Our recent trip to Odisha included stops to two of the most beautiful winter birding spots in the region, Mangalajodi and Nalaban.
Sunday, 29th December, 2019
Odisha - 2019
Ruddy-breasted Crake (Porzana fusca)
This secretive wader was squabbling for territory with a neighbour and was out of the thicket just long enough for me to get a good glimpse and a photograph.
Cinnamon Bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
Garganey (Spatula querquedula)
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Intermediate or Median or Yellow-billed Egret (Mesophoyx intermedia)
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus)
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola)
Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
