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Birding In Nainital
Situated in Kamou region of western himalayas, Nainital is located at the north east of Delhi. Its a very famous Summer Tourist station for Indian Travellers. During Summer this place is full of domestic tourist. Nainital is very easily connectec from Corbet National Park and is one of the must birding destination. The altitude of Nainital is 1940 m and offers a good chance for himalayan avi-fauna. Birding areas are lakes, garden, scrubs and short treks around the town. Following birds can be found at this region; Common buzzards, golden & steppe eagles, Eurasian griffons, red headed & wqhite rumped vulture, lammergeyer, peregrine falcon, kalij, koklass& cheer pheasant, wood cock, oriental turtle dove, blossom headed & slaty headed parakeets, alpine& house swifts, speckled piculet, greaer yellownape, scaly bellied, grey & house swifts, specxkled piculet, greater yellownape, grey capped pygmy woodpecker , gey backed crow, rufous sibia, rusty tailed flycatcher, Eurasian jay, Grey headed canary flycatcher, grey breasted and plain prinias, ume's warbler, Siberian Rubythroat, Pied & Grey Bushcat, Otiental Darter, Black crowned night Heron, wolly necked, Black (W) and Black necked storkd, Ruddy shelduck, Common Merganser, Brahminy Kite, white tailed eagle, Grey headed and leeser Fish Eagle, Oriental hobby, Crested kingfisher, spotted nutcracker, large bellied crow, black chinned babbler, aberrant bush, smoky, buff barred, lemon rumped, ashy throated leaf & grey hooded warblers, Siberian ruby throat, gold bush robin, plumbeous water redstart, grey bushcat, chestnut bellied rock thrush, yellow browned tit, wall creeper,yellow browed tit, grey wagtail, fire fronted serin, dark breasted, pink browed & vinaceous, brown bullfinch and many more..
Birding areas around Nainital
Moongli Valley---- Located at the distance of 12 kms from Nainital, which is the excellent birding destination, having woodlands, fields and stream vegitation. Around this valley you can spot Creasted Goshawk, long legged buzzard, mountain hak eagle, cresent serpent eagles, black francolin, blue beared bee eater, blue throated barbet, euriasian crag, Nepal house martin, bronzed drongo, grey treepie, bar winged flycatcher, blacke crested & ashy bulbul, white creasted laughing, red billed leiothrix, blue winged minla, whiskered yuhina, red throated, rufous gorgeted, slaty fantails, hill prinia, fine breasted flowerpecker, green tailed & black throated sun bird and many more..
Sat Tal ---- Sattal means "Seven lakes" which is very famous among the domestic travellers and provides an excellent mid altitude habitat for birds. The altitude of this areas varies from 1300 m to 1450 m. Following birds can be spotted in this region Ashy primnia, common stonechat, paddyfield Apipit, black throated & baya weaver and creasted and chestnut eared bunting, Himalayan griffons, gtreat barbet, maroon oriole, long tailed Minivet, Brown eared and Black Bulbuls, white brown scimitarbabbler, scaly breasted wren babbler, bronzed drongo, grey treepie, bar winged flycatcher, black crested & ashy bulbul, white creasted laughing and many more....
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