Tryst with Mysore

Deponti this one's for you!!!!!

An invitation to attend a friend's marriage @ Mysore opened up a plethora of oppurtunities to do birding in and around Mysore for the weekend. Mysore is a dream place with beautiful parks, lakes, Sanctuaries and hillocks. Me, Prashanth and couple of friends used thisoppurtunity and visited Ranganthittu, nagarahole, Irupu falls and Kukralli lake. The boatman @ Ranganthittu took us near the rock islands and tree nests around Cauvery for an hour. From here on we went to Nagarahole via Hunsur and to Irpu falls. Since this was in the afternoon there was a dearth of bird activity or wildlife movement. Did not even spot a Langur. On return from Irpu got to see Chittal, boar and some birds. Sunday went to kukkaralli lake @ around 10 and saw some waders and water birds but since it was late not much sightings here. But a wonderful place though. From here went to Mahadevpura and back to Home sweet home.

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Birds Spotted :

Painted Stork
Spot billed Pelican
Open Billed Stork
Eurasian Spoon bill
Night heron
Pond heron
Small blue kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher
White breasted kingfisher
Mud Swallow
Little Egret
Cattle Egret
River Tern
Plover
Cormorant
Brahminy Kite
Pariah Kite
Ashy Prinia
Oriole
Purple Heron
Grey Heron
Dabchick
Spot billed Duck
Purple moor hen
White ibis
Black ibis
Grey Hornbill
Sparrow
Red Wattled lapwing
Red vented bulbul
Red Whiskered bulbul
Peafowl
Grey Shrike
Green bee eater
Paradise Flycatcher (Female)

Mammals

Wild boar
Chital
Mongoose