Here's a comparative images of both the White-naped and Grey Tits...... notice that both have a white nape, but different upperparts :-)
http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?p=11&action=searchresult&Bird_ID=1273&Bird_Family_ID=&pagesize=1 http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?p=41&action=searchresult&Bird_ID=1297&Bird_Family_ID=&pagesize=1 Regards, Adesh On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 11:08 AM, Adesh Shivkar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Dear Rajesh, > > Sorry to not have replied to your sms.....was on continous travel offlate > :-) > > Very nice narration of your experiences in Rajmachi......this is the best > time of the year to visit this wonderful place for all aspects of nature > watching and trekking (A wonderful liesurely trek, good birding, excellent > reptile watching, even better butterflying and wild flowers watching)....... > > The "White-naped Tit" (WNT) is an extremely habitat sensitive and is > partial to dry srcubland interspered with Acacia trees (Infact it is almost > always found in thorn acacia dominated srcubland) and is found in just a few > pockets of Gujarat, Karnataka and Rajasthan. It is considered endangered due > to its restricted range and is uncommon even in its distribution. > > The Great Tit (earlier called as Grey tit) might get confused with the WNT, > since both show a white nape.....but apart from habitat, the best > differentiator is the extensive black on WNT compared to Grey of Great > Tit...... Click the links to see the differences ..... > > > http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?p=41&action=searchresult&Bird_ID=1297&Bird_Family_ID=&pagesize=1 > > > http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?p=41&action=searchresult&Bird_ID=1297&Bird_Family_ID=&pagesize=1 > > The Great Tit is found in Rajmachi ....... > > Also, please re-check your sightings of Common Flameback......this species > is not recorded from here and it is often confused with Black-rumped > Flameback which is a common woodpecker in our region :-) > > I hope this helps :-) > > Regards, > Adesh > > > > On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 2:27 PM, Rajesh Sachdev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> Peooww…Peooww – The calls of Indian Peafowl were echoing in the valley >> of Ulhas at Rajmachi ( the proposed Protected Area waiting for its >> notification as Father Santapau Wildlife sanctuary from last few years). The >> twin calls of this magnificent pheasant were attracting me and my >> co-traveler Mane who traveled all the way from distant suburbs of Mumbai – >> Kalyan to Lonavala. We both were looking forward for a sighting of stripped >> hyeana at the Ulhas Valley. Re-collecting the sighting of this carnivore >> just 2 years back made me more optimistic. >> >> >> >> This was worth leaving home at 05.30 AM in the early & mist morning of >> Wednesday 24th September, 09. Through the doors of Indrayani Express, the >> sightings of Karvi between Lonavala & Karjat were much beautiful. The hill >> slopes of this Western Ghats zone ( Sahyadri) were painted purple ( Karwi >> ) Yellow ( Graham's groundsell) and Magenta (Impatiens Balsamania). >> >> >> >> We finally reached at Tungarli Village, the base of Rajmachi Platue at 08.30 >> AM. The shrikes (Long tailed Shrike) The Sunbirds (Purple Sunbird) and >> Bulbuls (Red Vented & Whiskered) were much vocal near Tungarli dam. The base >> of dam structure is parallel to the road (tar road) leading to Rajmachi via >> Upperdeck resorts & Captain's resort. >> >> >> >> Before could I give the report of few of the best sightings, here I must >> share that a new dam is being constructed near these resorts. Possibly, a >> huge forest land was cleared to create the catchment area for the dam. This >> is of surprise to me, since I am frequent traveler to this area from last 3 >> years, but this was something new to me. >> >> >> >> Anyways, proceeding ahead was the only option for us. Despite of a single >> sighting of common flameback woodpecker, we wanted to leave that area >> dam-m-ing area, because of noise coming out of JCB machine excavating the >> soil near the dam structure. >> >> >> >> After a walk of 10-12 minutes we started hearing calls of an Indian >> peafowl, infact there were two peafowls, the other was somewhere down the >> valley. Slowly, gradually we were heading towards the culvert from where the >> call was coming. And there we saw one. I was fully enchanted with this blue >> pheasant, when Mane shouted and pointed towards a solitary Scarlet Minivet – >> Male. Very soon we were disturbed by two fully loaded tourist vehicles full >> of British, who traveled from Pune for tracking in Rajmachi. These trackers >> were in much hurry, and were rushing towards the fort situated atop the >> Platue. >> >> >> >> But, we were not in hurry, it was just 11.00 AM, we were waiting for >> raptors and Butterflies to come out. Before Raptors could come out, what we >> saw was White Napped Tit, an unspectulated sighting of the bird resident of >> South – West and North-East India. Nothing else, but I shot an instant >> SMS to Adesh Shivkar on this sighting. >> >> >> >> By now the day was hot, apprx. 12 PM and actually un-sustainable for me >> in person. We decided to roll back to Lonavala. My decision turned out to be >> right with sightings of Raptors such as Vulture, Shikra, Eagle and >> Kestrel. >> >> >> >> With a promising commitment to visit Rajmachi again & again and again to >> document the untamed wilderness of this "CRITICAL WILDLIFE HABITAT". I would >> come back here. >> >> >> >> Compiled list of my sightings………… >> >> >> >> *Birds* >> >> * * >> >> White napped Tit >> >> Indian Peafowl >> >> Scarlet Minivet – Male >> >> Common Flameback woodpecker >> >> Brown headed barbet >> >> Spotted dove >> >> Crow pheasant >> >> White rumped vulture >> >> Crested Serpent Eagle >> >> Shikra >> >> Common Kestrel >> >> Golden Fronted leaf bird >> >> Long tailed Shrike >> >> Common Iora >> >> Blue tailed bee-eater >> >> Great egret >> >> >> >> *Flowers* >> >> * * >> >> Porona Malabarica >> >> Smithia setulosa >> >> Ipmoia NIL >> >> Impatiens Balsamania >> >> Trichodesme Indicum >> >> Solanum Anguivi >> >> Carvia Callossa >> >> Commelina forskalaei >> >> Chlorophytum bharuchii >> >> >> >> *Butterfly* >> >> >> >> Common Mormon >> >> Common Rose >> >> Common leopard >> >> Gaudy baron >> >> Baronet >> >> Chocolate pansy >> >> Great Eggfly >> >> Blue Oakleaf >> >> >> >> -- >> Regards >> Rajesh Sachdev >> Wild Mumbai Nature Conservation >> -- >> "The tiger cannot be preserved in isolation. 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