Weather is going to be very pleasant not cloud at all in the morning, in the afternoon cloud builds over the Himalayas, combination of warm sun and little chilly south bridge …………………….However the heart is not happy   ………….. may be we want to see   lot of close birds ……….circling towards the Paundur hill but not towards the far ridge over Himalayas. Jeff and Jim don’t have experience to long hike upto Karanse (Dhanpus) Hill,   even a Paundur Hill was tough for the first day. On 26 th we had a good number of migration birds dominated by Steppe Eagles (56 birds) and highest one day record (This season) of Oriental honey Buzzard (34 birds). After this day we are getting less number of Steppe eagles (15 and 14 birds respectively) none of the falcons are migration from this site. Most of the birds are using the distant path towards very north however we are getting different species like Himalayan Vulture (migrants), Golden eagle, Hen Harrier, Mountain Hawk Eagle, OHB, Common Bu

In 24 Oct weather went very terrible in this part of country. It was a dark cloud whole day and visibility was very poor sometimes it was hard to see within 100m distance. The dark cloud brought rain and thunderstorm after 3:15 pm. Though it was terrible weather there was some flight especially we got mixed flock of Lesser Kestrels and Amur falcon in the morning hour. Few Steppe eagles were also flying. When it was around 3 pm few eagles were changed their mind and moving towards the northern Steppes. Today weather was very pleasant here but sufficient cold breeze in the afternoon around 13 degree the night hours will be cooler; might be around 7 degree. The Lesser kestrels and Amur falcons are continuing in the watch site. Today we had a fewer eagles than I am expecting, this is due to the sudden change in local weather yesterday. There were few eagles in the morning and in the afternoon. Today dominating species was the Oriental Honey Buzzard (28) and second highest species

The weather was clear before noon and cumulous cloud build up over the Himalayas after 12:00 that was sufficient to propel the birds towards south. Therefore most of the birds were towards south in the afternoon. Today’s dominant species were Steppe Eagles followed by Oriental Honey Buzzard. The first Cinereous Vulture was seen in the watch site. Today we also get another flock of lesser kestrel.   Species Today’s migration Total Migration of the Season Oriental Honey-buzzard 15 162 Common Buzzard 9 120 Long-legged Buzzard 4 Upland Buzzard 1 Unidentified Buteo 3 Eurasian Sparrowhawk 1 52 Northern Goshawk 1 Unidentified Accipiter 1 Black Kite 5 207 Osprey 2 Hen