On a recent misty morning, I drove to Hoskote's farm area. The walk is quite tiring because you have to tread on the foot-wide paths, cross many fields with standing crops and jump over watercourses. All these hardships due to the flooded birding area. Here are some sightings from the visit...
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The misty morning view...
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Lot of Plain Prinia were active near the mustard field...
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The mustard flowers were looking good...
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The moon was still visible...
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I moved ahead to find more Plain Prinia...
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A Rose-ringed Parakeet was stealing Pigeon peas from the farm...
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Caught another Rose-ringed Parakeet taking off...
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Saw a lot of juvenile and adolescent Scaly-breasted Munia...
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Also seen was a juvenile Brahminy kite...
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An immature Eastern Yellow Wagtail...
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There were many Indian Spot-billed Ducks...
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A Tree Pipit was sitting on a pole...
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A Paddyfield Pipit foraged on the ground...
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A Great Egret flew past me...
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An Indian Pond-Heron was surveying the surroundings from a high perch...
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A Black Drongo swooped and hawked insects...
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Another juvenile Scaly-breasted Munia...
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Last sighting of the day was this White-throated Kingfisher...
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With that I happily adjourned the trip with a hope to revisit soon. Hope you liked the post. Do post your comments below...
