South India, the Andaman islands and Sri Lanka

White-bellied Minivet male, Mudumulai 22.11.11

Blue-bearded Bee-eater, Mudumulai 22.11.11

Crested Hawk Eagle, Chinnar 27.11.11

Indian Jungle Nightjar, Mudumulai 21.11.11

Jerdon’s Nightjar, Mudumulai 22.11.11

Jungle Mynas, nr Mudumulai 23.11.11

Jungle Owlet, Perambikulam, 27.11.11 ‘malabaricum’ race.

Nilgiri Laughingthrush, Ooty 24.11.11

Nilgiri Woodpigeon, Munnar 29.11.11

Oriental Scops Owl, Chiriyatappu, South Andaman 15.11.11. Taken with compact camera at 2m range!

savanna nightjar, mudumulai 21.11.11

spotted owlet, mudumulai 22.11.11

Spot-winged Ground Thrush, Kitulgala 01.12.11

Brown Fish Owl, Kandy 09.12.11

Brown Wood Owl, Welimada 07.12.11

Ceylon Frogmouth, Sinharaja 03.12.11

Ceylon Grey Hornbill, Kitulgala 02.12.11

Indian Peafowl, Uda Walawe 06.12.11

Indian Pitta, Uda Walawe 06.12.11

Pied Ground Thrush, Nuwara Eliya 08.12.11

Blyth’s Pipit, Uda Walawe 06.12.11

Brown Shrike, Nuwara Eliya 09.12.11

Dusky-blue Flycatcher male, Horton Plains 08.12.11

Indian Scops Owl, Embilipitiya 06.12.11

Jungle Myna, Kalhatty 22.11.11

Legge’s Hawk Eagle, Sinharaja 02.12.11

Lesser Whistling Duck, Debera Wewa 07.12.11

Malabar Pied Hornbill, Udawalawe 06.12.11

Yellow-wattled Lapwing, Bundala 06.12.11

Ceylon Frogmouth, Top Slip 26.11.11

Crested Hawk Eagle, Chinnar 27.11.11

Indian Jungle Nightjar, Mudumulai 21.11.11

Pheasant-tailed Jacana, Debera Wewa 07.12.11

Serendib Scops Owl, Kitulgala 01.12.11

Spot-winged Ground Thrush, Kitulgala 01.12.11

Yellow-wattled Lapwing, Bundala 06.12.11

Andaman Bulbul, Chiriyatappu 16.11.11

Andaman Cuckoo Dove Mt Harriet 17.11.11

Andaman Serpent Eagle, Chiriyatappu 18.11.11

Andaman Serpent Eagle, Chiriyatappu 18.11.11

Andaman Teal, Chouldary 15.11.11

Andaman Woodpecker, Mt Harriet 17.11.11

Andaman Woodpigeon, S. Andaman 17.11.11

Andaman Woodpigeon, S. Andaman 18.11.11

Bay Island Hotel, Port Blair. What a glorious location, with White-bellied Sea Eagles and Brown-backed Needletails zooming past at close range!

Black Baza, Chiriyatappu, S. Andaman 16.11.11

Buffalo & Curlew Sandpipers, Sippighat, S. Andaman 20.11.11

Crested Hawk Eagle, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka 01.12.11

Greater Racket-tail Drongo, Mt Harriet, S. Andaman

Lesser Hill Myna, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka 01.12.11

Long-tailed Parakeet, Chiriyatappu, S. Andaman 16.11.11

Orchid sp, Mt Harriet, S. Andaman

South Andaman

female, Mt Harriet, South Andaman

male, Mt Harriet, South Andaman

juvenile, South Andaman

South Andaman

South Andaman

South Andaman

South Andaman

Topslip, Tamilnadu

Periyar, Kerala

male, Munnar, Kerala

Mysore, Karnataka

Periyar, Kerala

Munnar, Kerala

malabaricum race, Periyar, Kerala

male, Munnar, Kerala

South Andaman

Mudumulai, Tamilnadu