Sundarban National Park, West Bengal, India Bird/Wildlife Photography Trip Report

Date: 4th to 6th August 2017

Places covered: Sajnekhali, Sudhanyakhali, Dobanki, Pirkhali and Chora Gaji

Trip started: Kolkata

Trip Ended: Kolkata

Number of Participants: 5 Birders/Wildlife Photographers, 1 dedicated Wildlife guide, 1 cook, 1 Boatman, 1 helper

Type of Boat: 4 cylinder very minimal sound boat

Temperature: Sometimes cloudy but most of the time pleasant sunny weather, 28-35*c

Type of Habitat: Mangrove forest

Birds we have found:

1. Common raven

2. Loten's sunbird

3. Eurasian curlew

4. Lesser adjutant stork

5. Blue tailed bee eater

6. Striated heron

7. Collared kingfisher

8. White throated kingfisher

9. Bronze winged kingfisher

10. Common kingfisher

11. Pied kingfisher

12. Whimbrel

13. Buffy fish Owl

14. Mangrove whistler(call heard)

15. Mangrove pitta(call heard)

16. Indian pond heron

17. Purple sunbird

18. Common myna 

19. Crested serpent eagle

20. Indian scimitar babbler(call heard)

21. Kentish plover

Other sightings:

1. Spotted deer

2. King cobra

3. Green pit viper

4. Irrawady Dolphin

5. Asian Water monitor lizard

6. Various crabs

Buffy fish owl(close up)