04/01/2021
*BIRDING_PHOTOGRAPHY_NATURE TRAIL_RISHIKESH VALLEY*
*ABOUT RISHIKESH BIRDING DESTINATION*
Rishikesh is a paradise for bird-watchers. It is surrounded by forest, river, water falls below that makes Rishikesh a perfect place for Bird watching. Eastern side the Neelkanth mountain is a great place for bird watching.
Rishikesh is popular for Temples, Yoga, River Rafting, Camping and other adventure activities around it. Besides this it is covered with green forest area. Its Eastern part other side of River comes under Rajaji National Park which is the home of more than 400 birds, northern and north-west part is part of Narendra Nagar Forest Division also a passage for birds. The river Ganga also cater the need of maximum water birds.
Uttarakhand state of India for Birds Watching explore many different species of birds to bird lovers those are highly interested to see the colorful live gifts of nature,
Our Tour Start in early morning 5am to 10am.
Afternoon 2pm to 7pm (Time may differ as season) because that time there is highly chances to see maximum no. of birds and that time the chew chew sounds give us relax and feels to be with them.
*BIRDING TRAILS AT RISHIKESH*
*Phoolchatti birding trail 3km.*
*Neer Gaddu birding trail 4km.*
*Tapovan birding trail 7km.*
*Patna birding trail 10km.*
*Gattu Ghat birding trail 4km.*
*Neelkanth birding trail9km.*
*MAMMAL SPECIES*
Sighting of mammals very often here.
Leopard, Leopard cat, Jungle cat, Indian golden jackal, Spotted deer, Sambar deer, barking deer, Mountain goat (Goral), Wild boar, Yellow- throated marten,Small Indian civet, Rhesus macaque, Hanuman langur. ETC
*TARGET BIRD SPECIES*
"November to mid March"
Kalij Pheasant, Red- jungle fowl, Ruddy Shelduck,
Black Stork, Great Cormorant, Collared Falconet, Common kestrel, Himalayan Vulture, Griffon Vulture, Crested Serpent Eagle,
Besra, Steppe Eagle,
Bonelli's Eagle, Mountain- hawk Eagle, Wedge-tilled Green-pigeon, Pin- tailed Green- pigeon, Emerald Dove, Plum headed Parakeet, Slaty- headed Parakeet, Collared scops owl, Jungle Owlet, Asian- barred Owlet, Brown fish Owl, Brown-wood Owl, Brown-hawk Owl, Large- tailed Nightjar, Crested Treeswift, Common kingfisher, Crested kingfisher, Blue bearded Bee-eater, Oriental pied hornbill, Great Barbet, Blue-throated Barbet, Rufous Woodpecker, Speckled Piculet, Great- slaty Woodpecker, Greater Yellownape, Lesser Yellownape, Greater flameback, Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike, Scarlet Minivet, Long-tailed minivet, Spangled Drongo, Maroon Oriole, Red-billed blue-magpie, Grey treepie, black-lored Tit, black-throated Tit,
Black Crested bulbul, Ashy bulbul,
Whistler's warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Scaly - breasted wren Babbler, black-chin babbler, Rusty- cheeked scimitar-babbler, White Crested laughingthrush, White- throated laughingthrush, Streaked Laughingthrush, chestnut-crowned laughingthrush, Red-billed Leiothrix, Whiskered Yuhina, Brown Dipper, Velvet fronted nuthatch, Wall Creeper, Bar-tailed Treecreeper, Scaly Thrush, Grey-winged Blackbird, Black throated thrush, White - tailed Rubythroat, White-rumped Shama, White capped redstart, Plumbeous water redstart, Black Redstart, Blue-capped redstart, little forktail, Spotted forktail, Chestnet-bellied rock thrush, blue rock thrush, Rufous-gorgeted flycatcher, Ultramarine flycatcher, Slaty Blue flycatcher, Verditer Flycatcher, Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher, Rufous- bellied Niltava, Small Niltava, Golden-fronted leafbird, Fire breasted flowerpecker, Black- throated Sunbird, Crimson Sunbird,
Yellow Breasted greenfinch, Common Rosefinch, Crested Bunting, Rock bunting, White-capped bunting,
*TARGET REPTILES AND BUTTERFLIES*
REPTILES SIGHTING OFTEN HERE
*SNAKE*
King Cobra, Copper headed trinket snake, Chequered keelback, Russell viper, Burmese python,
*LIZARD*
Monitor lizard, Himalayan rock agama,
*TORTOISE AND TURTLE*
Indian flapshell turtle, Elongated tortoise,
*BUTTERFLY*
Common mormon, Striped blue crow, common jester, common crow butterfly, striped tiger, plain tiger, common leopard, glossy tiger, peacock pansy, common sailer, lemon pansy, orange oak leaf.
*GRASSHOPPER*
Painted Grasshopper,
*SPIDER*
Giant wood Spider, Signature Spider, Funnel Spider. ETC
*BIRDING TIMING*
The entry timings are within sunrise to sunset, two times a day.
Morning: 6.00am to 11.00am.
Afternoon: 2.00pm to 6.00pm.
*BIRDING TRIP TARIFF*
*Half Day Birding tariff*
1Person 2,250/-
2Person 3,500/-
3Person 4,350/-
4Person 4,600/-
5Person 4,750/-
*Full Day Birding tariff*
1Person 3,850/-
2Person 5,100/-
3Person 5,850/-
4Person 6,200/-
5Person 6,400/-
*Birding Cost include*
Trail permit, Naturalist, Field guide, binocular, Light snacks
*CONTACT DETAILS*
VIRU NEGI
Field guide, Birder, Leopard Tracker, Jungle safari tour Operator
Contact number
9917606031 7251819193
www.rajajijunglesafari.com
https://www.facebook.com/birdingchilla315
https://www.youtube.com/user/viru644
Email
birdingchilla315@gmail
