PaudurHill (Khare) Raptor Migration Update 7 Oct – Day 22

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Today the weather was mostly sunny and south wind-- average speed of 6 km/hr. The earlier migrants are continuing their flight however we are not experiencing exciting flight this is because Steppe Eagles are the most numerous migrants here and we are still waiting Second Eagle of the season.  Today we saw two adult Himalayan Vulture (very-very pale)—might be migrating to the west, however the sub-adult Himalayan Vultures are migrating towards south and they winter in the various lowland parts of Nepal. Two juvenile (first Year) Red-headed Vultures were also seen with lot of white on the abdomen, the head was also much whitish in color. In this time we don’t have barn swallows but lot of Red-rumped swallows (Today more than 1000) are continuing their flight.         
Species
Total Migration of the Season
Oriental Honey-buzzard
46
Common Buzzard
27
Long-legged Buzzard
4
Upland Buzzard
0
Unidentified Buteo
1
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
18
Northern Goshawk
0
Unidentified Accipiter
0
Black Kite
114
Osprey
1
Hen Harrier
0
Eastern Marsh Harrier
0
Unidentified Harrier
0
Steppe Eagle
1
Booted Eagle
17
Crested Serpent Eagle
21
Short-toed Eagle
1
Imperial Eagle
0
Greater Spotted Eagle
0
Golden Eagle
0
Unidentified Eagle
2
Peregrine Falcon
15
Saker Falcon
4
Eurasian Hobby
23
Amur Falcon
7
Lesser Kestrel
0
Common Kestrel
45
Unidentified Falcon
8
Egyptian Vulture
9
Himalayan Vulture
5
Cinereous (Black) Vulture
0
Griffon Vulture
0
Unidentified Vulture
0
Unidentified Raptor
3
Total Raptor
372 
Barn Swallow
2400
Red Rumped Swallow
5441
House Swift
133
Dragonflies
1327

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