Now I am down to Chitwan to attend the national red data book workshop of birds it is going to start from tomorrow 1 Oct. my colleague Surya Gurung is up to the hill for the migration counting. In last two days we had an exciting migration of Barn swallows and Red-rumped swallows more than 2000 birds. Mostly swallows are migrating before noon. The weather is going to be terrible again due to thick cloud very close to the ground. The northern ridge was completely covered with the cloud mainly after 10:00. Other migrants were Black Kite, Booted Eagle, Peregrine, Eurasian Hobby, common Kestrel, Oriental Honey Buzzard, Common Buzzard etc. These species will be continue in this week also. The Dragonflies migration is also continue. I got an email from my Colleague   Bob regarding dragonflies according to him; Probably a species of Pantala...could be this one: wandering glider ( Pantala flavescens ) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Pantala_flavescens Their arrival in the subtropi

Yellow-throated Martin Dragonfly migrating in our watchsite; help for identification is welcome Weather is gradually improving in this part of country. Mostly going to be sunny in the watch site however the Himalayan peaks can’t be seen in the afternoon due to thick cloud cover.   The mountain slopes were so hazy today and very difficult to identify the distant birds. We are getting continuous migration of Black kites, Oriental Honey Buzzard, Common Buzzard, Eurasian Hobby, Common Kestrels, Peregrine, Booted Eagle and other species which were seen before. Last two days are going to be exciting for Barn Swallows, Red-rumped Shallows and Dragonflies migration. We had more than 800 shallows and more than 400 Dragonflies for 27 and 28 Sept. All of these migrants will be continuous in the coming week.   I have no idea on dragonfly identification, help from anybody is welcome. Flocks of resident vulture are also seen from today. Today we had Himalayan vulture as a new arr

Eurasian Hobby Weather is improving in last days. From yesterday we have hot shower in the centre. Weather was far better in 25 th and mostly the sky was clear overhead however it was mostly cloudy over Annapurna Himalaya after 10:00. The wind was peaking up after 10:00 and reached the average speed of 7.5 km/hr. The migration was exciting in terms of species we are getting in the last two days. The highest numbers of migrants were Black Kites. Five new species of raptors (Booted Eagle, Indian Vulture, Short –toed Eagle, Long-legged Buzzard and Common Buzzard) were arrived in our watch site. Today morning was busy for small birds. Mostly Red-rumped Swallows were peaking before 8:00.   Over 100 Red-rumped were counted between 7:30 to 8:00. Numbers of Dragonflies are also increasing. Passerine migrants were Barn shallows, Red-rumped swallows and House swifts.       Species Today’s migration Total Migration of the Season