Monday, September 9, 2024

24 Aug 2024 - Muttukadu Backwaters morning

eBird Checklist - 24 Aug 2024 - Muttukadu Backwaters - 56 species

eBird Checklist - 24 Aug 2024 - Muttukadu Backwaters - 33 species ( 3 other taxa)







Stop at the main bridge 


A house crow showering

An egret in plumage breeding

Two wagtails hurrying 

Three spoonbills flypasting

Four Painted Storks huddling

Five Pelicans swimming

Six terns a-turning 

A cloud of cormorants moving 


And four birders in a very good mood!


On to the small bridge



As we arrived - 

Hordes of cormorants fishing
Sanjiv and Chitra birding
Umesh joins and does the wowing
Whimbrels and Curlews stalking
Sagarika Thick Knee Spotting
Cat's Claw flowers dazzling
Fiddler Crabs emerging
White browed bulbuls calling

And six birders in a very jolly mood!


On to Ajwa Cafe side




Walls and boards, alarming

A sandpiper scurrying

Curlew - meditating

We - a tidal pool discovering

Girdled Horn Snails in slow motion moving

A HUGE Brown Land Crab side-stepping

Many barnacles rock clinging

Other crabs just scooting

Sandwiches a-chomping


And nine birders in a very happy mood!


The Brown Land Crab - Umesh's photo.



1 comment:

  1. one birder happy to relive ...wonderful morning memories

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