Nature Walk at Sagarakatte and surroundings
Post date: Jan 21, 2013 4:40:01 AM
Date: 03.02.2013
Duration: 8.00 -13.00 hr
Weather: Clear sky and pleasant atmosphere
Participants: 31 members (S/s Harishchandra and Srinidhi have come all the way from Bengaluru by night train for birding!)
Habitat: Marsh, Pasture, and dry-bed of depleting KRS backwaters
Sightings:
- Butterflies: just 04 species
- Birds: 55 species
Highlight:
- Sighted 16 terrestrial and 39 water bird species
- Observed opportunistic foraging by WHISKERED TERN Chlidonias hybridus, BROWN-HEADED GULL Larus brunnicephalus & INDIAN RIVER TERN Sterna aurantia, over the place where the CORMORANTS Phalacrocorax spp were busy in community fishing.
- EURASIAN EAGLE-OWL Bubo bubo mobbed by CROWS was observed near bridge under construction across river Laxman- thirtha.
- Few participants experienced the beauty of ,
a) Courtship display, call and flight of ASHY-CROWNED SPARROW-LARK Eremopterix grisea
b) Few individuals of ORIENTAL OR EASTERN SKYLARK Alauda gulgula & SYKE’S LARK Galerida deva
c) LARGE EGRET'S Casmerodius albus extended gape-line behind eye compared with MEDIAN EGRET Mesophoyx intermedia
d) INDIAN SHAG beak pattern compared to LITTLE CORMORANT
e) BLACK-TAILED GODWIT’s beak length and color
f) Characters to differentiate between LITTLE-RINGED Charadrius dubius & KENTISH PLOVER Charadrius alexandrinus
g) Comparison between COMMON GREENSHANK Tringa nebularia & MARSH SANDPIPER Tringa stagnatilis
h) Undulating flights of YELLOW WAGTAIL Motacilla flava
- List of Winter & local migrants observed:
1. COMMON SWALLOW Hirundo rustica
2. BOOTED WARBLER Iduna caligata
3. GREATER-SPOTTED EAGLE Aquila clanga
4. NORTHERN PINTAIL Anas acuta
5. NORTHERN SHOVELER Anas clypeata
6. KENTISH PLOVER Charadrius alexandrinus
7. LITTLE RINGED PLOVER Charadrius dubius
8. WESTERN YELLOW-WAGTAIL Motacilla flava
9. LITTLE STINT Calidris minuta
10. COMMON SANDPIPER Actitis hypoleucos
11. WOOD SANDPIPER Tringa stagnatilis
12. GREEN SANDPIPER Tringa ochropus
13. MARSH SANDPIPER Tringa stagnatilis
14. COMMON GREENSHANK Tringa nebularia
15. BLACK-TAILED GODWIT Limosa limosa
16. BLACK-WINGED STILT Himantopus himantopus
17. YELLOW WAGTAIL Motacilla flava
18. BROWN-HEADED GULL Larus brunnicephalus
19. WHISKERED TERN Chlidonias hybridus
Fig: Whiskered Tern by Sahana M
Fig:Ashy-crowned Sparrowlark by Sahana M
Fig: Syke's Lark by Sahana M
Fig: Unidentified Fishes by Sheshagiri BR
INVITATION
When : 03.02.2013, Sunday
Where : Sagarakatte and surroundings, Mysore District
Habitat: Grassland and drybed of depleting KRS backwaters
How long : 3 Hours (08.00 to 11.00 AM)
Distance : 24 Km from Mysore Railway Station
Charges/Fee : None
Instructions :
1. Program is open to all
2. Please buy a railway ticket to Sagarakatte and take train no. 56266, Mysore –Arsikere passenger and getdown at Sagarakatte station
3. Carry sufficient water and snacks for individual requirement
4. Return train is at 12.56 pm or we can take bus to return to Mysore / OR one can come in their own vehicle upto Sagarakatte via Yelwal also.
Assembly point : Mysore Railway Station, 07.15 am, nearby above train
Contact : Shivaprakash A
+91-9480191661 /0821-2461096 (7 PM to 9 PM )