: 2, White-bellied Drongo: 1, Bronzed Drongo: 4, Greater Racket-tailed Drongo: 2, Common Iora: 4, Nilgiri Blackbird: 2, Asian Brown Flycatcher:1, Magpie Robin: 4, Black-lored Tit: 2, Barn Swallow: 1, Red-rumped Swallow: 90, Grey-headed Bulbul: 1, Red-whiskered Bulbul: 8, Red-vented Bulbul: 2, Ashy Prinia: 1, Blyth s Reed Warbler: 11, Greenish Warbler: 8, Green Warbler: 1, Puff-throated Babbler: 3, Indian Scimitar Babbler: 1, Brown-cheeked Fulvetta: 2, Plain Flowerpecker: 3, Purple-rumped Sunbird: 4, Purple Sunbird: 2, Black-browed Wagtail: 2, White-rumped Munia: 2, Common Rosefinch: 5 Tikanem ( ) White-cheeked Barbet: 1, Common Kingfisher: 2, Smyrna Kingfisher:, Little Green Bee-eater: 1, Koel: 1, House Swift: 50, Spotted Dove: 1, Common Snipe: 1, Greenshank: 7, Redshank: 1, Green Sandpiper: 1, Red-wattled Lapwing: 4, Black Kite: 15, Black-shouldered Kite:1, Brahminy Kite: 6, Marsh Harrier: 3, Greater Spotted Eagle: 2, Tawny Eagle: 2 1K, White-bellied Sea Eagle: 1 ad + 1 juv, Sparrowhawk sp: 1, Little Cormorant: 1, Little Egret: 1, Western Reef Egret: 1, Cattle Egret: 22, Great Egret: 3, Purple Heron: 1, Indian Pond Heron: 3, Grey Heron: 1, Glossy Ibis: 240, Long-tailed Shrike: 1, House Crow: 10, Indian Oriole: 1, Black Drongo: 1, Stonechat (Sibirian): 2, Red-rumped Swallow: 5, Plain Prinia: 2, Ashy Prinia: 1, Paddyfield Warbler: 1, Blyth s Reed Warbler: 1, Greenish Warbler: 1, Malabar Crested Lark: 2 Baya Weaver: 200 Færgeleje House swift: 250, Black-shouldered Kite: 1, Greater Spotted Eagle: 2 Saligao Zor ( ) Black-rumped Flameback: 1, White-cheeked Barbet: 3, Little Green Bee-eater: 2, Blue-tailed Bee-eater: 1, Koel: 1, Spotted Dove: 1, Emerald Dove: 1, Pompadour Green Pigeon: 20, Black Kite:10, Brahminy Kite: 2, GREATER SPOTTED EAGLE:, Indian Pond Heron: 1, Long-tailed Shrike: 1, Rufous Treepie: 1, Indian Oriole: 2, White-throated Fantail: 1, White-bellied Drongo: 1, Black-naped Monarch: 3, Asian Paradise Flycatcher: 2 han (hvid og rød), Malabar Whistling Thrush: 1, Orange-headed Thrush: 2, Tickell s Blue Flycatcher: 1, Black-lored Tit: 1, Grey-headed Bulbul: 1, Common Tailorbird: 3, Brown-cheeked Fulvetta: 4, Greenish Warbler. 3, Flowerpecker Sp: 1 12

13 10. December 2006 Dag 5 En til tider dejlig kølig dag. Vi blev hentet kl 5.30 ved hotellet, og kørt til lejren i Backwoods. I forhold til kysten er temperaturen dalet adskillige grader, og en fleecetrøje blev pludselig nødvendig i de tidlige morgen- og sene aftentimer. I Backwoods blev vi guidet rundt af Premod, som tog os til specialiteter som Spot-bellied Eagle Owl og Sri Lanka Frogmouth. Dagen forløb fint og sluttede ved Tambdi Surla Temple, hvor der blandt andet blev set Brown-backed Needletail og Hætteværling. I lejren blev vi advaret om farlige stole, der kunne styrte sammen uden varsel. Turledelsen udlovede en øl, til den der først brasede igennem: Intet skal være så skidt, at det ikke også er godt. Backwoods ( ) Indian Peacock: 2 ad + 4 pull, Rufous Woodpecker: 1, White-bellied Woodpecker: 1, Heart-spotted Woodpecker: 1, Black-rumped Flameback: 2, Greater Flameback: 1, White-cheeked Barbet: 7, Crimsonfronted Barbet: 10, Malabar Grey Hornbill: 3, Smyrna Kingfisher: 1, Little Green Bee-eater: 5, Blue-tailed Bee-eater: 3, Chestnut-headed Bee-eater: 1, Greater Coucal: 1, Vernal Hanging Parrot: 5, Malabar Parakeet: 5, White-rumped Needletail: 7, Brown-backed Needletail: 40, Crested Treeswift: 1, Spot-bellied Eagle Owl: 1 ad, Sri Lanka Frogmouth: 2, Jerdons Nightjar: 1, Mountain Imperial Pigeon: 20, Spotted Dove: 1, Pompadour Green Pigeon: 4, Pintail Snipe: 1, Red-wattled Lapwing: 3, Sparrowhawk Sp: 1, Cattle Egret: 10, Indian Pond Heron: 2, Little Heron: 1, Asian Fairy Bluebird: 10, Golden-fronted Leafbird: 4, Largebilled Crow: 1, Black-hooded Oriole: 2, Small Minivet: 5, Scarlet Minivet: 5, Ashy Drongo: common, Bronzed Drongo: 10, Greater Racket-tailed Drongo: 6, Black-naped Monarch: 1, Asian Paradise Flycatcher: 1, Common Iora: 2, Malabar Whistling Thrush: 2, Orange-headed Thrush: 2, Verditer Flycatcher: 1 han, Tickell s Blue Flycatcher: 4, White-rumped Shama: 1, Malabar White-headed Starling: 4, Velvet-fronted Nuthatch: 2, Black-crested Bulbul: 5, Red-whiskered Bulbul: 10, Red-vented Bulbul: 5, Yellow-browed Bulbul: 10, Black Bulbul: 4, Blyth s Reed Warbler: 5, Common Tailorbird : 1, Greenish Warbler: 50, Western Crowned Warbler: 10, Puff-throated Babbler: 3, Brown-cheeked Fulvetta: 10, Flowerpecker sp: 20, Plain Flowerpecker: 2, Crimson-backed Sunbird: 20, Purple Sunbird: 2, White-rumped Munia: 10, Blackthroated Munia: 20, Black-headed Bunting: 2 Black-headed Bunting, hun/1k. Tambdi Surla. Foto: Thomas W. Johansen 13

14 11. December 2006 Dag 6 Pyh ha! I dag blev en lummer dag, temperaturen rundede 32 grader og store skyer tårnede sig op hen over dagen. Tidligt om morgenen, eller sent på natten om man vil, kunne der høres hele tre arter af ugler fra diverse telte i campen: Oriental Scops Owl, Brown Hawk Owl og lige ved daggry Jungle Owlet. Efter morgente kl 6.30 kørte vi ud til en skolegård, hvor der var en del blomstrende træer, som gav rigtig pænt med fugle, som kunne ses godt. Formiddagen bød på rovfugleobs hvor petroniaer, en Purple Sunbird ved rede og et par utrolig smukke gamle Høgeørne på tæt hold blev de helt store oplevelser. Efter frokostpause kørte vi til Tambdi Surla Temple 10 minutter i templet og derefter en utrolig smuk tur ind i junglen og langs floden på udkig efter isfugle og den smukke Indiske Blå Nattergal (Indian Blue Robin). Aftenen sluttede med ginnies og beeries som vores lokale guide så smukt formulerede det. Selskabet brød op, da nogle af selskabets herrer brød ud i sang. Kig på Blue-eared Kingfisher, Backwoods Foto: Thomas W. Johansen Sommerfugl, Backwoods. Foto: Thomas W. Johansen Backwoods (( ) ) Rufous Woodpecker: 1, White-bellied Woodpecker: 1, Black-rumped Flameback: 1, Greater Flameback: 3, White-cheeked Barbet: 3, Crimson-fronted Barbet: 9, Malabar Grey Hornbill: 4, Malabar Pied Hornbill: 2, Common Kingfisher: 2, Blue-eared Kingfisher: 1, Stork-billed kingfisher: 2, Smyrna Kingfisher: 2, Little Green Bee-eater: 60, Blue-tailed Bee-eater: 2, Chestnut-headed Bee-eater: 1, Blue-faced Malkoha: 1 (Thomas W. Johansen), Greater Coucal: 1, Vernal Hanging Parrot: 8, Malabar Parakeet: 5, White-rumped Needletail: 2, House Swift: 3, Crested Treeswift: 1, Oriental Scops Owl: 1, Jungle Owlet: 1, Brown Hawk Owl. 2, Grey Nightjar: 4, Mountain Imperial Pigeon: 2, Spotted Dove: 1, Pompadour Green Pigeon: 26, Crested Serpent Eagle: 1, Crested Goshawk: 2, Bonelli s Eagle: 2 ad + 1 imm., Booted Eagle: 1, Rufousbellied Eagle: 1 imm, Hawk Eagle sp: 1, Little Cormorant: 1, Little Egret: 1, Intermediate Egret: 6, Cattle Egret: 2, Indian Pond Heron: 2, Little Heron: 2, Blue-winged Leafbird: 1, Golden-fronted Leafbird: 1, Long-tailed Shrike: 2, Large-billed Crow: 10, Indian Oriole: 3, Black-hooded Oriole: 1, Black-naped Oriole: 1 hun/imm., Scarlet Minivet: 2, Ashy Drongo: common, Spangled Drongo: 1, Greater Racket-tailed Drongo: 1, Asian Paradise Flycatcher: 2, Common Iora: 4, Malabar Whistling Thrush: 3, Orange-headed Thrush: 2, Brown Breasted Flycatcher: 1, White-bellied Blue Flycatcher: 1 hun, Tickell s Blue Flycatcher: 5, Malabar White-headed Starling: 1, Black-lored Tit: 1, Barn Swallow: 1, Wire-tailed Swallow: 2, Redrumped Swallow: 60, Streak-throated Swallow: 2, House Martin: 1, Grey-headed Bulbul: 4, Black-crested Bulbul: 5, Red-whiskered Bulbul: 10, Red-vented Bulbul: 25, Yellow-browed Bulbul: 10, Black Bulbul: 6, Blyth s Reed Warbler: 5, Common Tailorbird : 1, Greenish Warbler: 19, Western Crowned Warbler: 1, Puffthroated Babbler: 1, Indian Scimitar Babbler: 1, Dark-fronted Babbler: 6, Jungle Babbler: 4, Brown-cheeked Fulvetta: 2, Thick-billed Flowerpecker: 1, Plain Flowerpecker: 2, Flowerpecker sp: 10, Crimson-backed Sunbird: 20, Purple Sunbird: 10, Loten s Sunbird: 2, Little Spiderhunter: 1, Grey Wagtail: 1, Black-throated Munia: 2, Common Rosefinch: 7 14

15 12. December 2006 Dag 7 Bumle rumle rumle bumle, hu hej turen går, ad skæve sving mod Baga. Formiddagen er den sidste i Backwoods. Vi stod op før daggry og mødtes til te kl I går før vi gik i seng blev der afholdt uglestemme-kursus, og langt de fleste hørte denne nat tre uglearter. Dagen i dag skulle atter bruges på at få støvet de to svære isfugle op og hvad angår Blue-eared Kingfisher så lykkedes det, og alle fik set den rigtig godt. På vej tilbage mod morgenmad, så vi han og hun trogon, noget så smukt: Så absolut en af turens smukkeste fugle. Alt dette skulle overgås: Tim sad i Campen og så tre fede overflyvende Great Hornbills, Kirsten, Hanne og Carl Erik sad og hyggede sig med dem i en bugnende frugttræ. Steen så én komme lige over hovedet brusende som en Knopsvane. Arne og Lis så en kæmpe næsehornsfugl flyve over stien, og Thomas, som var i fuld sving med at fortælle et eller andet, så den dårligt mellem træerne. Værst var det for de øvrige, for de så dem slet ikke. Carl Erik har billeder den er god nok! Backwoods ((02.00-) ) Heart-spotted Woodpecker: 1, Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker: 1, Greater Flameback: 1, Whitecheeked Barbet: 5, Crimson-fronted Barbet: 10, Malabar Grey Hornbill: 2, Malabar Pied Hornbill: 4, Great Hornbill: 3, Malabar Trogon: 2 (han + hun), Common Kingfisher: 2, Blue-eared Kingfisher: 1, Stork-billed Kingfisher: 2, Smyrna Kingfisher: 1, Little Green Bee-eater: 20, Chestnut-headed Bee-eater: 11, Greater Coucal: 1, Vernal Hanging Parrot: 10, Plum-headed Parakeet: 2, Malabar Parakeet: 5, Crested Treeswift: 1, Oriental Scops Owl: 1, Jungle Owlet: 1, Brown Hawk Owl. 3, Mountain Imperial Pigeon: 1, Pompadour Green Pigeon: 2, Brahminy Kite: 1, Black Eagle: 1, Shikra: 1, Bonelli s Eagle: 1 imm., Changable Hawk Eagle: 1, Mountain Hawk Eagle: 1, Peregrine Falcon: 1, Little Cormorant: 1, Little Egret: 1, Intermediate Egret: 6, Cattle Egret: 2, Indian Pond Heron: 1, Asian Fairy Bluebird: 2, Blue-winged Leafbird: 1, Goldenfronted Leafbird: 2, Long-tailed Shrike: 1, Large-billed Crow: 5, Ashy Woodswallow: 2, Black-hooded Oriole: 1, Small Minivet: 4, Scarlet Minivet: 2, Ashy Drongo: common, Bronzed Drongo: 5, Greater Racket-tailed Drongo: 1, Asian Paradise Flycatcher: 1, Common Iora: 3, Common Woodshrike: 3, Malabar Whistling Thrush: 2, Orange-headed Thrush: 2, Brown Breasted Flycatcher: 1, Red-throated Flycatcher: 1, Tickell s Blue Flycatcher: 5, Malabar White-headed Starling: 1, Velvet-fronted Nuthatch: 2, Wire-tailed Swallow: 1, Red-rumped Swallow: 20, Streak-throated Swallow: 10, House Martin: 1, Grey-headed Bulbul: 1, Black-crested Bulbul: 5, Red-whiskered Bulbul: 15, Red-vented Bulbul: 10, Yellow-browed Bulbul: 5, Blyth s Reed Warbler: 3, Common Tailorbird : 2, Greenish Warbler: 10, Western Crowned Warbler: 2, Puff-throated Babbler: 1, Indian Scimitar Babbler: 1, Dark-fronted Babbler: 15, Brown-cheeked Fulvetta: 1, Flowerpecker sp: 10, Plain Flowerpecker: 2, Crimson-backed Sunbird: 10, Purple Sunbird: 3, Little Spiderhunter: 1, Grey Wagtail: 1, Black-throated Munia: December 2006 Dag 8 En rolig dag i Baga området. Dagen blev brugt på Baga Hills, i markerne og bl.a. med en tur til Mopsa. Baga Hills Quail sp: 1, Red Spurfowl: 1, Indian Peacock: 3 han + 4 hun, Rufous Woodpecker: 1, Black-rumped Flameback: 1, White-cheeked Barbet: 7, Koel: 1, Vernal Hanging Rarrot: 2, Alexandrine Parakeet: 5, Rose-ringed Parakeet: 5, Plum-headed Parakeet: 2, Spotted Dove: 5, Pompadour Green Pigeon: 1, Small Pratincole: 40 trk øst, Black Kite: common, Brahminy Kite: common, White-bellied Sea Eagle: 2, Marsh Harrier: 1, Shikra: 2, Oriental Honey-buzzard: 2, Tawny Eagle: 1 ad, Indian Oriole: 3, White-throated Fantail: 1, Ashy Drongo: 1, Common Iora: 2, Indian Robin: 2, Red-whiskered Bulbul: 30, Red-vented Bulbul: 7, Blyth s Reed Warbler: 3, Greenish Warbler: 7, Puff-throated Babbler: 3, Pale-billed Flowerpecker: 2, Flowerpecker sp: 2, Purple-rumped Sunbird: 20, White-rumped Munia: 10 15

16 14. December 2006 Dag 9 En fantastisk tur til Bondla hvor alle fik en chance til at få kigget på mange af de skovfugle, der voldte os så meget besvær i Backwoods. I Bondla gik det bare meget lettere. Lloyd havde sørget for Picniclunch, det var helt i top. Vi sluttede dagen ved Carambolim, hvor vi bl.a. så 3 Citronvipstjerter. Vores ene leder, Thomas, måtte desværre blive hjemme grundet et maveonde. Beira Mar Fields (TWJ ) White-cheeked Barbet: 1, Coppersmith Barbet: 1, Indian Roller: 3, Smyrna Kingfisher: 4, Little Green Beeeater: 5, Blue-tailed Bee-eater: 5, Koel: 2, House Swift: 5, Pintail Snipe: 1, Temmincks Stint: 1, Black Kite: 25, Black-eared Kite: 2, Brahminy Kite: 5, Western Reef Egret: 1, Great Egret: 1, Cattle Egret: 5, Indian Pond Heron: 4, Purple Heron: 2, Long-tailed Shrike: 1, Black Drongo: 5, Bluethroat: 2, Stonechat: 2, Pied Bushchat: 2, Rosy Starling: 2, Common Myna: 3, Jungle Myna: 15, Red-rumped Swallow: 1.200, Plain Prinia: 1, Blyth s Reed Warbler: 2, Greater Short-toed Lark: 40, Malabar Crested Lark: 3, Yellow Wagtail: 1, Richard s Pipit: 15, Blyth s Pipit: 1, White-rumped Munia: 10, Scaly-breasted Munia: 10 Bondla (til-fra?) Rufous Woodpecker: 1, Black-rumped Flameback: 3, Greater Flameback: 1, Brown-headed Barbet: 3, Coppersmith Barbet: 1, Malabar Grey Hornbill: 3, Malabar Pied Hornbill: 1, Smyrna Kingfisher: 2, Little Green Bee-eater: 2, Chestnut-headed Bee-eater: 1, Drongo Cuckoo: 1, Koel: 2, Blue-faced Malkoha: 1, Greater Coucal: 1, Vernal Hanging Parrot: 6, Plum-headed Parakeet: 1, House Swift: 5, Spotted Dove: 2, Emerald Dove: 1, Black Kite: 1, Common Buzzard: 1, Black Eagle: 1, Oriental Honey-buzzard: 1, Booted Eagle: 1, Asian Fairy Bluebird: 2, Blue-winged Leafbird: 2, Long-tailed Shrike: 1, Rufous Treepie: 1, Large-billed Crow: 2, Indian Oriole: 2, Black-hooded Oriole: 6, Black-headed Cuckooshrike: 2, Scarlet Minivet: 2, Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike: 1, Ashy Drongo: 3, Bronzed Drongo: 1, Spangled Drongo: 1, Greater Racket-tailed Drongo: 1, Black-naped Monarch: 1, Asian Paradise Flycatcher: 1, Common Iora: 8, Large Woodshrike: 2, Malabar Whistling Thrush: 2, Nilgiri Blackbird: 2, Asian Brown Flycatcher: 1, Brown-breasted Flycatcher: 1, Verditer Flycatcher: 1, White-bellied Blue Flycatcher: 1, Tickell s Blue Flycatcher: 1, Magpie Robin: 3, White-rumped Shama: 1, Indian Robin: 2, Chestnut-tailed Starling: 6, Malabar White-headed Starling: 2, Jungle Myna: 5, Velvet-fronted Nuthatch: 2, Wire-tailed Swallow: 1, Red-rumped Swallow: 60, Streak-throated Swallow: 3, Black-crested Bulbul: 1, Red-whiskered Bulbul: 11, Red-vented Bulbul: 4, Blyth s Reed Warbler: 4, Common Tailorbird: 1, Greenish Warbler: 10, Western Crowned Warbler: 2, Puff-throated Babbler: 1, Brown-cheeked Fulvetta: 1, Crimson-backed Sunbird: 15, Purple Sunbird: 6, Loten s Sunbird: 2, Little Spiderhunter: 1, Chestnut-shouldered Petronia: 4, Baya Weaver: 6, White-rumped Munia: 2 Carambolim Fields ( ) Indian Roller: 1, Little Green Bee-eater: 2, Blue-tailed Bee-eater: 4, Spotted Dove: 4, Gull-billed Tern: 4, Black-shouldered Kite: 1, Brahminy Kite: 25, Montagu s Harrier: 1 1K, Marsh Harrier: 3, Shikra: 3, Besra 1: 1K, Indian Spotted Eagle 2 1K, Greater Spotted Eagle: 1, Osprey: 1, Indian Cormorant: 6, Black-crowned Night Heron 10, Long-tailed Shrike: 1, House Crow: many, 1, Stonechat (Sibirian): 2, Zitting Cisticola: 1, Baya Weaver: 100. Carambolim Lake ( ) Lesser Whistling-duck: 400, Pied Kingfisher: 2, Purple Swamphen: 200, Redshank: 10, Greenshank: 3, Marsh Sandpiper: 1, Wood Sandpiper: 30, Common Sandpiper: 1, Little Stint: 175, Temmincks Stint: 1, Little Ringed Plover: 1, Gull-billed Tern: 80, Peregrine Falcon: 1, Little Grebe: 11, Intermediate Egret: 110, Barn Swallow: 2.000, Streak-throated Swallow: 2, Greenish Warbler: 1, Citrine Wagtail: 3, Yellow Wagtail: 20 Carambolim-Panjim Black Kite:

17 15. December 2006 Dag 10 Tidligt op og af sted til rovfugleparadiset Velim Lake. Lloyd var præcis som altid, og kun med en mindre forsinkelse kunne bussen begive sig på den næsten to timer lange køretur mod syd. Første stop var ved sydsiden af søen, her blev der kigget ænder, fotograferet, spist morgenmad og ikke mindst nydt en flot steppehøg han, der kom lige ind over. Udover fugle var der underholdning af lokal karakter: en snapse dyrker kravlede fra palme til palme, og kvinder i farvestrålende klæder bar store kurve på deres hoveder. Efter at have kigget på ænder med mere, kørte vi ud i et mere åbent område, hvor vi brugte de efterfølgende timer til at obse rovfugle. 16 arter blev det til, men desværre glimrede gribbene ved deres fravær er det slut med gribbe i Goa? På turen hjem, var vi blevet inviteret hjem til Lloyd, hans kone og børn diskede op med lokale specialiteter, og ikke mindst palmesnapsen tiltrak sig opmærksomhed et hyggeligt møde med Lloyd s søde familie. Velim Lake ( ) Lesser Whistling-duck: 250, Cotton Pygmy-goose: 21, Teal: 15, Garganey: 80, Pintail: 14, Black-rumped Flameback: 2, White-cheeked Barbet: 3, Coppersmith Barbet: 2, Indian Roller: 1, Common Kingfisher: 5, Stork-billed Kingfisher: 1, Smyrna Kingfisher: 6, Pied Kingfisher: 1, Little Green Bee-eater: 2, Blue-tailed Bee-eater: 6, Koel: 1, Greater Coucal: 2, Asian Palm Swift: 8, House Swift: 30, Spotted Owlet: 2, Spotted Dove: 7, White-breasted Waterhen: 1, Purple Swamphen: 5, Moorhen: 3, Coot: 15, Green Sandpiper: 1, Wood Sandpiper: 7, Pheasant-tailed Jacana: 30, Bronzed-winged Jacana: 20, Little Ringed Plover: 1,Red-wattled Lapwing: 21, Gull-billed Tern: 3, Black-shouldered Kite: 1, Black Kie: 100, Black-eared Kite: 5, Brahminy Kite: 20, White-bellied Sea Eagle: 4 (2 ad + 2 imm), Crested Serpent Eagle: 1, Marsh Harrier: 3, Pallied Harrier: 2 (ad + 1K), Shikra: 1, Oriental Honey-buzzard: 1, Indian Spotted Eagle: 15, Greater Spotted Eagle: 3, Tawny Eagle: 1, Booted Eagle: 5, Kestrel: 1, Little Grebe: 2, Little Cormorant: 55, Indian Cormorant: 15, Little Egret: 3, Great Egret: 3, Intermediate Egret: 30, Cattle Egret: 60, Indian Pond Heron: 15, Grey Heron: 2, Purple Heron: 2, Long-tailed Shrike: 1, Rufous Treepie: 2, House Crow: 40, Indian Oriole: 1, Black Drongo: 5, Common Iora: 1, Magpie Robin: 1, Jungle Myna: 7, Barn Swallow: 400, Wire-tailed Swallow: 15, Red-rumped Swallow: 20, Blyth s Reed Warbler: 4, Clamorous Reed Waarbler: 1, Greenish Warbler: 4, White-browed Wagtail: 2, Yellow Wagtail: 1, Grey Wagtail: 2, Blyth s Pipit: 1, Black-headed Munia: 25 A Lua restaurant South West of Kersaval Spring ( ) White-cheeked Barbet: 1, Smyrna Kingfisher: 4, Red-wattled Lapwing: 1, Black Kite: 150, Brahminy Kite: 15, Greater Spotted Eagle: 2, Indian Spotted Eagle: 15, Booted Eagle: 1, Shikra: 1, Cattle Egret: 200, Long-tailed Shrike: 2, Black Drongo: 2, Pied Bushchat: 1, Rosy Starling: 3, Jungle Myna: 30, Red-rumped Swallow: 20, Barn Swallow: 50, Greater Short-toed Lark: 400, Malabar Crested Lark: 1 Indian Spotted Eagle 1K. Velim Lake. overside meget lig en ung steppeørn undersiden har stor skrigeørnetegning (lyse svingfjer/mørke dækfjer). Desuden har den et tydeligt gennemskineligt lyst felt i de inderste håndsvingsfjer. 6 tydelige "fingre".foto: Thomas W. Johansen 17

18 16. december 2006 Dag 11 En kølig, stille og behagelig morgen. Den helt rette morgen til en sejltur op ad Zuari River heldigt, for det var nemlig, hvad programmet stod på. Og heldet ville ingen ende tage: Vi var næppe ude af havnen i Dona Poula, før Steen havde opdaget et par pukkeldelfiner. Luck you!, sagde bådføreren, det var nemlig lang tid siden, at han havde set delfiner inde i floden. Siden blev det til fine terner dystende i pælesidning, smukke Mangroveisfugle (Collared Kingfisher), en flot spankulerende Terekklire bestilt og opdaget af Svend og som rosinen i pølseenden en adult Red-necked Falcon lige hen over hovedet. Sikken en dag. Resten af dagen stod på sol, strand og Biera Mar Fields. Zuari River, Boat-trip ( ) Common Kingfisher: 16, Smyrna Kingfisher: 3, Black-capped Kingfisher: 4, Collared Kingfisher: 2, Pied Kingfisher: 1, Blue-tailed Bee-eater: 2, Plum-headed Parakeet: 1, House Swift: 590, Eurasian Curlew: 17, Redshank: 80, Greenshank: 40, Common Sandpiper: 4, Terek Sandpiper: 1, Lesser Sand Plover: 80, Yellowlegged Gull: 4, Heuglin s Gull: 4, Brown-headed Gull: 3, Gull-billed Tern: 23, Lesser Crested Tern: 3, Greater Crested Tern: 105, Sandwich Tern: 2, Little Tern: 1, Black Kite: 45, Brahminy Kite: 70, Greater Spotted Eagle: 2 (ad + 1K), Indian Spotted Eagle: 1 1K, Booted Eagle: 1, Red-necked Falcon: 1 ad, Oriental Darter: 3, Little Cormorant: 6, Indian Cormorant: 2, Little Egret: 7, Western Reef Egret: 1, Great Egret: 280, Intermediate Egret: 2, Indian Pond Heron: 18, Grey Heron: 3, Purple Heron: 1, Little Heron: 5, Black-crowned Night Heron: 1, Black-headed Ibis: 5, Woolly-necked Stork: 2, Lesser Adjudant: 1, Magpie Robin: 3, Jungle Myna: 7, Barn Swallow: 300, Streak-throated Swallow: 15, Wire-tailed Swallow: 2, Ashy Prinia: 1, Blyth s Reed Warbler: 4, Common Tailorbird: 1, Greenish Warbler: 17, Purple-rumped Sunbird: 2 Animals: 2 Humpbacked Dolphins Lake Batim ( ) Lesser Whistling-duck: 500, Comb Duck: 2, Cotton Pygmy Goose: 9, Teal: 400, Garganey: 1.200, Pintail: 400, Shoveler: 20, White-cheeked Barbet: 1, Common Kingfisher: 1, Pied Kingfisher: 2, Vernal Hanging Parrot: 1, Purple Swamphen: 5, Coot: 15, Moorhen: 1, Bronze-winged Jacana: 15, Pheasant-tailed Jacana: 10, Black Kite: 5, Brahminy Kite: 5, Marsh Harrier: 1, Greater Spotted Eagle: 1, Indian Spotted Eagle: 1, Little Grebe: 1, Greenish Warbler: 1, Baga Fields ( ) Black-rumped Flameback: 1, White-cheeked Barbet: 3, Cobbersmith Barbet: 1, Indian Roller: 2, Blue-tailed Bee-eater: 70, Little Green Bee-eater: 4, Common Kingfisher: 1, Smyrna Kingfisher: 5, Stork-billed Kingfisher: 1, Black-capped Kingfisher: 1, Pied Kingfisher: 2, Koel: 3, Plum-headed Parakeet: 1, House Swift: 20, Asian Palm Swift: 2, Common Snipe: 1, Painted Snipe: 3 (han, hun og juv/pull), Redshank: 2, Greenshank: 1, Green Sandpiper: 1, Wood Sandpiper: 18, Common Sandpiper: 3, Red-wattled Lapwing: 2, White-bellied Sea Eagle: 3 (2 ad + 1 imm), Marsh Harrier: 1, Little Cormorant: 1, Little Egret: 1, Intermediate Heron: 3, Cattle Egret: 11, Indian Pond Heron: 36, Grey Heron: 1, Purple Heron: 2, Little Heron: 2, Black-crowned Night Heron: 5, Long-tailed Shrike: 1, Ashy Woodswallow: 2, Indian Oriole: 1, Magpie Robin: 1, Chestnut-tailed Starling: 15, Rosy Starling: 30, Jungle Myna: 70, Common Myna: 1, Red-rumped Swallow: 30, Ashy Prinia: 1, Clamorous Reed Warbler: 1, Blyth s Reed Warbler: 3, Greater Short-toed Lark: 6, Malabar Crested Lark: 1, White-browed Wagtail: 3, Richard s Pipit: 6, Paddyfield Pipit: 2, White-rumped Munia: 35, Scaly-breasted Munia: 70 Great Egrets, River Zuari. Foto: Thomas W. Johansen 18

19 17. december 2006 Dag 12 En smuk klar og kølig morgen. Vi startede dagen ved Carambolim Lake, hvor vi først kiggede småfugle i krattene bag søen, og der var rigtig fint med fugle. Blandt arter kan nævnes en flok Pompadour Green Pigeons og en Black-naped Oriole han. Ved søen indtog vi vores morgenmad og kiggede ænder. Den sidste del af formiddagen tilbragte vi på Carambolim Fields. Her blev kigget rovfugle, vadere især en meget smuk Terekklire bragte glæde. Efter frokost kørte vi først til Santa Cruz for at kigge vadefugle og til sidst til Dona Paula for at give værlingerne en sidste chance. Baga Fields ( Lis og Svend Petterson) Pacific Golden Plover: 30, Black-headed Bunting: 4 Carambolim Lake ( ) Lesser Whistling-duck: 600, Cotton Pygmy-goose: 7, Garganey: 105, Gadwall: 3, Rufous Woodpecker: 1, Black-rumped Flameback: 1, White-cheeked Barbet: 3, Coppersmith Barbet: 5, Common Kingfisher: 3, Smyrna Kingfisher: 3, Stork-billed Kingfisher: 1, Pied Kingfisher: 1, Little Green Bee-eater: 3, Bluetailed Bee-eater: 2, Koel: 2, Greater Coucal: 1, Rose-ringed Parakeet: 2, Plum-headed Parakeet: 2, House Swift: 10, Spotted Dove: 3, Pompadour Green Pigeon: 17, White-breasted Waterhen: 1, Purple Swamphen: 175, Moorhen: 10, Common Snipe: 1, Green Sandpiper: 1, Wood Sandpiper: 1, Little Ringed Plover: 1, Red-wattled Lapwing: 5, Pheasant-tailed Jacana: 30, Bronzed-winged Jacana: 35, Gull-billed Tern: 25, Whiskered Tern: 2, Black Kite: 10, Brahminy Kite: 5, Marsh Harrier: 1, Greater Spotted Eagle: 1, Little Grebe: 2, Orieltal Darter: 1, Little Cormorant: 10, Indian Cormorant: 26, Little Egret: 4, Great Egret: 1, Intermediate Egret: 75, Cattle Egret: 10, Western Reef Egret: 1, Indian Pond Heron: 25, Grey Heron: 1, Purple Heron: 2, Long-tailed Shrike: 1, House Crow: 15, Indian Oriole: 5, Black-hooded Oriole: 1, Black-naped Oriole: 1 han, Black-headed Cuckooshrike: 1, Black Drongo: 2, Ashy Drongo: 2, Magpie Robin: 4, Indian Robin: 1, Chestnut-tailed Starling: 20, Jungle Myna: 15, Barn Swallow: 300, Red-rumped Swallow: 50, Streak-throated Swallow: 15, White-browed Bulbul: 2, Red-vented Bulbul: 4, Ashy Prinia: 1, Clamorous Reed Warbler: 1, Blyth s Reed Warbler: 4, Common Tailorbird: 1, Greenish Warbler: 1, Yellow Wagtail: 9, Paddyfield Pipit: 2 Tawny Eagle 3K. Carambolim Fields. Foto: Thomas W. Johansen 19

20 Carambolim Fields ( ) Ruddy Shelduck: 1, Black-rumped Flameback: 1, White-cheeked Barbet: 3, Coppersmith Barbet: 1, Indian Roller: 1, Common Kingfisher: 4, Smyrna Kingfisher: 2, Black-capped Kingfisher: 1, Pied Kingfisher: 1, Rose-ringed Parakeet: 1, Plum-headed Parakeet: 2, Spotted Owlet: 1, Common Snipe: 2, Redshank: 95, Marsh Sandpiper: 7, Greenshank: 40, Terek Sandpiper: 8, Wood Sandpiper: 2, Common Sandpiper: 3, Curlew Sandpiper: 1, Little Stint: 1, Ringed Plover: 7, Lesser Sand Plover: 35, Sibirian Golden Plover: 90, Gull-billed Tern: 2, Osprey: 1, Black-shouldered Kite: 1, Black Kite: 30, Brahminy Kite: 120, White-bellied Sea Eagle: 1 imm, Marsh Harrier: 4, Shikra: 1, Greater Spotted Eagle: 4 (ad + imm + 2 1K), Indian Spotted Eagle: 2 1K, Eagle Sp: 1, Little Cormorant: 2, Indian Cormorant: 3, Oriental Darter: 2, Little Egret: 2, Great Egret: 40, Cattle Egret: 30, Egret Sp: 400, Indian Pond Heron: 10, Asian Openbill: 8, Woolly-necked Stork: 7, Stork Sp: 4, Lesser Adjutant: 3, Glossy Ibis: 13, Black-headed Ibis: 93, Spoonbill: 2, Long-tailed Shrike: 1, Rufous Treepie: 1, Large-billed Crow: 2, House Crow: 10, Indian Oriole: 1, White-throated Fantail: 2, Tickell s Blue Flycatcher: 1, Magpie Robin: 1, Stonechat (Sibirian): 1, Barn Swallow: 50, Wire-tailed Swallow: 10, Red-rumped Swallow: 10, Streak-throated Swallow: 3, Plain Prinia: 1, Ashy Prinia: 2, Zitting Cisticola: 2, Sykes Warbler: 1, Blyth s Reed Warbler: 5, Greenish Warbler: 4, Malabar Crested Lark: 2, Flowerpecker sp: 5, Purple Sunbird: 1, Purple-rumped Sunbird: 4, Baya Weaver: 20 Santa Cruz ( ) White-cheeked Barbet: 2, Common Kingfisher: 2, Smyrna Kingfisher: 1, Blue-tailed Bee-eater: 2, House Swift: 1, Redshank: 2, Greenshank: 7, Wood Sandpiper: 15, Common Sandpiper: 2, Terek Sandpiper: 14, Dunlin: 1, Curlew Sandpiper: 4, Little Stint: 1, Bronzed-winged Jacana: 10, Pheasant-tailed Jacana: 6, Small Pratincole: 55, Sibirian Golden Plover: 7, Lesser Sand Plover: 30, Red-wattled Lapwing: 20, Osprey: 1, Black Kite: 130, Black-eared Kite: 5, Brahminy Kite: 20, White-bellied Sea Eagle: 1 ad, Greater Spotted Eagle: 2 ad, Marsh Harrier: 2, Little Cormorant: 10, Indian Cormorant: 2, Little Egret: 15, Great Egret: 1, Intermediate Egret: 30, Cattle Egret: 40, Indian Pond Heron: 60, Purple Heron: 2, Stonechat: 1, Magpie Robin: 1, Rosy Starling: 2, Red-rumped Swallow: 10 Dona Paula ( ) White-cheeked barbet: 1, Coppersmith Barbet: 1, Little Green Bee-eater: 4, Blue-tailed Bee-eater: 1, Koel: 1, House Swift: 150, Spotted Dove: 3, Red-wattled Lapwing: 1, Yellow-wattled Lapwing: 5, Black Kite: 10, Brahminy Kite: 2, Booted Eagle: 1, Shikra: 1, Cattle Egret: 1, House Crow: 30, Long-tailed Shrike: 2, Black Drongo: 2, Blue Rock Thrush: 1 han, Indian Robin: 6, Stonechat: 2, Rosy Starling: 17, Red-rumped Swallow: 5, White-browed Bulbul: 2, Plain Prinia: 1, Sykes Warbler: 1, Blyth s Reed Warbler: 2, Ashycrowned Sparrow-lark: 10, Malabar Crested Lark: 1, Greater Short-toed Lark: 1, Oriental Skylark: 3, Whitebrowed Wagtail: 2, Blyth s Pipit: 1, Tawny Pipit: 1, House Sparrow: 1, Bunting sp: 1 Yellow-wattled Lapwing. Dona Paula. Foto: Thomas W. Johansen 20