The Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) is a winter duck at Bhigwan with an unmistakable spoon-shaped bill. How to identify the drake, its feeding trick and where to see it.
Northern Shoveler: Spotting the Spoon-Billed Duck at Bhigwan Read Post »
See Montagu’s Harrier (Circus pygargus) around Bhigwan — a slender winter migrant that roosts in the grasslands. ID against Pallid Harrier, best times and where to look.
The Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus) is Bhigwan’s handsome waterside raptor — chestnut body, white head. Identification, behaviour and the best places to see it.
The Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) is Bhigwan’s most elegant wader — black and white with impossibly long pink legs. Identification, behaviour and photo tips.
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Black-winged Stilt: The Long-Legged Wader of Bhigwan Read Post »
The Asian Openbill (Anastomus oscitans) at Bhigwan — the stork with a gap in its bill built for eating snails. Identification, behaviour and where to see the flocks.
Asian Openbill Stork: The Snail-Eating Stork of Bhigwan Read Post »
How to find and identify the Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) at Bhigwan — a rare, skulking winter visitor with a brilliant blue throat. ID tips, best spots and photo advice.
Bluethroat at Bhigwan: How to Spot This Rare Winter Visitor Read Post »
New to Bhigwan? Here are 10 birds you’ll actually see on the Ujani backwaters — Ruddy Shelduck, Painted Stork, River Tern, harriers and more — each with its name, a quick field note, and where to spot it. Your simple photo checklist before you go.
Bhigwan Bird Photography: Species & Where to Find Them Read Post »
Here are those answers for 20 birds we found in one monsoon week in Sindhudurg — kingfishers, an owl, a snake-eating eagle and a sunbird the size of your thumb.
Birds of Sindhudurg — Field Guide with Photos & Facts Read Post »
A monsoon birding trip to Sindhudurg, Maharashtra — 58 photographs covering Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher, Blue-eared Kingfisher, Brown Wood Owl, Indian Pitta and 27 species from the Western Ghats. Trip with Wildagram Wildlife Expeditions.
Sindhudurg Monsoon Birding — Kingfishers, Owls & 27 Species Read Post »
Photos from Bhigwan — Preview Birdsong · Photos from Bhigwan A bird photographer’s field journal By Prashant S. Gupta · Travelontales Nobody tells you how much of bird photography is just standing still. Not the gear, not the light, not even the birds — just the standing, the waiting, the slow recalibration of what counts
