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Ray Wilson
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Goa, India - 5th-18th December 2004
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Baga Fields continued...
At the back of the fields there were a few ponds surrounded by palm trees and scruby vegetation. |
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This area was good for a number of species... |
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Stork-billed Kingfisher (Halcyon capensis)
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Wire-tailed Swallow (Hirundo smithii)
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Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis)
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Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus)
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Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
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| Another productive area that we found close to the river was a small hummock with a couple of fruiting trees on it. These were particularly popular with the starling flocks... | ||||
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Jungle Myna (Acridotheres fuscus)
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Chestnut-tailed Starling (Sturnus malabaricus)
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Rosy Starling (Sturnus roseus)
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| A Coppersmith Barbet was also skulking in the tree. This species got its name from the monotonous tonk-tonk call it makes, which is similar in sound to a hammer striking an anvil. | ||||
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Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala)
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| The grassy scrub surrounding the trees was teeming with seed-eating species. | ||||
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Black-headed Bunting (Emberiza spodocephala)
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Red-headed Bunting (Emberiza bruniceps)
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House Sparrow (Passer domesticus indicus)
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Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus)
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| And in the last half hour of daylight on the final day of the trip I finally got close to a gorgeous Indian Roller... | ||||
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Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis)
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All images are copyright Ray Wilson
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