Excellent read Dev and although I recognize and share the tourist site spoil (I'm not a crowd-birder anyway, like to go alone), I must admit that you got quite a bit of interesting birds and nice shots. When it also includes a couple of lifers I think you should not complain. You got them in spite of many people around. I would be happy with such a result. Cheers!
Thanks Joe. I was happy for the bird list. However, my complain is about the tourism culture, over exploitation of natural resources that prevails here. I thought couple of times whether to go on this trip or not due to the cost. But that doesn't stop the daytrippers. China went through lot of revoultions, it desperately needs a "Tourism Revolution"
Indeed MM, i had no doubts about that. Those braces were spot on.
Gretchen
Nov 25, 2014
Beautiful pictures and a really satisfying day!
Kevin P
Nov 30, 2015
Absolutely awesome Dev. More power to your elbow!
Dev
Dec 01, 2015
Thanks Kevin, one of the incredible fall season so far
CC
Dec 23, 2015
Thanks Dev for a great day of birding - from dawn til dusk. I even managed to see the Reed Parrotbill the next day at the place you recommended.
Dev
Dec 23, 2015
Thank you Carsten. Glad you enjoyed it and got the Reed Parrotbill as well. It's a very sad story that another key endemic species pushed to the verge of extinction because of habitat destruction.
Mike Kilburn
Jan 02, 2016
A nice report Dev. I had no idea Sandhill Cranes were now regular.
Happy New Year!
Mike
Dev
Jan 04, 2016
Thanks for stopping by, Mike. There is a single record in Shanghai also, hoping to see one in my patch. You had a hell of an year at the roundabout, Good luck for 2016.
So cool to go back to 'older' photos and realise you were right.
Here in Dubai we of course have the opposite problem, with Taiga being the vagrant.
Nice job.
Dev
Mar 07, 2016
Thank you Tommy. There were good no of 1st year birds have been sighted all along the east coast. Hoping to see the Red-breasted more common in the future.
Chandramauli
Aug 11, 2017
Hi. Im Chandramauli from bangalore. I came across this blog when i was searching for birding spots in yercaud. The write up was elaborate and other logistics info made this as a complete handbook for preparing future birding travel. Im also intereated to join in ypur expedition in western ghats and explore birding. My best wishes to you and god bless.
Dev
Aug 11, 2017
Hi Chandramauli,
Thanks for stopping by and glad to hear that you found the info helpful. Happy Birding in Yercaud!
Kevin Pickering
Oct 05, 2017
Excellent Dev! How about a shout for Chestnut Tiger. That was way back on 7 Nov 2015 on XiaoYangshan island. As I recall, we saw four (?) of this large butterfly, two on either side of the pedestrian tunnel that leads to the temple. A little research revealed that they had most probably just arrived from Japan and after refueling would be heading off further south. That was certainly a seminal moment for me. I like your idea of inviting contributions of photos from other folk; the more the merrier.
Dev
Oct 20, 2017
Hi Kevin, Good call. I have got the permission from Dr. Cordes to use his photos and included it in the gallery. Few more will be included in the Hesperiidae section.
T.Sundar
Mar 22, 2018
Wonderful! I don’t have words to express my feelings. How cute are the birds and butterflies! Thanks for sharing!
Dev
Mar 23, 2018
Thanks a lot for stopping by. In JK Rowlings words, they are fantastic beasts!
Latha
Mar 28, 2018
Hi Dev, I am at Trichirappalli and have not seen these exotic birds . I can image the thrill of seeing them through a lens. fantastic photos. Would like to know the lens and camera used by you.
Dev
Mar 29, 2018
Hello Latha, Thank you. Appreciate your interest in the optics. I use Canon 6d with 400f2.8 ISII.
I found your checklist on eBird and I wondered if you would support World Shorebirds Day with your shorebird counting results from between 5-11 September 2018? Global Shorebird Counting is under way and our target is to get as may eBirders involved as possible. Please consider sharing your cheklist with the eBird account WorldShorebirdsDay.
Please find more information about the initiative here: https://worldshorebirdsday.wordpress.com/globalshorebirdcounting/
Thanks for your consideration. Best wishes, Gyorgy Szimuly
United Kingdom
Dev
Sep 10, 2018
Thanks Gyorgy. Unfortunately, i'm tied up with work now. Would you be interested in the records from 1-2 September?
Graham Armstrong
Sep 12, 2018
Hi
Sounds like it was a great trip
May I enquire how you found driving in the snow during this time of year and did you need chains to be able to access places off main highways. assuming main highways were kept free of snow and ice
Dev
Sep 13, 2018
Hi Graham,
Thank you. All the rental cars in Hokkaido during winter comes with Snow tires but no chains. We were not so adventurous to try off road but during the snow storm we did very well manage and it was my first time to drive in the snow covered roads.
Marc Bastardot
Nov 01, 2018
Hi,
Two pictures of Cetti's Warbler (the first and the 3rd) are in fact Common Nightingale
Best
Dev
Nov 02, 2018
Thanks Marc. Infact, those were very confusing and i have kept going back and forth regarding the ID. The first one was very much skulking in the undergrowth and the third one was circling right above me. The problem was there were both Cetti's and Nightingale calling from the same bush and i didn't see the bird while singing. Although, i have labelled the 3rd one Nightingale, i captioned it wrong. Thanks for the confirmation, really appreciate it.
Siddhartha Dey
Nov 13, 2018
Hi Dev T,
Wonderful report. Great to see the spoonies in particular.
Can you get back to me over mail. I need a certain image from you.
Regards,
Siddhartha Dey
Dev
Nov 15, 2018
Hi Siddhartha,
Thanks for stopping by. I have dropped a note to your email. Cheers!
Hi, I have been experimenting with baijiu for the last three months or so. Its a bit too strong and pungent for my palate. I have found it really is great as a cocktail mixer some brands more so than others. Baijiublog.com has a good in-depth selection on cocktail recipes here https://www.baijiublog.com/baijiu-cocktails/#Baijiu-Cocktails-1
In my opinion it mixes better with citrus flavors but everyone has their own preferred taste. Enjoy!
Dev
Dec 17, 2018
Hi Mike, that's bit off topic but yeah i love the suggestions, after all at the end of a long day in the field, a hardcore baijiu or a casual baijiu cocktail will smooth it off.
Dev, just a note to thank you for the best detailed info I have obtained on Hokkaido! I was short on some information and your details have helped me enormously fill in some gaps I had. Good birding and shooting in future,
best regards,
Dave Barnes Shropshire UK.
Dev
Jan 14, 2019
Hi Dave,
Glad that the information is useful for you. Have fun in Hokkaido.
Hi
I'm the redactor of the website www.ornithomedia.com, and we'd like to publish a French version of your trip report "Spice it up in ChongQing with Temminck’s Tragopan"? Would it be possible ? Naturally, we would credit the photos and add a link to your original report. And if possible, we would also like to present French versions of other pages of your beautiful blog.
Regards
David Bismuth
Ornithomedia
Dev
Dec 02, 2019
Hello David,
Yes, you can publish the trip report.
Cheers!
Weiting
Jan 15, 2020
Hi Dev,
Thanks for your ural owl sighting info. We followed it closely and managed to see one individual in the tree hole. The sighting really made our day.
Dev
Jan 17, 2020
Hello Weiting,
Very glad to hear the owl is still there. It was indeed a biggest highlight of my trip as well. Cheers!
Harish
Feb 24, 2020
Came across this while browsing for birding in Yercaud. The pics and detailing are simply superb. Visual delight. thanks for sharing it in a blog with accurate details.
Dev
Mar 09, 2020
Thank you, Harish.Hope you enjoyed it.The whole purpose of the blog is to help independent birders to get to places and see the birds they want to see.
Paul Ashley
Jan 25, 2021
Hi Dev
Great trip report - where is Hanasaki harbour? I don't see it on Google Maps - perhaps it has another name? Cheers Pash
Dev
Oct 21, 2021
Hi Pash, Apologies for the late reply. Not quite frequent on the birding front these days. You can find Hanasakiminato in the google maps or with this co-ordinates 43.2824602,145.566476
Nick
Feb 02, 2024
Hello Dev, wonderful report. Congrats on all those migrants. Your Contact page isn't working, wondering if you could email me?
Matt
Feb 19, 2024
Thanks for a very helpful trip report! Can confirm that the Ural Owl is still at the location you described as of today, 2/19/2024.
Dev
Apr 06, 2024
Wow, 8 years later, the owl is still there and glad to know the co-ordinates helped. Appreciate the feedback.
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Cool...Dude!
Excellent read Dev and although I recognize and share the tourist site spoil (I'm not a crowd-birder anyway, like to go alone), I must admit that you got quite a bit of interesting birds and nice shots. When it also includes a couple of lifers I think you should not complain. You got them in spite of many people around. I would be happy with such a result. Cheers!
Thanks Joe. I was happy for the bird list. However, my complain is about the tourism culture, over exploitation of natural resources that prevails here. I thought couple of times whether to go on this trip or not due to the cost. But that doesn't stop the daytrippers. China went through lot of revoultions, it desperately needs a "Tourism Revolution"
Come on - Ganesha bless you that your boss didn't know when you drafted this post. LOL
Boss was part of my trip ;-) mate.
Great!
Well-Done,Birdman!!!
Guguu~~ LOL~~
Hanson, you should try sometime on the wild bird photography.
Thanks Mr. Shen!
Great Mr.Devaram.
These picture looks like way more beautiful than the logo within the framework!!!
Good One - Cheers, Birdman.
Gugu~~
Wow, young birdman, I think you danced and flew with cranes.
Keep it GOING!!! - Young Birdman!!!
GuGu -
the red crowned crane - 3 in line - is like an action sequence.. supercool pic dev!!
"Braces" on the Pechor'as back...well-known field mark no doubt about to be "discovered" ;0)
Indeed MM, i had no doubts about that. Those braces were spot on.
Beautiful pictures and a really satisfying day!
Absolutely awesome Dev. More power to your elbow!
Thanks Kevin, one of the incredible fall season so far
Thanks Dev for a great day of birding - from dawn til dusk. I even managed to see the Reed Parrotbill the next day at the place you recommended.
Thank you Carsten. Glad you enjoyed it and got the Reed Parrotbill as well. It's a very sad story that another key endemic species pushed to the verge of extinction because of habitat destruction.
A nice report Dev. I had no idea Sandhill Cranes were now regular.
Happy New Year!
Mike
Thanks for stopping by, Mike. There is a single record in Shanghai also, hoping to see one in my patch. You had a hell of an year at the roundabout, Good luck for 2016.
So cool to go back to 'older' photos and realise you were right.
Here in Dubai we of course have the opposite problem, with Taiga being the vagrant.
Nice job.
Thank you Tommy. There were good no of 1st year birds have been sighted all along the east coast. Hoping to see the Red-breasted more common in the future.
Hi. Im Chandramauli from bangalore. I came across this blog when i was searching for birding spots in yercaud. The write up was elaborate and other logistics info made this as a complete handbook for preparing future birding travel. Im also intereated to join in ypur expedition in western ghats and explore birding. My best wishes to you and god bless.
Hi Chandramauli,
Thanks for stopping by and glad to hear that you found the info helpful. Happy Birding in Yercaud!
Excellent Dev! How about a shout for Chestnut Tiger. That was way back on 7 Nov 2015 on XiaoYangshan island. As I recall, we saw four (?) of this large butterfly, two on either side of the pedestrian tunnel that leads to the temple. A little research revealed that they had most probably just arrived from Japan and after refueling would be heading off further south. That was certainly a seminal moment for me. I like your idea of inviting contributions of photos from other folk; the more the merrier.
Hi Kevin, Good call. I have got the permission from Dr. Cordes to use his photos and included it in the gallery. Few more will be included in the Hesperiidae section.
Wonderful! I don’t have words to express my feelings. How cute are the birds and butterflies! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks a lot for stopping by. In JK Rowlings words, they are fantastic beasts!
Hi Dev, I am at Trichirappalli and have not seen these exotic birds . I can image the thrill of seeing them through a lens. fantastic photos. Would like to know the lens and camera used by you.
Hello Latha, Thank you. Appreciate your interest in the optics. I use Canon 6d with 400f2.8 ISII.
Looks to be a cracking trip.
I found your checklist on eBird and I wondered if you would support World Shorebirds Day with your shorebird counting results from between 5-11 September 2018? Global Shorebird Counting is under way and our target is to get as may eBirders involved as possible. Please consider sharing your cheklist with the eBird account WorldShorebirdsDay.
Please find more information about the initiative here: https://worldshorebirdsday.wordpress.com/globalshorebirdcounting/
https://worldshorebirdsday.wordpress.com/2015/08/28/shorebird-counting-data-submissions/
Thanks for your consideration. Best wishes, Gyorgy Szimuly
United Kingdom
Thanks Gyorgy. Unfortunately, i'm tied up with work now. Would you be interested in the records from 1-2 September?
Hi
Sounds like it was a great trip
May I enquire how you found driving in the snow during this time of year and did you need chains to be able to access places off main highways. assuming main highways were kept free of snow and ice
Hi Graham,
Thank you. All the rental cars in Hokkaido during winter comes with Snow tires but no chains. We were not so adventurous to try off road but during the snow storm we did very well manage and it was my first time to drive in the snow covered roads.
Hi,
Two pictures of Cetti's Warbler (the first and the 3rd) are in fact Common Nightingale
Best
Thanks Marc. Infact, those were very confusing and i have kept going back and forth regarding the ID. The first one was very much skulking in the undergrowth and the third one was circling right above me. The problem was there were both Cetti's and Nightingale calling from the same bush and i didn't see the bird while singing. Although, i have labelled the 3rd one Nightingale, i captioned it wrong. Thanks for the confirmation, really appreciate it.
Hi Dev T,
Wonderful report. Great to see the spoonies in particular.
Can you get back to me over mail. I need a certain image from you.
Regards,
Siddhartha Dey
Hi Siddhartha,
Thanks for stopping by. I have dropped a note to your email. Cheers!
Hi, I have been experimenting with baijiu for the last three months or so. Its a bit too strong and pungent for my palate. I have found it really is great as a cocktail mixer some brands more so than others. Baijiublog.com has a good in-depth selection on cocktail recipes here https://www.baijiublog.com/baijiu-cocktails/#Baijiu-Cocktails-1
In my opinion it mixes better with citrus flavors but everyone has their own preferred taste. Enjoy!
Hi Mike, that's bit off topic but yeah i love the suggestions, after all at the end of a long day in the field, a hardcore baijiu or a casual baijiu cocktail will smooth it off.
Dev, just a note to thank you for the best detailed info I have obtained on Hokkaido! I was short on some information and your details have helped me enormously fill in some gaps I had. Good birding and shooting in future,
best regards,
Dave Barnes Shropshire UK.
Hi Dave,
Glad that the information is useful for you. Have fun in Hokkaido.
Hi
I'm the redactor of the website www.ornithomedia.com, and we'd like to publish a French version of your trip report "Spice it up in ChongQing with Temminck’s Tragopan"? Would it be possible ? Naturally, we would credit the photos and add a link to your original report. And if possible, we would also like to present French versions of other pages of your beautiful blog.
Regards
David Bismuth
Ornithomedia
Hello David,
Yes, you can publish the trip report.
Cheers!
Hi Dev,
Thanks for your ural owl sighting info. We followed it closely and managed to see one individual in the tree hole. The sighting really made our day.
Hello Weiting,
Very glad to hear the owl is still there. It was indeed a biggest highlight of my trip as well. Cheers!
Came across this while browsing for birding in Yercaud. The pics and detailing are simply superb. Visual delight. thanks for sharing it in a blog with accurate details.
Thank you, Harish.Hope you enjoyed it.The whole purpose of the blog is to help independent birders to get to places and see the birds they want to see.
Hi Dev
Great trip report - where is Hanasaki harbour? I don't see it on Google Maps - perhaps it has another name? Cheers Pash
Hi Pash, Apologies for the late reply. Not quite frequent on the birding front these days. You can find Hanasakiminato in the google maps or with this co-ordinates 43.2824602,145.566476
Hello Dev, wonderful report. Congrats on all those migrants. Your Contact page isn't working, wondering if you could email me?
Thanks for a very helpful trip report! Can confirm that the Ural Owl is still at the location you described as of today, 2/19/2024.
Wow, 8 years later, the owl is still there and glad to know the co-ordinates helped. Appreciate the feedback.
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