Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Birds - Kanchenzonga National Park Trek




Sighted the following birds between April 25th and May 5th in Yuksom and along the Goecha La trail in the Kanchendzonga National Park in West Sikkim bordering Nepal. Besides the birds shown below, also spotted White Capped Water Redstarts, Jungle Crows and Snow Pigeons.

Barn Swallow, Yuksom (1800 m)
Black Bulbul - Yuksom
Verditer Flycatcher - Yuksom
Verditer Flycatcher - Bakhim (2800 m)
Black Redstart ? Yuksom



Striated Bulbul on Yuksom - Sachen trail (1800 - 2200 m)
Rufous Sibia on Yuksom - Sachen trail
White Throated Laughing Thrush - Sachen (2200 m)
Some type of Warbler ? Sachen - Tsokha (3000 m)
Blue Fronted Redstart - Tsokha
Some type of Pipit ? - Tsokha
Grandala - Thangsing (3900 m)
Robin Accentor - Above Samiti Lake (4300 m)
Spot Winged Grosbeak
Lamuney - Thangsing trail (4200 - 3900 m)
Spot Winged Grosbeak - Male & female at Sachen