Black Baza – Photograph by Partha Sen “The Black Baza was observed being harassed by Large-billed Crows. It had injury in one of its eyes.” Observers: Sandip Das, Sujan Chatterjee, Partha Sen, Suman Paul, Sudipto Roy, Malay Mandal, Sanchita Dey, Bhaskarjyoti Banerjee & Tapasi Mukherjee Species: Black Baza (Aviceda leuphotes) Date & Time: 29th Nov
Northern Pintail – Photograph by Sohini Ghosh In 2017 from January to March the following birds were observed in Saheb Bandh, Purulia:- [Observation dates were 12/01/2017, 23/01/2017, 10/02/2017, 11/02/2017 and 19/03/2017] Northern Pintail: 30 (+/- 5) Red-Crested Pochard: 15 (+5) Northern Shoveler: 6 (+3) Gadwall: 30 (+/- 5) Lesser Whistling Duck: 500 (+/- 100) Cotton
The society organised a trip to Bakkhali on 30th August 2020. The trip was primarily for surveying waders. A total of 21 members participated in the survey. Hail to thee, blithe Spirit! Bird thou never wert, That from Heaven, or near it, Pourest thy full heart In profuse strains of unpremeditated art. – Percy B
“Grey-sided Bush Warbler” Observer: Sanchita Dey Species: Grey-sided Bush Warbler (Cettia brunnifrons) Date & Time: April 27, 2015 Location: Gairibas, on Sandakphu trek route, WB, India
“Amazing courtship display of two coppersmith barbets..jumping from one tree to another and cooing each other with flapping of wings.The pair was perching on twigs as their love affair continued. The male then started fluttering its wings and spread the tail feathers as a fan. While fluttering it constantly moved its body and head just
“This is a video from our Baruipur birding trip. It was fun to watch these two jovial kids of Baya Weaver. They were constantly flying, jumping, calling. Suddenly, one of the kids pushed the other one down from the branch they were playing on, and moments after the push, I saw the mom fly in
“Chestnut-tailed Minla” Observer: Sanchita Dey Species: Chestnut-tailed Minla (Actinodura strigula) Date & Time: April 27, 2015 Location: Gairibas, on Sandakphu trek route, WB, India