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Birds of Goa
A photographic trip report
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All of these photographs were taken during a visit to Goa from 17th February to 3rd March 2002.
We stayed at the Lagoa Azul resort at Little Baga in Arpora, which is on the north west bank of the River Baga about a mile from the coast at Baga. The well known Baga fields are a few minutes walk away, across a rickety wooden footbridge over the river, while the westernmost track up Baga Hill is about 20-30 minutes walk away. It is possible to see 50-100 species of bird without even leaving the hotel grounds.
Click here for my map of the area.
This amends previous maps considerably as new building works have obliterated some dykes and salt pans can be filled in and new ones dug out.
Click on any thumbnail below for a larger image, some with additional pictures and descriptions.
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Brown Shrike
Long-tailed Shrike
Green Bee-eater
White-bellied Blue Flycatcher
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
Green Bee-eater
Ashy Drongo (2)
Black Drongo
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House Crow
Jungle Crow
House Sparrow
Grey Junglefowl
Malabar Grey Hornbill
Oriole?
Rock Pigeon
Greater Painted Snipe
juvenile Munia?
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Black Kite
Brahminy Kite
Osprey
White-bellied Sea-Eagle
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Rufous Treepie
Asian Koel
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Greater Coucal
Common Hawk Cuckoo?
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Indian Pitta
Orange-headed Thrush
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Golden Oriole
Plum-headed Parakeet
Leafbird
Golden Oriole
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Indian Roller
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Wire-tailed Swallow
Red-rumped Swallow (2)
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Jungle Babblers (2)
Common Myna
Rosy Starling
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Stork-billed Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher (3)
Pied Kingfishers (pair)
Common Kingfisher
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Plain Prinia?
Tawny Pipit?
White-browed Wagtail
Pied Bushchat
Indian Robin
Magpie Robin
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White-cheeked Barbet
2 Coppersmith Barbets
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Red-vented Bulbul
Red-whiskered Bulbul
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Marsh Sandpiper
Slaty-breasted Rail
Red-wattled Lapwing
Greenshank
Common Sandpiper
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Links to further pages will be here when they are added.
Where I have put a query after the name I am not certain of the correct identity.
any help would be appreciated.
Thanks to Chris Wilkinson for his help with identification both on the trip and afterwards.
Sea Birds of Goa
Created 17th March 2002.
Updated 9th June 2002.
e-mail me
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Cattle Egret (2)
Little Heron
Intermediate Egret
Little Egret
Little Cormorant
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