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Trip to Pakistan - March 2014 (1 Viewer)

Himalayan Bulbul
Blue Whistling Thrush
Plumbeous Water Redstart
Indian Pond heron at roost

All in Swat Valley, 2014 March
 

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Little Egrets at the Roost
Rock Bunting
White Throated Kingfisher
Long Legged Buzzard

All from the Swat valley, March 2014
 

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Himalaya
Only just come across this thread. Great to read about an area so under recorded. Love the redstart tail and jealous of the wallcreeper. Bit different than the NW of England. Also interesting to read about the area and conflicts so candidly.

Thanks, Phil
 
Super trip report, many thanks ...truly an interesting sounding area :t:

PS. Wallcreepers are one of the birds I seem to trip over everywhere, fantastic birds though!
 
I loved the fact that it fanned out it's tail for me and was gutted I did not ave a DSLR to capture the moment in the best way possible.

I wish there was no conflict to write about.



Himalaya
Only just come across this thread. Great to read about an area so under recorded. Love the redstart tail and jealous of the wallcreeper. Bit different than the NW of England. Also interesting to read about the area and conflicts so candidly.

Thanks, Phil
 
Little Egrets in the Roost at Swat River, North West Pakistan - March 2014

Long Legged Buzzard in Miadam Valley, Swat, Pakistan March 2014


Brown Dipper in Miadam Valley, Swat, Pakistan March 2014

Landscape Scene of the Miadam Valley, Swat, Pakistan March 2014
 

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Early Morning on the Swat River - 40 plus Little Egrets on the far bank searching for breakfast!

A scene from a small town in the Swat Valley


Early Spring at Miadam, Swat Valley

Long Legged Buzzard in Miadam, Swat valley
 

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Common Myna at Miandam in the Swat valley


Kalam in the Swat Valley. The final two photos are views from the hotel we stayed in.
 

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Cinerous Tit at the hotel in Kalam, Swat Valley

Streaked Laughing Thrush at the hotel in Kalam, Swat Valley

Grey Wagtail at the hotel in Kalam, Swat Valley

Black-throated Thrushes in the town of Kalam, Swat Valley - I am glad they turned up as I was severely missing British winter thrushes!
 

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Thanks wolf birder!


Pied wagtail in the Utrot valley North of Kalam, Swat Valley.

Jungle Crow in the Utrot valley North of Kalam, Swat Valley.

Landscapes in the Utrot valley North of Kalam, Swat Valley.
 

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More Landscape Scenes in the Utrot valley North of Kalam, Swat Valley Including some Rooftop Cricket
 

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Landscape in the Utrot valley North of Kalam, Swat Valley.

Brown Crake in the Lower Swat Valley.

Tree Sparrow in the Lower Swat Valley.

Common Sandpiper in the Lower Swat Valley.

Water Pipit in the Lower Swat Valley.
 

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Landscapes in the Utrot valley of Upper Swat

Pied Wagtail
 

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Grey Wagtail the Utrot valley of Upper Swat

Utrot Village in the Utrot valley of Upper Swat

Graveyard in the Utrot valley of Upper Swat

Landscapes in the Utrot valley of Upper Swat
 

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Fantastic landscapes and birds (envy the brown dipper). love the rooftop cricket. They must be hardy lads they look distinctly underdressed for the weather conditions.

Phil
 
They will be used to it. When there is a cold wind it goes straight up something like a shalwar kameez (what they are wearing) and a lot of people may not wear underwear with it.....so it literally freezes .............

I feel sorry for the fielders with the roof top cricket.

Fantastic landscapes and birds (envy the brown dipper). love the rooftop cricket. They must be hardy lads they look distinctly underdressed for the weather conditions.

Phil
 
Brown Crake in the Lower Swat valley

Long Tailed Shrike in the Lower Swat Valley

Forest near Kalam in Upper Swat

Mistle Thrush in Kalam, Upper Swat

The Utrot Valley in Upper Swat
 

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