2012-05-08

Birdwatching & Insect watching in Maioka-Koen (7 May, 2012)

Unpredictable but nice encounter with Chinese Bamboo Partridge.  Number of butterflies and dragonfiles have started increasing.

Meadow Bunting (female)

Meadow Bunting (female)

Meadow Bunting (female)

Great Tit

Great Tit

Great Tit

Japanese Bush Warbler (male)

Chinese Bamboo Partridge

Chinese Bamboo Partridge

Chinese Bamboo Partridge

Chinese Bamboo Partridge

Chinese Bamboo Partridge

Common Kingfisher (male)

Common Kingfisher (male)

Common Kingfisher (male)

Common Kingfisher (male)

Common Kingfisher (male)

Common Kingfisher (male)

Common Kingfisher (male)

Common Kingfisher (male)

Common Kingfisher (male)
Mycalesis francisca

Papilio helenus

Papilio helenus

Papilio helenus

Papilio machaon

Papilio machaon

Actias artemis

Asiagomphus melaenops

Asiagomphus melaenops

Asiagomphus melaenops

Elateridae sp

Gallerucida bifasciata

Gallerucida bifasciata

Anoplodermorpha cyanea

Iris sanguinea

2012-04-29

Birdwatching & Insect watching in Maioka-Koen (29 April, 2012)

Warm and fine day.  Two Narcissus Flycatchers were heard but unable to photograph.  Three Grey Buntings were seen in dense bush while many Brown-headed Thrushes were singing.

Japanese Bush Warbler

Japanese Bush Warbler

Japanese Bush Warbler

Eastern Crowned Warbler

Lycaena phlaeas

Lycaena phlaeas

Lycaena phlaeas

Lycaena phlaeas

Lycaena phlaeas

Lycaena phlaeas


Gampsocleis mikado

Gampsocleis mikado

Gampsocleis mikado

Gampsocleis mikado

Gampsocleis mikado

2012-04-14

Birdwatching in Bhutan: Phobjikha - Wandue Phodorang (11 April, 2012)

Alpine Accentor

Alpine Accentor

Grey-winged Blackbird (male)


Blue-capped Rock Thrush (male)



Blue-capped Rock Thrush (male) 


Blue-capped Rock Thrush (male)

 

Blue-capped Rock Thrush (male)

White-capped Redstart

White-capped Redstart

White-capped Redstart


Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher (male)

Black Bulbul

Red-vented Bulbul

Olive-backed Pipit

yak

Grey-capped Langur

Pica sp.

Pica sp.

rhododendron sp.

rhododendron sp.

rhododendron sp.

in Phobjikha

in Phobjikha

in Phobjikha

 Phobjikha

 Phobjikha

 Phobjikha