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Bonelli’s Eagle

Posted on January 10, 2017 Updated on November 11, 2020

Aquila fasciata
Nepali Name: मोरङ्गी चील (Morangi Cheel)

Ghalel (Mardi Himal Trek), Kaski, Nepal. 1,525m. 14 October, 2016. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

(juvenile) Chobhar, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1270m. 7 November, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Notes:
1. Observed hunting from a perch during the current visit but does hunt on the wing.

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Grey-headed Lapwing

Posted on November 29, 2014 Updated on November 11, 2020

Vanellus cinereus
Nepali name: राज हुटीट्याउ (Raj Huttittyau)

Grey-headed Lapwing Bagmati Kathmandu Nepal Bird Photography

Chobhar, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1270m. 29 November, 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Chobhar, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1270m. 7 November, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Notes:
1. The Bagmati River by Chobhar is one of the best places in Nepal for these winter visitors. At least 150 individuals in a small stretch of the river during the current visit. November-January is the best time to see these birds here.
2. They congregate in huge flocks around 10 am.
3. Bonelli’s Eagle prey on these birds in this locality.

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Himalayan Griffon

Posted on November 12, 2014 Updated on November 11, 2020

Gyps himalayensis
Nepali Name: हिमाली गिद्ध (Himali Gidda)

Tukuche, Mustang, Nepal. ~2,600m. July 3, 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha

Chisapani (Shivapuri-Nagarjung National Park), Sindhupalchok, Nepal. ~2100m. 2 January, 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Siurung (Annapurna Circuit Trek), Lamjung, Nepal. ~1,860m. 12 May 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Chisapani (Shivapuri-Nagarjung National Park), Sindhupalchok, Nepal. ~2100m. 2 January, 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Notes:
1. HUGE!!!
2. To get closeup shots, either catch them while they feed or near their roosting place before the thermals build up.
3. A brochure to locate vulture restaurants in Nepal, a commendable and highly successful conservation project: www.birdlifenepal.org/download.php?f=86

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Black Eagle

Posted on January 15, 2014 Updated on November 11, 2020

Ictinaetus malayensis
Nepali Name: द्रोणक चील (Dronak Cheel)

Chisapani (Shivapuri-Nagarjung National Park), Sindhupalchok, Nepal. ~2100m. 2 January, 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Notes:
1. Soars gracefully just above the forest canopy.

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Black Bulbul

Posted on January 11, 2014 Updated on November 11, 2020

Hypsipetes leucocephalus
Nepali Name: बाख्रे जुरेली (Bakhre Jureli)

Dhaap (Shivapuri-Nagarjung National Park), Sindhupalchok, Nepal. ~2100m. 2 January, 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Notes:
1. Outside the breeding season in April, it is found in huge flocks in deep forests.
2. Never descends to the ground and also catches flies on the wing like a flycatcher.
3. Doesn’t react strongly to playback.

This entry was posted in Passeriformes, Pycnonotidae and tagged bif, bird photography, birds in flight, birds of nepal, birdwatching, Black Bulbul, bulbul, Chisapani, dhaap, kathmandu, Shivapuri, Shivapuri-Nagarjun National Park, wildlife photography.

Red-wattled Lapwing

Posted on November 13, 2013 Updated on November 11, 2020

Vanellus indicus
Nepali name: हुटीट्याउ (Huttityau)

Red-wattled Lapwing in Kathmandu — Bagheswori, Bhaktapur, Nepal. ~1,400m. 10 January 2018. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Red-wattled Lapwing — Chobhar, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1270m. 7 November, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal. 110 m. 4 February, 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Notes:
1. Also known as “Did-he-do-it Pity-he-did-it” because of its flight call.
2. Usually found in singles or pairs and flies off only a short distance upon being approached.

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