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Ray Wilson
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Goa, India - 5th-18th December 2004
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Beira Mar Hotel In the evenings, birders tend to congregate along the balcony of the swimming pool at the Beira Mar Hotel in Baga. This is a good vantage point for looking over the Baga fields, and is the best spot for seeing the crepuscular Cinnamon Bittern. |
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Cinnamon Bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus)
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| The area closest to the hotel boundary was a lot wetter than most of the rest of the fields, so it is also a good location for getting closer to some of the rails... | ||
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White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
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Juvenile Watercock (Gallicrex cinerea)
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Water Monitor (Varanus salvator)
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Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
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Cattle Egret (Bulbucus ibis)
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| We also spent a bit of time (mainly during the hottest part of the day), birding from the balcony of our room, which conveniently overlooked the fields. | ||
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Oriental Magpie Robin (Copsychus saularis)
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Indian Grey Mongoose (Herpestes edwardsii)
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| If you stay for a meal at the hotel restaurant in the evening, the chances are you will be 'seranaded' by the resident pair of Spotted Owlets. | ||
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Spotted Owlet (Athene brama)
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All images are copyright Ray Wilson
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