Birds Around Me

Lemsford Springs, a spring-fed lagoon, by Lemsford Village, Welwyn Garden City, is a small reserve perfect for wading birds. The reserve is about 4.5-5 hectares and has a few habitats, shallow lagoons, marsh, woodland, hedgerow, etc. Winter is the ideal time for birdwatching here, as it does not freeze in the cold. Waders love it here, as they feed on freshwater shrimps.  List of birds I have seen in last couple of years at Lemsford Springs: Common Kingfisher छोटा किलकिला, राम चिरैया, शरीफन, निता मछराला (Alcedo atthis) Green sandpiper (तुतारी) - Tringa ochropus Common Redshank (छोटा बटन) - Tringa totanus Grey heron अंजन, नरी, सैन, खैरा बगुला (Ardea cinerea) Little Egret करछिया बगुला (Egretta garzetta) Robin (Erithacus rubecula) Dunnock (Prunella modularis) Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) Good was walking and enjoying quiet bird watching !!! Location of Lemsford Springs: Lemsford Village, AL8 7TN To access the site, arrange the key with the warden's house just outside the reserv...

Little Grebe पनडुब्बी, पांतिरी, डूबडुबी, चरुका (Tachybaptus ruficollis) is a drab-colored plump little swimming bird with silky underparts, short pointed bill, and no tail. In breeding plumage the head and neck become dark brown and chestnut and the swollen yellow gape. It is seen on a pond, village tank, and jheel swimming about like a miniature duck and diving like Little Cormorant. The birds were often seen in twos or threes but congregations of 50 and more could be seen on larger water bodies.  Little Grebe पनडुब्बी, पांतिरी, डूबडुबी, चरुका (Tachybaptus ruficollis) are astonishing divers. It is said, if fired at by s shotgun it will vanish underwater before the charge reaches it. Their food primarily consists of aquatic insects and larvae, tadpoles, snails, and small fishes.  Hindi name of   Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis):  पनडुब्बी, पांतिरी, डूबडुबी, चरुका  Birds Around Me - Unfinished List (अपूर्ण  सूची)  Ashutosh Jhureley  ...

Little Cormorant (Microcarbo niger) छोटा पनकौवा, slightly larger than the Jungle Crow, is a shabby looing glistering black duck-like water bird with logins stiff tail and slender compressed bill. The bill is sharply hooked at the tip. There is a small white patch on the throat and a kind of crest on the back of head.  Little Cormorant (Microcarbo niger) छोटा पनकौवा Sanjivini Nagar, Jabalpur, India Little Cormorant (Microcarbo niger) छोटा पनकौवा is usually found singly, in small flocks or lar close-knit congregations, on village ponds, jheels, and large inland waters. The birds perch on rocks or trees overhanding water, sunning themselves with outspread wings. Their food is mainly fish and are accomplished swimmers and divers. All their fishing is done underwater. The bird comes out of the water with catch held crosswise in the bill, and with a jerk shifts them into position for being swallowed head first. They immediately dive for the next excursion and keep going on. At times they...