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List of recorded birds for Nepal,

1.  Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus
A male flying past the Pink Tower, Kosi, 10th; a male seen well, foraging on the road in one of the forests of the Terai, 13th; pair flushed by the elephant, Chitwan, 15th.

2.  Swamp Francolin Francolinus gularis
Heard at the Pink Tower, Kosi, 10th; regularly heard in the morning, 2 briefly seen, in the reeds along the embankment, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; sev. heard (early morning and at 1.30 p.m.), 2 in flight and 2 seen while moving along the reeds edge, in the fog, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 12th.

( )   2 partridges, seen running through the bamboo at upper slopes of Pulchowki mountain on 17th, were probably Hill Partridges Arborophila torqeola.

3.  Barred Button-Quail Turnix suscitator
1 flushed twice on the dry ‘tamarisk island’, S of the bridge at Rapti river, Hetauda, 9th.

4.  Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
Pair at riverine forest and a pair at Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14th; groups of 5+, 2 males, male and 2 females and heard sev. times at Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 15th.

5.  Kalij Pheasant Lophura leucomelanos leucomelanos
Two males, four females at Nagarjung (near lower entrance) on 5th; pair, upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 7th; pair, Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

6.  Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
Male flushed from small pond in riverine forest, Chitwan, 14th; heard near Bhimble entrance, male seen between Rapti river crossing and Tiger Tops jungle, 2 flushed by elephant, Chitwan, 15th.

7.  Greylag Goose Anser anser rubirostris
1 on a sandbank in Kosi river, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 12th. This is a rare winter visitor in the reserve.

8.  Lesser Whistling-duck Dendrocygna javanica
55 on a sandbank in Kosi river, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th.

9.  Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
2 near the entrance of Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; 28 on Kosi river, 12th; groups of 11 and 38 at Rapti river, Meghauli, Chitwan, 13th; 10 at Rapti river, Chitwan, 14th, with groups of 4, 40+ and 20+ there on 15th.

10.  Gadwall Anas strepera
30+ in the pond at the observation tower, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; 10+ in a pond, with 11 more on Kosi river, 12th.

11.  Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
10+ in the pond at the observation tower, embankment, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; 5 in a pond, with 5 more on Kosi river, 12th.

12.  Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
23 on Kosi river, 12th; 1 at Rapti river, Chitwan, 15th.

13.  Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
29 on Kosi river, 12th.

14.  Common Teal Anas crecca
20+ in the pond at the observation tower, embankment, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; 2 in the pond next to the dining hall at Aqua Birds; 8 in a pond at the embankment;  250+ on Kosi river, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 12th.

15.  Garganey Anas querquedula
20+ in the pond at the observation tower, embankment, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th.

16.  Northern Pintail Anas acuta
40+ in the pond at the observation tower, embankment, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; 18 on Kosi river, 12th.

17.  Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
Sev. in the pond at the observation tower, embankment, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; 4 on Kosi river, 12th.

18.  Red-crested Pochard Rhodonessa rufina
8 in the pond at the observation tower, embankment, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th.

19.  Common Pochard Aythya ferina
5 in the pond at the observation tower, embankment, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; female at small pond, embankment, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 12th.

20.  Ferruginous Pochard Aythya nyroca
25+ in the pond at the observation tower, embankment, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; 8 males on Kosi river, 12th.

21.  Common Merganser Mergus merganser
Male and 7 females at Rapti river, Meghauli, Chitwan, 13th; 7 males at Rapti river, Chitwan, 14th;

22. Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
1 near the entrance, along the embankment, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; 1 near Meghauli, Chitwan, 13th.

23.  White-browed Piculet Sasia ochracea
1 in a mixed flock with Striped Tit-Babblers, Grey-throated Babblers and a Pale-chinned Flycatcher, in a small bamboo-bush at the edge of Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 15th.

24.  Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos nanus
A pair in one of the forests in the Terai, about 60 km east of Hetauda, 13th.

25.  Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos canicapillus
1 riverine forest, 2 singles Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14th; a pair and 1 probable, near Bhimble entrance to Chitwan on 15th.

26.  Brown-fronted Woodpecker Dendrocopos auriceps
1 upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 18th.

27.  Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos macei
2 along the embankment, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; pair at the edge of riverine forest, Chitwan, 14th; pair near Bhimble entrance, 1 near Government elephants, Chitwan, 15th.

28.  Rufous-bellied Woodpecker Dendrocopos hyperythrus
A pair, upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 7th.

29.  Darjeeling Woodpecker Dendrocopos darjellensis
2 upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 7th; 1+ upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 18th.

30.  Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
1 western slope of the ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain, 6th; 2 (in a mixed species group with 3 woodpeckers, 2 laughingthrushes and Green Magpie) Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14-15th.

31.  Greater Yellownape Picus flavinucha
1 (in a mixed species group with 3 woodpeckers, 2 laughingthrushes and Green Magpie) Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14th; 1 near Bhimble entrance, Chitwan, 15th.

32.  Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus sanguiniceps
Male (in a mixed group with 3 woodpeckers, 2 laughingthrushes and Green Magpie) Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14-15th; heard at Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 18th.

33.  Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
3 (incl. a pair) along the embankment, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th, with a pair there on 12th; 1 at Bhimble entrance, 1 Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14th.

34.  Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus
1 heard hammering in riverine forest, Chitwan, 14th; female seen in the mixed flock of woodpeckers and laughingthrushes, Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 15th.

35.  Great Barbet Megalaima virens
2+ heard, Nagarjung, 8th; 3 in flight among a group of about 80 White-throated Laughingthrushes, upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 17th.

36.  Lineated Barbet Megalaima lineata
2+ at Bhimble entrance, Chitwan, 14th; 2 at the edge of Tiger Tops jungle, looking out over the grassland, Chitwan, 15th.

37.  Golden-throated Barbet Megalaima franklinii
2 seen, median slopes Pulchowki mountain, 17th.

38.  Blue-throated Barbet Megalaima asiatica
One seen in song, 3+ heard, Nagarjung, 8th; 5 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 12th; 1 Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14th; 1 at the blind at Tiger Tops Jungle Lodge premises, Chitwan, 15th.

39.  Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala
3 heard at Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, 8th; 2 heard at the marsh just east of Cachannighapur, Terai, 10th; sev. heard in a forest in the Terai about 60 km east of Hetauda; 3+ seen in the big tree at Chital Lodge, Meghauli, Chitwan, 13th.

40.  Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris
Pair in riverine forest, Chitwan, on both mornings of 14-15th.

41.  Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis
Pair seen very well while preening, sunbathing and foraging in fruiting trees, Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14th; heard at Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 15th.

42.  Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
2 along the embankment, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; 2 in the Terai, while on the way between Kosi Tappu and Hetauda, 13th; 1 at Rapti river plain, Chitwan, 14th.

43.  Red-headed Trogon Harpactes erythrocephalus
Two pairs at Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14th, with 3 pairs there on 15th.

44.  Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis benghalensis
14 in the Terai, between Hetauda and Kosi, 10th; 1 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; 3 in the Terai, between Kosi and Hetauda; 1 near Meghauli, Chitwan, 13th and 15th; 1 near Bharatpur, 16th.

45.  Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni
Heard calling at Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14th.

46.  Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
1 at Rapti River, S of the bridge, Hetauda, 9th; 6 in the Terai and 3 at Aqua Birds Tented Camp, Kosi, 10th; 5+ at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; sev. near Rapti river, Meghauli, Chitwan, 13th.

47.  Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
1 at Rapti River, S of the bridge, Hetauda, 9th; 3 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve on 11th, with 4 on 12th; 1 at Rapti river plain, Chitwan, 14-15th, with 1 heard at the blind at Tiger Tops Jungle Lodge premises, Chitwan, 15th.

48.  Stork-billed Kingfisher Halcyon capensis
1 between Aqua Birds Tented Camp and Kosi Tappu village, 10th; 1 at a small village, about 2 km south of the entrance, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th, with 1 more in Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve on 12th.

49.  White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
2 between Godaveri and Kathmandu, 6th; 1 Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 7th and 18th; 1 at Rapti River, Hetauda, 9th; 5 in the Terai and 13 in the Kosi area, 10th; 3 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve on both 11th and 12th; 6 in the Terai, between Kosi Tappu and Hetauda, 13th; 3 near Meghauli, Chitwan, 13th; 3 at Chitwan, 14th, with 2 on 15th; 1 near Bharatpur, 16th; 1 Godaveri, 17th; 3 fields east of Bagmati river, near pedestrian bridge, Chobar, 17th.

50.  Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
1 at Rapti River, S of the bridge, Hetauda, 9th; 1 at the Pink Tower, west of Kosi barrage, 10th; 10 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th, with 3 on 12th; 1 at Rapti river, Meghauli, Chitwan, 13-14th.

51.  Common Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
1 seen well in the trees along the embankment, about 2 km north of the entrance, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th.

52.  Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
1 near the Pink Tower, west of Kosi barrage, 10th; 1 at the dining hall of Aqua Birds early morning, with 4 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve on 11-12th; 1 hit by our car in thick fog, in the Terai between Kosi and Hetauda; 2 near Meghauli, Chitwan, 13th and 14th; 1 elephant ride, Chitwan, 15th. 

53.  Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
Immature in the reeds at the observation tower, embankment, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th and 2 at the Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve on 12th; 1 between third Rapti river crossing and Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 15th.

54.  Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
40+ in the fields near Meghauli at dusk, Chitwan, 13th; sev. at the edge of Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14-15th; 10 elephant ride, Chitwan, 15th.

55.  Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
10+ flying over towards the hill just S of Rapti River, Hetauda, 9th; groups of 7 and 3 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th, with two pairs there on 12th; parakeets seen in the Terai were probably this species, 10th and 13th; groups of 50+ and 500+ in the fields near Meghauli at dusk, Chitwan, 13th; 2 pairs, elephant ride, Chitwan, 15th; 5 in small village near pedestrian bridge, east of Bagmati river, near Chobar; 1 over Tibet Guest House, Kathmandu, 17th; 1 Shivapuri Reserve; 3 near Tibet Guest House, 19th.

56.  Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
30+ near Meghauli, Chitwan, 13th, seen while flying communally from treetops to a field, picking up food and flying back: a wonderful sight; male near the blind at Tiger Tops Jungle Lodge premises, Chitwan, 15th.

57.  Himalayan Swiftlet Collocalia brevirostris
6 flying past Nagarjung and 60+ over Kathmandu, 5th; 30+ over Kathmandu, 7th; 15+ in a large group of swallows, martins and swifts, over a small village, about 50 km east of Bharatpur, 16th.

58.  White-rumped Needletail Zoonavena sylvatica
6 over Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14th.

59.  Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
3+ over Aqua Birds Tented Camp, Kosi, 10th; 10+ in a large group of swallows, martins and swifts, over a small village, about 50 km east of Bharatpur, 16th.

60.  House Swift Apus nipalensis
10+ on 6th and 30+ on 7th, foraging low over Botanical gardens, Godaveri; 5+ in a large group of swallows, martins and swifts, over a small village, about 50 km east of Bharatpur, 16th; 80+ over Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 18th.

61.  Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus
35+ foraging low over Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 6th.

62.  Alpine Swift Apus melba
About 30 over the road at Ariban village, Terai, 10th.

63.  Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
9 over Rapti river plain, Chitwan, 14th.

64.  Brown Hawk Owl Ninox scutulata
1 seen very well in forest along the river bank, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th.

65.  Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
A pair seen very well in forest along the river bank, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; heard next to Chital Lodge, Meghauli, Chitwan, 14th.

66.  Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
1 at  Botanical gardens, Godaveri on 6-7th; 1 near Chital Lodge, Meghauli, Chitwan, 15th; 1 at “red-brick buildings”, Godaveri, 18th.

67.  Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum
2 singles seen in forest along the river bank, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; 1 seen between Rapti river boat crossing and Bhimble entrance, Chitwan, 15th.

68.  Spotted Owlet Athene brama
1 heard at Aqua Birds Tented Camp, Kosi, 10-12th, with 2 seen on 12th; 3 seen in forest along the river bank, with 1 at the army camp near the entrance, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; heard next to Chital Lodge, Meghauli, Chitwan, 14th; 2 seen, elephant ride, Chitwan, 15th.

69.  Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis meena
6 on the road between Naubise and Daman (Kathmandu - Hetauda), 9th; groups of 5 and 10+ at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; sev. in the fields near Meghauli, Chitwan, 13th; sev. between Meghauli and Rapti river, Chitwan, 14th; 3+ median slopes of Pulchowki mountain, 17th; 2 Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 18th.

70.  Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
2 Pashupatinath Temple Complex, Kathmandu, 8th; 3 along the embankment between Aqua Birds Tented Camp and Kosi Tappu village, 10th; sev. at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11-12th; sev. in a forest in the Terai between Kosi Tappu and Hetauda, 13th; sev. in the fields near Meghauli, Chitwan, 13th.

71.  Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
10+ in the Terai, along the road between Hetauda and Lahan, 10th; 2 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; sev. in the Terai between Kosi Tappu and Hetauda, 13th; sev. in the fields near Meghauli, Chitwan, 13th; sev. between Meghauli and Rapti river, Chitwan, 14th; 1 median slopes of Pulchowki mountain, 17th.

72.  Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
Heard at the marsh just east of Cachannighapur, Terai; 3 along the embankment between Aqua Birds Tented Camp and Kosi Tappu village, 10th; 2 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; sev. in the fields near Meghauli, Chitwan, 13th; sev. between Meghauli and Rapti river, Chitwan, 14th; sev. near Bhimble entrance, Chitwan, 15th.

73.  Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
4 (3 flushed) in riverine forest, Chitwan, 14th, with sev. there on 15th; 20+ flushed and seen on the ground in small patches of forest on Rapti river plain, elephant ride, Chitwan, 15th.

74.  Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicincta
6 elephant ride, Chitwan, 15th.

75. Pompadour Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
Groups of 10+ and 8 at Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14th; pair at the edge of Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 15th.

76.  Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis
Male seen for 15 minutes from elephant back, in a short-grass field in the elephant grass, Chitwan, 15th.

77. Brown Crake Amaurornis akool
Heard calling from the elephant grass and reeds at the edge of Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14th.

78.  White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
3 at the Pink Tower, Kosi barrage, 10th; 3+ sev. near observation tower along embankment, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th, with 5+ there on 12th.

79.  Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus poliocephalus
8 in the Kosi area, with several heard at night, 10th; 13 flying past the dining hall in the morning, Aqua Birds Tented Camp; 4 near observation tower along embankment, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; 15 next to the dining hall in late evening, Aqua Birds, 12th.

80.  Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
1 marsh just east of Cachannighapur, Terai; 11 in the Kosi area, 10th; 20+ near observation tower along embankment, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; 10+ next to the dining hall in the morning, Aqua Birds Tented Camp, 12th.

81.  Common Coot Fulica atra
Sev. near observation tower along embankment, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; sev. at the Reserve on 12th.

82. Pintail Snipe Gallinago stenura
1 flushed at Rapti River, Hetauda, 9th; 1 flushed at the wooden bridge next to the entrance of Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; 1 flushed at first Rapti river crossing, early in the morning of 15th; 1 flushed from wet meadow, next to small village east of Bagmati river near pedestrian bridge, 17th. 

83.  Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
Female flushed twice by the elephant, seen quite well in flight, at Rapti river near Government elephants, Chitwan, 15th.

84. Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata orientalis
11 flying over the road between Kosi and Kosi barrage, 10th; 80+ at a sandbank in Kosi river, at dusk, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th.

85.  Common Redshank Tringa totanus
6+ Rapti river, Chitwan, 15th.

86.  Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
1 along the embankment between Aqua Birds Tented Camp and Kosi Tappu, 10th.

87.  Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
1 with 7 Ibisbills at Rapti River, S of the bridge, Hetauda, 9th; 9 and 2 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; 2 singles at Rapti river, Chitwan, 14th, with 3+ on 15th.

88.  Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
1 at Rapti River, S of the bridge, Hetauda, 9th; 2 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve on 11th, and 1 on 12th; 1 at Rapti river near Meghauli, Chitwan, 13th; 2 at Rapti river, Chitwan, 14th, with 1 on 15th; 5 Bagmati river, near pedestrian bridge, Chobar, 17th.

89.  Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
2 at Rapti River, S of the bridge, Hetauda, 9th; 1 over Aqua Birds Camp, Kosi, 10th.

90.  Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
About 10 at Rapti River, S of the bridge, Hetauda, 9th; 1 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve on 11th and 2 on 12th; 6 at Rapti river, Chitwan, 14th, with 1 on 15th; 2 Bagmati river, near pedestrian bridge, Chobar, 17th.

91.  Little Stint Calidris minuta
3 flying over heading SW and calling, Rapti River, S of the bridge, Hetauda, 9th.

92.  Temminck’s Stint Calidris temmickii
2 singles at Rapti river crossings, Chitwan, 14th.

93. Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii
7 at Rapti River, S of the bridge, Hetauda, 9th (see visited sites for more details).

94.  Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus
Sev. at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve on 11-12th.

95.  Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
10+ at Rapti River, S of the bridge, Hetauda, 9th; 2 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; 10+ at Rapti river, Chitwan on 14th, with 14+ on 15th.

96.  Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
2 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; 2 at Rapti river, Chitwan, 14th.

97. Small Pratincole Glareola lactea
Groups of 1, 3, 8 and 9 foraging over Rapti river near Meghauli, Chitwan, 13th; 40+ foraging over Rapti river, with some on the shingle banks in the afternoon, Chitwan, 14th.

98. River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii
15+ at Rapti River, S of the bridge, Hetauda, 9th; 2 at Rapti River, S of the bridge, Hetauda; 3 near the Pink Tower, west of Kosi barrage, 10th; 2 singles Rapti river, Chitwan, 15th; 3 Bagmati river, near pedestrian bridge, Chobar, 17th.

99.  Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
1 at Rapti River, S of the bridge, Hetauda; 2 near the embankment between Aqua Birds Tented Camp and Kosi Tappu village, 10th; 7 near the entrance, with 5 more at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; 3 at Rapti river, Chitwan, 14th, with 1 on 15th.

100.     (Baraba) Yellow-legged Gull Larus cachinnans barabensis
1 adult at a sandbank in Kosi river, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 12th. Another large white-headed gull seen over Kosi river on 12th might have been this species.

101.     Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus
1 adult at Kosi river, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th.

(    )  Slender-billed Gull Larus genei
An adult flying past over Kosi river was probably this species, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th.

102.     River Tern Sterna aurantia
2 on a sandbank in the river, with singles foraging over the river and at a small pond between the embankment and a small village, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th.

103.     Black-bellied Tern Sterna acuticauda
2 on a sandbank in the river, with 2 foraging over a small pond between the embankment and a small village, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; 2 at a pond along the embankment, south of the entrance of Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 12th.

104.     Osprey Pandion haliaetus
4 at Kosi river, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th, with 1 on 12th; 1-2 over Rapti river plain, Chitwan, 15th.

105.     Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
1 immature west of Saraswati Bridge, about 5 km west of Lahan, Terai; 1 between Lahan and Kosi; 1 at Kosi Tappu; 2 at the Pink Tower, west of Kosi barrage, 10th; 1 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th, with 3 on 12th.

106.     Black Kite Milvus migrans lineatus
Up to 1,000 were seen in and over Kathmandu: many at the Swayambunath Buddhist Temple, at the bridge crossing the Bagmati river in the SW of Kathmandu, and 100s flying towards different roosts were seen from the hotel roof terrace at dusk. Additional records: 2 Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 6th; 1 over Lahan, Terai, 10th; 4 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; 13 in the Terai between Kosi and Hetauda, 13th; 6 at Rapti river plain, Chitwan, 14th; 3 about 60 km west of Kathmandu, 16th; 300+ perched in trees and on the ground, Bagmati bridge in Kathmandu; 30+ Chobar (perched on the goal posts of a soccer pitch), 17th; 1 Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

107.     White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
An adult at sandbanks in Kosi river, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11-12th. This is a rare winter visitor in the area.

108.     Grey-headed Fish Eagle Ichtyophaga ichtyaetus
Immature bird perched in a dead tree on the Rapti river plain, visible from the Government elephant stables, Chitwan, 15th. Went nearer and seen from some distance, from elephant back.

109.     White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis
Groups of 6 and 2 (the latter with other vultures) at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th.

110.     Long-billed Vulture Gyps indicus
1 over Kosi Tappu village, 10th; 1 and 6, the latter group with 2 White-rumped Vultures and 2 Eurasian Griffons, at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th.

111.     Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus
2, with 2 White-rumped Vultures and one Long-billed Vulture, at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th, with a single seen on 12th. 

112.     Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
1 over Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th.

113.     Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
Heard at Rapti river plain, Chitwan, 14th; adult seen up close perched in tree, from elephant back, Chitwan, 15th.

114.     Eurasian Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
Pair over the fields between Aqua Birds Tented Camp and Kosi Tappu village, 10th; 2 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve on 11th, with 1 on 12th.

115.     Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
Female near Kosi Tappu village and male near Pink Tower, west of Kosi barrage, 10th; 2 males along the embankment, south of the entrance, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 12th; male at Rapti river near Meghauli, Chitwan, 13th.

116.     Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
Female over the fields between Aqua Birds Tented Camp and Kosi Tappu village, 10th; 2 males at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve on 11th, with 2 females on 12th; male over the elephant grass, elephant ride, Chitwan, 15th.

117.     Shikra Accipiter badius
3, of which one briefly perched, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 12th; 2 elephant ride, Chitwan, 15th.

118.     Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
1 Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 12th; 1 hunting over fields east of Bagmati river, near pedestrian bridge, Chobar, 17th.

( )  Goshawk spec. Accipiter trivirgatus / gentilis
1 Botanical Gardens, Godaveri, 6th; 1 Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; 1 over Rapti river plain, about 50 km east of Bharatpur, 16th.

119.     Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus
1 over Rapti river plain, about 50 km east of Bharatpur, 16th (HvdM only).

120.     White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa
One seen poorly in flight, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th.

121.     Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
3 at Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 6th; 1 perched along the road between Naubise and Daman (Kathmandu - Hetauda), 9th; 2 in the Terai, between Ariban and Dhalkeban villages, 10th.

122.     Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius
3 over Rapti River, S of the bridge, Hetauda, 9th; 1 possible in the Terai, between Ariban and Dhalkeban villages, 10th; 1 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; 1 over Rapti river plain, about 50 km east of Bharatpur, 16th.

123.     Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina
A juvenile flying over the valley shortly before dusk, Nagarjung, on 5th; a juvenile at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th.

124.     Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga
1 juvenile over Kosi river, mobbed by an Osprey; 1 juvenile with a juvenile Lesser Spotted Eagle along the embankment, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; 2 juveniles, seen perched and in flight, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 12th.

125.     Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
4 juveniles Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 6th; second-winter over the small village about 15 km north of Daman (Kathmandu – Hetauda), 9th; 2 juveniles (of which 1 perched in the dry river bed) at Rapti River, S of the bridge, Hetauda, 9th; juvenile over Godaveri, 17th.

126.     Booted Eagle Hieraeetus pennatus
Single dark-phase adults were seen: catching an Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii west of Saraswati Bridge, about 5 km west of Lahan, Terai, 10th; over Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 18th; over Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

127.     Mountain Hawk Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis
1 over Shivapuri Reserve, landing in a tree, 19th.

(    )  Unidentified large raptors / eagles were seen low over the upper slopes of Pulchowki

mountain on 7th (this might well have been a Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis); over Rapti river plain at Chitwan on 15th and over the Rapti river plain, about 50 km east of Bharatpur on 16th.

128.     Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
One seen near Nagarjung, on 5th; 1 at Rapti River, S of the bridge, Hetauda, 9th; female at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; 1 in the Terai between Kosi and Hetauda, 13th; 2 at Chitwan, 15th; 1 over Kathmandu at dusk, 19th.

129.     Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
1 near the park entrance, with 5 at the observation tower, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th, with 2 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve on 12th.

130.     Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
1 on Kosi river, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th.

131.     Darter Anhinga melanogaster
1 at the observation tower, with another single at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve on 11th, and another on 12th.

132.     Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger
3 between Kosi Tappu and Aqua Birds Tented Camp, 10th; 30+ at the observation tower, with 8 others, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; a group of 23 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve and 20 at Aqua Birds Tented Camp, 12th.

133.     Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
27 at the Pink Tower, west of Kosi barrage, 10th; 6 on Kosi river, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 12th; 45 at Rapti river, Chitwan, 14th, with 2 there on 15th.

134.     Little Egret Egretta garzetta
2 at Rapti River, S of the bridge, Hetauda, 9th; 1 at Rapti River, S of the bridge, Hetauda, 10th; 10 on a sandbank in Kosi river, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; 1 at Rapti river, Chitwan, 14th, with 2 there on 15th.

135.     Great Egret Casmerodius albus
1 between Aqua Birds Tented Camp and Kosi Tappu village, 10th; 3 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; 5 at Rapti river, Chitwan, 15th.

136.     Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia
6 over Kathmandu; 1 between ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain and Godaveri; 1 over Botanical gardens, Godaveri 6th; 19 over Kathmandu, 7th; 3+ at Rapti River, S of the bridge, Hetauda, 9th; 20+ west of Saraswati Bridge, about 5 km west of Lahan, Terai, 10th; 1 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve on 11th, with sev. on 12th; 2 at Rapti river, Chitwan, 15th. 

137.     Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
8 flying past Nagarjung on 5th; 1 in Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 6-7th, with 2 there on 18th; 10s over Kathmandu at dusk on sev. dates, with up to 20 roosting at the bridge of Rani Pokhari in Kathmandu; 20 at Rapti River, S of the bridge, Hetauda, 9th; 2 between Lahan and Kosi, Terai, 10th; 20+ on a field in Bharatpur, 16th; 30+ Bagmati bridge in Kathmandu, 300+ in groups of up to 50 over Kathmandu, flying towards the palace garden, prior to dusk, 17th.

138.     Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
1 at the Pink Tower, west of Kosi barrage, 10th; 6 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve on 11th, with 3 on 12th.

139.     Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
1 over the road between Aqua Birds and Kosi Tappu; 1 over the Pink Tower, west of Kosi barrage, 10th; two at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve on 12th.

140.     Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
13 at Rapti River, S of the bridge, Hetauda, 9th; 10+ (of which one was caught by an adult dark-phase Booted Eagle Hieraeetus pennatus) west of Saraswati Bridge, about 5 km west of Lahan, Terai; sev. in the Kosi area, 10th; few at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th and 12th; sev. at Rapti river near Meghauli, Chitwan, 13th; 8 at wet meadow, next to small village east of Bagmati river near pedestrian bridge, 17th.

141.     Little Heron Butorides striatus
1 at a pond, south of the entrance to Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 12th; 2 flying past at Meghauli, Chitwan, 13th.

142.     Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
An immature among the Cattle Egrets roosting at the bridge of Rani Pokhari, a pond with a temple in Kathmandu, on 5th; 60+ in the morning (with 20+ at dusk) in the tree opposite the observation tower along the embankment, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; 2 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve on 12th.

143.     Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
4 singles in the reeds along the embankment, about 1 km south of the entrance, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 12th.

144.     Black Bittern Dupetor flavicollis
1 in a small tree and 1 in flight, along the embankment, about 1 km south of the entrance, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 12th.

145.     Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus
31 flying over the road between Aqua Birds Tented Camp and Kosi Tappu village, 10th; 9 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; groups of 3, 11 and 54 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 12th.

146.     Black (or Red-naped) Ibis Pseudibis papillosa
5 foraging in the dry river bed of Rapti River, near the suspension bridge, Hetauda, 9th; 3 adults and an immature on a sandbank in Kosi river, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; 6 over Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 12th; groups of 7, 12, 3 and 4 flying over Rapti river, near Meghauli, Chitwan, 13th; 2 at Rapti river plain, Chitwan, 14th; 1 over Rapti river plain (early morning), 4 in Rapti river while 4 flew overhead, and 3 perched in trees, elephant ride, Chitwan, 15th; 1 over Rapti river plain, about 50 km east of Bharatpur, 16th.

147.     Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
15 flying over the road between Aqua Birds Tented Camp and Kosi Tappu village, 10th; 8 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 12th.

148.     Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
15+ west of Saraswati Bridge, about 5 km west of Lahan, Terai; sev. between Kosai barrage and Aqua Birds, with 6 near the Tented Camp and 3 at the Pink Tower, Kosi, 10th; 2+ at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th, with 4 on 12th; 3 near Meghauli, Chitwan, 13th; 1 at Rapti river crossing early in the morning, Chitwan, 15th.

149.     Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
2 in the fields west of Saraswati Bridge, about 5 km west of Lahan, Terai, 10th; 1 high over Rapti river plain, Chitwan, 14th.

150.     Black Stork Ciconia nigra
5 on a sand bank north of Kosi barrage, 10th; 2 singles perched high in trees, elephant ride, Chitwan, 15th.

151.     Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
1 flying past the entrance of Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, early morning, 11th; 2 seen in flight, with a female in one of the pools along the embankment at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 12th. Apparently, some 8 pairs in this area are the only breeding pairs left in Nepal and most of E-Asia.

152.     Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus
7 west of Saraswati Bridge, about 5 km west of Lahan, Terai, 10th; 2 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th, with 1 on 12th; singles over the blind at Tiger Tops Jungle Lodge premises and over Rapti river plain, Chitwan, 15th.

153.     Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii
A pair (male singing) near the pond, and a single male, upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 7th; pair (male singing), and a single male, Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

154.     Rufous-tailed Shrike Lanius isabellinus prob. arenarius
A first-winter on the dry ‘tamarisk island’, S of the bridge at Rapti River, Hetauda, 9th.

155.     Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
1 first-winter west of Saraswati Bridge, about 5 km west of Lahan, Terai, 10th; 4 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve on 11th, with 5 on 12th; 1, fields east of Bagmati river, near pedestrian bridge, Chobar, 17th.

156.     Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach erythronotus
1 along the embankment, between Aqua Birds Tented Camp and Kosi Tappu village; 1 near the Pink Tower, west of Kosi barrage, 10th; 1 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 12th; 1 in the elephant grass, Chitwan, 14th.

(    ) Lanius schach tricolor
1 at Rapti River just west of Avocado Motel, Hetauda, 9th; sev. in the Terai, between Pathalaia and Kosi; 5 in the Kosi area, 10th; 7 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th, with 3 on 12th; 3 near Meghauli, Chitwan, 13th; 2 at Bhimble entrance to Tiger Tops jungle and 1 in the elephant grass, Chitwan, 14th; 3 elephant ride, Chitwan, 15th; 3 between Bharatpur and Kathmandu, 16th; 2, fields east of Bagmati river, near pedestrian bridge, Chobar, 17th.

157.     Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
1 at Botanical gardens, Godaveri (near the bee-hives), 6th; 2 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th, with 1 on 12th; 1 in the Terai between Kosi Tappu and Hetauda, 13th; 1 Godaveri, 17th; 1 Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 18th.

158.     Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius bispecularis
Sev. at the ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain, 6th; 1 upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 17-18th; sev. ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain, 18th.

159. Black-headed (or Lanceolated) Jay Garrulus lanceolatus
Sev. at the ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain, 6th; 1 median slopes Pulchowki mountain, 17th; 20+ ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain, 18th.

160.     Yellow-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa flavirostris cucullata
3 seen and heard near the stream, close to the entrance of Shivapuri Reserve, 19th (CQ only).

161.     Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha
3 on the descent from Hetauda towards Pathalaia (south of Hetauda, in the Terai), 10th (RH only).

162.     Common Green Magpie Cissa chinensis
About 4 in a mixed species group with 3 species of woodpecker and 2 species of laughingthrush, Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14-15th.

163.     Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
2 in the Terai, between Ariban and Dhalkeban; 1 at the Pink Tower, west of Kosi barrage, 10th; 3 along embankment at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th, with 4 on 12th; 1 at Meghauli, Chitwan, 13-15th, with 1 at Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14th.

164.     Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae
5+ Nagarjung on 5th; 2 Nagarjung, 8th; 1 near “red-brick buildings”, Godaveri, 18th; 2 Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

165.     House Crow Corvus splendens
Very common at Kathmandu, many 1,000s flying to their roost at dusk (the roost is located at the Royal Palace in Kathmandu); also common in other towns.

166.     Large-billed (Jungle) Crow Corvus macrorhynchos culminatus
Sev. in the Terai, while on the way between Kosi Tappu and Hetauda, 13th; sev. near Bhimble entrance and at Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14-15th.

(    ) Large-billed Crow Corvus (macrorhynchos) intermedius
5+ flying past Nagarjung just before dusk, 5th; sev. at Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 6th; 2 chasing an unidentified eagle over upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 7th; 2 along the road between Naubise and Daman (Kathmandu - Hetauda), 9th; 9 Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 18th.

This (sub)species resembles a Raven, with its longer tail and larger bill (compared to Jungle Crow): its call is quite different from either Jungle Crow or Raven.

167.     Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
Sev. over Aqua Birds Tented Camp, Kosi, 10th; 4 perched at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th, with 1 seen there on 12th; sev. near Meghauli at dusk, Chitwan, 13th; sev. over Rapti river plain, Chitwan, 14th.

(    )  Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus

An oriole with a yellow head and black wings, seen flying over Kosi River on 12th, was probably this species.

168.     Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
Male near Aqua Birds Tented Camp, sev. in Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th, with 4 in Kosi Reserve on 12th; sev. Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14th; heard at riverine forest, 2 at Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 15th.

169.     Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii
Sev. dark-throated females, upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 7th; male Nagarjung, 8th; dark-throated female, upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 17th; male Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

170.     Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
4 near Meghauli, Chitwan, 13th; 1 near Meghauli, with 2 at Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14th; 1 at Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 15th.

171.     Black-winged Cuckooshrike Coracina melaschistos
1 briefly seen in the trees along embankment, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; 1 at Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14th, with 2 there on 15th.

(    ) Minivet Spec. Pericrocotus species
8 seen in flight along the road between Naubise and Daman (Kathmandu - Hetauda), 9th; pair at “red-brick buildings”, Godaveri, 18th; 4 females, Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 18th; 2 pairs and a single male Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

172.     Grey-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris
Female in a mixed flock of songbirds, Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

173.     Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
Male at the western slope of the ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain and 5 females at Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 6th; 2 males, 1 female near Bhimble entrance, Chitwan, 15th; 2 pairs Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

174.     Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
Pair Nagarjung, 8th; 25+ in a single flock at Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14th.

175.     Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
6+ at Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14th.

176.     Yellow-bellied Fantail Rhipidura hypoxantha
2+ ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain and 1 Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 6th; 1, ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain, with 1 near the “red-brick buildings”, Godaveri, 18th; 1 Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

177.     White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis
1 ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain, 6th and 18th; 2 Nagarjung, 8th; 1 in song at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; 3 at Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14th.

178.     Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
1 between Kathmandu and Naubise, 9th; quite common in the Terai, 10-16th; 2, fields east of Bagmati river, near pedestrian bridge, Chobar, 17th.

179.     Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
1 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, along the embankment south of the entrance, 12th.

180.     White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
20+ at the ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain, 6th, strongly resembled this species; sev. at Bhimble entrance to Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14th.

181.     Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
10+ Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 6th; 1 at Rapti river near Meghauli, Chitwan, 13th; 1 at Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14th; 2 near “red-brick buildings”, and 10+ at Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 18th.

182.     Spangled Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
1 flying over the bridge, Rapti River, Hetauda, 9th; 1 (together with Ashy and Black Drongo) at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, along the embankment south of the entrance, 12th. According to Dinesh, this was about the 4th record of the reserve.

2 at Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14th; 1 near the Government elephant stables, Chitwan, 15th.

183.     Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
Seen by Jib in the mixed species flock at Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14th; 2 were seen by us in the same flock on 15th.

184.     Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
2 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, along the embankment south of the entrance, 12th; 4 in a forest in the Terai between Kosi Tappu and Hetauda, 13th; 5+ in the riverine forest, Chitwan, 14th.

185.     Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii
Possibly present at the stream in a small village about 15 km north of Daman (Kathmandu – Hetauda), 9th (where we were distracted by other species present); 2 between Narayangadh and Kathmandu, about 60 km west of the latter, 16th.

186.     Blue Whistling-Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
2 Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 6th; 4 upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 7th;  6 between Naubise and Daman and 2 between Daman and Hetauda (along the old road through the mountains between Kathmandu and Hetauda), 9th; 4+ in a forest in the Terai between Kosi Tappu and Hetauda, 13th; sev. median and upper slopes of Pulchowki mountain, 17-18th; 2 “red-brick buildings”, Godaveri, 18th; sev. Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

187.     Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina
Male in the garden of Chital Lodge, Meghauli, Chitwan, 14th (only in early morning); male foraging on the forest floor in the riverine forest, Chitwan, 14th.

188.     Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma
1 (briefly seen) Nagarjung, 8th; 2 seen very well, foraging on the forest floor in the riverine forest, Chitwan, 15th; 1 seen perched on a branch for 3 minutes near Sheopuri entrance, 19th.

189.     Tickell’s Thrush Turdus unicolor
Female in the garden of Avocado Motel, Hetauda, 10th.

190.     White-collared Blackbird Turdus albocinctus
50+ near pool, upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 7th; 4 upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 18th.

191.     Chestnut Thrush Turdus rubrocanus rubrocanus
Up to 3 males, near pool, upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, also seen drinking, 7th.

192.     Dark-throated Thrush Turdus (ruficollis) atrogularis*

40+ near pool, upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 7th (many seen drinking); 120+ upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 18th.

193.     Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata
Male, ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain; female, “red-brick buildings”; male, Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 18th; male, Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

194.     Red-throated Flycatcher Ficedula (alba) albicilla*

Male Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 6th; 1 Nagarjung, 8th; first-winter at ‘tamarisk island’, at Rapti River, S of the bridge, Hetauda, 9th; singles at Kosi Tappu village and the Pink Tower, west of Kosi barrage, 10th; 2 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th, with 3 on 12th; 2 Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 18th.

195.     Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
3 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; 2 near Bhimble entrance, Chitwan, 15th; 1 in a small village, about 50 km east of Bharatpur, 16th.

(    ) Red-throated / Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla / parva
3 near Meghauli on 13th, with 4 there on 14th and 2 on 15th; 1, upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 17th; 1, fields east of Bagmati river, near pedestrian bridge, Chobar, 17th; 1, ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain, 18th.

196.     Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina
2 males at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th, with 1 male on 12th.

197.     Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
Singles at Nagarjung and Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, 8th; 3 in the garden of Avocado Motel, Hetauda, 9th; 5 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th, with 1 heard on 12th; 1 at Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14th; 1 in a small village, about 50 km east of Bharatpur, 16th.

198.     Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara
Female Botanical Gardens, Godaveri, 6th.

199.     Pale-chinned Flycatcher Cyornis poliogenys
1 in the garden of Chital Lodge, Meghauli, Chitwan, 13th; 3 at riverine forest, Chitwan, 14th; 1 Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 15th.

200.     Siberian Rubythroat Luscinia calliope
2 males at the embankment near the Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve entrance, 11th; 12+ males (one singing) at the embankment near the Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve entrance, 12th. On both dates birds were only seen in early morning.

201.     White-tailed Rubythroat Luscinia pectoralis pectoralis
Male at the embankment near the Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve entrance, 12th. According to Dinesh, this species has been recorded less than 10 times in the reserve. 1 briefly seen between the northern Rapti river crossing and Meghauli, Chitwan, 14th.

202.     Bluethroat Luscinia svevica
1 near the Pink Tower, west of Kosi barrage, 10th; 1 near the entrance to Kosi Wildlife Reserve, 11th.

203.     Orange-flanked Bush-Robin Tarsiger cyanurus
First-winter, western slope of ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain, 6th; adult male, 2 females, upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 17th, with an adult male there on 18th; 2 females (with a male Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher) ravine, lower slope Pulchowki mountain, 18th; 5 adult males, female Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

204.     Oriental Magpie Robin Copsygus saularis
Male Pashupatinath temple, Kathmandu, 8th; 5+ along the road between Naubise and Daman (Kathmandu - Hetauda), 9th; male in Avocado Motel garden, Hetauda, 10th; 2 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve on 11-12th; male, fields east of Bagmati river, near pedestrian bridge, Chobar, 17th; male and female Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

205.     White-rumped Shama Copsygus malabaricus
First-winter male at Bhimble entrance to Tiger Tops jungle, with 4 (3 adult males) at Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14th, and 4 at riverine forest and 4 at Tiger Tops jungle on 15th.

206.     Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros rufiventris
Male at a small pond near a small village, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; 1 Godaveri, 17th; male, Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 18th.

207.     Hodgson’s Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni
Male at the stream in a small village about 15 km north of Daman (Kathmandu – Hetauda), 9th.

208.     Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis
Female Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 6th; male at the entrance of Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

209.     White-capped Water Redstart Chaimarrornis leucocephalus
1 at the stream in a small village about 15 km north of Daman (Kathmandu – Hetauda) and 6 at Rapti River, S of the bridge, Hetauda, 9th; 2 between Narayangadh and Kathmandu, about 60 km west of the latter, 16th; 1 stream, Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

210.     Plumbeous Water Redstart Rhyacornis fuliginosus
Ad. and 1w male Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 7th; 1w male in the bushes and a pair in the stream at Pashupatinath temple, Kathmandu, 8th; 2 pairs at the stream in a small village about 15 km north of Daman (Kathmandu – Hetauda) and 5+ at Rapti River, S of the bridge, Hetauda, 9th; 2 between Narayangadh and Kathmandu, about 60 km west of the latter, 16th; pair, Bagmati river, near pedestrian bridge, Chobar, 17th; single females at “red-brick buildings” and Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 18th; pair, stream, Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

211.     Black-backed Forktail Enicurus immaculatus
4+ at various sites within and just outside Tiger Tops jungle (also away from water), Chitwan, 14th, with 1 seen on 15th.

212.     Spotted Forktail Enicurus maculatus
1, stream in ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain, 6th and 18th; 3 at stream and along dirt track, Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

213.     Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata
Sev. at the embankment, Kosi and 1 near the Pink Tower, 10th; sev. at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th, with 2 on 12th; 4+ at Rapti river, Meghauli, Chitwan, 13th; 1 at Rapti River plain, Chitwan, 14th.

214.     Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maura* / stejnegeri type

3 males and 3 females at Rapti River, S of the bridge, Hetauda, 9th; 6+ at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th, with 7 seen on 12th; 10+ fields east of Bagmati river, near pedestrian bridge, Chobar, 17th.

(    )  Saxicola maura variegata type

Male Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 12th; male, fields east of Bagmati river, Chobar,  17th. These birds wer of the same size as the former two species, but with white upper tail and tail sides. White-tailed Stonechat is somewhat smaller.

215.     White-tailed Stonechat Saxicola leucura
7+ seen at Rapti river plain, Chitwan, 14th, with 7 males and 2 females there on 15th; 10+ elephant ride, Chitwan, 15th.

216.     Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata
3 males at Rapti River, S of the bridge, Hetauda, 9th; 6 near Rapti river, Meghauli, Chitwan, 13th; 3 at Rapti River plain, Chitwan, 14th, with 4 on 15th; 2 males, fields east of Bagmati river, near pedestrian bridge, Chobar, 17th.

217.     Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferrea
1 Botanical Gardens, Godaveri, 6th; 2 “red-brick buildings”, Godaveri, 18th.

218.     Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnus malabaricus
6 at Kosi Tappu village, 10th; sev. in Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, south of the entrance, 12th.

219.     Asian Pied Starling Sturnus contra
2 near Aqua Birds Tented Camp, Kosi, 10th; sev. between Aqua Birds Tented Camp and Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11-12th; 20+ near Meghauli, Chitwan, 13th.

220.     Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
Common in the Terai, several seen near and in Kathmandu, but not in the city centre. Sev. also seen near human habitation in the mountains.

221.     Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta castanea
2 at riverine forest, Chitwan, 14th; 1 Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 18th.

222.     White-tailed Nuthatch Sitta himalayensis
4 upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 7th, with 5+ seen on the median slopes on 17th.

223.     Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
3+ Nagarjung, 8th; 2 at Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14th; 1 near Bhimble entrance, Chitwan, 15th; 2 median slopes Pulchowki mountain, 17th.

224.     Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria
1 in winter plumage on the rocks in the stream in a small village about 15 km north of Daman (Kathmandu – Hetauda), 9th.

225.     Brown-throated Treecreeper Certhia discolor
1 at the ravine, Pulchowki mountain, 6th, with 1 on the median slopes on 17th.

226.     Great Tit Parus major cinereus
1 Godaveri, 6th; 1 Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 7th; 1 in a forest in the Terai between Kosi Tappu and Hetauda, 13th; quite common at riverine forest, Chitwan, 14-15th.

227.     Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus
3+ upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 7th, with 2 seen there on 18th; sev. ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain, 18th; sev. Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

228.     Black-lored Tit Parus xanthogenys
Sev. ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain and quite common at Godaveri, 6th; sev. upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 7th; 25+ Nagarjung, 8th; sev. median slopes of Pulchowki mountain, 17th; sev. ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain; sev. at “red-brick buildings” and Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 18th; sev. Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

229.     Black-throated Tit Aegithalos concinnus
Sev. ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain and at Godaveri, 6th; 2+ upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 7th; 1 Nagarjung, 8th; sev. median slopes of Pulchowki mountain, 17th; sev. at “red-brick buildings” and Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 18th; sev. Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

230.     Sand Martin Riparia riparia
1 among Red-rumped, Wire-tailed and Barn Swallows, Plain Martins and one Streak-throated Swallow at a small pond between the embankment of Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve (north of the entrance) and a small village, 11th.

231.     Plain Martin Riparia paludicola
30+ over the Rapti River, Hetauda, 9th; sev. at a small pond between the embankment of Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve (north of the entrance) and a small village, 11th; common at Rapti river (with a colony at one of the river crossings), Chitwan, 14-15th; 25+ in a large group of swallows, martins and swifts, over a small village, about 50 km east of Bharatpur, 16th.

232.     Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
600+ over Kathmandu at dusk, 6th; 30+ over Kathmandu, 7th; 10s over Rapti River, Hetauda, 9th; sev. at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; quite common at Rapti river, Chitwan, 14-15th.

233.     Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
20+ over Rapti River, Hetauda, 9th; 2 at a small pond between the embankment of Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve (north of the entrance) and a small village, 11th. All birds were winter-plumaged, and thus lacked the long tail-streamers.

234.     Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica
3 Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 6th; 10s over Rapti River, Hetauda, 9th; quite common in the Terai, 10-16th; 10 Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 18th.

235.     Streak-throated Swallow Hirundo fluvicola
1 among Red-rumped, Wire-tailed and Barn Swallows, Plain Martins and one Sand Martin at a small pond between the embankment of Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve (north of the entrance) and a small village, 11th. According to Dinesh, this was the first record for the Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve.

236.     Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
3 in a large group of swallows, martins and swifts, over a small village, about 50 km east of Bharatpur, 16th (RH only).

237.     Nepal House Martin Delichon nipalensis
1 in a large group of swallows, martins and swifts, over a small village, about 50 km east of Bharatpur, 16th (RH only).

238.     Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus
1 near the elephant stables, Tiger Tops Lodge, Chitwan, 14th (CQ only).

239.     Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
5 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th, with sev. also on 12th; quite common at Bhimble entrance to Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14th; sev. elephant ride, Chitwan, 15th.

240.     Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys
2 near Nagarjung, 5th; sev Godaveri, 6th; 10+ along the road between Naubise and Daman (Kathmandu - Hetauda), 9th; sev. near “red-brick buildings” and at Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 18th.

241.     Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
(Quite) common near human habitation, and in the forests of the Terai.

242.     Mountain Bulbul Hypsipetes mcclellandii
10+ ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain, 6th; 10 Nagarjung, 8th; 2+ Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

243.     Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
13 ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain and 10s Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 6th; 20+ upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 7th; 50+ Nagarjung, 8th; 30+ upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 17th; quite common in ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain, and at Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 18th.

244.     Grey-crowned Prinia Prinia cinereocapilla
1 Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14th.

245.     Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
1 in a garden near Swayambunath temple, Kathmandu, 8th; 4 near Meghauli, Chitwan, 13th; 2 Chital Lodge, Meghauli, Chitwan, 15th.

246.     Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
2 at the Pink Tower, west of Kosi barrage, 10th; 2 Rapti river plain, Chitwan, 15th.

247.     Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
Sev. at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; sev. at Rapti river plain, Chitwan, 14-15th.

(   ) Prinia species Prinia species
Several in the garden of Avocado Motel, Hetauda, 9th; 50-100 flushed by elephant on our trip through the elephant grass, Chitwan, 15th.

248.     Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
  9 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 12th.

249.     Bright-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
1 winter-plumaged, in the short grass near the huts just S of the bridge at Rapti River, Hetauda, 9th.

250.     Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
8+ at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 12th; 10+ near Meghauli, Chitwan, 13th; 60+ Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14th; 2 Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

251.     Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
Sev. at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11-12th; sev. in a forest in the Terai between Kosi Tappu and Hetauda, 13th; sev. near Meghauli, Chitwan, 13th; sev. Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14th.

252.     Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler Cettia fortipes fortipes
1 seen underneath (and from) the Pink Tower, west of Kosi barrage, 10th.

253.     Spotted Bush Warbler Bradypterus thoracicus
1 seen (after 15 minutes of pishing) and sev. more heard at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 12th (RH only).

254.     Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
2 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th.

255.     Blyth’s Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
Common at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11-12th, with 10 seen and more heard on 12th; 1 Chital Lodge, Meghauli, Chitwan, 14th; 1, fields east of Bagmati river, near pedestrian bridge, Chobar, 17th.

256.     Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
1 near the Pink Tower, west of Kosi barrage, 10th; 1 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th.

257.     Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris
1 near the Pink Tower, west of Kosi barrage, 10th; 1 near Aqua Birds Tented Camp, Kosi, 11th.

258.     Common (Siberian) Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita tristis
Sev. near Kosi Tappu village, 10th; 2 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve on 11th, with 3 on 12th; 3 at Rapti river, Meghauli, Chitwan, 13th; 2 Rapti river plain, Chitwan, 14th.

259.     Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
1 garden of Avocado Motel, Hetauda, 9th; quite common at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11-12th, with 11 seen and many more heard on 12th; 1 Chital Lodge, Meghauli, Chitwan, 14th.

260.     Smoky Warbler Phylloscopus fuligiventer
3 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 12th; 1 between Meghauli and Rapti river, Chitwan, 15th.

261.     Tickell’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis
3+ at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve on 11th, with 11 seen and more heard on 12th.

262.     Western Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis
1 western slope of ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain, 6th; 1 Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

263.     Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher
15+ (in a single flock) Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

264.     Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis
4+ upper slopes Pulchowki mountain and 1+ Botanical gardens, Godaveri 7th; sev. median slopes of Pulchowki mountain, 17th.

265.     Hume’s Warbler Phylloscopus humei
3 upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 17th.

266.     Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
3+ Botanical Gardens, Godaveri, 6th; sev. upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 7th; 15+ Nagarjung and sev. Pashupatinath temple, Kathmandu, 8th; 1 garden of Avocado Motel, Hetauda, 9th; 1 at embankment, Kosi, 10th; 1, fields east of Bagmati river, near pedestrian bridge, Chobar, 17th; sev. Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

267.     Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides trochiloides
Sev. upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 7th; sev. Nagarjung, 8th; quite common at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11-12th, with 32 seen on 12th. Sev. in a forest in the Terai between Kosi Tappu and Hetauda, 13th; 4 near Meghauli, Chitwan, 13th; quite common at Chitwan, 14-15th (with on 14th about 35 seen).

The call of this most common Nepali Phylloscopus resembled the one of Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus.

(    )  Phylloscopus trochiloides viridanus
  Sev. “red-brick buildings”, Godaveri, 18th.

The call of these birds was more like the White Wagtail-type of call, heard in European vagrant Greenish Warblers.

(    ) May 100s of Phylloscopus warblers were not identified by us, dozens were seen at  

the ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain, Botanical gardens at Godaveri; Pulchowki; Kosi and Chitwan.

268.     Golden-spectacled Warbler Seicercus burkii
Sev. ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain, 6th; 2+ “red-brick buildings”, Godaveri, 18th.

269.     Whistler’s Warbler Seicercus whistleri
15+ Nagarjung, 8th; sev. Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

270.     Grey-hooded Warbler Seicercus xanthoschistos xanthoschistos
Sev. ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain, 6th; sev. upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 7th; common (also heard in song) Nagarjung, 8th; sev. median slopes Pulchowki mountain, 17th; many in a mixed flock, ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain; 20+ “red-brick buildings”, Godaveri, 18th; 10+ Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

271.     Grey-cheeked Warbler Seicercus poliogenys
2+ ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain, 6th; sev. in a mixed flock, ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain, 18th; sev. Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

272.     Chestnut-crowned Warbler Seicercus castaniceps
Sev. ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain, 6th; 3+ “red-brick buildings”, Godaveri, 18th; sev. Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

273.     Black-faced Warbler Abroscopus schisticeps
2-3 ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain, 6th (RH and HvdM only).

274.     White-throated Laughingthrush Garrulax albogularis
Groups of 10 and 80+ upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 17th, with 1 seen there on 18th; 40+ Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

275.     White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus
A group of 20+ near the lower entrance of Nagarjung on 5th; 1 Godaveri, 6th; 5+ Nagarjung, 8th.

276.     Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger
3+ in a mixed species flock (with Green Magpie, Racket-tailed Drongos, sev. species of woodpecker) at Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14-15th.

277.     Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax pectoralis
8+ in a mixed species flock (with Green Magpie, Racket-tailed Drongos, sev. species of woodpecker) at Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14-15th.

278.     Striated Laughingthrush Garrulax striatus
4 seen skulking along the road between Naubise and Daman (Kathmandu - Hetauda) on 9th, were probably this species; 2 seen and heard well, median slopes Pulchowki mountain, 17th.

279.     Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush Garrulax erythrocephalus
1 between ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain and Godaveri, 6th; 5+ near pool, upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 7th; quite common, median slopes Pulchowki mountain, 17th; 10+ upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 18th.

280.     White-browed Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps
1 in a mixed species flock (with Green Magpie, Racket-tailed Drongos, both Necklaced Laughingthrushes and sev. species of woodpecker) at Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14-15th.

281.     Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus ruficollis
A possible at Nagarjung on 5th; 3 ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain, 18th. One took 10 minutes to get a caterpillar out of a branch, showing itself quite well. 1 seen among a flock of White-throated Laughingthrushes, Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

282.     Black-chinned Babbler Stachyris pyrrhops
2-4 upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 17th; sev. in a mixed flock (with Rufous-winged and Nepal Fulvetta, Grey-hooded and Grey-cheeked Warbler and Whiskered Yuhina), ravine, lower slope Pulchowki mountain; 10+ in a mixed flock (with Nepal Fulvetta, Blue-winged Minla and Seicerces warblers) “red-brick buildings”, Godaveri, 18th; 3+ Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

283.     Grey-throated Babbler Stachyris nigriceps
10+ (mixed with Striped Tit-Babblers) at the edge of Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 15th; 4+ (in a mixed flock with 2 species of minivet, Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher, Orange-bellied Leafbird and Black-eared Shrike-Babbler) Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

284.     Striped Tit-Babbler Macronous gularis
3 at Bhimble entrance, Chitwan, 14th; 20+ (mixed with Grey-throated Babblers) at the edge of Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 15th.

285.     Chestnut-capped Babbler Timalia pileata
Groups of 8+ and 6+ (the latter with Yellow-eyed Babblers) in the elephant grass between Rapti river and Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14th, with groups of 3, 10 and 2 seen there on 15th.

286.     Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
3 (with Chestnut-capped Babblers) in the elephant grass between Rapti river and Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14th.

287.     Striated Babbler Turdoides earlei
7+ at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th, with groups of 15 and 4 there on 12th; 5 in the riverine forest, Chitwan, 14th.

288.     Jungle Babbler Turdoides striatus
7 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; 5+ near Bhimble entrance, Chitwan, 15th.

289.     Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea
Groups of 15+ and 3 foraging among the bamboo stands, upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 17th. These birds were extremely hard to get into view – RH only saw the tail of one bird, and the head of another, CQ saw even less, and HvdM saw none.

290.     White-browed Shrike-Babbler Pterothius flaviscapis
A pair Nagarjung, 8th.

291.     Black-eared Shrike-Babbler Pterothius melanotis
2 ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain, 6th; 1 Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

292.     Hoary-throated Barwing Actinodura nipalensis
3 clearing near top Pulchowki mountain, 18th.

293.     Blue-winged Minla Minla cyanouroptera
5+ in mixed flock, “red-brick buildings”, Godaveri, 18th.

294.     Chestnut-tailed Minla Minla strigula
15+ upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 7th; 10+ upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 17th, with 2 seen there on 18th.

295.     Rufous-winged Fulvetta Alcippe castaneceps
30+ ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain, 6th; many in a mixed flock (with Nepal Fulvetta, Whiskered Yuhina, Grey-hooded and Grey-cheeked Warbler and Black-chinned Babbler), ravine, lower slope Pulchowki mountain, 18th.

296.     White-browed Fulvetta Alcippe vinipectus vinipectus
20+ upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 7th and 17th, with 6 seen on 18th.

297.     Nepal Fulvetta Alcippe nipalensis
6+ ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain, 6th; 3+ Nagarjung, 8th; 10+ upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 17th; many in a mixed flock (with Rufous-winged Fulvetta, Whiskered Yuhina, Grey-hooded and Grey-cheeked Warbler and Black-chinned Babbler), ravine, lower slope Pulchowki mountain; 2+ “red-brick buildings”, Godaveri, 18th; sev. Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

298.     Whiskered Yuhina Yuhina flavicollis
3 in a mixed flock, ravine, lower slope Pulchowki mountain, 18th.

299.     Stripe-throated Yuhina Yuhina gularis
10+ near pool, upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 7th.

300.     Rufous-vented Yuhina Yuhina occipitalis
8+ ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain, 6th; 4+ upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 17th, with 10+ there on 18th. 

301.     White-bellied Yuhina Yuhina zantholeuca
5 Nagarjung, 8th; 1 near the elephant stables of Tiger Tops Lodge, Chitwan, 14th; 1 Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

302.     Rufous Sibia Heterophasia capistrata
Very common above about 1800m, median and upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 7th and 17-18th.

303.     Rufous-winged Bush Lark Mirafra assamica
1 Rapti river plain, Chitwan, 14th; 1 seen well near the elephant stables of Tiger Tops Lodge, Chitwan, 15th.

(    ) Short-toed Lark spec. Calandrella brachydactyla / acutirostris
1 at Rapti River, Hetauda, 9th (HvdM only).

304.     Sand Lark Calandrella raytal
3 Rapti river plain (near boat-crossing), Chitwan, 14th, with 4 there on 15th.

305.     Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
2+ at Rapti River, Hetauda, 9th.

306.     Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus
A pair at the western slope of the ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain, 6th; sev. upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 7th. 

307.     Green-tailed Sunbird Aetopyga nipalensis
Two adult and one 1w males, upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 7th, with a male and 2 females seen there on 18th.

308.     Crimson Sunbird Aetopyga siparaja
Male in Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14th.

309.     Fire-tailed Sunbird Aetopyga ignicauda
20+ (no males in breeding plumage) in the kettlebrush between the ravine, Pulchowki and Godaveri, 6th; female upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 7th; 20+ upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 17th; sev. ravine, lower slope of Pulchowki mountain; sev. “red-brick buildings”, Godaveri, 18th.

310.     Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnotera magna
1 in Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14th.

311.     House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Recorded in several towns and at Chital Lodge, Meghauli, Chitwan.

312.     Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
Several at garden of Avocado Motel, Hetauda, 9th.

313.     Masked White Wagtail Motacilla alba alboides
2 males, 1 female at the stream in a small village about 15 km north of Daman (Kathmandu – Hetauda), 9th; quite common at Rapti River, Hetauda, 9th; 3+ at the marsh just east of Cachannighapur, Terai; sev. at Kosi Tappu village, 10th; few at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; male in a forest in the Terai between Kosi Tappu and Hetauda, 13th; the most common wagtail among the 100+ seen at Rapti river, Chitwan, 14-15th.

(    )  Hodgson’s White Wagtail Motacilla (alba) personata*

10+ at Rapti River, Hetauda, 9th; male at the marsh just east of Cachannighapur, Terai, 10th; male at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 12th.

(    ) White-faced White (Amur) Wagtail Motacilla (alba) leucopsis*
A female / first-winter on a rooftop in Kathmandu on 5th; 2 males at Rapti River, Hetauda, 9th; sev. among the 100+ seen at Rapti river, Chitwan, 14-15th; 10+ fields east of Bagmati river, near pedestrian bridge, Chobar, 17th.

314.     White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis
2+ at the stream in a small village about 15 km north of Daman (Kathmandu – Hetauda), 9th; pair at Rapti River, Hetauda, 10th; 1 at Rapti river, Chitwan, 14-15th; 1+ fields east of Bagmati river, near pedestrian bridge, Chobar, 17th.

315. Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
2 at the marsh just east of Cachannighapur, Terai; 5+ at Kosi Tappu village, 10th; 2 near the entrance of Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; first-winter male at the entrance and 1 inside of Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 12th.

316.     Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava poss. plexa
1 at the stream in a small village about 15 km north of Daman (Kathmandu – Hetauda), 9th; sev. at Kosi Tappu village, 10th.

317.     Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
1 Botanical gardens, Godaveri, 7th; 4+ at the stream in a small village about 15 km north of Daman (Kathmandu – Hetauda), 9th; 1 at Rapti river, Meghauli, Chitwan, 13th; 1 Chital Lodge, Meghauli, Chitwan, 15th; 1, stream, Shivapuri Reserve, 19th.

318.     Richard’s Pipit Anthus richardi
5 at Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 12th. All were noticed by their call, as they flew high overhead from the sandbanks in Kosi river towards the east.

(   )  Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
1 flushed and consequently heard (size about that of a Tawny Pipit but with a different call) at Rapti river crossing early in the morning, Chitwan on 15th, was probably this species.

319.     Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
3+ at Rapti River, Hetauda, 9th; 1 at Rapti river, Meghauli, Chitwan, 13th and 15th.

320.     Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
10+ Botanical Gardens, Godaveri, 6th; up to 15 recorded each day in the Kosi area (10-12th); quite common near Meghauli, Chitwan, 13-15th; 8 median slopes of Pulchowki mountain, 17th; common near “red-brick buildings”, Godaveri, 18th.

321.     Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
2 winter-plumaged, at Rapti River, Hetauda, 9th (RH only).

322.     Siberian Water (/ Buff-bellied) Pipit Anthus(rubescens) japonicus*

2+ at Rapti river, Meghauli, Chitwan, 13th, with 1 at the edge of the riverine forest there on 14th and 15th.

323.     Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata
3 singles foraging near bamboo stands on upper slopes of Pulchowki mountain, 17th.

324.     Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
50+ in the elephant grass near the Tiger Tops elephant stables; 4 unidentified weavers in the elephant grass while on the elephant ride were probably this species, Chitwan, 15th.

325.     White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
6 at Bhimble entrance to Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 14th; 5+ at Tiger Tops jungle, Chitwan, 15th.

326.     Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
5+ at the observation tower in Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th.

327.     Dark-breasted Rosefinch Carpodacus nipalensis
Male in mixed group of rosefinches, upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 7th; at least 3 males, median slopes Pulchowki mountain, 17th.

328.     Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus prob. roseatus
Male in mixed group of rosefinches, upper slopes Pulchowki mountain, 7th; 8+ median slopes Pulchowki mountain, 17th.

329.     Crested Bunting Melophus lathami
2 males, 4 females at the first hut on the left hand side, along embankment south of the entrance, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 12th.

330.     Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola
40+ over the fields between Aqua Birds Tented Camp and Kosi Tappu village, 10th; 10+ perched in the reeds near the observation tower, embankment, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th; groups of 2, 11 and 50+ at and over the embankment, south of the entrance, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 12th.

331.     Dark-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala
A pair at the observation tower, embankment, Kosi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, 11th.

* split by the Dutch CSNA

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