Birding report

Birding on 7/12/2018 (originally meant to be on 12/11/2018 -Birding day, but was travelling)

Location: about 5kms away from Ranganathittu bird sanctuary

Timing: 7am to 9am

Observation: foggy morning, intermittent sun.

Checklist

1.  Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)
2. Indian Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)
3. Jungle Myna (Acridotheres fuscus)
4. Little Cormorant (Microcarbo niger)
5. Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
6. Yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava)*
7. Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)
8. Indian pond heron (Ardeola grayii) 
9. Ashy prinia (Prinia socialis)
10. Rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
11. Striated heron (Butorides striata) 
12. House crow (Corvus splendens)
13. Pied bush chat (Saxicola caprata)
14. Black-headed ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus)
15. Little egret (Egretta garzetta)
16. Common myna (Acridotheres tristis)
17. Great tit (Parus major)
18. Red-naped ibis (Pseudibis papillosa)
19. Red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus)
20. Malabar grey hornbill (Ocyceros griseus) 
21. Red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)
22. Purple heron (Ardea purpurea) 
23. Ashy-crowned sparrow-lark (Eremopterix griseus) 
24. Crow pheasant (Centropus sinensis)
25. Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis)
26. Paddyfield pipit (Anthus rufulus) 
27. White-necked stork (Ciconia episcopus)***
28. Green bee-eater (Merops orientalis)
29. Purple-rumped sunbird (Leptocoma zeylonica)
30. Brown shrike (Lanius cristatus)*
31. Red avadavat (Amandava amandava)
32. White-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
33. Scaly-breasted munia (Lonchura punctulata)
34. White-rumped munia (Lonchura striata)
35. Indian jungle crow (Corvus culminatus) 
36. Wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii)
37. White-browed wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis)
38. Blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus)*
39. Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)*
40. White wagtail (Motacilla alba)*
41. Indian roller (Coracias benghalensis)**
42. Common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)* 
43. Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) 

*winter migrant

**State bird of Karnataka
***Though documented as Woolly-necked stork, i prefer to refer as White-necked stork. Woolly is an expression of touch (feel) while white is of sight. You can only touch a bird when it is dead or captive.