South&India&

20&October&–&3&November&2012&&

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Rob!Gordijn!&!Helen!Rijkes!(gordijnrob@gmail.com)!

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Introduction&This!was!our!first!trip!to!India!and!since!we!had!heard!good!things!about!the!South!we!planned!a!two!

week!trip!to!South!India.!Due!to!work!obligations!we!could!not!go!any!later!than!the!last!two!weeks!

of!October,!which!was!a!bit!tricky!since!this!was!at!the!ending!of!the!monsoon!period.!!We!managed!

to!see!all!our!main!target!which!included!all!South!India!endemics.!India!is!a!beautiful!country!and!

besides!all!the!special!birds!there!are,!we!also!really!enjoyed!the!friendly!people,!delicious!food!and!

beautiful!scenery.!

Itinerary&

20 oct Arrival at Cochin. Travel to Thattekad (Jungle Bird Homestay)

21 oct Thattekad: Morning at “The Rock”, afternoon around Homestay

22 oct Thattekad: Morning at “The Rock”, afternoon at Urlanthany area

23 oct Thattekad: Morning at Urlanthany area, afternoon near Homestay

24 oct Morning at Thattekad (Urlanthany), then travel to Munnar (3,5 hours by bus)

25 oct Munnar: Morning at Rajamalai NP, afternoon at Cardamom Shola

26 oct Munnar: Morning to Bodi Ghat, afternoon at Cardamom Shola again

27 oct Travel to Ooty (9 hours by bus/taxi)

28 oct Ooty: Morning and late afternoon at Cairnhill Shola

29 oct Travel to Masinagudi: morning at Sighur Ghat road (taxi), afternoon around Jungle Hut

30 oct Masinagudi: Birding around Jungle Hut

31 oct Masinagudi: Morning at Jungle Hut, afternoon travel to Mysore

1 nov Mysore: Morning at Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, 6 PM night bus to Cochin (10 hours)

2 nov Arrival at Cochin, travel to Cherai Beach

3 nov Cherai Beach, travel to airport, flight back home

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Practicalities&Weather'

Most!of!the!places!we!visited!were!still!in!the!‘small!monsoon’!period!(September!to!November),!but!

we!were!lucky!that!this!was!an!dry!year.!Although!we!did!not!have!much!rain,!we!were!told!that!bird!

activity!is!much!higher!later!in!the!season!(from!December/January!onwards)!and!therefore!targets!

are!much!easier!to!find.!!

Guiding'

We!arranged!guides!for!Thattekad!and!Masinagudi,!all!other!places!we!birded!ourselves.!This!

combination!worked!perfect!for!us.!(In!Thattekad!most!areas!are!not!allowed!visiting!without!a!

guide,!and!in!Masinagudi!there!are!elephants!all!over!the!area,!so!it!is!not!recommended!to!wander!

around!on!your!own.)!

Travelling'

We!booked!a!return!ticket!with!Emirates!from!Amsterdam!via!Dubai!to!Cochin!for!€690.!

In!India!we!used!a!combination!of!buses,!rickshaws!and!taxis,!depending!on!our!schedule!and!what!

was!available.!For!long!distances!we!mostly!used!normal!buses.!Buses!are!cheap!(approximately!10!

rupees!per!person!per!hour)!but!they!are!also!very!slow!(average!40!km/hour).!When!we!wanted!to!

do!some!birding!on!the!way!(Bodi!Ghat,!Sighur!Ghat!road)!we!arranged!a!taxi.!For!distances!within!45!

min,!rickshaws!were!the!perfect!option!since!they!are!widely!available.!

[ Cochin!to!Thattekad:!We!arrived!at!the!airport!at!9am!and!took!a!taxi!directly!to!the!Jungle!

Bird!Homestay!at!Thattekad.!

[ Thattekad!to!Munnar:!Direct!bus!Kothamangalam!to!Munnar!(3!hours),!buses!go!often.!

[ Munnar!to!Ooty:!This!is!a!long!way!to!cover!by!bus!in!one!day.!We!left!Munnar!at!9AM!and!

with!a!short!stopover!in!Udalmapet!we!were!at!3PM!in!Coimbatore.!Since!Ooty!was!still!quite!

far!we!arranged!a!shared!taxi!for!the!last!part!and!arrived!in!Ooty!at!18:45.!

[ Ooty!to!Masinagudi:!We!arranged!a!taxi!at!6!in!the!morning!since!we!wanted!to!do!some!

birding!stops!on!the!way!at!the!Sighur!Ghat!road.!

[ Masinagudi!to!Mysore:!We!were!dropped!off!by!a!jeep!from!Jungle!Hut!at!the!junction!where!

the!main!road!from!Ooty!joins!the!old!road!again.!Here!we!only!had!to!wait!for!20!minutes!

before!we!were!in!a!bus!to!Gundlupet!(45!min)!and!from!there!a!bus!to!Mysore!(1.5!hour).!

[ Mysore!to!Ranganathittu!Bird!Sanctuary:!We!took!one!of!the!many!Bangalore!bound!buses!

and!got!off!at!the!first!stop,!Srirangapatnam!!(30!min).!From!there!we!took!a!rickshaw!to!the!

reserve.!

[ Mysore!to!Cochin:!Direct!nightbus!that!left!Mysore!at!6:30pm!and!arrived!in!Cochin!at!4am!

(it!was!!supposed!to!arrive!at!6am).!

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Eating'&'Sleeping'

Most!nights!we!spent!about!800!rupees!for!a!double!in!a!hostel/homestay!(with!the!exception!of!

Jungle!Hut!and!a!hotel!in!Mysore).!Eating!was!either!at!the!hostel!or!at!a!local!restaurant,!it!never!

cost!more!than!a!few!hundred!rupees!for!the!two!of!us!and!every!time!it!was!delicious.!

Visited&Sites&All!places!we!visited!are!described!in!the!Birdwatching!guide!to!India!(site!description!are!still!quite!

usefull!although!the!book!is!not!very!recent).!In!addition!we!gathered!information!from!tripreports.!

The!following!tripreports!were!very!usefull!for!our!itinary:!!

• Sander!Bot,!2010!!http://83.84.118.179/Apache/doc/doc00279.pdf!!

• Lieven!de!Temmerman,!2008!http://www.freewebs.com/lievendetemmerman/India%202008%20tripreport.pdf!

• Hans!Matheve!,!2006!http://users.ugent.be/~hmatheve/hm/INDIA06.html!

• Kolbjørn!Schjolberg!,2003!http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/india/india25[sw/sw[india[03.htm!!

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Thattekad'

We!stayed!in!Thattekad!for!4!nights!at!the!Jungle!Bird!Homestay,!run!by!advocate/birdguide!Gireesh!

(junglebirdhomestay.blogspot.com).!We!had!a!wonderful!time!here!and!would!definitely!recommend!

the!warm!hospitality!of!this!family!homestay.!We!spent!half!the!time!birding!with!Gireesh!and!the!

other!half!with!his!cousin!Sudeesh,!a!very!good!bird!guide!as!well!who!has!his!own!guiding!business!

(see!endemicbirdtour.com!for!his!website).!!

Birding!was!done!mainly!at!three!different!sites!around!Thattekad:!

1. Around!the!Homestay!(10°!7'45.02"N,!76°41'20.91"E:!Most!trails!around!the!homestay!are!not!open!for!visitors!without!a!guide!(if!you!want!to!walk!on!your!own,!you!can!bird!around!the!bridge!and!on!a!trail!that!goes!onto!the!right,!100!m!after!the!bridge).!In!the!forest!around/behind!the!homestay!we!saw!nice!species!such!as!White[bellied!Treepie,!Indian!Pitta,!Sri!Lanka!Frogmouth!and!Jerdon’s!Nightjar.!

2. At!“The!Rock”!(10°!8'22.70"N,!76°43'33.67"E):!!Two!mornings!were!spent!on!top!of!a!big!rock!surrounded!by!forest.!Good!bird!activity!on!both!days!with!species!as!Malabar!Grey!Hornbill,!Malabar!Trogon,!Grey[headed!bulbul.!

3. At!the!Urlanthany!area:!The!Idamalayar!Dam!is!closed!for!visitors!nowadays,!so!the!best!place!for!Wynaad!Laughingtrush!is!at!Urlanthany!where!there!is!a!large!area!of!bamboo!(10°!7'0.69"N,!76°45'58.29"E).!We!tried!three!times!for!the!Wynaads,!only!with!success!the!third!time!(note!that!the!area!is!not!always!accessible!when!there!are!elephants!around).!Apart!from!the!hundreds!of!leeches!(the!leeches!should!mostly!be!gone!by!January),!other!birds!that!we!saw!here!are!White[bellied!woodpecker,!!Puff[throated!babbler,!Indian!Pitta.!!

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Munnar'

In!Munnar!we!stayed!at!the!Greenview!Hostel.!It!was!busy!in!town!since!our!visit!happened!to!

coincide!with!the!Indian!Holidays.!From!here!we!birded!three!areas:!

1. Rajamalai!National!Park:!Half!an!hour!by!rickshaw!from!Munnar,!the!Rajamalai!NP!is!a!good!birding!place!to!visit.!Try!to!be!there!when!the!park!opens,!especially!on!weekends!and!holidays.!(The!park!now!opens!at!7:30).!When!you!get!out!of!the!park!bus!there!is!a!good!shola!directly!left!of!the!museum.!Here!we!saw!Blue!Whistling!Thrush!and!Kerala!Laughingthrush.!For!Black[and[orange!Flycatcher!and!White[bellied!Blue!Robin!try!the!shola!that!is!around!the!second!small!bridge!when!you!walk!up!(10°!8'36.32"N,!77°!2'12.41"E).!Going!back!to!Munnar!you!pass!by!a!school!(10°!7'31.78"N,!77°!3'13.87"E)!where!also!a!small!shola!still!exists,!good!for!Nilgiri!flycatcher!and!Black[and[orange!Flycatcher.!

2. Cardamom!Shola!&!Deshadan!resort:!The!map!in!tripreport!Schjolberg!2003!is!still!accurate.!

When!you!arrive!at!Deshadan!resort!go!through!the!resort.!!At!the!end!there!is!a!small!trail!

around!the!gate!after!which!the!dirt!road!starts.!The!guards!are!used!to!birdwatchers.!We!

found!the!grassbird!at!the!top!of!the!first!grassy!hill,!close!to!a!big!rock!(10°!3'32.21"N,!77°!

4'14.98"E).!It!was!very!skulky!and!mostly!covered!in!the!small!bushes,!not!in!the!grass.!From!

Munnar!to!the!beginning!of!the!cardamom!shola!it!is!only!half!an!hour!walking.!

3. Bodi!Ghat!road:!We!arranged!a!taxi!at!the!hostel!the!previous!night!(1500!rupees!from!5AM!

till!12AM).!The!road!is!quite!busy!with!traffic!but!the!birding!here!is!still!very!good.!The!km!

signs!are!not!very!clear!and!we!got!out!at!the!small!temple!(6!km!down)!and!walk!from!there!

(10°!2'11.30"N,!77°15'51.69"E).!Along!the!ways!we!saw!Yellow[throated!bulbul,!Rufous!

Babbler,!Tawny!Babbler,!Blue[faced!Malkoha,!etc.!

Ooty'

We!visited!three!sites!near!Ooty:!

1. Cairnhill!forest:!This!shola!is!only!a!few!km!outside!Ooty,!and!known!by!the!local!riksja!

drivers.!We!birded!here!from!6:30!to!12!AM!and!again!from!3!to!5!PM.!All!target!species!

were!seen!but!overall!it!was!very!quiet.!The!birds!are!there,!but!it!requires!endurance!to!see!

them.!

2. Botanical!garden:!Although!a!visit!to!the!botanical!garden!seemed!rewarding!from!other!trip!

reports,!our!visit!on!a!Sunday!afternoon!turned!out!not!to!be!the!best!timing.!It!was!very!

busy!and!every!5!min!a!group!of!young!Indiers!wanted!to!take!a!photo!with!us.!

3. Sighur!Ghat:!We!visited!two!places!along!the!Sighur!Ghat!road!that!are!mentioned!in!the!trip!

report!Sander!Bot!(1st!stop!11°28'52.73"N,!76°41'17.30"E,!second!stop!11°29'24.27"N,!

76°41'6.24"E).!The!first!place!it!was!no!problem!to!stop!with!the!taxi!but!here!the!slopes!are!

quite!steep!so!it!is!difficult!to!search!for!the!bushquail!(we!only!heard!it).!The!taxi!driver!had!

a!problem!with!second!place,!he!didn’t!want!to!stop!there!along!the!road!so!we!left!again!

after!only!a!few!minutes.!

Masinagudi/Mudumalai'

We!stayed!at!Jungle!hut!for!two!nights!and!went!out!birding!with!Siddha,!the!local!guide!at!the!

resort.!It!is!not!recommended!to!walk!around!on!your!own!since!there!are!wild!elephants!in!the!area!

and!once!every!now!and!then!a!tourist!gets!attacked.!Also,!the!area!is!quite!large!so!transport!is!

always!needed!to!the!village!or!even!further.!We!birded!with!Siddha!two!mornings!and!two!

afternoons,!but!only!the!afternoon!on!the!first!day!we!had!good!activity!of!birds.!The!rest!of!our!stay!

was!less!rewarding,!mostly!because!of!the!weather!(the!beginning!of!November!is!still!monsoon!time!

here!and!we!had!two!cloudy/rainy!days).!In!spite!of!the!weather!we!did!managed!to!see!most!of!the!

target!species!including!the!White[bellied!Minivet.!According!to!Siddha!January!is!the!best!time!to!

visit!the!area!since!the!weather!is!a!al!lot!better!then!and!also!the!bird!activity!increases!significantly.!

Ranganathittu'Bird'Sanctuary'(Mysore)'

Close!to!Mysore!there!is!the!Ranganathittu!Bird!Sanctuary.!It!is!not!very!special!but!if!you!have!some!

extra!time!it!is!worth!a!visit!to!see!some!waterfowl.!There!are!a!few!islands!that!have!!a!breeding!

colony!of!Black[headed!ibises!(but!see!the!report!by!Sander!Bot!for!seasonal!differences.).!

Cherai'Beach'(Kochin)'

Cherai!Beach!is!not!regularly!visited!by!other!birders,!but!since!we!had!a!few!days!extra!we!decided!to!do!some!relaxing!at!the!beach.!Close!to!Cochin!Cherai!Beach!is!a!nice!and!quiet!beach!where!even!managed!to!add!some!species!to!the!triplist:!On!the!beach!there!were!several!waders!including!Great!Knot.!Scanning!the!sea!we!saw!some!Gulls!&!Terns!and!even!a!Brown!Noddy!and!two!groups!of!Crab!Plovers.!

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ANNOTATED'SPECIES'LIST''Subspecies'We'have'tried'to'accurately'indicate'the'proper'subspecies'for'all'our'observations,'usually'based'on'geographic'locations'with'reference'to'Birds&of&India&2nd&edition&(Grimmett,&2011)&&&Birds&of&South&Asia&2nd&edition&(Rasmussen,&2012),&but&based&on&the&IOC&World&Bird&List&version&3.2.''[Species'name]'='not'counted'e.g.'because'of'uncertainty'in'identification''+*='several'++*='common'+++*='very'common'*GPS*points'A'complete'list'of'GPS'points'is'in'a'separate'file,'and'can'also'be'requested'in'e.g.'.kml*(for'Google'Maps),'.gpx*(for'GPS'devices'and'GPS'software)'MM'this&file&also&includes&all&the&gps&tracks&from&our&trip)*format.'*The*list'

1. Grey'Francolin'M'Francolinus&pondicerianus&pondicerianus& '29/10:'' +,'en'route'(Helen);'

2,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;''

2. Jungle'Bush'Quail'M'Perdicula&asiatica&vidali'29/10:'2,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;'

'3. Painted'Bush'Quail'M'Perdicula&erythrorhyncha'erythrorhyncha'M'Endemic''

29/10:'HO,'Sighur'Ghat'road(11°28'52.73"N,'76°41'17.30"E);''

4. Red'Spurfowl'M'Galloperdix&spadicea'stewarti'–'Endemic''22/10:'HO,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay;'23/10:'3,'Thatthekad;''

5. Grey'Junglefowl'M'Gallus&sonneratii'M'Endemic'20/10:'1,'Thattekad'–'near'homestay;''22/10:'1,'Thatthekad;'23/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'near'homestay;'26/10:'HO,'Bodi'Ghat;'27/10:'HO,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'28/10:'HO,'Ooty'–'Cairnhill'Forest;'30/10:'2'+'more'heard,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam'(Rob'only);''

6. Indian'PeafowlM'Pavo&cristatus' '27/10:'' 1,'en'route'(Rob'only);'30/10:'' 2,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam'(Rob'only);'

2+,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;'31/10:' +,'en'route;''

7. Lesser'Whistling'Duck'M'Dendrocygna&javanica' '20/10:'20+,'Thattekad'–'around'Homestay'(daily'on'pond)''

8. Little'Grebe'M'Tachybaptus&ruficollis'albescens' '29/10:'HO,'Ooty;'

'9. Painted'Stork'M'Mycteria&leucocephala'M'NearMthreatened'

31/10:' 1,'en'route;'01/11:' +,'Ranganathittu'Bird'Sanctuary;'

'10. Asian'Openbill' 'M'Anastomus&oscitans' '

01/11:' +,'Ranganathittu'Bird'Sanctuary;''11. BlackMheaded'Ibis'M'Threskiornis&melanocephalus'M'NearMthreatened'' 01/11:' +,'en'route;'' '' ++,'Ranganathittu'Bird'Sanctuary;''12. BlackMcrowned'Night'Heron'M'Nycticorax&nycticorax&nycticorax'' '02/11:' +,'Ranganathittu'Bird'Sanctuary;''13. Striated'Heron'M'Butorides&striata&chloriceps& '' 02/11:' +,'Ranganathittu'Bird'Sanctuary;''14. Indian'Pond'Heron'M'Ardeola&grayii' '

'20/10:'3+,'Thattekad'–'around'Homestay'(daily'near'homestay)'26/10:'1,'Munnar;'31/10:' +,'en'route;'

'15. Eastern'Cattle'Egret'M'Bubulcus&coromandus'

Common'bird'throughout;''

16. Grey'Heron'M'Ardea&cinerea&cinerea' '02/11:' 1,'Ranganathittu'Bird'Sanctuary;'

'17. Purple'Heron'M'Ardea&purpurea&manilensis'' '31/10:' 1,'en'route;'

02/11:' 1,'Ranganathittu'Bird'Sanctuary;''18. Great'Egret'M'Ardea&alba&modesta'' 23/10:'2,'Thatthekad'–'en'route;'' 31/10:' ++,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;'

31/10:' +,'en'route;''19. Intermediate'Egret'M'Egretta&intermedia&Egretta&intermedia'' '01/11:' +,'en'route;'

+,'Ranganathittu'Bird'Sanctuary;''20. Little'Egret'M'Egretta&garzetta&garzetta'

'20/10:'1,'Thattekad'–'around'Homestay;'30/10:' 1,'Masinagudi'–Jungle'Hut'grounds;'31/10:' +,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;'

+,'en'route;''21. Western'Reef'Heron'M'Egretta&gularis'schistacea'

' '02/11:' 1+,'Cherai'Beach;''22. SpotMbilled'Pelican'M'Pelecanus&philippensis'M'NearMthreatened'

31/10:' +,'en'route;'01/11:' +,'en'route'(flying'over'in'Mysore);''

23. Little'Cormorant'M'Microcarbo&niger' ' '20/10:'5+,'Thattekad'–'around'homestay''21/10:'1,'Thatthekad'Seen'everyday'on'pond'near'homestay'01/11:' +,'Ranganathittu'Bird'Sanctuary;''

24. Indian'Cormorant'M'Phalacrocorax&fuscicollis' '21/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'reserve'01/11:' +,'Ranganathittu'Bird'Sanctuary;'

'25. Great'Cormorant'M'Phalacrocorax&carbo'

'31/10:' +,'en'route;'01/11:' +,'Ranganathittu'Bird'Sanctuary;'

'26. Oriental'Darter'M'Anhinga&melanogaster'M'NearMthreatened'

21/10:'1,'Thatthekad'' 23/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'near'homestay;'

01/11:' +,'Ranganathittu'Bird'Sanctuary;''27. Black'Baza'M'Aviceda&leuphotes&leuphotes'

22/10:'5,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock;'30/10:'1,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam'(Rob'only);' ' '

'28. Black'Kite'M'Milvus&migrans&govinda'

27/10:'++,'en'route;'28/10:'1,'Ooty'–'en'route;'29/10:'1,'en'route;'31/10:' +,'en'route;''01/11:' +,'Ranganathittu'Bird'Sanctuary;'

'29. Brahminy'Kite' 'M'Haliastur&indus&indus' '

27/10:'1,'en'route;'31/10:' +,'en'route;'01/11:' +,'Ranganathittu'Bird'Sanctuary;'

'30. Crested'Serpent'Eagle'M'Spilornis&cheela&cheela' '

'20/10:'1,'Thattekad'–'near'homestay;'31/10:' 1,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;''

31. Crested'Goshawk'M'Accipiter&trivirgatus&peninsulae'20/10:'1,'Thattekad'–'near'homestay;'21/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'reserve'22/10:'1+,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock;'

'32. Shikra'M'Accipiter&badius&badius'

' '23/10:'' 1,'Thatthekad'–'Homestay;'30/10:' 1,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;''

33. Black'Eagle'M'Ictinaetus&malayensis&perniger& '25/10:'2,'Munnar'–'above'Deshadan;'26/10:'1,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'

'34. Common'Kestrel'M'Falco&tinnunculus&objurgatus'' '25/10:'1,'Munnar'–'Ernivikulam'NP'

28/10:'1,'Ooty'–'en'route;''35. Peregrine'Falcon'M'Falco&peregrinus&peregrinator'' '

31/10:' 1,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;'01/11:' 1,'Mysore'M'Palace;''

36. Eurasian'Coot'M'Fulica&atra'29/10:'3+,'Ooty;'31/10:' +,'en'route;''

37. Great'StoneMcurlew'M'Esacus&recurvirostris''01/11:' 1,'Ranganathittu'Bird'Sanctuary;'

'38. CrabMplover'M'Dromas&ardeola' '' 02/11:' 4+3+4,'Cherai'Beach'–'3'groups'flying'past;''39. RedMwattled'Lapwing'M'Vanellus&indicus&indicus'

'20/10:'2,'Thattekad'–'around'Homestay'01/11:' +,'Ranganathittu'Bird'Sanctuary;'

'40. Grey'Plover'M'Pluvialis&squatarola&squatarola'' 02/11:' 3,'Cherai'Beach'(still'present'next'day);''41. Kentish'Plover'M'Charadrius&alexandrines'seebohmi'' '02/11:' 2,'Cherai'Beach(still'present'next'day);''42. PinMtailed'Snipe'M'Gallinago&stenura' '

'22/10:'2+,'Thatthekad;''43. BarMtailed'Godwit'M'Limosa&lapponica'taymyrensis' '' 02/11:' 3+,'Cherai'Beach(next'day'still'present);''44. Whimbrel'M'Numenius&phaeopus&phaeopus' '' 02/11:' 15+,'Cherai'Beach(next'day'still'present);''45. Common'Greenshank'M'Tringa&nebularia'' '02/11:' 15+,'Cherai'Beach(next'day'still'present);''46. Green'Sandpiper'M'Tringa&ochropus' '

29/10:'HO,'Ooty;'30/10:'1,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam'(Rob'only);''

47. Wood'Sandpiper'M'Tringa&glareola' '' 23/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'enroute;''48. Common'Sandpiper'M'Actitis&hypoleucos' '' 02/11:' 1+,'Cherai'Beach'(next'day'still'present);''49. Great'Knot'M'Calidris&tenuirostris'' '

02/11:' 15+,'Cherai'Beach'(next'day'still'present);''

50. Brown'Noddy'–'Anous&stollidus'pileatus'02/11:' 1,'Cherai'Beach;''

51. BrownMheaded'Gull'M'Chroicocephalus&brunnicephalus' '' 02/11:' 5+,'Cherai'Beach;''52. Lesser'BlackMbacked'Gull'M'Larus&fuscus' '

'02/11:' 15+,'Cherai'Beach;'heuglini'and'barabensis'types;''53. GullMbilled'Tern'M'Gelochelidon&nilotica'nilotica'' 02/11:' +,'Cherai'Beach;''54. Greater'Crested'Tern'M'Thalasseus&bergii&velox'' '02/11:' +,'Cherai'Beach;''55. River'Tern'M'Sterna&aurantia' ' '

01/11:' +,'Ranganathittu'Bird'Sanctuary;''56. Whiskered'Tern'M'Chlidonias&hybrida&hybrida' '' 02/11:' +++,'Cherai'Beach;'' 03/11:'+++,'Cochin;'

'57. Pomarine'Skua'M'Stercorarius&pomarinus''

02/11:' 2,'Cherai'Beach'(Helen'only);''

58. Nilgiri'Wood'Pigeon'M'Columba&elphinstonii'–'Endemic'–'Vulnerable'25/10:'5,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'26/10:'10,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'27/10:'2,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'28/10:'1,'Ooty'–'Cairnhill'Forest;'

'59. Eurasian'Collared'Dove'M'Streptopelia&decaocto&decaocto'' '29/10:'+,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;'

30/10:'+,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam'(Rob'only);''

60. Spotted'Dove'M'Spilopelia&chinensis'22/10:'1,'Thatthekad'(Rob'only);'[incomplete'sightings'log]''

61. Common'Emerald'Dove'–'Chalcohaps&indica'20/10:'2,'Thattekad'–'near'homestay;'23/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'en'route;'

'62. GreyMfronted'Green'Pigeon'M'Treron&affinis&–'Endemic' '

'21/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock'22/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock;'23/10:'1'+'more'heard,'Thatthekad;'

' 24/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay;''63. YellowMfooted'Green'Pigeon'M'Treron&phoenicopterus'' '29/10:'6+,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam''64. Green'Imperial'Pigeon'M'Ducula&aenea&pusilla&' '23/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay'

23/10:'HO,'Thatthekad;''65. Mountain'Imperial'Pigeon'M'Ducula&badia&cuprea'

22/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock;''66. Vernal'Hanging'Parrot'M'Loriculus&vernalis&vernalis'

'20/10:'1,'Thattekad'–'near'homestay;''21/10:'5+,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock'23/10:'++,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay'24/10:'+,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay;'26/10:'+,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'29/10:'2,'Masinagudi'M'Jungle'Hut'grounds;''

67. RoseMringed'Parakeet'M'Psittacula&krameri&manillensis' '31/10:'+,'Mysore;'01/11:'+,'Mysore;''

68. PlumMheaded'Parakeet'M'Psittacula&cyanocephala''20/10:'1,'Thattekad'–'near'homestay;''21/10:'++,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock'22/10:'++,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock;'''''''''''''++,'Thatthekad;'29/10:'' ++,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;''

69. BlueMwinged'Parakeet'M'Psittacula&columboides'–'Endemic'21/10:'++,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock'22/10:'++,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock;'

' 29/10:'10+,'Sighur'Ghat'road;'30/10:'++,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;'

'70. Greater'Coucal'M'Centropus&sinensis&parroti' ' '

20/10:'1,'Thattekad'–'around'Homestay'23/10:'1,'Thatthekad;'24/10:'HO,'Munnar;'26/10:'1,'Bodi'Ghat;'31/10:' +,'en'route;'

' ' 01/11:' +,'en'route;''

71. BlueMfaced'Malkoha'M'Phaenicophaeus&viridirostris'

26/10:'1,'Bodi'Ghat;''72. Jacobin'Cuckoo'M'Clamator&jacobinus&jacobinus' ' '' 30/10:'1,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam'(Rob'only);''73. ForkMtailed'DrongoMCuckoo'M'Surniculus&dicruroides&dicruroides' '

22/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock;''74. Large'HawkMCuckoo'M'Hierococcyx&sparverioides' '' 23/10:'1,'Thatthekad'M'bridge;''75. Common'HawkMCuckoo'M'Hierococcyx&varius&varius' '

'21/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock''76. Indian'Cuckoo'–'Cuculus&micropterus'micropterus' ' '

20/10:'1'juv,'Thattekad'–'around'Homestay'25/10:'1,'Munnar'–'above'Deshadan'in'shola;'

'[Sri'Lanka'Bay'Owl]' ' 'HO'a'calling'bird'said'to'be'Bay'Owl'by'Gireesh,'call'not'found'in'literature,''sound'recorded,'Thathekad'–'Urlanthanay'(10°'7'21.37"N,'76°45'29.86"E);'''

77. Indian'Scops'Owl'M'Otus&bakkamoena''21/10:'1'seen,'Thathekad'M'Urlanthanay'

'78. Brown'Fish'Owl'M'Ketupa&zeylonensis&leschenaultii' '

' ' 22/10:'1,'Thatthekad'(10°'6'45.14"N,'76°42'6.01"E);''79. Mottled'Wood'Owl'M'Strix&ocellata&ocellata' '

' ' 22/10:'2,'Thatthekad'M'(10°'7'1.65"N,'76°40'28.09"E);''80. Jungle'Owlet'M'Glaucidium&radiatum&malabaricum' '

22/10:'1,'Thatthekad;'23/10:'1,'Thatthekad;'

'81. Spotted'Owlet'M'Athene&brama&brama'

29/10:'6,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam''82. Brown'HawkMOwl'M'Ninox&scutulata&hirsuta' '

'20/10:'2,'Thattekad'–'around'homestay;'' Seen'everyday'in'Thattekad(in'bamboo'above'entrance'road);'

'83. Sri'Lanka'Frogmouth'M'Batrachostomus&moniliger&roonwali'

21/10:'++H,'2'seen,'Thathekad'M'Urlanthanay'21/10:'2,'Thatthekad'–'reserve''22/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay;''

84. Great'Eared'Nightjar'M'Lyncornis&macrotis&bourdilloni' '21/10:'2,'Thatthekad'–'near'homestay;''22/10:'2,'Thatthekad;'

'

85. Jerdon's'Nightjar'M'Caprimulgus&atripennis&atripennis'23/10:'' 3,'Thatthekad'–'near'homestay;'24/10:'' 2+'HO,'Munnar;''29/10:'' +HO,'Masinagudi'–'Jungle'Hut'Grounds;'30/10:' +HO,'Masinagudi'–Jungle'Hut'grounds;''

86. Savanna'Nightjar'M'Caprimulgus&affinis'monticolus'' '29/10:'1,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam''87. Crested'Treeswift'M'Hemiprocne&coronata' '

22/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock;''' 6+,'Thatthekad;'30/10:'5+,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam'(Rob'only);'30/10:'2,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;''

88. Indian'Swiftlet'M'Aerodramus&unicolor&–&regional&endemic' ''20/10:'+,'Thattekad'–'near'homestay;''21/10:'+,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock'22/10:'++,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock;'24/10:'5+,'Munnar;'27/10:'+,'en'route;''

89. WhiteMrumped'Spinetail'M'Zoonavena&sylvatica' ''21/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock'

'90. Asian'Palm'Swift'M'Cypsiurus&balasiensis&balasiensis'

'20/10:'+,'Thattekad'–'near'homestay;'[incomplete'sightings'log]''

91. Alpine'Swift'M'Tachymarptis&melba&dorabtatai' '26/10:'70,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'subspecies'based'on'Rasmussen'et'al.'name'not'recognized'IOC,'included'in'bakeri?''

92. Little'Swift'M'Apus&affinis'singalensis' '22/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock;'23/10:'10+,'Thatthekad'M'bridge;'26/10:'10+,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'27/10:'2+,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'29/10:'+,'en'route;'

'93. Blyth’s'Swift'–'Apus&leuconyx'

22/10:'1,'Thatthekad'(Rob'only)'' '

94. Malabar'Trogon'M'Harpactes&fasciatus'malabaricus' '22/10:'1'female,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock;'24/10:'1'male,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay;''

95. Indian'Roller'M'Coracias&benghalensis'indicus' ' '27/10:'1,'en'route;'

'96. Oriental'Dollarbird'M'Eurystomus&orientalis&laetior'

'21/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock'22/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock;'

'97. StorkMbilled'Kingfisher'M'Pelargopsis&capensis'capensis' '

21/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'reserve'22/10:'1,'Thatthekad;'

'98. WhiteMthroated'Kingfisher'M'Halcyon&smyrnensis'fusca' '

'20/10:'' 3,'Thattekad'–'around'Homestay'22/10:'' 1,'Thatthekad'(Everyday'on'pond'near'homestay);'26/10:'' 1,'Munnar;'29/10:'' 1,'Masinagudi'M'Jungle'Hut'grounds;'30/10:' 1,'Masinagudi'–Jungle'Hut'grounds;''01/11:' +,'Ranganathittu'Bird'Sanctuary;'02/11:' +,'Cherai'Beach;''

99. Common'Kingfisher'M'Alcedo&atthis'taprobana' ''20/10:'1,'Thattekad'–'near'homestay;'01/11:' +,'Ranganathittu'Bird'Sanctuary;'

'100. Pied'Kingfisher'M'Ceryle&rudis'travancoreensis'

'20/10:'1,'Thattekad'–'near'homestay;'01/11:' +,'Ranganathittu'Bird'Sanctuary;''

101. Green'BeeMeater'M'Merops&orientalis&orientalis''22/10:'2,'Thatthekad;'27/10:'1,'en'route;'29/10:'+,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;'30/10:'+,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;'01/11:' +,'Ranganathittu'Bird'Sanctuary;''

102. BlueMtailed'BeeMeater'M'Merops&philippinus'javanicus''01/11:' +,'Ranganathittu'Bird'Sanctuary;'

' ' 02/11:' +,'Cherai'Beach;''

103. ChestnutMheaded'BeeMeater'M'Merops&leschenaulti'leschenaulti' ''20/10:'2+,'Thattekad'–'near'homestay;''21/10:'++,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock'23/10:'1,'Thatthekad;'

'104. Eurasian'Hoopoe'M'Upupa&epops'ceylonensis' ' '

9/10:'5+,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam''

105. Malabar'Grey'Hornbill'M'Ocyceros&griseus'–'Endemic'20/10:'1,'Thattekad'–'near'homestay;''21/10:'2+,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock'''''''''''''2+,'Thatthekad'–'reserve'22/10:'2,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock;'23/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay'24/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay;''

106. Indian'Grey'Hornbill'M'Ocyceros&birostris'' '01/11:' ++,'Ranganathittu'Bird'Sanctuary;'

'107. WhiteMcheeked'Barbet'M'Megalaima&viridis'–'Endemic'

20/10:'' +,'Thattekad'–'around'Homestay;''21/10:'' +,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock;'22/10:'' +,'Thatthekad;'23/10:'' +,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay;'

+,'Thatthekad;'24/10:'' 2+,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay;'25/10:'' 1,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'26/10:'' ++,'Bodi'Ghat;'

++,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'29/10:'' +,'Masinagudi'M'Jungle'Hut'grounds;''

108. Malabar'Barbet'M'Megalaima&malabarica'–'Endemic'23/10:'1'+'more'heard,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay'24/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay;'25/10:'HO,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'

'109. Coppersmith'Barbet'M'Megalaima&haemacephala'indica' ' '

26/10:'5,'Bodi'Ghat;'29/10:'2,'Masinagudi'M'Jungle'Hut'grounds;'

'110. Speckled'Piculet'M'Picumnus&innominatus'malayorum' ' '

26/10:'1,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;''

111. HeartMspotted'Woodpecker'M'Hemicircus&canente' ''20/10:'2,'Thattekad'–'around'Homestay''22/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay;''23/10:'1,'Thatthekad;'

'112. BrownMcapped'Pygmy'Woodpecker'M'Dendrocopos&nanus'cinereigula' ' '

21/10:'2,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock''22/10:'1,'Thatthekad;'23/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay;''

113. YellowMcrowned'Woodpecker'M'Dendrocopos&mahrattensis&mahrattensis''29/10:'2,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam'(Helen'only;'''

114. WhiteMbellied'Woodpecker'M'Dryocopus&javensis'hodgsonii' ''22/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay;'

'115. Lesser'Yellownape'M'Picus&chlorolophus'chlorigaster' '

'23/10:'1,'Thatthekad;'29/10:'1,'Masinagudi'M'Jungle'Hut'grounds;'

'116. StreakMthroated'Woodpecker'M'Picus&xanthopygaeus'

' ' 31/10:' 1,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;''

117. Common'Flameback'M'Dinopium&javanense'malabaricum''

'22/10:'1,'Thatthekad'(Rob'only);'23/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay''

118. BlackMrumped'Flameback'M'Dinopium&benghalense'tehminae'29/10:'2,'Masinagudi'M'Jungle'Hut'grounds;'30/10:'1,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam'(Rob'only);''

119. Greater'Flameback'M'Chrysocolaptes&guttacristatus'socialis''20/10:'2,'Thattekad'–'near'homestay;''21/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock'22/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock;'23/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay'26/10:'2,'Bodi'Ghat;'29/10:'1,'Masinagudi'M'Jungle'Hut'grounds;'30/10:' 1,'Masinagudi'–'Bamboo'above'Jungle'Hut'grounds'(Rob'only)''

120. WhiteMnaped'Woodpecker'M'Chrysocolaptes&festivus&festivus' '' ' 31/10:' 1,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;''

121. Indian'Pitta'M'Pitta&brachyura' ' '22/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay'(Rob'only);'23/10:'3,'Thatthekad'–'near'homestay;'29/10:'1,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;''

122. BarMwinged'FlycatcherMshrike'M'Hemipus&picatus&picatus'26/10:'' 1,'Bodi'Ghat;'

2,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;''

123. Malabar'Woodshrike'M'Tephrodornis&sylvicola'M'Endemic''21/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock'

'124. Common'Woodshrike'M'Tephrodornis&pondicerianus&pondicerianus' '

' ' 29/10:'1,'Sighur'Ghat'road'(Helen'only);'' ' 30/10:' 1,'Masinagudi'M'around'Bokkuparam;''

125. Ashy'Woodswallow'M'Artamus&fuscus' ''20/10:'+,'Thattekad'–'around'Homestay'23/10:'20+,'Thatthekad'M'bridge;'

'126. Common'Iora'M'Aegithina&tiphia' ' '

21/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'around'homestay'23/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'Furthest;'26/10:'1,'Bodi'Ghat;'29/10:'3,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;''

127. Large'Cuckooshrike'M'Coracina&macei&macei' ''21/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock'

'128. Small'Minivet'M'Pericrocotus&cinnamomeus'cinnamomeus' ' '

21/10:'' 2,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock'29/10:'' 3+,'Masinagudi'M'Jungle'Hut'grounds;'

10+,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;'30/10:'+,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;'

'129. WhiteMbellied'Minivet'M'Pericrocotus&erythropygius'M'Endemic'

30/10:'3,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam'(11°32'58.28"N,'76°39'29.70"E)''

130. Orange'Minivet'M'Pericrocotus&flammeus'''21/10:'1+,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock'22/10:'3+,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock;'23/10:'5+,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay'25/10:'1,'Munnar'–'above'Deshadan;'26/10:'+,'Bodi'Ghat;'26/10:'5+,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'27/10:'+,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'30/10:' 3,'Masinagudi'–Jungle'Hut'grounds;''

131. Brown'Shrike'M'Lanius&cristatus& cristatus& ''21/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock'23/10:'1,'Thatthekad;'26/10:'2,'Bodi'Ghat;'29/10:'2,'Masinagudi'M'Jungle'Hut'grounds;'30/10:'1,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam'(Rob'only);''[Isabelline'Shrike'M'Lanius'isabellinus]'20/10:'1,'Thattekad'–'near'homestay;'M'probably'this'species'

'132. BayMbacked'Shrike'M'Lanius&vittatus' '' ' 29/10:'++,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;'

30/10:' ++,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;''133. LongMtailed'Shrike'M'Lanius&schach'caniceps' '

' ' 24/10:'2+,'Munnar;'25/10:'2,'Munnar'–'above'Deshadan;'26/10:'2,'Bodi'Ghat;'26/10:'2+,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'27/10:'1,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'27/10:'+,'en'route;'30/10:'1,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam'(Rob'only);'31/10:' +,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;'GreyMbacked'birds'with'a'hint'of'rufous'on'the'very'lower'back''[Indian'Golden'Oriole'//'Eurasian'Oriole'M'Oriolus'kundoo//'Oriolus'Oriolus]''21/10:'1'female,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock'

'134. BlackMnaped'Oriole'–'Oriolus&chinensis'diffusus'

21/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock''

135. BlackMhooded'Oriole'M'Oriole&xanthornus&maderaspatanus'20/10:'2,'Thattekad'–'around'Homestay''21/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock'22/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock;'

23/10:'HO,'Thatthekad;'30/10:'1,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam'(Rob'only);''

136. Black'Drongo'M'Dicrurus&macrocercus'macrocercus'25/10:'1,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'[incomplete'sightings'log]''

137. Ashy'Drongo'M'Dicrurus&leucophaeus&longicaudatus''21/10:'2,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock'[incomplete'sightings'log]'

'138. WhiteMbellied'Drongo'M'Dicrurus&caerulescens&caerulescens'

29/10:'' 1,'Masinagudi'–'Jungle'Hut'grounds'30/10:'' 1,'Masinagudi'–'Jungle'Hut'grounds''

1,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;''

139. Bronzed'Drongo'M'Dicrurus&aeneus'aeneus' ' '21/10:'' 2,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock;'23/10:'' 2+,'Thatthekad;'30/10:' 1,'Masinagudi'–'Jungle'Hut'grounds;''

140. Greater'RacketMtailed'Drongo'M'Dicrurus&paradiseus'paradiseus' '' ' 20/10:'4+,'Thattekad'–'around'Homestay'

'21/10:'++,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock'22/10:'++,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock;'

' ' 23/10:'+++,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay'24/10:'++,'Munnar;'26/10:'1,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'

'141. WhiteMspotted'Fantail'M'Rhipidura&albogularis'albogularis'

28/10:'2,'Ooty'–'Cairnhill'Forest;''

142. WhiteMbrowed'Fantail'M'Rhipidura&aureola'compressirostris'' ' 29/10:'1,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;''143. BlackMnaped'Monarch'M'Hypothymis&azurea'styani'

21/10:'2,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock'30/10:' 1,'Masinagudi'–'Bamboo'above'Jungle'Hut'grounds'(Rob'only)'

'144. Asian'Paradise'Flycatcher'M'Terpsiphone&paradisi&paradisi' '' ' 20/10:'1,'Thattekad'–'around'Homestay'

23/10:'1,'Thatthekad;'29/10:'2,'Masinagudi'M'Jungle'Hut'grounds;'

1,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;'30/10:' 2,'Masinagudi'–'Bamboo'above'Jungle'Hut'grounds'(Rob'only)''

145. Rufous'Treepie'M'Dendrocitta&vagabunda'parvula' '' ' 20/10:'++,'Thattekad'–'around'Homestay'' ' 21/10:'3+,'Thatthekad'–'around'Homestay'

22/10:'1+,'Thatthekad;'23/10:'1,'Thatthekad;'

30/10:'1,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;''

146. WhiteMbellied'Treepie'M'Dendrocitta&leucogastra'–'Endemic'21/10:'7+,'Thatthekad'–'reserve'

'147. House'Crow'M'Corvus&splendens'protegatus' ' '

Very&common&bird&throughout;&'

148. Indian'Jungle'Crow'M'Corvus&culminatus' 'Very&common&bird&throughout;&&

149. GreyMheaded'CanaryMflycatcher'M'Culicicapa&ceylonensis'ceylonensis' ' '26/10:'2+,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'28/10:'2,'Ooty'–'Cairnhill'Forest;'

'150. Cinereous'Tit'M'Parus&cinereus'mahrattarum' '

'21/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock;'' ' 23/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay;'' ' 24/10:'2+,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay;'

28/10:'+,'Ooty'–'Cairnhill'Forest;'29/10:'2,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;'30/10:' 2,'Masinagudi'–Jungle'Hut'grounds;''

151. Indian'BlackMlored'Tit'M'Parus&aplonotus'travancoreensis' '27/10:'3,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'

'152. Jerdon's'Bush'Lark'M'Mirafra&affinis' '

' ' 29/10:'2,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;''

153. Malabar'Lark'M'Galerida&malabarica'–'Endemic'29/10:'4,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;''

154. GreyMheaded'Bulbul'M'Pycnonotus&priocephalus'–'Endemic'21/10:'1'HO,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock'22/10:'1+,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock;'

'155. FlameMthroated'Bulbul'M'Pycnonotus&gularis'–'Endemic'

20/10:'2+,'Thattekad'–'near'homestay;''21/10:'++,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock'22/10:'+,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock;'26/10:'2+,'Bodi'Ghat;'

'156. RedMwhiskered'Bulbul'M'Pycnonotus&jocosus'fuscicaudatus' '

' ' 20/10:'1,'Thattekad'–'around'Homestay''21/10:'+,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock'22/10:'+,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock;'

' 23/10:'++,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay;'' 25/10:'++,'Munnar'–'Ernivikulam'NP' '

26/10:'+++,'Bodi'Ghat;'++,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'

27/10:'++,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'

28/10:'+,'Ooty'–'Cairnhill'Forest;'29/10:'+,'Sighur'Ghat'road;''

157. RedMvented'Bulbul'M'Pycnonotus&cafer&cafer'23/10:'' 2,'Thatthekad'M'bridge;' ' '26/10:'' 2,'Bodi'Ghat;'

4,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'27/10:'+,'en'route;'29/10:'+,'Sighur'Ghat'road;''

158. YellowMthroated'Bulbul'M'Pycnonotus&xantholaemus'M'Endemic'–'Vulnerable'26/10:'5'(1'group),'Bodi'Ghat'(10°'2'16.73"N,'77°16'23.98"E);'

'159. WhiteMbrowed'Bulbul'M'Pycnonotus&luteolus&luteolus' '

' ' 29/10:'2,'around'Jungle'Hut;''

160. YellowMbrowed'Bulbul'M'Acritillas&indica&indica' ''21/10:'++,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock'22/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock;'23/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay;'26/10:'2,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'30/10:' 1,'Masinagudi'–'Bamboo'above'Jungle'Hut'grounds'(Rob'only)''

161. SquareMtailed'Bulbul'M'Hypsipetes'ganeesa'ganeesa' '' ' 25/10:'' ++,'Munnar'–'Ernivikulam'NP'

' +,'Munnar'–'Ernivikulam'NP'–'shola'near'school;'10+,'Munnar'–'above'Deshadan;'

26/10:'5+,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'28/10:'+,'Ooty'–'Cairnhill'Forest;'

+,'Ooty'–'Botanical'gardens;'*

162. Barn'Swallow'M'Hirundo&rustica' rustica' '27/10:'+,'en'route;'29/10:'1,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;'02/11:' +,'Cherai'Beach;''

163. Hill'Swallow'M'Hirundo&domicola''' ' 25/10:' ++,'Munnar'–'Ernivikulam'NP'

++,'Munnar'–'above'Deshadan;'26/10:'+,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'

'164. WireMtailed'Swallow'M'Hirundo&smithii'filifera' '

'01/11:' +,'Ranganathittu'Bird'Sanctuary;''

165. Dusky'Crag'Martin'M'Ptyonoprogne&concolor'concolor' '25/10:'' +,'Munnar'–'Ernivikulam'NP'

+,'Munnar'–'above'Deshadan;'26/10:'+,'Bodi'Ghat;'26/10:'++,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'29/10:'3+,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;''

166. RedMrumped'Swallow'M'Cecropis&daurica'erythropygia' ' '29/10:'' 2,'Masinagudi'M'Jungle'Hut'grounds;'

2,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;'30/10:'5+,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;''

167. Tickell's'Leaf'Warbler'M'Phylloscopus&affinis'25/10:'+,'Munnar'–'Ernivikulam'NP'–'shola'near'school'(Helen);'28/10:'1,'Ooty'–'Cairnhill'Forest'(Rob);'29/10:'3,'Masinagudi'M'Jungle'Hut'grounds;'

' ' Wintering&subspecies&probably&subflavus?&'

168. YellowMbrowed'Warbler'M'Phylloscopus&inornatus' ' '28/10:'3+,'Ooty'–'Cairnhill'Forest;'

'169. Green'Warbler'–'Phylloscopus&nitidus'

20/10:'++,'Thatthekad'–'near'homestay' '21/10:'+,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock'22/10:'+,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock;'02/11:' +,'Cherai'Beach;'Not'al'greenish'types'were'identified'and'there'seemed'to'be'a'mix'of'both'taxas'in'all'(?)'locations'but'there'seemed'to'be'some'difference'between'locations'(Green'the'commoner'taxon'near'Thattekad,'Greenish'near'Munnar'for'instance)''

170. Greenish'Warbler'M'Phylloscopus&trochiloides&viridianus'25/10:'+,'Munnar'–'Ernivikulam'NP'(only'trochiloides)&

++,'Munnar'–'Ernivikulam'NP'–'roadside'shola'26/10:'++,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'27/10:'++,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'28/10:'+,'Ooty'–'Cairnhill'Forest;'29/10:'+,'Sighur'Ghat'road;'29/10:'+,'Masinagudi'M'Jungle'Hut'grounds;'See'Green.''

171. LargeMbilled'Leaf'Warbler'M'Phylloscopus&magnirostris''22/10:'1'+'more'heard,'Thatthekad'M'Urlanthanay'23/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay;'25/10:'2,'Munnar'–'Ernivikulam'NP'

+,'Munnar'–'Ernivikulam'NP'–'roadside'shola'27/10:'+HO,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'28/10:'++,'Ooty'–'Cairnhill'Forest;''

172. Paddyfield'Warbler'M'Acrocephalus&agricola&agricola' ' '29/10:'1,'Masinagudi'M'Jungle'Hut'grounds'(Rob'only);'

'173. Blyth's'Reed'Warbler'M'Acrocephalus&dumetorum' '

' ' 29/10:'1,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;''

174. ThickMbilled'Warbler'M'Iduna&aedon&aedon' ' '29/10:'1,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;''

175. Sykes's'Warbler'M'Iduna&rama' ' '

29/10:'1,'Masinagudi'M'Jungle'Hut'grounds'(Rob'only);''

176. BroadMtailed'Grassbird'M'Schoenicola&platyurus'–'Endemic'–'Vulnerable'25/10:'1,'Munnar'–'above'Deshadan'(10°'3'32.21"N,'77°'4'14.98"E);'

'177. GreyMbreasted'Prinia'M'Prinia&hodgsonii'albogularis'

'22/10:'3,'Thatthekad;''

178. Ashy'Prinia'M'Prinia&socialis&socialis' ' '25/10:'+,'Munnar'–'above'Deshadan;'

'179. Plain'Prinia'M'Prinia&inornata'franklinii' ' '

25/10:'' 4,'Munnar'–'Ernivikulam'NP'++,'Munnar'–'above'Deshadan;'

'180. Common'Tailorbird'M'Orthotomus&sutorius'guzuratus' '

' ' 20/10:'3,'Thattekad'–'around'Homestay'23/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'near'homestay;'29/10:'3,'Masinagudi'M'Jungle'Hut'grounds;''

181. Indian'Scimitar'Babbler'M'Pomatorhinus&horsfieldii'travancoreensis' ' '24/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay;'27/10:'1,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'29/10:'1,'Masinagudi'M'Jungle'Hut'grounds;'30/10:'2,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam'(Rob'only);''

182. TawnyMbellied'Babbler'M'Dumetia&hyperythra'albogularis''21/10:'1,'Thatthekad'(Helen)'26/10:'5,'Bodi'Ghat;'29/10:'3,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;''

183. DarkMfronted'Babbler'M'Rhopocichla&atriceps'bourdilloni''21/10:'5+,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock''22/10:'3+,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay;'23/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'Furthest;'

'184. BrownMcheeked'Fulvetta'M'Alcippe&poioicephala'brucei' '

22/10:'HO,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock;''22/10:'3,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay;'23/10:'HO,'Thatthekad'–'Furthest;'26/10:'4,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'30/10:' 4+,'Masinagudi'–'Bamboo'above'Jungle'Hut'grounds'(Rob'only)'

'185. PuffMthroated'Babbler'M'Pellorneum&ruficeps'olivaceum'

21/10:'HO,'Thatthekad'–'reserve''22/10:'2,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay'(Helen'only)'29/10:'3+,'Masinagudi'M'Jungle'Hut'grounds;'30/10:' +,'Masinagudi'–'Bamboo'above'Jungle'Hut'grounds'(Rob'only)'

'186. Large'Grey'Babbler'M'Turdoides&malcolmi' '

' ' 30/10:'5+,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;'

'187. Rufous'Babbler'M'Turdoides&subrufa'M'Endemic'

26/10:'5+'(1'group),'Bodi'Ghat'(10°'2'14.70"N'77°16'15.24"E);''

188. Jungle'Babbler'M'Turdoides&striata'malabarica' ''20/10:'+,'Thattekad'–'around'Homestay'22/10:'+,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock;''' 2,'Thatthekad;'23/10:'++,'Thatthekad;'24/10:'2+,'Munnar;'26/10:'+,'Bodi'Ghat;'29/10:'+,'en'route;'30/10:' +,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;''

189. YellowMbilled'Babbler'M'Turdoides&affinis' 'affinis' ''22/10:'' 5,'Thatthekad;'29/10:'' 1,'Masinagudi'M'Jungle'Hut'grounds;''' 2,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;'30/10:' +,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;'

'190. Wynaad'Laughingthrush'M'Garrulax&delesserti'M'Endemic''

24/10:'10+,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay'(10°'7'0.12"N,'76°45'59.16"E);''

191. BlackMchinned'Laughingthrush'M'Trochalopteron&cachinnans&cachinnans'28/10:'5+,'Ooty'–'Cairnhill'Forest;'

'192. Kerala'Laughingthrush'M'Trochalopteron&fairbanki&fairbanki' '

' ' 25/10:'+,'Munnar'–'Ernivikulam'NP;''

193. Hume's'Whitethroat'M'Sylvia&althaea'' ' 29/10:'++,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;'

30/10:'+,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;'wintering'subspecies?''

194. YellowMeyed'Babbler'M'Chrysomma&sinense'hypoleucum' '29/10:'1,'Masinagudi'M'Jungle'Hut'grounds;'30/10:'+,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam'(Rob'only);''

195. Oriental'WhiteMeye'M'Zosterops&palpebrosus'nilgiriensis'25/10:'+,'Munnar'–'Ernivikulam'NP'–'roadside'shola'26/10:'++,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'27/10:'++,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'28/10:'++,'Ooty'–'Cairnhill'Forest;'30/10:' 5,'Masinagudi'–Jungle'Hut'grounds;'

'196. Asian'FairyMbluebird'M'Irena&puella'puella'' ' 24/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay;''197. Indian'Nuthatch'–'Sitta&castanea&castanea'' ' 31/10:' 3,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;'

'

198. VelvetMfronted'Nuthatch'M'Sitta&frontalis&frontalis'23/10:'' 2,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay'26/10:'' 2,'Bodi'Ghat;'

2+,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'27/10:'3,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'28/10:'3,'Ooty'–'Cairnhill'Forest;'

'199. Southern'Hill'Myna'M'Gracula&indica' '

' ' 20/10:'+++,'Thattekad'–'around'Homestay'22/10:'5+,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock;'

'200. Jungle'Myna'M'Acridotheres&fuscus&mahrattensis' '

' ' 24/10:'+,'Munnar;'25/10:'+,'Munnar;'26/10:'+,'Munnar;'28/10:'+,'Ooty'–'en'route;'

'201. Common'Myna'M'Acridotheres&tristis&tristis'

'20/10:'20+,'Thattekad'–'around'Homestay'24/10:'+,'Munnar;'29/10:'++,'Masinagudi'M'Jungle'Hut'grounds;'30/10:' +,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;''

202. ChestnutMtailed'Starling'M'Sturnia&malabarica&malabarica''21/10:'+,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock'

'203. Malabar'Starling'M'Sturnia&blythii''

'21/10:'++,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock'22/10:'+,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock;'23/10:'++,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay;'24/10:'++,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay;''

204. Brahminy'Starling'M'Sturnia&pagodarum' '29/10:'' +,'en'route;'29/10:'' ++,'Masinagudi'M'Jungle'Hut'grounds;'

++,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;'30/10:' +,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;''

205. Malabar'Whistling'Thrush'M'Myophonus&horsfieldii'–'Endemic'23/10:'' HO,'Thatthekad'–'Furthest;'25/10:'' 1+,'Munnar'–'Ernivikulam'NP'

HO,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'26/10:'HO,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'29/10:'HO,'Sighur'Ghat'road;'30/10:' HO,'Masinagudi'–'Bamboo'above'Jungle'Hut'grounds'(Rob'only)''

206. OrangeMheaded'Thrush'M'Geokichla&citrine&cyanota''23/10:'1,'Thatthekad;'

'207. Nilgiri'Thrush'M'Zoothera&neilgherriensis'–'Endemic'

28/10:'1,'Ooty'–'Cairnhill'Forest'(Rob'only);'

'208. Indian'Blackbird'M'Turdus&simillimus'

' ' 24/10:'1'bourdilloni,'Munnar;'27/10:'1'bourdilloni,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'28/10:'2'simillimus,'Ooty'–'Cairnhill'Forest;'

'209. Indian'Blue'Robin'M'Luscinia&brunnea'

' ' 29/10:'1,'en'route;'29/10:'++,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;'30/10:'+,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;''

210. Oriental'MagpieMRobin'M'Copsychus&saularis&ceylonensis&' ' 20/10:'+,'Thattekad'–'around'Homestay'

22/10:'1+,'Thatthekad;''' 1,'Thatthekad;'29/10:'++,'Masinagudi'M'Jungle'Hut'grounds;''' +,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;'30/10:' +,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;''

211. WhiteMrumped'Shama'M'Copsychus&malabaricus' 'malabaricus'30/10:' 1,'Masinagudi'–'Bamboo'above'Jungle'Hut'grounds'(Rob'only)'

'212. Indian'Robin'M'Saxicoloides&fulicatus&fulicatus' '

28/10:'1,'Ooty'–'Cairnhill'Forest;'30/10:' 1,'Masinagudi'–'Bamboo'above'Jungle'Hut'grounds'(Rob'only)''

213. Nilgiri'Blue'Robin'M'Myiomela&major'M'Endemic''28/10:'1,'Ooty'–'Cairnhill'Forest'(11°23'22.40"N,'76°41'2.41"E);'

'214. WhiteMbellied'Blue'Robin'M'Myiomela&albiventris'–'Endemic'

'' ' 25/10:'3,'Munnar'–'Ernivikulam'NP'(10°'8'36.32"N,'77°'2'12.41"E);'27/10:'1,'Munnar'–'just'below'Copper'Castle'Resort'(10°'3'40.73"N,'77°'3'52.02"E);'

'215. Pied'Bush'Chat'M'Saxicola&caprata&nilgiriensis' ' '

23/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'en'route;'25/10:'2,'Munnar'–'Ernivikulam'NP'

2,'Munnar'–'above'Deshadan;'27/10:'+,'en'route;'28/10:'+,'Ooty'–'en'route;'

'216. BlueMcapped'Rock'Thrush'M'Monticola&cinclorhynchus'

26/10:'1,'Bodi'Ghat;'29/10:'1,'Sighur'Ghat'road;' ''

217. Asian'Brown'Flycatcher'M'Muscicapa&dauurica&pooensis'' ' 24/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay;''

218. BrownMbreasted'Flycatcher'M'Muscicapa&muttui'24/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay;''

219. RustyMtailed'Flycatcher'M'Muscicapa&ruficauda' '

' ' 23/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay''

220. Taiga'Flycatcher'M'Ficedula&albicilla' ' '29/10:'5,'Masinagudi'M'Jungle'Hut'grounds;'

'221. BlackMandMorange'Flycatcher'M'Ficedula&nigrorufa'M'Endemic'M'NearMthreatened'

25/10:'2,'Munnar'–'Ernivikulam'NP'25/10:'1,'Munnar'–'Ernivikulam'NP'–'shola'near'school;'28/10:'++,'Ooty'–'Cairnhill'Forest;'

1,'Ooty'–'Botanical'gardens;''

222. Verditer'Flycatcher'M'Eumyias&thalassinus&thalassinus' '29/10:'1,'Masinagudi'M'Jungle'Hut'grounds;'

'223. Nilgiri'Flycatcher'M'Eumyias&albicaudatus'M'Endemic'M'NearMthreatened'

25/10:'+,'Munnar'–'Ernivikulam'NP'–'shola'near'school;''

224. WhiteMbellied'Blue'Flycatcher'M'Cyornis&pallipes'–'Endemic'24/10:'1'female,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay;''

225. Tickell's'Blue'Flycatcher'M'Cyornis&tickelliae'tickelliae''21/10:'1'HO,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock''22/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay'(Helen'only)'30/10:' 2,'Masinagudi'–'Bamboo'above'Jungle'Hut'grounds'(Rob'only)'

'226. BlueMthroated'Blue'Flycatcher'M'Cyornis&rubeculoides'

' ' 24/10:'1'male,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay;''

227. GoldenMfronted'Leafbird'M'Chloropsis&aurifrons'frontalis''20/10:'+,'Thattekad'–'around'Homestay'22/10:'+,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock;'24/10:'2,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay;'26/10:'+,'Bodi'Ghat;'

2,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;''

228. ThickMbilled'flowerpecker'–'Dicaeum&agile'20/10:'1,'Thattekad'–'near'homestay'(Helen'only);'

' ' 23/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay'(Rob'only)'29/10:'2,'Masinagudi'M'Jungle'Hut'grounds'(Rob'only);'

'229. Nilgiri'Flowerpecker'M'Dicaeum&concolor''M'Endemic'

'21/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock'22/10:'1,'Thatthekad;'23/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay;'

1,'Thatthekad;'24/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay;'29/10:'1,'Sighur'Ghat'road;'

'230. PurpleMrumped'Sunbird'M'Leptocoma&zeylonica'

'20/10:'2,'Thattekad'–'around'Homestay'22/10:'1,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock;'

23/10:'+,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay'26/10:'+,'Bodi'Ghat;'29/10:'+,'Masinagudi'M'Jungle'Hut'grounds;'30/10:' +,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;''

231. CrimsonMbacked'Sunbird'M'Leptocoma&minima'M'Endemic''22/10:'+,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock;'23/10:'+,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay;'

1,'Thatthekad;'24/10:'2+,'Thatthekad'–'Urlanthanay;'26/10:'2,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;''

232. Purple'Sunbird'M'Cinnyris&asiaticus' ''21/10:'2+,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock'22/10:'4,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock;'26/10:'2,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'29/10:'1,'Masinagudi'M'Jungle'Hut'grounds;'30/10:' +,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;'

'233. Loten's'Sunbird'M'Cinnyris&lotenius&hindustanicus''

20/10:'1,'Thattekad'–'around'Homestay;''21/10:'2,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock'22/10:'2,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock;'

'234. Little'Spiderhunter'M'Arachnothera&longirostra&longirostra'

22/10:'1+,'Thatthekad'–'The'Rock;'''''''''''''1,'Thatthekad'M'Urlanthanay'

'235. House'Sparrow'M'Passer&domesticusindicus' '

daily&in&cities&&&

236. YellowMthroated'Sparrow'M'Gymnoris&xanthocollis&xanthocollis' ' '29/10:'10+,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam'30/10:'10+,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam'(Rob'only);''

237. Indian'Silverbill'M'Euodice&malabarica' '31/10:' 5+,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;'

'238. ScalyMbreasted'Munia'M'Lonchura&punctulata&subundulata'

29/10:'2,'Masinagudi'M'Jungle'Hut'grounds;''

239. BlackMthroated'Munia'M'Lonchura&kelaarti' '' ' 20/10:'2,'Thattekad'–'around'Homestay'

'22/10:'3+,'Thatthekad;''

240. Tricolored'Munia'M'Lonchura&malacca' '' ' 23/10:'1,'Thatthekad'M'bridge;''

241. Forest'Wagtail'M'Dendronanthus&indicus& '26/10:'4+,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'

'

242. Grey'Wagtail'M'Motacilla&cinerea&cinerea'' '21/10:'1,'Thatthekad'25/10:'+,'Munnar'–'Ernivikulam'NP'

+,'Munnar'–'Ernivikulam'NP'–'roadside'shola'26/10:'++,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'27/10:'++,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'28/10:'3+,'Ooty'–'Cairnhill'Forest;'30/10:' +,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;''

243. WhiteMbrowed'Wagtail'M'Motacilla&maderaspatensis' '' ' 23/10:'20+,'Thatthekad'M'bridge;'

26/10:'1,'Munnar'–'below'Deshadan;'29/10:'3,'Masinagudi'M'Jungle'Hut'grounds;'

'244. Paddyfield'Pipit'M'Anthus&rufulus'rufulus' ' '

29/10:'2,'Masinagudi'–'around'Bokkuparam;''

245. Nilgiri'Pipit'M'Anthus&nilghiriensis'–'Endemic'M'NearMthreatened'25/10:'HO,'Munnar'–'Ernivikulam'NP'

'DUBAI'

246. WhiteMeared'Bulbul'M'Pycnonotus&leucotis&mesopotamia'04/11:'+,'Dubai;''

247. Laughing'Dove'–'Spilopelia'senegalensi'cambayensis'' 04/11:'+,'Dubai;'