nature trail talawe 14th oct 2012,Nerul

BNHS organised a nature trail at Talawe, Nerul, Navi Mumbai. The trail started outside NRI complex at 7.30 am.

 Mr Julius Rego(Chapter Coordinator, BNHS) led the trail assisted by Ms Amandeep Kaur(Education Officer).

 Since the rains continued in October as well, the grass had grown over 5ft tall.  We had to tread a lot of grass to reach the waterbody. 
 We spotted plenty of birds. A flock of Lesser flamingoes took off as we approached the waterbody. Two avid photographers were busy clicking the birds. So we concentrated looking at the birds.


Sand plovers and Whistling ducks

 

 

Spot billed duck and Black winges stilts

A red dragonfly

Egg case of a praying mantis

We saw  a man made structure to regulate the flow of water. But couldn't figure out why the walls of the outlet were lined with a wooden contraption.

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List of birds spotted

1.       Painted Storks

2.       Black winged stilts

3.       Glossy ibis’

4.       Sand plover

5.       Common red shanks

6.       Greater Flamingoes

7.        Lesser Flamingoes

8.       Lesser whistling ducks

9.       Rosy pasters( not sure of the spelling )

10.    Grey heron

11.   Caspian tern

12.   Godwit

13.   Western reef egret

14.   Gull bill tern

15.   Long tail shrike

16.   Red wattled lapwing

17.   Spoon bills

18.    Marsand piper( not sure of the spelling )

19.   Eurasian curlews

20.   Paddy bird

21.    Common swallow

22.   Large egret

 Bird calls heard

1.       Butcher bird

2.       Yellow eyed babbler

3.        Common green shank

4.       Common red shank

5.        Red tailed shrike

A young boy had to abandon the trail as one of his eyes got swollen due to grass allergy. Another boy ended with a rash on his forehead.

Lesson learnt : Carry Caladryl lotion and antihistamine tablets on future trails.

 By 10 am the trail ended and we headed back home.