Nature walk at Giribettada Kere and surroundings

Post date: Jul 14, 2015 4:27:48 AM

Date: 19/7/2015, Sunday

Habitat: Waterbody & Agricultural fields

Duration: 7.00 to 11 AM

Highlight:

• 25+ Participants observed 74 bird, 31 butterfly and few flowering plant species. Few interesting sightings -
  • Plants in Flower – Oxystelma secamone, Nymphoides hydrophylla, Grangea maderaspatana, Malvastrum coramandelianum, Phyla nodiflora, Bacopa monnieri, Clerodendru phillippinum & Eclipta prostrata.
  • Butterflies–Small Salmon Arab, Common wanderer, Common Bushbrown, Angled Caster, Grey Pansy. Probably breeding of Indian Reed-warbler Acrocehalus[stentoreus] brunnescens.
  • Birds – A pair of Indian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus [stentoreus] brunnescens attempted to breed in reeds of Lingambudhi tank during monsoon, few yers back; and on one more instance one was sighted during May at Adichunchanagiri (Mandya) . Present sighting and defending calls, indicates Reed-Warbler's breeding activity.