Thanks a lot Gibyji, you words are inspiration to me..... On 12 September 2011 21:09, Giby Kuriakose <giby.kuriak...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thank you Rajesh ji for such a nice detailed report. > It is very helpful as you had given a list of birds, butterflies and > scientific names of plants with its marathi name. > > Thanks and Regards, > Giby > > > > > > On 12 September 2011 15:03, Rajesh Sachdev <leopard...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> http://rajesh-sachdev.blogspot.com/2011/09/report-rajmachi-nature-trek.html >> >> 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 >> >> >> > > > -- > GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD > Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), > Royal Enclave, > Jakkur Post, Srirampura > Bangalore- 560064 > India > Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) > visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby > -- Regards Rajesh Sachdev http://www.facebook.com/leopardguy
