AIROLi CREEK - BIRDING TRAIL - 3rd July 2010

(This trail may be destroyed by the time you would try to go as a "International Consulate Enclave project is being constructed here - on the exact Birding Trail. Check the WikiMapia link by Clicking Here or follow this link - http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=19.1411545&lon=72.9865122&z=15&l=0&m=b&search=IDEB)

AIROLI CREEK - is often touted as one of the best Birding sites 'IN' the city of Mumbai. You dont have to travel far as the creek is easily accessible. Unfortunately rapid real estate construction is happening on one side of Airoli Creek which will impact birding in this area. What remains to be seen is whether the Birding reservoir would be completely destroyed like erstwhile Mecca of Mumbai Birding - URAN.


(Red dots indicate the Birding Trail. One can also get down from the bridge and have a look for birds below the Airoli bridge)

List of birds observed (prepared by companion Petros Isaakidis)

1. Little Cormorant
2. Little Heron (Striated Heron)
3. Indian Pond-heron
4. Cattle Egret
5. Grey Heron
6. Intermediate Egret
7. Little Egret
8. Lesser Flamingo
9. Black-shouldered Kite
10. Black Kite
11. Brahminy Kite
12. White-breasted Waterhen
13. Red-wattled Lapwing
14. Common Black-headed Gull
15. Spotted Dove
16. Alexandrine Parakeet (Aarey)
17. Asian Koel (Aarey)
18. Greater Coucal
19. White-throated Kingfisher
20. House Crow
21. Large-billed Crow
22. Common Myna
23. Asian Pied Starling
24. Little Green Bee-eater
25. Eurasian Golden Oriole
26. Black Drongo
27. White-throated Fantail
28. White-browed Fantail ???????????????
29. Greater Short-toed Lark
30. Zitting Cisticola
31. Grey-breasted Prinia
32. Ashy Prinia
33. Plain Prinia
34. Red-vented Bulbul
35. White-eared Bulbul
36. Yellow-eyed Babbler
37. Oriental Magpie-Robin
38. Indian Robin
39. Red Avadavat
40. Scaly-breasted Munia
41. Black-headed Munia

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