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Birded Goa in July 2017. The limitations on this trip were the timimg (off season for birding), the weather (hot and wet) and the lack of my 500 mm lens. The ideal visit would be between November and February, but we were there in July for a wedding celebration.

My local guide was Rueben Pereira of goabirding.com. Highly recommended for his knowledge of local species and willingness to make the extra effort to get target species (such as the Brown Boobook).
We visited Bondla Reserve and Carambolim Lake. I added 24 lifers, with the highlights being the Brown Boobook (aka Brown Hawk-Owl) and the Malabar Gray Hornbill (one of the many Western Ghat endemics found in Goa and which I had missed seeing in Kerala). 
Rueben Pereira of goabirding.com
Brown Boobook (aka Brown Hawk-Owl)
Vernal Hanging Parrot, Bondla
Orange-headed Thrush, Goa
White-rumped Shama, Bondla
White-rumped Shama, Bondla
White-rumped Shama juvenile, Bondla
Malabar Gray Hornbill, Bondla
Malabar Gray Hornbill, Bondla
Malabar Gray Hornbill, Bondla
Malabar Gray Hornbill, Bondla
Vigor's Sunbird, Carambolim Lake
Scaly-breasted Munia, North Goa
White-rumped Munia, North Goa
White-rumped Munia, North Goa
House Crow, North Goa
House Crow, North Goa
Greater Coucal, Goa
Purple-rumped Sunbird, North Goa
Purple-rumped Sunbird, North Goa
Common Tailorbird, Carambolim Lake
Common Tailorbird, Carambolim Lake
White-throated Kingfisher, North Goa
Lesser Whistling-Duck, North Goa
Lesser Whistling-Duck, North Goa
Black-hooded Oriole, Goa
Tickell's Blue-Flycatcher, Spice plantation, East Goa
Indian Pond Heron, North Goa
Indian Pond Heron, North Goa
Baya Weaver, Carambolim Lake
Jungle Myna, North Goa
Brahminy Kite, Carambolim Lake
White-browed Bulbul, Goa
Gray-breasted Prinia, Goa
Jerdon's Leafbird, Carambolim Lake
Golden-fronted Leafbird, Bondla
Common Iora, Goa
Gray-headed Bulbul, Goa
Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon, Carambolim Lake
Oriental Magpie-Robin, Goa
Indian Tit (aka Indian Yellow Tit), Bondla
Red-rumped Swallow, Bondla
Greater Flameback, Bondla
Orange Minivet male, Bondla
Orange Minivet female, Bondla
Crested Serpent Eagle, Bondla
Yellow-browed Bulbul, Goa
Bronzed Drongo, Bondla
Puff-throated Babbler, Bondla