Sinhagad valley lies at the foothills of Sinhagad fort near
village Achkarwadi, dist Pune (30kms from Pune).
It is famous amongs bird watchers
for a variety of birds seen in its vicinity like Asian paradise flycatcher , Rufous
treepie , Ultramarine flycatcher, Black winged kite , Plum headed parakeet , Yellow throated sparrow (chestnut shouldered petronia) , Sunbirds , Spotted / laughing doves , babblers , Common , Jungle and bank mynas, Oriental magpie and Indian robins, Green bee eaters , Red breasted flycatchers, Verditer flycatcher, Tickell's blue flycatcher, Red whiskered and Red vented Bulbuls etc.
Photos :
Pic: Asian paradise flycatcher male
Pic: Asian paradise flycatcher male
Pic: Asian paradise flycatcher female
Pic: Asian paradise flycatcher female juvenile
Pic: Tickel's blue flycatcher
Pic: Rufous treepie
Pic: Black lored yellow tit bird
Pic: Black faced monkey
Pic: Blue throated green bee eater
Pic: Jungle babbler
Pic: Grey babbler
Pic: Jungle babbler
Pic: Purple sunbird
Pic: Indian robin female
Pic: Bank myna
Pic: Spotted doves
Pic: Pond Heron
Pic: Buzzard
Pic: Chestnut shouldered petronia
Pic: Plum headed parakeet female
Pic: Plum headed parakeet male
Pic: Indian robin male
Pic: Indian robin female
Pic: Jungle Babbler
Pic: White spotted fantail
Pic: Plum headed parakeet female
Pic: Coppersmith barbet
Pic: brown flycatcher
Pic: White throated kingfisher
Pic: Chestnut shouldered petronia (yellow throated sparrow)
Pic: Verditers flycatcher
Pic: Red breasted flycatcher
Pic: White eye
Pic: Tickell's blue flycatcher
Pic: Black winged kite
Pic: calotes
Pic: spotted dove
Pic: Laughing Dove
Pic: Brahmini starling
Pic: Black kite
Pic: Paradise flycatcher male juvenile
Pic: Paradise flycatcher male
Text & Photographs by Abhijit Rajadhyaksha
