Very nice detailed report... where do you publish/send in your pics ..of butterflies... other than social networking site... are there groups where you'll show the Karvi ? or here? and the orange oak leaf?
would love to see it Usha di ====== On Sep 13, 5:07 pm, Rajesh Sachdev <[email protected]> wrote: > I am honored with your reply, Balkarji..... > > On 12 September 2011 17:09, Balkar Arya <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Thanks Rajesh ji for sharing Detailed Report. We gain so many things from > > such information and it makes easier for others who wish to visit same > > place. > > > On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 3:03 PM, Rajesh Sachdev <[email protected]>wrote: > > >>http://rajesh-sachdev.blogspot.com/2011/09/report-rajmachi-nature-tre... > > >> Amidst the natural calls of Brown Headed Barbet, Grey Jungle Fowl and > >> Greater Coucal, my mobile alarm at 6`o clock performed the role of perfect > >> alien and played no difference to us since we were little tired and decided > >> to sleep for another extra hour, which was beyond the schedule. This was > >> the > >> story of the second day`s start at Rajmachi, which had heavy cloud > >> gatherings on atop the fort, for which we were planned to explore on this > >> day, but couldn`t. The first day, given us many sightings, few of them > >> lifer, few were uncommon and few were expected but the second day, was not > >> that much promising. > > >> The Rajmachi Nature Trek got 6 participants, a very decent number, ensured > >> good sightings. Specially, at such famous trekking destinations, where > >> hoards of people drop in during weekends and disturb the whole environs, we > >> were much comfortable in this size. > > >> The 10th September, 2011, Sarang Naik, Tushar Parab, Sushant More, Manish > >> Nakhwa, Advait Ghaisas and me started our trek from Tungarli village, after > >> having our breakfast at Lonavala city, at sharp 9.15am, as pre-decided. > >> Rajmachi, > >> was a long trek, covering 16 Kms of uphill walk, the closest point for > >> Mumbaikars in Western Ghats. The sky was filled with clouds with slight > >> rains and limited light for camera savvys. Our day started with as usual > >> Red Whiskered Bulbul right at the base of Tungarli Dam and finished with a > >> filmy type fight between multiple frogs at night, for an earth worm. The > >> stunning Ulhas Valley and River, mesmerized all of us, with its fate, > >> further down at Karjat, where it is most polluted. The short discussion > >> with > >> the local villager, confirmed the number of wild denizens have declined > >> over > >> the last 4-5 years, along with tree cover as well. He affirmed that Hyeana, > >> Leopard and wild boar are still seen at occasions and predators were blamed > >> for carrying away the local poultry occasionally. He denied to have seen > >> vultures from last few years, which used to be abundant here, earlier > >> according to him. > > >> The second day 11th September, was spend much of trekking down on > >> slippery hill slopes, on the way to Kondane caves and village, resulting in > >> sudden fall on mossy rocks and getting hurt and obvious victims were > >> Sushant, Advait and me. This day given us unforgettable sighting of an > >> Orange Oakleaf, which was in my wish list, and was earlier recorded from > >> Bhimashankar WLS. The surprising sighting was of Karvi, a single shrub, > >> seen > >> in blooming. > > >> The two days nature trek went absolutely fine and all of us were very > >> happy with the experience that we all had and promised to meet each > >> other for our next trek to Kas (Maharashtra`s valley of flowers), Satara, > >> scheduled in this month end. > > >> Classified Sightings: > > >> Birding – > > >> Jungle Bush Quail > > >> Grey Junglefowl > > >> Indian Peafowl (heard) > > >> White Cheeked Barbet > > >> Brown Headed Barbet > > >> Grey Hornbill (heard) > > >> Small Blue Kingfisher > > >> White Throated Kingfisher (heard) > > >> Eurasian Cuckoo (heard) > > >> Greater Coucal > > >> House Swift > > >> Alpine Swift > > >> Laughing Dove > > >> Spotted Dove > > >> Yellow Footed Green Pigeon (observed at Karjat station) > > >> Oriental Honey Buzzard > > >> Pair of Common Kestrel (probably have killed a wolf snake) > > >> Little Cormorant > > >> Indian Cormorant > > >> Rufous Treepie (Heard) > > >> Large Billed Crow > > >> Eurasian Golden Oriole > > >> Large Cuckooshrike > > >> Common Iora > > >> Malabar Whistling Thrush (Heard) > > >> Oriental Magpie Robin > > >> Pied Bushchat > > >> Dusky Craig Martin > > >> Red Vented Bulbul > > >> Red Whiskered Bulbul > > >> Ashy Prinia > > >> Grey Breasted Prinia > > >> Jungle Babbler > > >> Sunbird (?) > > >> Wagtail (?) > > >> Scaly Breasted Munia > > >> Butterflies – > > >> Plain Banded Awl > > >> Malabar Spotted Flat > > >> Common Spotted Flat > > >> Tamil Grass Dart > > >> Rice Swift > > >> Chestnut Bob > > >> Tailed Jay > > >> Common Mormon > > >> Blue Mormon > > >> Common Grass Yellow > > >> Common Jezebel > > >> Glassy Tiger > > >> Common Crow > > >> Baronet > > >> Common Castor > > >> Chocolate Pansy > > >> Great Eggfly > > >> Lemon Pansy > > >> Orange Oakleaf > > >> Blue Oakleaf > > >> Common Hedge Blue > > >> Flora- (the name in brackets refer to local marathi name) > > >> Costus speciosus (Koshta) > > >> Clerodendrum serratum (Bharang) > > >> Hibiscus Tetraphyllus (Ran bhendi) > > >> Helicteres isora (Murud Sheng) > > >> Carvia callosa (Karvi) > > >> Ecbolium ligustrinum (Ekboli) > > >> Lantana Camara (ghaneri) > > >> Momordica dioica (Kartoli) > > >> Thunbergia fragrans (Chimine) > > >> Curculigo orchiodes (kali musali) > > >> Curcuma Pseudomontana (Ran halad) > > >> Hypoxis aurea (Sontara) > > >> Zingiber neesanum (Nisam) > > >> Eriocaulon sedgewickii (Gend) > > >> Pinda Concanensis (Panda) > > >> Begonia Crenata (Kapru) > > >> Celosia argentea (Kombda) > > >> Trichodesma indicum (Chhota kalpa) > > >> Corchorus olitorius (Banpat) > > >> Chlorophytum breviscapum (Phulkadi) > > >> Habenaria longicorniculata (sheput Habe-amri) > > >> Impatiens balsamina (Terda) > > >> Impatiens lawii (Jambhala terda) > > >> Exacum lawii (Lahan chirayat) > > >> Exacum pumilum (Jambhli chirayat) > > >> Aeginetia indica (Gulab-dani) > > >> Conscora diffusa (Kilwar) > > >> Senecio bombayensis (Sonki) > > >> Commelina haskarlii (Kamalini) > > >> Acacia Torta (Chilarwel) > > >> Commelina diffusa (Gandologi) > > >> Paracaryopsis lambertiana (Hirvi nisurdi) > > >> Eclipta Prostrata (Bhringaraj) > > >> Murdannia Spirata > > >> Murdannia wightii > > >> Murdannia versicolor > > >> So, this was an end of the trip report……… > > >> -- > >> Regards > >> Rajesh Sachdev > >> 9890255616 > >>http://www.facebook.com/leopardguy > > > -- > > Regards > > > Dr Balkar Singh > > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > > Arya P G College, Panipat > > Haryana-132103 > > 09416262964 > > -- > Regards > Rajesh Sachdevhttp://www.facebook.com/leopardguy
