Birding @ Bandipur

Posting on behalf of Deepa


Trip to Bandipur was extremely productive of sightings; we saw...
Crested Serpent Eagle
Crested Hawk Eagle
Common FlamebackFemale
Streak-Throated Woodpecker
Cattle Egrets
Intermediate Egrets
R R Parakeets
Common Ibis
Lesser Coucal
Peafowl
Oriental Honey Buzzard
Oriental White Eye
Great Tit
Common House Sparrow
Common Crow
Jungle Crow
Common Mynah
Jungle Mynah
Tailor Bird
Red-Whiskered Bulbul
Red-vented Bulbul
Coppersmith Barbet
White-cheeked Barbet
White-browed Wagtail
Magpie Robin
Indian Robin
Spotted Dove
White-Throated Kingfisher
Black Kite
Red-Wattled Lapwing
Some ducks spotted at a distance and not identified
Indian Roller
Indian Nightjar
Jungle Fowl
Indian Bushlark
Jungle Babbler
Black Drongo
Rufous Treepie
Brahminy Kite
Red-Rumped Swallows
Swifts (variety not sure)

Well that's really all the birds I can think of; more than spotting, we were able to watch the behaviour of the lapwings with chicks, and feeding behaviour on the part of several birds.We also saw:

Monitor Lizard
Indian Mongoose
Rat Snake
Various frogs
Millipede
Leeches
Indian Gaur
Sambhar
Spotted Deer
Pond Terrapin
Black-Naped Hare
Langurs
Bonnet Macaques
Elephants...and

one Penguin (used as a waste-paper basket in front of a shop in the Forest Dept reception area!)