Birding Blog 13-12-2017 (D12)


Long Legged Buzzard

Plain Martin (New Entry)
Manage

Yellow Breasted Green Finch

Yellow Breasted Green Finch

Common Kestrel (Male)

Common Kestrel (Female)

Tawny Pipit (New Entry)

Common Chiffchaff 

Common Chiffchaff 

House Sparrow


 Indian Bushlark (New Entry)

Asian stonechat (Male)

Asian stonechat (Female)

Indian Silver Bill

Indian Silver Bill

Indian robin (male)

Black Throated Accentor

Plain prinia 


Black Shouldered Kite 

Steppe Eagle (Lifer for Me)

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