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Birding Blog 6-10-2019 (Bhalwal)

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white-breasted waterhen Red-Wattled Lapwing Hoopee Asy Prinia Black-Rumped F lameback Pied Bushchat Black Drongo

Birding Blog 30-7-2019 (Rawal Lake)

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Birding Blog 20-7-2019 (Talhar, Islamabad)

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Crested Bunting - Lifer  Crested Kingfisher scaly-breasted munia or spotted munia Pied Bush-chat Juvenile   Oriental Honey Buzzard Grey treepie Grey-Bellied Cuckoo

Birding Blog 28-6-2019 (Bahria Enclave)

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The  blue-tailed bee-eater  ( Merops philippinus ) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It breeds in southeastern Asia. It is strongly migratory, seen seasonally in much of peninsular India. This species is sometimes considered to be conspecific with the blue-cheeked bee-eater. This species, like other bee-eaters, is a richly coloured, slender bird. It is predominantly green; its face has a narrow blue patch with a black eye stripe, and a yellow and brown throat; the tail is blue and the beak is black. It can reach a length of 23–26 cm, including the two elongated central tail feathers. Sexes are alike. This is a bird which breeds in sub-tropical open country, such as farmland, parks or ricefields. It is most often seen near large waterbodies. Like other bee-eaters it predominantly eats insects, especially bees, wasps and hornets, which are caught in the air by so...