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I birded the Great Rann of Kutchh in January of 2020, with a group guided by Mandar Khadilkar of Nature India. We saw over 150 species, with over 35 lifers for me.
Kutchh is just a wonderful place to visit this time of the year, with stunning landscapes, abundant wildlife, and a wide range of terrains including grasslands, wetlands, desert, and beautiful beaches, as expected from the largest district in India.
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Our group- Thiru, Vinod, Lata, Bala, Mandar (our intrepid leader), Poonam, and local guide Kartik
The beautiful Kutchh Birding Lodge near Nakhatrana, owned by Vikramsinh Sodha
Nature patio at the KBL
Our dining room
Bala getting the best angle at sunrise
Final dinner with Vinod and Bala
All snacks were fully "guranted"!
Observation tower, Banni grasslands
Winter afternoon sky over Banni
Army of gulls in Bhuj
Sunset at Modhava beach with Greater Flamingoes
Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark
Asian Desert Warbler
Asian Desert Warbler
Asian Koel
Bar-tailed Godwit
Bay-backed Shrike
Black-headed Ibis
Black-winged Stilt
Brahminy Starling
Brahminy Starling
Caspian Tern
Common Babbler
Common Babbler
Common Babbler
Common Shelduck
Common Stonechat
Common Woodshrike
Cream-colored Courser
Cream-colored Courser
Cream-colored Courser
Cream-colored Courser
Desert Wheatear (female)
Desert Wheatear (female)
Desert Wheatear (male)
Eastern Imperial Eagle
Greater Flamingo
Greater Flamingo
Greater Sand Plover
Greater Spotted Eagle
Greater Spotted Eagle
Greater Spotted Eagle
Green Bee-eater
Green Bee-eater
Grey-necked Bunting
Grey-necked Bunting
House Crow
Indian Courser
Indian Courser
Indian Courser
Indian Courser
Indian Pond Heron
Indian Robin
Indian Roller
Intermediate Egret
Isabellibe Shrike
Laughing Dove
Lesser Whitethroat
Little Grebe
Little Grebe
Little Stint
Long-billed Pipit
Long-billed Pipit
Long-billed Pipit
Long-legged Buzzard and Steppe Eagle
Long-legged Buzzard
Long-legged Buzzard
Marshall's Iora (female)
Marshall's Iora (female)
Montagu's Harrier (male)
Oriental Honey-buzzard (female)
Oriental Honey-buzzard (female)
Oriental Honey-buzzard (male)
Oriental Honey-buzzard (male)
Oriental Honey-buzzard (male)
Pallas's Gull
Pallid Harrier (female)
Pallid Harrier (female)
Pallid Harrier (female)
Purple Sunbird
Purple Sunbird
Purple Sunbird
Red-breasted Flycatcher (female)
Red-vented Bulbul
Roser-ringed Parakeet
Roser-ringed Parakeet
Small Minivet (female)
Small Minivet (female)
Small Minivet (female)
Small Minivet (male)
Small Minivet (male)
Small Minivet (male)
Steppe Eagle
Sunset, Banni
Tawny Pipit
Tawny Pipit
Whiskered Tern
White-bellied Minivet (female)
White-bellied Minivet (male)
White-bellied Minivet (male)
White-bellied Minivet (male)
White-bellied Minivet (male)
White-eared Bulbul
Yellow Wagtail
Yellow Wagtail