Bird watching in Nepal can be a very rewarding experience
for colorful birds live here amid one of the most scenic regions on earth. Bird
watching is an activity which requires some energy but little equipment. Binoculars,
though, are essential; we tend to choose lightweight varieties due to the
Nepalese terrain. Successful Birds watching centers on the principle. Don’t frighten
the quarry. This means that one should proceed as quietly and inconspicuously
as possible. Numbers of endemic Himalayan laughing thrush’s babbler’s yuhinas
and pheasants are quite shy your chances of seeing them increase if you move slowly.
Grebes (podicipedae) are medium sized aquatic birds that
ride low in the water. They appear plump with small wings and lobed toes. Most arrive
in Nepal in November and depart by late march. Grebes shown are proportionate
to grebes only not to pelican or cormorants.
Black necked grebe
854 – 3050m (2,800-10,000)
46 cm (18) w. scarce on phewa tal and Rara lake. Only half the size of greeted
grebe and with comparatively short neck and bill. Larger than little grebe and
neck paler. Note slight upturned bill that is thinner than any duck’s A dozen
pairs on Rara Lake, Kashmir, Nepal, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia.
Pelicans (pelecanidae)
are large birds with broad wing spans long heavy beaks and ample throat
pouches. Often glide at great height. Shown proportionately smaller than other
birds.
White pelican
1372m. (4,500) 180 cm (71) s
Scarce a pair watched for thirty minutes soaring over Kathmanduvalley (J.V coapman 1971). In flight resembles white stork but flies with head
deawn in not straight out. May occur anywhere in lowland Nepal,
