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Nepal was a wonderful trip in every respect. The trek to Base Camp was one of the hardest and most fun things I have done. I had to dig deep into my physical and mental reserves, as we completed about 60 km with more than 12,000 feet of climbing over a week, to get to a final altitude of 17,600 feet!

Before the trek, I birded in the Kathmandu Valley with outstanding local guide Tek Magar, who knows every bird in the region by it's call. He made sure I got to see the only Nepal endemic, the Spiny Babbler, along with a host of local specialties. He also helped me ID birds I saw (and heard) later on the hike, which allowed me to come up with an accurate count for Nepal. 

The trip yielded over a hundred species, with 80 lifers! Also seen were mammals including the Tahr, Pika, Golden Jackal, and the Muntjac (barking deer); images of the last 2 are on the "Other Animals" page. 
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Our EBC group (Surabhi, Jay, Amit, Ankur, Jhanvi) with our guides and porters in Gorakshep
Best part of the trip!
My birding guide Tek Magar
One of 30 odd leeches that I picked up during 2 days of birding!
Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher
Blue-throated Barbet
Blue-throated Barbet
Blue-throated Barbet
Blue-throated Barbet
Golden-throated Barbet
Great Barbet
Great Barbet
Great Barbet
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Red-billed Blue Magpie (juvenile)
Red-billed Blue Magpie (on nest)
Red-billed Blue Magpie
Red-billed Blue Magpie
Red-vented Bulbul
Red-vented Bulbul
Himalayan Bulbul
Himalayan Bulbul
Himalayan Bulbul
Black Bulbul
Mountain Bulbul
Spotted Owlet
Asian Barred Owlet
Asian Barred Owlet
Gray-headed Canary Flycatcher
Gray-headed Canary Flycatcher
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Greater Yellownape
Greater Yellownape
Black-faced Laughingthrush
Blue Whistling Thrush
Blue Whistling Thrush
Blue Whistling Thrush
White-throated Laughingthrush
White-throated Laughingthrush
White-crested Laughingthrush
White-crested Laughingthrush
Oriental White-eye
Speckled Piculet
Oriental Cuckoo
Spotted Forktail
Spotted Forktail
Verditer Flycatcher
Green-backed Tit
Green-backed Tit
Green-backed Tit
Green-backed Tit
Black-throated Tit
Black-lored Tit
Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon
Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon
Spotted Dove
Spotted Dove
Oriental Turtle-dove
Hill Pigeon
Snow Pigeon
Bronzed Drongo
Spiny Babbler
Spiny Babbler
Spiny Babbler
Blue-fronted Redstart
Black Redstart (female)
Plumbeous Water Redstart
White-capped Redstart
Large-billed Crow
Large-billed Crow
Red-billed Chough
Alpine Chough
Alpine Chough
Gray Treepie
Bearded Vulture
Bearded Vulture
Himalayan Vulture (juvenile)
Himalayan Vulture
Himalayan Vulture
White-throated Fantail
Yellow-bellied (Fairy) Fantail
Yellow-bellied (Fairy) Fantail
Yellow-bellied (Fairy) Fantail
Robin Accentor
Robin Accentor
Alpine Accentor
Gray-backed Shrike
Gray-backed Shrike
Gray-backed Shrike
Brandt's Mountain Finch
Great Rosefinch
Nepal Fulvetta
Gray-sided Bush Warbler
Lemon-rumped Warbler
Whistler's Warbler
Whistler's Warbler
Gray-hooded Warbler
Gray-hooded Warbler
Striated Prinia
Striated Prinia
Striated Prinia
Common Tailorbird
Small Niltava
Gray-winged Blackbird
Gray Bushchat
Gray Bushchat
Gray Bushchat (female)
Long-tailed Minivet
Indian (aka Large) Cuckooshrike
Common (aka Asian, aka Western) Koel