Hagaribommanahalli, on the banks of the TB dam reservoir near Hospet, turned out to be a huge surprise on many counts. The bird density and diversity, especially on Malvi dam reservoir bed and the Ankasamudra wetland, turned out to be dizzying. The GreenHBH team, a local activist group, turned out to be one of the most well-organised civil society organisations I've encountered. In the territory of the infamous mining barons of Bellary to see all this was wonderful.
Wednesday, 25th February, 2026
First Visit To Ankasamudra
Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum)
Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus)
Woolly-necked Stork (Ciconia episcopus)
Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus)
Paddyfield Pipit (Anthus rufulus)
Little Tern (Sternula albifrons)
Brown-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus)
Oriental Skylark (Alauda gulgula)
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
Small Pratincole (Glareola lactea)
