TravelOnTales  ·  Bhigwan, Maharashtra
Where the Grasslands
Meet the Sky
A 3-Day Birding Journey  ·  Ujani Backwaters  ·  Kadbanwadi  ·  Shirsufal
DAY 1 · EVENING
Kadbanwadi Grasslands
Kadbanwadi Grasslands
Grey-headed Harrier
Circus melanoleucos
A winter migrant — hunting low over the grasslands at dusk
Kadbanwadi Grasslands
Crested Lark
Galerida cristata
Perfectly camouflaged against dry Deccan soil — often heard before it is seen
Kadbanwadi Grasslands
Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus
Perched high and patient — this sacred raptor surveys its domain at dusk
DAY 2 · PRE-DAWN
Owls, Foxes & the Quiet Hour
Kadbanwadi Grasslands
Indian Fox
Vulpes bengalensis
Not a bird — but a rare grassland mammal that makes the morning unforgettable
Night Safari
Indian Nightjar
Caprimulgus asiaticus
Supreme camouflage — invisible until the torchlight catches those glowing eye-shines
Night Safari
Green Bee-eaters Roosting
Merops orientalis
Seeing this daytime acrobat asleep at night transforms a familiar bird into something magical
DAY 2 · AFTERNOON
Boat Safari · Ujani Backwaters
Ujani Backwaters
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Statuesque in the shallows — watching it strike for fish is like a spring releasing
Ujani Backwaters
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Those extraordinary pink legs make the stilt one of the most elegant waders at Ujani
Ujani Backwaters
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Wheeling low over the grey water — a long-distance winter visitor from Central Asia
Ujani Shoreline
Green Bee-eater
Merops orientalis
A living emerald — one of India's most beloved birds, perched between hunting sorties
Ujani Shoreline
Bluethroat (Male)
Luscinia svecica
That flash of cobalt blue and russet on a rock — a gem of a winter visitor
Bhigwan
Brahminy Starling
Sturnia pagodarum
Boldly patterned and vocal — a resident of the scrubby margins around Bhigwan
DAY 3 · MORNING
Shirsufal Grasslands · Baramati
Shirsufal, Baramati
Desert Wheatear
Oenanthe deserti
A Central Asian winter visitor — constantly bobbing on exposed ground at Shirsufal
Shirsufal, Baramati
Indian Gazelle (Chinkara)
Gazella bennettii
A rare bonus sighting — standing proud on the Deccan hillside against a pale sky
BHIGWAN  ·  MAHARASHTRA
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Trip organised by Wildagram Wildlife Expeditions
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