Shivpora
Shivpora
Shivpora, on the outskirts of Srinagar city, is my local patch. Large town gardens, the bund [embankment] along the river Jehlum, the river-bank and extensive patches of woodland offer a wide range of bird habitats and a surprisingly large variety of birds can be observed locally. A breeding population of European Rollers can be observed in the summer. Other breeding populations include Eurasian Golden Orioles, Ashy Drongoes, Asian Paradise-flycatchers and Pied Kingfishers.
A walk on the bund which is at tree-level offers good opportunities for observing arboreal birds on one side and waders and aquatic birds in the river and river-bank on the other. Migratory birds can also be observed flying over the area which is at the extreme south of Srinagar city.
Bird Roll Call :
Black-throated Accentor, Bluethroat, Black Bulbul, Himalayan Bulbul, Grey Bushchat, House Crow, Large-billed Crow, Eurasian Cuckoo, Eurasian Collared Dove, Oriental Turtle Dove, Ashy Drongo, Dark-sided Flycatcher, Rusty-tailed Flycatcher, Ultramarine Flycatcher,
Verditer Flycatcher, Common Stonechat, European Goldfinch, Little Grebe, Yellow-breasted Greenfinch, Pallid Harrier, Common Hoopoe, Eurasian Jackdaw, Black Kite, Asian Koel, Streaked Laughingthrush, Long-tailed Minivet, Common Moorhen, Common Myna, Eurasian Golden Oriole, Barn Owl, Eurasian Eagle Owl, Asian Paradise-flycatcher, Alexandrine Parakeet, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Slaty-headed Parakeet, Rock Pigeon, European Roller, Common Rosefinch,
Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Long-Tailed Shrike, Common Sparrow, Russet
Sparrow, Common Starling, Dark-throated Thrush, Blue Whistling Thrush, Tickell's Thrush, Green-backed Tit, Great Tit, Spot-winged Tit, Bar-tailed Treecreeper, Citrine Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, White Wagtail, Hume's Warbler, Grey-sided Bush Warbler, Western Crowned Warbler, Oriental White-eye, Brown-fronted Woodpecker, Himalayan Woodpecker, Scaly-bellied Woodpecker,
Common Kingfisher, Pied Kingfisher, White-throated Kingfisher, Rosy Pipit, Water
Pipit, Black-crowned Night Heron, Grey Heron, Indian Pond Heron, Little Bittern,
Little Egret, Black-winged Stilt, Temminck's Stint, Barn Swallow, Whiskered
Tern, Mallard, Common Coot, Common Teal.
