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Leader: Derek Moore
Participants: Julie Brason, Chris Byrne, Roger Tidman, Richard White, Christopher Whybrow, Stephen Whybrow

Itinerary:

Feb.21st: Arrive in Nagpur via Delhi and drive to Tadoba National Park. Afternoon drive in the Park.
Feb.22nd: Morning walk along the shore of nearby river and in the buffer forest. Visit to local village. Evening walk on edge of the village and to the shore again.
Feb 23rd: Morning and afternoon drives in the National Park.
Feb.24th: Morning and afternoon drives in the National Park.
Feb.25th: Early morning drive back to Nagpur to watch Australia v New Zealand.
Feb.26th: Fly to Bangalore via Mumbai.
Feb.27th: Watch India v England.
Feb.28th: Fly from Bangalore to Kolkata. Journey by bus and boat to the Sunderbans Jungle Camp on Bali island.
Mar.1st: Boat trip to obtain permits and visit museum. Afternoon boat trip.
Mar.2nd: All day boat trip in National Park.
Mar.3rd: All day boat trip in National Park.
Mar.4th: Morning walk around the village and afternoon boat trip.
Mar.5th: Leave for Kolkata by boat and bus. Fly back to UK.

Bird Species seen during tour.
Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus – Single Tadoba Feb.21st.
Red Spurfowl galloperdix spadicea – Singles seen in Tadoba on Feb.23rd & 24th.
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus – Seen daily in the Sunderbans especially near water holes.
Grey Junglefowl Gallus sonneratii – Seen on 3 days in Tadoba.
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus – Seen daily in Tadoba.
Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica – Up to 500 Tadoba.
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea – A pair Tadoba Feb.21st.
Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos – Two tadoba Feb.21st.
Cotton Pygmy-goose Nettapus coromandelianus - Single Tadoba Feb.21st.
Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha - Two tadoba Feb.21st.
Gadwall Anas strepera – At least 50 Sunderbans March 5th.
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope - Several hundred in a mixed flock of other species Sunderbans March 5th.
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata – 20 Tadoba Feb.21st & Female Sunderbans March 5th.
Northern Pintail Anas acuta – Single Tadoba Feb.21st & c400 Sunderbans March 5th.
Garganey Anas querquedula – 7 Tadoba Feb.21st & single Sunderbans March 5th.
Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopus nanus – Two in Tadoba Feb.21st & single there Feb.24th.
Greater Yellownape Picus chlorolophus – Single Sunderbans March 3rd.
Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus – Singles around camp in Sunderbans March 3rd & 4th.
Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense – Single Tadoba feb.21st and daily in the Sunderbans.
Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala – Heard but seldom seen in Tadoba and the Sunderbans.
Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostrisi - Two Tadoba Feb.23rd.
Common Hoopoe Upupa epops – Singles at Tadoba Feb.21st and Sunderbans March 2nd.
Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis – Seen daily everywhere.
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis - Single Tadoba Feb.22nd and seen daily in the Sunderbans.
Brown-winged Kingfisher Halcyon amauroptera – Seen daily in the Sunderbans.
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smymensis - Seen on Feb. 21st & 24th in Tadoba and daily in the Sunderbans.
Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata – Seen daily in the Sunderbans.
Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris - Up to three pairs seen on March 3rd & 4th in the Sunderbans.
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis – Single at Tadoba and similar in Sunderbans Feb.28th & March 3rd.

Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis – Seen daily at both Tadoba and Sunderbans.
Common Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius – Single near Tadoba Feb.21st.
Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea – Single Sunderbans March 5th.
Sirkeer Malkoa Phaenicophaeus leschenaultia - Single at Tadoba Feb.21st & 24th.
Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis - Seen and heard daily around Tadoba and also on 3 days in Sunderbans.
Alexandrine Parakeet Psitticula eupatria - Two Tadoba Feb.24th.
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psitticula krameri – tadoba Feb. 23rd and daily in the Sunderbans.

Plum-headed Parakeet Psitticula cyanocephala – Daily in good numbers at Tadoba.
Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis – Singles Sunderbans March 2nd & 4th.
Crested Treeswift Hemiprone coronata - Single Tadoba Feb.24th.
Collared Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena - calling nightly at Tadoba.
Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis – Single Tadoba Feb.24th.
Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum - Single Tadoba Feb.24th.
Spotted Owlet Athene brama - Heard around the Sunderbans camp and seen March 5th.
Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus - Performing wonderfully around the Tadoba lodge each evening.
Laughing Dove streptopelia senegalensis - Daily at tadoba.
Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis - Daily in Tadoba and the Sunderbans.
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto - Daily in Tadoba and the Sunderbans.
Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera - Tadoba Feb.23rd.
White-breasted Waterhen Amauromis phoenicurus - Seen daily in the Sunderbans.
Common Coot Fulica atra - c30 Tadoba Feb.21st.
Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus – Two Tadoba Feb.22nd.
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago – Single Tadoba Feb.21st and 3 there Feb24th.
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Single Tadoba Feb.21st.
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus - Singles Tadoba Feb.21st & 22nd.
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola - c20 Tadoba Feb.22nd.
Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii - Single Tadoba Feb.22nd.
Ruff Philomachus pugnax – Four Tadoba Feb.22nd.
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus – Small numbers on 3 days in the Sunderbans.
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata - Small numbers on 3 days in the Sunderbans.
Common Redshank Tringa tetanus – Singles on 3 days in the Sunderbans.
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus – Double figure counts in the Sunderbans on March 2nd & 3rd.

Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos - Extremely numerous in the Sunderbans.
Dunlin Calidris alpine – c40 Sunderbans March 3rd.
Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus - c20 Tadoba Feb.22nd.
Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus – Four Tadoba Feb.22nd.
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus – Small numbers Tadoba Feb21st and c30 approaching the Sunderbans Feb.28th.
Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus – Numerous in the Tadoba area.
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva – Sunderbans counts were 15 Feb.28th, 8 March 1st and c30 March 2nd.
Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultia – 10 Sunderbans March 2nd.
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius – c20 Tadoba Feb.21st & 22nd.
Pallas’s Gull Larus ichthyaetus - 8 March 3rd.
Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus - Three Sunderbans March 2nd.
River Tern Sterna aurantia - Single Tadoba Feb.22nd.
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus – c30 Sunderbans March 5th.
Osprey Pandion haliaetus – Single Tadoba Feb 24th and in the Sunderbans singles March 2nd & 3rd and 2 March 5th.
Oriental Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus - Seen on 3 days at Tadoba.
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus – Seen on 4 days at Tadoba.
Black Kite Milvus migrans – Numerous around cities and a single Sunderbans March 4th.
Brahminy Kite Haliastur Indus - Seen on 3 days in the Sunderbans.
Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus - Singles at Tadoba Feb.21st & 23rd and singles in the Sunderbans March 2nd & 4th.
Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela - seen daily at Tadoba and a single at drinking pool Sunderbans March 3rd.
Eurasian Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus - Single Tadoba Feb.22nd.
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus - A splendid male at Tadoba Feb.22nd.
Shikra Accipiter badius - Seen daily at Tadoba.

White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa – Seen daily at Tadoba.
Changeable Hawk Eagle Spizaetus cirrhatus - Single at Sunderbans drinking pool March 3rd.
Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera - Single at Tadoba Feb.22nd.
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis - Single Sunderbans March 3rd.
Darter Anhinga melanogaster ¬– Single Tadoba Feb.21st.
Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger - Seen daily in Tadoba and Sunderbans.
Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis - 8 en route to Sunderbans Feb.28th.
Little Egret Egretta garzetta - Daily in Tadoba and seen on 4 days in the Sunderbans.
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea - Seen on 3 days in Tadoba and 2 days in the Sunderbans.
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea – Two Tadoba Feb.22nd.
Great Egret Ardea albus - Seen daily at Tadoba and in the Sunderbans.
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis - Seen daily in Tadoba and on 3 days in the Sunderbans in good numbers.
Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii - Seen daily in Tadoba and the Sunderbans – commonest heron.
Little Heron Butoroides striatus - Singles in the Sunderbans Feb.28th & March 1st.
Black Bittern Dupetor flavicollis - Single at the camp in Sunderbans March 3rd.
Black Ibis Pseudibis papillosa - Seen daily at Tadoba – nests observed in a large Palm tree and on top of a radio mast.
Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans – Numerous at Tadoba and a few on the edge of Kolkata Feb.28th.
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus - Seen on 3 days in the Sunderbans with a max. of 5 together.
Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus – Singles in the Sunderbans on March 3rd & 4th .
Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus - Seen most days at Tadoba.
Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach - Seen on 3 days at Tadoba and a single in the Sunderbans March 4th.
Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda – Seen on 2 days at Tadoba and 3 days in the Sunderbans.
House Crow Corvus splendens – Seen daily everywhere.
Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos – Seen daily at Tadoba and in the Sunderbans.
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus – Up to 3 in the Sunderbans March 2nd & 3rd.
Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis ¬– seen on 2 days at Tadoba.
Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus – One or two around the Sunderbans Camp on 3 days.
Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei - Single Sunderbans camp March 4th.
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus - Pairs frequent around the Sunderbans Camp.
White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis – Single Tadoba Feb.23rd.
Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus - Seen daily everywhere.
Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus - Single Tadoba Feb.21st.
White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens - Singles Tadoba Feb.21st & 24th.
Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus - Seen daily in the Sunderbans.
Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea – Single Tadoba Feb.24th.
Asian Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone paradise – Pair Tadoba Feb.23rd.
Common Iora Aegthinia tiphia – Single Tadoba Feb.24th and seen daily in the Sunderbans.
Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis gularis – Single Tadoba Feb.24th.
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus – Singles at Tadoba Feb.21st & 22nd.
Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica - Single Sunderbans March 4th.
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva - Singles at Tadoba Feb.24th & Sunderbans March 1st & 4th.
Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae – Single Tadoba Feb.24th.

Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis - Seen almost everywhere. Very common.
Indian Robin Saxixoloides fulicata - Seen daily at Tadoba.
Stonechat Saxilcola torquata - Single Tadoba Feb.24th.
Black Redstart Phoenicuurus ochruros – Seen at Tadoba on 3 days and at Sunderbans March 2nd.
Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnus malabaricus – c20 Sunderbans March 3rd.
Brahminy Starling Sturnus pagodarum – Small groups seen at Tadoba on Feb.22nd & 24th.
Asian Pied Starling Sturnus contra - Seen Tadoba Feb.22nd and daily in the Sunderbans.
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis - Seen daily everywhere in large numbers.
Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus - Single Tadoba Feb.21st.
Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus – In the Sunderbans seen on March 2nd & 3rd in flocks of c50 or more.
Dusky Crag Martin Hirundo concolor – Coomon around the stadium at Nagpur.
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica - Seen daily in good numbers.
Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica – Single Sunderbans March 1st.
Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus - Two Bangalore Feb.27th and numerous in the Sunderbans on March 3rd.
Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer – Numerous everywhere.
Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis – Single Tadoba Feb.22nd.
Plain Prinia Prinia inornata – seen on 3 days at Tadoba.
Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris – Single Sunderbans March 3rd.
Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus – Small groups noted in the Sunderbans March 2nd & 3rd.
Blyth’s Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum – Singles on 3 days in the Sunderbans.
Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius - Seen daily everywhere.
Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus - Singles Sunderbans on March 2nd & 4th.
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus ¬– Single Sunderbands March 3rd.
Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides – Seen daily in the Sunderbans.
Large Grey Babbler Turdoides malcolmi - Small group at Tadoba Feb.22nd.
Jungle Babbler Turdoides striatus - Seen daily everywhere.
Ashy-crowned Sparrow-lark Eremopterix grisea – Common around Tadoba.
Rufous-tailed Lark Ammomanes phoenicurus – Regular at Tadoba.
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla – c30 tadoba Feb.22nd.
Crested Lark Galerida cristata - Two near Tadoba Feb.21st.
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum – Single Sunderbans March 4th.
Purple-rumped Sunbird Nectarinia zeylonica – Daily in the Sunderbands.
Purple Sunbird Nectarinia asiatica – Daily throughout.
Loten’s Sunbird Nectarinia lotenia – Single Sunderbands March 4th.
House Sparrow Passer domesticus – Common everywhere.
Chestnut-shouldered Petronia Petronia xanthocollis - Numerous around Tadoba.
White Wagtail Motacilla alba - Single Sunderbands March 3rd.
White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis - Two Tadoba Feb.24th.
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola - Singles Sunderbands March 2nd & 4th.
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava - Small groups at Tadoba Feb.22nd & 24th.
Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus - Singles seen at Tadoba on 3 days and Sunderbands March 3rd & 4th.
Indian Silverbill Lonchura malabarica - Seen daily at Tadoba.
White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata - Three Tadoba Feb.24th.

Mammal species seen

Royal Bengal Tiger
Rhesus Macaque
Hanuman Langur
Grey Mongoose
Sloth Bear
Five-striped Palm Squirrel
Gaur
Sambar
Spotted Deer
Barking Deer
Wild Boar
Irrawaddy Dolphin

Other orders

River Terrapin
Marsh Mugger Crocodile
Eustarine Crocodile

Great number of species but let’s not forget the Cricket which after the average game in Nagpur produced a memorable occasion with the tied game between India and England.

WE WERE THERE!




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