 
		
		
			Corbett, Uttarakhand		
		
		
		
			One of the largest national parks in India		
		
		    		
    		
    		    		
	
		
									
									    	
    				        
    				        	 
    				        
    				        
    				        	
    				        		White-browed Wagtail    				        	
    				        	
    				        	Wagtail,
    				        
				         
				        				    	
    				        
    				        	 
    				        
    				        
    				        	
    				        		Oriental Magpie Robin (Female)    				        	
    				        	
    				        	Robin,
    				        
				         
				        				    	
    				        
    				        	 
    				        
    				        
    				        	
    				        		Himalayan Flameback Woodpecker    				        	
    				        	On the field I had concluded that this was a greater flameback but a closer look at the field guide helped me spot the "indistinct divided moustachial stripe" that identifies this species.
    				        	Woodpecker,On the field I had concluded that this was a greater flameback but a closer look at the field guide helped me spot the "indistinct divided moustachial stripe" that identifies this species.
    				        
				         
				        				    	
    				        
    				        	 
    				        
    				        
				         
				        				    	
    				        
    				        	 
    				        
    				        
    				        	
    				        		Oriental Dollarbird    				        	
    				        	
    				        	Dollarbird,
    				        
				         
				        				    	
    				        
    				        	 
    				        
    				        
    				        	
    				        		Collared Falconet    				        	
    				        	This trip featured a lot of raptors and some very special ones for me. We spent a few hours perched on a machan in the forenoon inside the core zone of the park, and this enterprising Collared Falconet landed on a nearby branch and gave us a fantastic view. This being a lifer for me made it all the more sweet.
    				        	Falconet,This trip featured a lot of raptors and some very special ones for me. We spent a few hours perched on a machan in the forenoon inside the core zone of the park, and this enterprising Collared Falconet landed on a nearby branch and gave us a fantastic view. This being a lifer for me made it all the more sweet.
    				        
				         
				        				    	
    				        
    				        	 
    				        
    				        
    				        	
    				        		Chestnut-headed Bee-eater    				        	
    				        	
    				        	Bee-eater,
    				        
				         
				        				    	
    				        
    				        	 
    				        
    				        
    				        	
    				        		Common Green Magpie    				        	
    				        	We had stopped to view some elephants on the way out of the park, and this Common Green Magpie was sitting camouflaged in the foliage fairly close to us. Only when it dropped it's guard and preened the feathers on its bright red wings was I able to spot it.
    				        	Magpie,We had stopped to view some elephants on the way out of the park, and this Common Green Magpie was sitting camouflaged in the foliage fairly close to us. Only when it dropped it's guard and preened the feathers on its bright red wings was I able to spot it.
    				        
				         
				        				    	
    				        
    				        	 
    				        
    				        
    				        	
    				        		Red Avadavat (Male (Non-breeding))    				        	
    				        	Male Avadavat, in the non-breeding plumage in this picture
    				        	Avadavat,Male Avadavat, in the non-breeding plumage in this picture
    				        
				         
				        				    	
    				        
    				        	 
    				        
    				        
    				        	
    				        		Kalij Pheasant (hamiltoni ♂ )    				        	
    				        	
    				        	Pheasant,
    				        
				         
				        				    	
    				        
    				        	 
    				        
    				        
    				        	
    				        		Black Stork (Adult)    				        	
    				        	
    				        	Stork,
    				        
				         
				        				    	
    				        
    				        	 
    				        
    				        
    				        	
    				        		Himalayan Vulture    				        	
    				        	Vultures belonging to three separate species - Himalayan, Red-headed & Egyptian - converge on a spotted deer carcass, presumably killed by a tiger the previous night, in Corbett National Park. 
    				        	Vulture,Vultures belonging to three separate species - Himalayan, Red-headed & Egyptian - converge on a spotted deer carcass, presumably killed by a tiger the previous night, in Corbett National Park. 
    				        
				         
				        				    	
    				        
    				        	 
    				        
    				        
    				        	
    				        		Cinereous Vulture    				        	
    				        	
    				        	Vulture,
    				        
				         
				        				    	
    				        
    				        	 
    				        
    				        
    				        	
    				        		Crested Kingfisher    				        	
    				        	
    				        	Kingfisher,
    				        
				         
				        				    	
    				        
    				        	 
    				        
    				        
    				        	
    				        		Red-wattled Lapwing    				        	
    				        	
    				        	Lapwing,
    				        
				         
				        				    	
    				        
    				        	 
    				        
    				        
    				        	
    				        		White Wagtail (personata - breeding)    				        	
    				        	
    				        	Wagtail,
    				        
				         
				        				    	
    				        
    				        	 
    				        
    				        
				         
				        				    	
    				        
    				        	 
    				        
    				        
    				        	
    				        		Ashy Drongo    				        	
    				        	While the Ashy color is not apparent in this picture the bright red iris is.
    				        	Drongo,While the Ashy color is not apparent in this picture the bright red iris is.
    				        
				         
				        				     
									
									    	
    				        
    				        	 
    				        
    				        
    				        	
    				        		Red-headed Vulture    				        	
    				        	The highlight of this trip was spotting four different species of vulture devouring a carcass of a spotted deer. Three of those were lifers for me.
    				        	Vulture,The highlight of this trip was spotting four different species of vulture devouring a carcass of a spotted deer. Three of those were lifers for me.
    				        
				         
				        				    	
    				        
    				        	 
    				        
    				        
    				        	
    				        		Black-crested Bulbul    				        	
    				        	
    				        	Bulbul,
    				        
				         
				        				    	
    				        
    				        	 
    				        
    				        
    				        	
    				        		Himalayan Vulture    				        	
    				        	
    				        	Vulture,
    				        
				         
				        				    	
    				        
    				        	 
    				        
    				        
    				        	
    				        		White-capped Redstart    				        	
    				        	
    				        	Redstart,
    				        
				         
				        				    	
    				        
    				        	 
    				        
    				        
    				        	
    				        		Kalij Pheasant (hamiltoni ♀ )    				        	
    				        	
    				        	Pheasant,
    				        
				         
				        				    	
    				        
    				        	 
    				        
    				        
    				        	
    				        		Grey-headed Woodpecker    				        	
    				        	While this wasn't a lifer for me, it was the first time I had taken a photograph (the terrible quality notwithstanding). 
    				        	Woodpecker,While this wasn't a lifer for me, it was the first time I had taken a photograph (the terrible quality notwithstanding). 
    				        
				         
				        				    	
    				        
    				        	 
    				        
    				        
				         
				        				    	
    				        
    				        	 
    				        
    				        
    				        	
    				        		Eurasian Crag Martin    				        	
    				        	
    				        	Martin,
    				        
				         
				        				    	
    				        
    				        	 
    				        
    				        
    				        	
    				        		Pied Bushchat (Female)    				        	
    				        	
    				        	Bushchat,
    				        
				         
				        				    	
    				        
    				        	 
    				        
    				        
				         
				        				    	
    				        
    				        	 
    				        
    				        
    				        	
    				        		White-cheeked or Himalayan Bulbul    				        	
    				        	
    				        	Bulbul,
    				        
				         
				        				    	
    				        
    				        	 
    				        
    				        
    				        	
    				        		Red Junglefowl (Male)    				        	
    				        	
    				        	Junglefowl,
    				        
				         
				        				    	
    				        
    				        	 
    				        
    				        
    				        	
    				        		Egyptian Vulture (Adult)    				        	
    				        	
    				        	Vulture,
    				        
				         
				        				    	
    				        
    				        	 
    				        
    				        
    				        	
    				        		Common or Indian Myna    				        	
    				        	
    				        	Myna,
    				        
				         
				        				    	
    				        
    				        	 
    				        
    				        
    				        	
    				        		Scaly-bellied Woodpecker    				        	
    				        	Once again, I had prematurely concluded that I was watching another grey-headed woodpecker, when this bird turned a little and revealed the patterned belly. 
    				        	Woodpecker,Once again, I had prematurely concluded that I was watching another grey-headed woodpecker, when this bird turned a little and revealed the patterned belly. 
    				        
				         
				        				    	
    				        
    				        	 
    				        
    				        
    				        	
    				        		Asian Paradise Flycatcher (Adult Male)    				        	
    				        	
    				        	Flycatcher,
    				        
				         
				        				    	
    				        
    				        	 
    				        
    				        
    				        	
    				        		Great Slaty Woodpecker    				        	
    				        	We encountered several of these noisy individuals throughout the two days we were at the park, but this poor record shot, revealing two ghostly silhouettes, is all I managed.
    				        	Woodpecker,We encountered several of these noisy individuals throughout the two days we were at the park, but this poor record shot, revealing two ghostly silhouettes, is all I managed.