Nature walk at Hulimavu Gudda & Hadinaru Kere

Weather: Clear sky & pleasant weather

Participants: 34 members

Habitat: Thorn-scrub & woodland, a village Tank rain/canal fed

Highlight:

1. Bird species observed -74 (48 in Hulimavu & 33 in Hadinaru)

2. Few interesting ones-

• Roosting dispersal of GLOSSY IBIS Plegadis falcinellus & ROSY STARLING Sturnus roseus
• Birders were welcomed by COMMON KESTREL Falco tinnunculus pair in misty morning
• Nest building by JUNGLE PRINIA Prinia socialis
• Leisurely foraging by RED-HEADED MERLIN Falco chicquera in grassland dotted with small trees.
• Tank was full augmented by canal fed water and was supporting -BAR-HEADED GOOSE Anser anser (just 5 nos), EURASIN WIGEON Anas penelope, COTTON TEAL Nettapus coromandelianus, WHISKERED TERN Chlidonias hybridus

3. Mid-winter bird monitor program discussion for 12/1/2014: Birders voluntarily opted 12 routes for sector wise bird monitoring & documentation (entering data in’ eBird’, hard and soft copy).

• Sadananda Sir & Shanmugam – Mysore City
• Vijayalaxmi rao & team - Nanjanagudu
• Somashekar & team – Mysore Outskirts -1
• Sahana & team – Mandya
• Dinesh & team – Piriyapttana
• Kiran & team – HD Kote
• Arun Simha & team - Kollegala
• Radha & team – Yelandur -2
• Lohith & Mukund – Maddur
• Another 17 routes are free; others interested can opt a sector or join any of the team. Balance routes will be covered by 6 of us (Guru, Suresh, Tanuja, Sheshagiri, Anagha, Girija, ASP) to the possible extent. Left-out will be covered in next weeks to come after the Dday.

4. A preliminary monitoring demo will be held in BHOGADHI & HEBBAL or nearby tanks before 12/1/2014 probably on 29/12/2013 or 5/1/2014, if time permits.