While I’d be the last to complain about the diversity of nightjars we get here, I am jealous of the fact you’re able to identify the at all. I saw three nightjars in one night last week, but who knows which nightjar they were. I must say would be much simpler if we had just one resident species.
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Considering I sent the last week busy with classes, chores and other work I expected it to be a week like any other, but it was anything but. I’m particularly proud of the owl, as I managed to track it down whil doing chores in school due to the sounds of birds mobbing it. Personally I’ve found this to be the most reliable way of finding owls. The sirkeer is also another species I have dreamed about seeing for years. They are honestly more mammalian than avian, scurrying about on boulders like squirrels or mongooses.
Birds
151. Sirkeer Taccocua leschenaultii
152. Brown Hawk-owl Ninox scutulata
Snakes are also always a surprise. I’m terrible at finding them, so it is no surprise these two were found by others. I’m not sure whether I can count the trinket snake - someone had captured it for relocation.
Reptiles
- Trinket Snake Coelognathus helena
X. Yellow-green Cat-snake Boiga flaviviridis
Also, a few leftovers from earlier weeks. I’ve probably seen the flycatcher before in winter when it migrates to a wider area, but with so many other migratory flycatchers around then it is hard to conclusively identify.
Birds
153. Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
154. White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
