Trip Report - THAILAND - NEPAL |
|
By Greg Roberts, with Glenn Scherf, except for last week. |
Itinerary |
| THAILAND |
| 24/12. Arrive Bangkok. |
| 24-26/12. Bangkok sight-seeing (Wat Trinit and Wat Pho temples, Grand Palace). |
| 26/12. Drive to Khao Yai National Park. Next seven nights at Khao Yai Garden Lodge (comfortable), with (quite long) daily drives to the park at about 700m. |
| 27/12. Military base road; Trails 6 & 7. |
| 28/12. Trails 6 &7; campground area. |
| 29/12. Trails 1 & 6; Maew Swat Falls road. |
| 30/12. Joined by Liezel and John Lotter (South Africa). Trails 1 & 6; Elephant Cave (outside park) in evening. |
| 31/12. Trails 1 & 7; Fields below Elephant Cave. |
| 1/1. Military base road; Trail 6; Viewpoint inside park entrance. |
| 2/1. Drive to Bangkok, stopping briefly at Wat Tampraprotisat (temple) and nearby fields, and marshes at Rangsit, north of the airport. Fly to Kathmandu and transfer to Hotel Manaslu. |
| NEPAL |
| Joined by Aqua Birding guide Rabindra Manandhar, who operates a bookshop in Khatmandu. |
| 3/1. Phulchowki Mountain in Kathmandu Valley, summit, upper levels and mid-elevation (2100-2800m). |
| 4/1. Scenic flight to Mt Everest, sight-seeing around Khatmandu (Swyambhunath temple and Durbar Square). |
| 5/1. Phulchowki, lower levels and adjoining Godaveri Botanic Gardens (1200-2100m); Bagnati River. |
| 6/1. AM - Drive to terai lowlands and Chitwan National Park via Sauraha entrance. PM - Crossed Rapti River for walk along main road to park headquarters. Overnight Green Mansion Jungle Resort. |
| 7/1. Elephant and boat rides in Bahgmara Reserve, adjacent to park; walk along Rapti River. Overnight Green Mansion. |
| 8/1. AM - Transfer to Chitwan Jungle Lodge via Meghauli entrance, crossing Narayani River. PM - Walk with (excellent) guides Harka Kumal and Jim Kurra. |
| 9/1. Elephant ride and walking. |
| 10/1. Transfer by coach to Pokhara lakeside (Baidam) and Hotel Barahi. |
| 11/1. Rice paddies and swamps at northern end of Phewa Tal (900m). Overnight Pokhara. |
| 12/1. Drive to Khande (1400m) for first day of trek in Annapurna Conservation Area. Walk to Deurali (2100m) overnight tea-house. |
| 13/1. Walk to Landruk (1700m) via Tolka. Overnight tea-house. |
| 14/1. Climb tracks above Landruk around Poon (2300m). Overnight tea-house. |
| 15/1. Walk to Nayapool via Birethanti. Drive to Pokhara, overnight Hotel Manaslu. |
| 16/1. Fly to Khatmandu. Drive to Shivapuri Resort (2000m) in the Shivapuri Wildlife Refuge in Khatmandu Valley. Walk on road above resort. |
| 17/1. Drive to Khatmandu after morning walk. |
| 18-19/1. Sightseeing (Bhaktupar, Patan and Nyatala temple) and shopping in Khatmandu. |
| 20/1. Fly to Bangkok |
| THAILAND |
| 20/1. Connect flight to Chiang Mai in north-west Thailand. Drive to Chom Tong, overnight in hotel. |
| 21/1. Drive to Doi Inthanon National Park. Dry lowland diptocarp forest at kms 9, 11 and 13; montane forests at kms 34 (1500m) and 37 (1800m) jeep trails. Overnight at Ecotourism Lodge (1100m, very basic, at km 26). |
| 22/1. Summit at 2700m (boardwalk around swamp); kms 34 and 37. Overnight Ecotourism. |
| 23/1. kms 34 and 37. Overnight Ecotourism. |
| 24/1. kms 34, 37 and 26. Transfer to Tarntong Guest House outside national park (more comfortable but further to drive). |
| 25/1. Summit boardwalk, kms 34 and 37. |
| 26/1. kms 13 (dry forest), 34, 37 and 26. |
| 27/1. Joined by Nigel and Donna Crook (USA/UK) kms 34, 37 and 32. |
| 28/1. Walk around Doi Inthanon Highland Resort grounds. Drive to Chiang Mai. Fly home via Bangkok. |
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| Field References |
| Grimmit, Inskipp & Inskipp. 1999. Birds of the Indian Subcontinent. |
| Robson. 2000. A Field Guide to the Birds of South-East Asia. |
| BIRDS |
| *denotes lifer |
| T = Thailand KY = Khao Yai |
| DI = Doi Inthanon |
| N = Nepal PH = Phulchowki |
| Little Grebe (N - 4 at Phewa Tal), |
| Little Egret, Great Egret, Intermediate Egret, Cattle Egret, Little Heron, |
| *Malayan Night-Heron (T - 1 at trail 1, KY), |
| Chinese Pond-Heron (T - common north of Bangkok & near KY), |
| Indian Pond-Heron (N - common in terai), |
| Little Cormorant, Great Cormorant, |
| *Red-naped Ibis (N - flocks in 3 places at Chitwan), |
| Asian Openbill (T - common north of Bangkok; N - small nos at Chitwan), |
| Lesser Adjutant (N - 3 near Chitwan Jungle Lodge), |
| Black Stork (N - 1 at Chitwan), Woolly-necked Stork (N - 1 at Chitwan), |
| Mallard, Ruddy Shelduck (N - common at Chitwan), |
| Ferruginous Pochard (N - 6 at Phewa Tal), Common Pochard, |
| Brown Crake (N - 3 at Chitwan), |
| *Ruddy-breasted Crake (N - 1 at Chitwan Jungle Lodge), |
| White-breasted Waterhen, Common Coot, Common Moorhen, |
| Wood Sandpiper, Marsh Sandpiper, Common Greenshank, |
| Common Sandpiper, Temminck’s Stint (N - 4 at Rapti River), |
| Pied Stilt, Bronze-winged Jacana, |
| Pintail Snipe (N - 5 at Phewa Tal), |
| *Jack Snipe (N - 1 at Phewa Tal), |
| River Lapwing (N - 1 at Bagnati River; small nos at Chitwan), |
| Red Wattled Lapwing (T - 2 below Elephant Cave; N - small nos at Chitwan), |
| *Grey-headed Lapwing (N - 2 at Bagnati River; 2 at Phewa Tal), |
| Ringed Plover (N - common at Chitwan), |
| Osprey, Crested Serpent-Eagle (N - 1 at Chitwan; T - 1 at KY), Black Kite, |
| Black Eagle (N - 3 at PH; 1 at Shivapuri), Bonelli’s Eagle (N - 1 at Chitwan), |
| Golden Eagle (N - 2 at Phewa Tal), |
| Egyptian Vulture (N - 5 around Pokhara), |
| White-rumped Vulture (N - 1 above Khande), |
| Eurasian Griffon (N - 4 around Pokhara; 3 above Khande; 1 at Chitwan), |
| *Himalayan Griffon (N - 2 above Khande), |
| Lammergeyer (1 at Durali), |
| Red-headed Vulture (1 at Phewa Tal), |
| Besra (T - 2 at KY; 2 feeding on bats with Peregrines at Elephant Cave), |
| Eurasian Sparrowhawk (N - 2 at PH), Northern Goshawk (N - 1 at PH), |
| Crested Goshawk (T - 1 at KY), Black-shouldered Kite, |
| *White-eyed Buzzard (N - 1 at Narayani River, Chitwan), |
| *Grey-faced Buzzard (T - singles at kms 34 & 37, DI), |
| Common Buzzard (N - 1 at Phewa Tal; 2 at Bagnati River), |
| *Long-legged Buzzard (N - 1 at Phewa Tal; 1 near Meghauli), |
| Steppe Eagle (N - 6 at Bagnati River; 2 at Phewa Tal), |
| Lesser Spotted Eagle (N - 1 at Bagnati River), Tawny Eagle (N - 1 at Chitwan), |
| Oriental Honey-Buzzard (N - 2 at Chitwan), Changeable Hawk-Eagle (4 at Chitwan), |
| *White-rumped Falcon (T - 1 at km 13, DI), |
| *Collared Falconet (T - 1 at km 13, DI), |
| Common Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon (T - 2 feeding on bats at dusk, Elephant Cave), |
| *Common Quail (N - 3 at Phewa Tal), |
| *Hill Partridge (T - 2 above Landruk), |
| *Rufous-throated Partridge (T - 1 at DI summit, others calling), |
| Scaly-breasted Partridge (T - small nos at KY), |
| Red Junglefowl (common: T - KY; N - Chitwan), |
| Kalij Pheasant (N - 6 above Landruk), |
| *Silver Pheasant (T - party of 10, military base road, KY), |
| *Siamese Fireback (T - 2 at trail 1, KY), |
| Black Francolin (N - calling at Chitwan), Indian Peafowl (N), |
| Eurasian Wryneck (N - 1 at Bagnati River), |
| *White-browed Piculet (T - 1 at km 26, KY), |
| Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker (N - 2 at Chitwan), |
| Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker (N - common at Chitwan; T - 2 at km 11, DI), |
| *Crimson-breasted Woodpecker (N - 1 below Deurali), |
| *Darjeeling Woodpecker (N - 2 near Deurali), |
| Greater Yellownape (several in N & in T at KY), |
| *Laced Woodpecker (T - singles at military base road & trail 6, KY), |
| *Scaly-bellied Woodpecker (N - 1 below Deurali), |
| Grey-headed Woodpecker (N - 6 at Chitwan), |
| Streak-throated Woodpecker (N - 4 at Chitwan), |
| *Black-headed Woodpecker (T - 2 at km 13, KY), |
| Common Flameback (T - 2 at km 13, KY), |
| Himalayan Flameback (N - common at Chitwan), |
| *Greater Flameback (T - common at KY), |
| *Black-and-buff Woodpecker (T - 1 at trail 1, KY), |
| Great Barbet (N - common at PH & above Landruk), Lineated Barbet, |
| *Green-eared Barbet (T - 2 at trail 1, KY, others heard), |
| *Moustached Barbet (T - 1 at military base road, KY, others heard), |
| Golden-throated Barbet (common in N & T highlands), |
| Blue-throated Barbet (N - calling at DI), Coppersmith Barbet, |
| Oriental Pied Hornbill (T - common at KY), |
| Great Hornbill (T - singles at trails 1 & 6, KY), |
| Red-headed Trogon (T - common in KY; 1 at km 37, DI), |
| Orange-breasted Trogon (T - 1 at trail 6, KY), |
| Green Bee-eater, Blue-beared Bee-eater (N - calling at Chitwan), |
| *Chesnut-headed Bee-eater (T - 6 along main road, KY), |
| *Banded Kingfisher (T - 2 on trail 7, KY), |
| White-throated Kingfisher, Pied Kingfisher, |
| Common Kingfisher, Stork-billed Kingfisher (N - small nos at Chitwan), |
| *Asian Emerald Cuckoo (T - singles at km 37 & roadside at km 38, KY), |
| Greater Coucal, Lesser Coucal, |
| Green-billed Malkoha, Sirkeer Malkoha (N - 1 at Chitwan), |
| Asian Koel (T - common around KY Garden Lodge), |
| *Coral-billed Ground-Cuckoo (T - 1 seen on 3 occasions at trail 1, KY), |
| Common Hoopoe (N - 2 at Chitwan), Indian Roller, |
| Alexandrine Parakeet (N - small nos at Chitwan), Rose-ringed Parakeet, |
| *Grey-headed Parakeet (T - 1 at km 26, DI), |
| *Blossom-headed Parakeet (T - 8 at km 9, DI), |
| Plum-headed Parakeet (N - small nos at Chitwan), |
| Slaty-headed Parakeet (N - small nos around Deurali), |
| *Red-breasted Parakeet (T - common at viewpoint, KY), |
| *Vernal Hanging-Parrot (T - common at trail 1 & viewpoint, KY), |
| Emerald Dove, Zebra Dove (T), Eurasian Collared-Dove (N - 2 at Chitwan), |
| Oriental Turtle-Dove (N - 4 at PH), Red Collared-Dove, |
| Spotted Dove, Rock Pigeon, |
| Green Imperial-Pigeon (T - 2 at KY), Mountain Imperial-Pigeon (T - 4 at DI), |
| *Ashy Wood-Pigeon (N - small nos around Deurali), |
| *Speckled Wood-Pigeon (N - common around Deurali), |
| Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon (N - 1 at Chitwan), |
| Thick-billed Green-Pigeon (T - 6 at KY), |
| *Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon (T - 1 at km 37, DI), |
| Himalayan Swiftlet, Asian Fork-tailed Swift, |
| House Swift, Alpine Swift (N - small nos at Chitwan), |
| Crested Tree-Swift (N - 6 at Chitwan), |
| *Collared Scops-Owl (T - 1 near KY Garden Lodge; 1 at km 26, DI; others heard), |
| Collared Owlet (T - 1 heard only at km 34, DI), |
| Jungle Owlet (N - common at Chitwan), |
| Spotted Owlet (N - 3 in Khatmandu hotel grounds), |
| *Asian Barred Owlet (T - 1 near KY Garden Lodge; 1 at DI Highland Resort; others heard), |
| *Great Eared Nightjar (T - 6 below Elephant Cave at dusk), |
| Grey Nightjar (T - 2 at km 26, DI), |
| *Eared Pitta (T - 2 at trail 6, KY), |
| *Blue Pitta (T - 1 at trail 6, 3 at trail 1, KY), |
| *Long-tailed Broadbill (T - 8 flocking with drongos, trail 6, KY), |
| Asian Fairy-Bluebird (T - KY), |
| Blue-winged Leafbird (T - KY & DI), Orange-bellied Leafbird (N - 3 at PH), |
| Brown Shrike (N & T - small nos in open areas), Grey-backed Shrike, |
| Long-tailed Shrike, |
| Black Drongo, White-bellied Drongo (N - 1 at Chitwan), |
| Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo, Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, |
| Ashy Drongo (T - DI & KY), Hair-crested Drongo (T - common at KY), |
| Brown Dipper (N - 2 near Birethanti), |
| Eurasian Jay (T - 3 below km 37, DI; N - 6 at PH), Black-headed Jay (N - 2 at PH), |
| Blue (Red-billed) Magpie (N - flocks at Chitwan & PH), |
| Green Magpie (N - 4 at PH), |
| *Yellow-breasted Magpie (T - 1 at trail 1, KY), |
| Rufous Treepie (N - common in terai), Grey Treepie (N - common in foothills), |
| *Racket-tailed Treepie (T - 2 below Elephant Cave), |
| House Crow, Large-billed Crow, |
| Black-naped Oriole (T - 2 at KY), Maroon Oriole (T - 4 at km 37, DI; N - 2 at PH), |
| *Slender-billed Oriole (T - 1 at km 32, DI), |
| *Large Cuckoo-shrike (N - 1 at Chitwan Jungle Lodge), |
| Black-winged Cuckoo-shrike (N - 1 below Landruk; T - 5 at KY), |
| *Indochinese Cuckoo-shrike (T - 2 at KY), |
| Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike, Common Woodshrike, |
| *Rosy Minivet (T - small nos at KY), |
| *Ashy Minivet (T - 6 at KY), |
| Scarlet Minivet, Grey-chinned Minivet (T - common at DI), |
| Long-tailed Minivet (N - small nos at PH), Small Minivet (N - 6 at Chitwan), |
| Yellow-bellied Fantail (N - common in highlands), |
| White-throated Fantail (N - common at Chitwan; T - common at DI), |
| Black-naped Monarch, |
| Chesnut-bellied Rock-Thrush (T - 1 at KY; N - 1 at Deurali), Blue Rock-Thrush, |
| Blue Whistling-Thrush (N - common in highlands; T - small nos at KY & DI), |
| *Long-tailed Thrush (N - 1 at Godaveri), |
| Scaly Thrush (N - 4 at Chitwan), |
| *Dark-sided Thrush (T - 1 at summit, DI), |
| *White-collared Blackbird (N - 6 at PH upper levels; 2 near Deurali), |
| *Grey-winged Blackbird (N - 4 at PH lower levels), |
| *Chesnut Thrush (N - 1 below Deurali), |
| *Grey-sided Thrush (T - 1 at km 37, DI), |
| *Eye-browed Thrush (T - 6 at km 37, 1 roadside at km 38, DI), |
| Dark-throated Thrush (N - small nos at PH & Shivapuri), |
| *Green Cochoa (T - 1 at km 37, DI), |
| Asian Brown Flycatcher, Red-breasted [Red-throated] Flycatcher, |
| Verditer Flycatcher (T - 2 at KY), |
| *Pale-chinned [Blue] Flycatcher (N - 2 on road to Chitwan park headquarters), |
| Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher, Little Pied Flycatcher, |
| Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher (N - 2 at PH), |
| Slaty-blue Flycatcher (N - 1 at Chitwan; 1 near Birethanti), |
| Large Niltava (T - 1 below Elephant Cave; 4 at km 37, DI), |
| Small Niltava (N - 1 at Shivapuri), Rufous-bellied Niltava (N - 1 below Deurali; T - 1 below km 37, DI), Hill Blue Flycatcher (T - 4 at KY), |
| *Blue-throated Flycatcher (T - 1 at DI Highland Resort), |
| *White-browed Shortwing (T - 2 at summit, DI), |
| White-tailed Rubythroat (N - 4 at Chitwan), |
| *Siberian Blue Robin (T - 5 at trail 6, KY; 1 at Wat Tampraprotisat), |
| White-tailed Robin (N - 2 at Chitwan), |
| Orange-flanked Bush-Robin [Red-flanked Bluetail] (N - 3 below Deurali), |
| Golden Bush-Robin (N - 1 at Shivapuri), |
| Oriental Magpie-Robin, White-rumped Shama, |
| *Little Forktail (N - 1 above Landruk; 1 near Birethanti), |
| White-crowned Forktail (T - 4 at KY; 1 at DI), |
| Spotted Forktail (N - small nos on trek; 1 at Godaveri), |
| Slaty-backed Forktail (N - small nos on trek; T - 1 at KY), |
| *Black-backed Forktail (N - 1 at Chitwan Jungle Lodge; T - 1 at km 13, DI), |
| *Hodgson’s Redstart (N - 1 at Deurali), |
| Blue-fronted Redstart (N - common on trek), |
| White-capped [Water] Redstart (N - common on trek), |
| Plumbeous [Water] Redstart (N - common on trek & at Godaveri), |
| Common Stonechat, White-tailed Stonechat (N - 4 at Chitwan), |
| Pied Bushchat, Grey Bushchat (N - 2 at Godaveri; T - 8 at km 26, DI), |
| *Ashy Woodswallow (T - 3 between Bangkok & KY; N - 4 at Chitwan), |
| *Chesnut-tailed Starling (T - 4 near Meghauli), |
| Black-collared Starling (T - common in lowlands), Asian Pied Starling (T - common in lowlands), Common Myna, Hill Myna, Jungle Myna (N), |
| *White-vented Myna (T - common in lowlands), |
| *Golden-crested Myna (T - 1 at viewpoint, KY), |
| *Chesnut-vented Nuthatch (T - 6 at km 37, DI), |
| Chesnut-bellied Nuthatch (N - 8 at Chitwan), |
| Velvet-fronted Nuthatch (N - common at Chitwan), |
| *White-tailed Nuthatch (N - 5 at PH), |
| *Rusty-flanked Treecreeper (N - 2 above Landruk), |
| *Brown-throated Treecreeper (T - 8 at kms 34 & 37, DI), |
| *Fire-capped Tit (N - 1 at PH), |
| Great Tit, Green-backed Tit, Black-lored Tit (N - common in highlands), |
| Yellow-cheeked Tit (T - common at DI), Black-throated Tit (N - 6 at PH), |
| *Yellow-browed Tit (N - 1 at PH; 1 above Khande), |
| Plain Martin (N - common at Chitwan), Dusky Crag-Martin (N - small nos above Khande), Barn Swallow, Red-rumped Swallow (N - small nos at Chitwan; T - 10 at DI), Striated Swallow (T - 2 at KY), Nepal House-Martin (20 at Phewa Tal), |
| *Asian House-Martin (5 at Phewa Tal), |
| Common Iora, |
| Black-headed Bulbul (T), Black-crested Bulbul, Red-whiskered Bulbul, |
| Red-vented Bulbul, Mountain Bulbul (N & T - common in highlands), |
| Himalayan Bulbul (N), Ashy-headed Bulbul (T - 2 at DI), |
| Stripe-throated Bulbul (T - 10 at KY), Streak-eared Bulbul (T), |
| Sooty-headed Bulbul (T - small nos at DI), Flavescent Bulbul (T - common at DI), |
| *Puff-throated Bulbul (T - common at KY), |
| *Grey-eyed Bulbul (T - common at KY), |
| Black Bulbul (N - common in highlands; T - 2 at DI), |
| *White-headed Bulbul (T - 6 at km 32, DI), |
| *Striated Prinia (N - 2 below Landruk), |
| Grey-breasted Prinia (N - 8 at Chitwan); Yellow-bellied Prinia, |
| Plain Prinia, Ashy Prinia (N - 2 at Chitwan), |
| *Hill Prinia (T - 2 at km 26, 2 at summit, DI), |
| *Rufescent Prinia (T - 4 at km 26, DI), |
| Common Tailorbird, Mountain Tailorbird, Dark-necked Tailorbird, |
| Pale-footed Bush-Warbler (N - 2 at Chitwan Jungle Lodge), |
| *Grey-sided Bush-Warbler (N - 1 at Chitwan Jungle Lodge), |
| Aberrant Bush-Warbler (N - 3 at Chitwan), |
| *Spotted Bush-Warbler (T - 1 at DI Highland Resort), |
| Zitting Cisticola, |
| *Blyth’s Reed-Warbler (N - 1 on road to Chitwan headquarters), |
| *Thick-billed Warbler (T - 2 near Wat Tampraprotisat), |
| *Smoky Warbler (N - 1 near Chitwan Jungle Lodge), |
| Dusky Warbler (N - small nos in lowlands & at Shivapuri), |
| Tickell’s Leaf-Warbler (N - small nos at Chitwan), |
| Buff-barred Warbler (N - common in highlands), |
| Western Crowned Warbler (N - 1 near Landruk), |
| Ash-throated Warbler (N & T - common in highlands), |
| Yellow-browed (Inornate) Warbler (N & T - common), |
| *Radde’s Warbler (T - 6 at KY), |
| *Yellow-streaked Warbler (T - 1 at km 13, DI), |
| Greenish Warbler (N - common in lowlands; probably also at KY in T), |
| *Two-barred Warbler (T - 5 at KY; 2 at km 26, DI), |
| *Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler (T - 1 at trail 6, KY), |
| *Sulphur-breasted Warbler (T - 1 at trail 6, KY), |
| Pale-rumped [Lemon-rumped] Warbler (N - 2 at PH lower levels; unidentified pale-rumped warblers at DI in T), Common Chiffchaff (N), |
| Blyth’s Leaf-Warbler (T - common at DI; small nos at KY), |
| *White-tailed Leaf-Warbler (T - common at DI), |
| *Chesnut-flanked White-eye (T - 15 at km 37, DI), |
| Japanese White-eye (T - DI), Oriental White-eye (T - KY), |
| *Chesnut-headed Tesia (N - 1 above Landruk, others heard), |
| *Slaty-bellied Tesia (T - singles at kms 34 & 37, others heard, DI), |
| Golden-spectacled Warbler (T - small nos KY & DI; N - 4 at PH), |
| Grey-hooded Warbler (N - common in highlands), |
| *Grey-cheeked Warbler (T - 1 at km 37, DI), |
| *Black-faced Warbler (N - 1 below Landruk), |
| Chesnut-crowned Warbler (T - 4 at DI; N - 3 above Landruk), |
| Winter Wren (N - 2 below Landruk), |
| White-throated Laughingthrush (N - common in highlands), |
| White-crested Laughingthrush (T - 6 at DI; N - small nos PH & Shivapuri), |
| Chesnut-crowned Laughingthrush ( N & T - common in highlands), |
| Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush (N - 2 at Chitwan), |
| *Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush (T - 1 at military base road, KY), |
| White-necked Laughingthrush (T - heard only at DI), |
| *Grey-sided Laughingthrush (N - 2 parties at Shivapuri), |
| Striated Laughingthrush (N - common in highlands), |
| Streaked Laughingthrush (N - 2 at Deurali; 2 at PH; 1 at Shivapuri), |
| Red-billed Leiothrix (N - 2 at PH), |
| *Scaly Laughingthrush (N - 4 above Landruk), |
| Abbott’s Babbler (T - 4 at KY), |
| *Puff-throated Babbler (T - 1 at KY; N - 6 at Chitwan), |
| *Large Scimitar-Babbler (T - 1 at trail 6, KY), |
| Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler (N - 5 at PH), |
| *Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler (N - 1 above Khande), |
| *White-browed Scimitar-Babbler (T - 3 at military base road, KY), |
| Chesnut-capped Babbler (N - common at Chitwan), Jungle Babbler (N), |
| Yellow-eyed Babbler (N - 6 at Chitwan), Striated Babbler (N - 4 at Chitwan), |
| *Pygmy Wren-Babbler (T - 1 at km 37, DI, many heard), |
| Black-chinned Babbler (N - 2 at PH; 4 below Landruk), Grey-throated Babbler (N - 6 at PH), Golden Babbler (N - 1 below Deurali; T - 6 at km 37, DI), |
| Striped Tit-Babbler (N - common at Chitwan; T - common at KY), |
| Chesnut-tailed Minla (N - common at PH; T - 4 at summit, DI), |
| *Chesnut-fronted Shrike-Babbler (T - 4 at km 37, DI), |
| Black-eared Shrike-Babbler (N - 3 at PH lower levels), |
| White-browed Shrike-Babbler (T - 2 at km 37, DI), |
| Rufous-winged Fulvetta (N & T - common in highlands), |
| *White-browed Fulvetta (N - common at PH upper levels), |
| *Grey-cheeked Fulvetta (T - common at DI), |
| *Nepal Fulvetta (N - common in highlands), |
| Silver-eared Mesia (T - 8 at DI), |
| *Spectacled Barwing (T - 6 roadside at km 38, DI), |
| *Hoary-throated Barwing (N - 6 at PH upper levels), |
| *Black-backed [Dark-backed] Sibia (T - common at DI), |
| *Rufous-backed Sibia (T - common at km 37, DI), |
| Rufous Sibia (N - common in highlands), |
| *Black-throated Parrotbill (N - 30+ in mixed flocks at Shivapuri), |
| *Striated Yuhina (T - 8 at km 37, DI), |
| White-bellied Yuhina (T - DI & KY), Rufous-vented Yuhina (N - 6 at PH), |
| *Stripe-throated Yuhina (N - 6 at PH upper levels), |
| *Whiskered Yuhina (N - common on trek & at Shivapuri), |
| Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker (T), Fire-breasted Flowerpecker (T), |
| *Plain Flowerpecker (T - 1 at km 34, DI), |
| Purple Sunbird, Olive-backed Sunbird, Ruby-cheeked Sunbird, |
| Black-throated Sunbird (T - 4 at DI; N - 2 near Landrung), Crimson Sunbird (T), |
| *Gould’s Sunbird (T - 1 at km 37, DI), |
| *Green-tailed Sunbird (T - 4 at summit, DI; N - common at PH upper levels), |
| *Fire-tailed Sunbird (N - common at PH upper levels and above Landruk), |
| Streaked Spiderhunter (T - 2 at DI), |
| *Rufous-winged Bushlark (N - 2 at Rapti River), |
| Greater Short-toed Lark (N - 8 at Phewa Tal), |
| Richard’s Pipit (N - 1 at Phewa Tal), |
| *Oriental [Paddyfield] Pipit (T - 1 at Rangsit; N - common at Phewa Tal), |
| *Blyth’s Pipit (N -2 at Phewa Tal), |
| *Rosy Pipit (N - common at Phewa Tal), |
| Olive-backed Pipit, Tree Pipit (N - 4 at Chitwan), |
| White Wagtail, White-browed Wagtail (N - 8 at Chitwan), |
| Yellow Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, |
| Rufous-breasted Accentor (N - 1 at PH; 2 at Deurali), |
| House Sparrow, Tree Sparrow, Russet Sparrow (N - 2 near Landruk), |
| *Plain-backed Sparrow (T - 1 in Bangkok; 1 at Rangsit), |
| *Plain Mountain-Finch (N - 4 at PH upper levels), |
| Common Rosefinch (T - 6 at DI), |
| *Spot-winged Rosefinch (N - 2 at Deurali), |
| *White-browed Rosefinch (N - 1 at Shivapuri), |
| Dark-breasted Rosefinch (N - small nos at PH, Shivapuri & Deurali), |
| Red Adavat (N - 1 at Chitwan), White-rumped Munia (N - 4 below Landruk), |
| Scaly-breasted Munia, Yellow-breasted Greenfinch (N - common near Landruk), |
| *Gold-naped Finch (N - 2 above Landruk), |
| *Scarlet Finch (N - 10 above Landruk), |
| Yellow-breasted Bunting (N - 1 at Phewa Tal), |
| *Chesnut Bunting (N - 1 near Chitwan Jungle Lodge; T - 1 at km 26, DI). |
| Total 420. Lifers 134. |
| MAMMALS |
| Sambar (T - 2 at KY; N - 4 at Chitwan, including 1 freshly killed by a tiger at Bahgmara Reserve), |
| Hog Deer (N - 1 at Chitwan), Chital (N - 1 at Chitwan), |
| Barking Deer (T - 5 at KY; N - 6 at Chitwan, including remains of tiger kill), |
| *Indian One-horned Rhinoceros (N - 5 encounters at Chitwan: 1 heard in grass on road to park headquarters; female & young seen from elephant in Bahgmara Reserve; 1 male seen at close quarters in thick vegetation by Rapti River; 1 female & young seen running from elephants near Chitwan Jungle Lodge while we were on foot… soon after, the adult emerged abruptly from thick vegetation to charge us), |
| Wild Boar (N - small nos at Chitwan), |
| Malay Tree-Shrew (T - 1 at DI), |
| Pig-tailed Macaque (T - common at KY), Rhesus Macaque (N - common), |
| White-handed Gibbon (T - common at KY, seen well 4 times), |
| *Burmese Striped Tree-Squirrel [Temiops mcclellandi](T - small nos at KY & DI), |
| Black Giant-Squirrel [Ratufa bicolor](T - 1 at KY; 2 at DI), Variable Squirrel (T), |
| *Grey-bellied Squirrel [Callosciurus caniceps] (T - 2 at KY), |
| *Indochinese Ground-Squirrel [Menetes berdmorei] (T - small nos at KY), |
| *Orange-bellied Himalayan Squirrel (N - small nos at PH), |
| *Olive Squirrel (T - 2 at km 37, DI), |
| *Wrinkle-lipped Bat (T - 1.5 million emerging from Elephant Cave at dusk), |
| *Sloth Bear (N - 2 encounters near Chitwan Jungle Lodge: female and 4-month cub fled after we disturbed them on foot in riverine scrub, only the cub being seen briefly; female and two one-month cubs seen well the following day, basking in late-morning sun in sal forest outside their den, into which they retreated when they spotted us… also fresh scats, paw imprints and termite mound diggings), |
| Jungle Cat (N - 1 at Chitwan), |
| Leopard (N - 1 heard at Chitwan, also paw imprints and scats), |
| Tiger (N - not seen but 1 heard and many signs at Chitwan, including fresh scats, deer kills, paw imprints, scatchings and lodge elephants trumpeting), |
| Yellow-throated Marten (N - 2 at Deurali), |
| *Small Indian Mongoose (N - 1 below Landruk). |
| Total 24. Lifers 9. |
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