Little Rann of Kutch
From Mt Abu it was time to make the long drive to the Little Rann of Kutch for a two night stay. Like most (all?) birders, we elected to stay at Desert Coursers. We arrived near dusk and quickly headed out on the flats in search of Syke's and Indian Nightjars. Although we had seen the Syke's during the day a few days prior it was good to see this species at night as well.
The next day we headed out onto the Little Rann, with low hopes as the owner of Desert Coursers had said that both the bustard and the hoopoe-lark had been exceedingly difficult this year due to the extremely dry conditions. Luckily we managed to find the bustards fairly quickly and although the hoopoe lark took most of the day, we managed good looks at it as well.
The highlight of the Little Rann though was finding out that a large flock of Sociable Plovers had been discovered just outside of Ahmedebad. The twitch was on! We arrived the next morning and had a fantastic time watching these rare shorebirds along with a few other good birds.
Check out the blog for more info
https://budgetbirders.com/2019/03/04/india-the-little-rann-of-kutch/
Best,
Ross
From Mt Abu it was time to make the long drive to the Little Rann of Kutch for a two night stay. Like most (all?) birders, we elected to stay at Desert Coursers. We arrived near dusk and quickly headed out on the flats in search of Syke's and Indian Nightjars. Although we had seen the Syke's during the day a few days prior it was good to see this species at night as well.
The next day we headed out onto the Little Rann, with low hopes as the owner of Desert Coursers had said that both the bustard and the hoopoe-lark had been exceedingly difficult this year due to the extremely dry conditions. Luckily we managed to find the bustards fairly quickly and although the hoopoe lark took most of the day, we managed good looks at it as well.
The highlight of the Little Rann though was finding out that a large flock of Sociable Plovers had been discovered just outside of Ahmedebad. The twitch was on! We arrived the next morning and had a fantastic time watching these rare shorebirds along with a few other good birds.
Check out the blog for more info
https://budgetbirders.com/2019/03/04/india-the-little-rann-of-kutch/
Best,
Ross
