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Year List 2001

2001 Delhi Region Year List

Regional Year List (Delhi and adjoining areas of Haryana)
Compiled by: Vivek Tiwari
Last updated: 31st Dec, 2001
Key for status codes at the end
Note: Significant sightings in 2001 have been informally reviewed based on descriptions provided by observers.
Note: Some active birders (e.g. BH) were not on delhibird at the start of the year. So some dates may not be the earliest.
                 
OBC English Name OBC Scientific Name Delhi Har. All Delhi 2001 Haryana 2001
    Status Status 2001 Date Ref. Date Ref.
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus D H x 31-Mar ND 21-Feb SCS
Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus D H x 1-Jan n.r. 7-Jan SCS
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix D H x 17-Apr BH 19-Feb BH
Rain Quail Coturnix coromandelica D H x 30-Jul SCS    
Jungle Bush Quail Perdicula asiatica DR5 HR2          
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Lesser Whistling-duck Dendrocygna javanica D H x 17-Apr BH 3-May BH
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons DV1 HV2          
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus   HV2          
Greylag Goose Anser anser D H x 3-Jan VT 26-Jan SCS
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus D H x 3-Jan VT 16-Feb BH
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea D H x 5-Feb BH 17-Mar SCS
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna D H x 31-Jan BH 17-Mar SCS
Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos D H x 31-Jan BH 7-Feb KS
Cotton Pygmy-goose Nettapus coromandelianus D H x 31-Mar ND 4-Jan VT
Gadwall Anas strepera D H x 3-Jan VT 4-Jan VT
Falcated Duck Anas falcata DV1 HV2          
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope D H x 1-Jan n.r. 13-Jan MK
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos D H x 31-Jan BH 17-Mar SCS
Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha D H x 3-Mar MK 7-Jan SCS
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Northern Pintail Anas acuta D H x 3-Jan VT 13-Jan MK
Garganey Anas querquedula D H x 14-Feb BH 19-Feb BH
Common Teal Anas crecca D H x 3-Jan VT 4-Jan VT
Red-crested Pochard Rhodonessa rufina D H x 31-Jan BH 4-Jan VT
Common Pochard Aythya ferina D H x 31-Mar ND 4-Jan VT
Ferruginous Pochard Aythya nyroca D H x 31-Jan BH 17-Jan SCS
Baer’s Pochard Aythya baeri DV4 HV2 x     16-Feb BH
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula D H x 3-Jan VT 4-Jan VT
Greater Scaup Aythya marila DV1   x 18-Nov ND    
Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator D H x 7-Oct BH 26-Jan SCS
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla D H x 26-Aug BH 25-Feb BH
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Dendrocopos mahrattensis D H x 5-Jan VT 13-Jan MK
Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense D H x 3-Jan VT 26-Jan SCS
Brown-headed Barbet Megalaima zeylanica D H x 14-Oct BH 1-Apr SCS
Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala D H x 11-Feb MK 26-Jan SCS
Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris D H x 21-Mar RK 13-Jan MK
Common Hoopoe Upupa epops D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
European Roller Coracias garrulus DV1 HV1 x     5-Oct BH
Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis D H x     17-Jan SCS
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis D H x 25-Nov BH 13-Jan MK
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis D H x 3-Jan VT 4-Jan VT
Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis D H x 4-Jan VT    
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus D H x 17-May BH 18-May BH
Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus D H x 17-Apr BH 7-Jun BH
Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus D H x 5-Jun BH 4-Jun SCS
Common Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius D H x 14-Feb BH 17-Mar SCS
Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus   HR2 x     21-Apr SC
Eurasian Cuckoo Cuculus canorus DV1            
Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus D H x 5-Jun BH 4-Jun SCS
Drongo Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris DV1            
Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea D H x 5-Jan VT 4-Apr SCS
Sirkeer Malkoha Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii DR1 HR1          
Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala D H x 7-Jul ND 4-Jan VT
Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis DV1            
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba   HV2 x     23-Feb BH
Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus   HV2 x     12-Feb BH
House Swift Apus affinis D H x 1-Jan n.r. 13-Jan MK
Barn Owl Tyto alba D H x 5-Jan VT 14-May SCS
Collared Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena D H          
Eurasian Eagle Owl Bubo bubo D H x     4-Apr SCS
Dusky Eagle Owl Bubo coromandus   HR2          
Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis   HR2          
Spotted Owlet Athene brama D H x 3-Jan VT 4-Jan VT
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus D H x     25-Feb BH
Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus   HR2          
Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus DR1 HR1          
Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis DR1 HR2          
Rock Pigeon Columba livia D H x 1-Jan n.r. 7-Jan SCS
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis D H x 14-Oct BH 18-May BH
Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis D H x 1-Jan n.r. 7-Jan SCS
Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis DV3 H x     21-Feb SCS
Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica D H x     7-Jan SCS
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera D H x 21-Mar RK 26-Jan SCS
Sarus Crane Grus antigone   H x     7-Jan SCS
Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo D H x 18-Mar ND 3-Mar ND
Common Crane Grus grus D H x 23-Oct BH 5-Feb BH
Brown Crake Amaurornis akool D H x 2-Mar BH 13-Jan MK
White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Baillon’s Crake Porzana pusilla DR2 HR2 x 3-Apr ND 29-Apr SCS
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana   HV1          
Ruddy-breasted Crake Porzana fusca DR4 HR4 x 29-Aug SCS 28-Jul SCS
Watercock Gallicrex cinerea D H x 10-Jun BH 4-Jul BH
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus D H x 5-Feb BH 7-Jan SCS
Common Coot Fulica atra D H x 3-Jan VT 4-Jan VT
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus D H x     25-Mar ND
Painted Sandgrouse Pterocles indicus DR1 HR2          
Pintail Snipe Gallinago stenura   HV2          
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago D H x 5-Feb BH 17-Jan SCS
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus   HV2 x     10-Nov BH
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa D H x 3-Mar MK 17-Jan SCS
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata D H x 1-Sep SCS 19-Feb BH
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus D H x 1-Jan n.r. 7-Jan SCS
Common Redshank Tringa totanus D H x 1-Jan n.r. 7-Jan SCS
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis D H x 3-Mar MK 16-Feb SCS
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia D H x 3-Jun CH 13-Jan MK
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus DV1 HV2          
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos D H x 5-Feb BH 7-Jan SCS
Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus   HV4 x     4-Jul BH
Little Stint Calidris minuta D H x 1-Jan n.r. 17-Jan SCS
Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii D H x 3-Mar MK 7-Jan SCS
Dunlin Calidris alpina D H x 1-Jan n.r. 8-Aug ND
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea D H x 2-Mar BH 6-May BH
Ruff Philomachus pugnax D H x 5-Jan BH 7-Jan SCS
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus   HV2          
Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis D H x 17-Apr BH 13-Apr SCS
Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus D H x 15-Mar BH 4-Jan VT
Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus D H x 25-Nov BH 13-Jan MK
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus D H x 17-Apr BH 13-Jan MK
Great Thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris DR1 HR2 x     5-Jun SCS
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta D H x 3-Jan VT 27-Feb SCS
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva DV4 HV2 x 21-Aug BH 6-May BH
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola DV1            
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula DV4 HV2 x        
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius D H x 27-May MK 16-Feb SCS
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus D H x 27-Nov BH 7-Jan SCS
Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus DV1 HV4 x 2-Mar BH 2-Apr BH
Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii   HV4 x     1-Nov BH
Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus   HV1          
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus D H x 31-Jan BH 28-Jan SCS
Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malarbaricus D H x 19-Apr BH 12-Feb BH
River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii D H x 11-May BH 5-Jun SCS
Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus   HV2          
Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius   HV2          
White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus D H x 11-Nov BH 7-Jan SCS
Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus D H x     11-Feb CH
Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum D H x 3-Apr ND 20-Apr BH
Small Pratincole Glareola lactea D H x 20-Feb BH 27-Feb BH
Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis DR1 HR2          
Yellow-legged Gull Larus cachinnans D H x 27-Nov BH    
Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus D H x 17-Aug BH 26-Jan SCS
Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus D H x 3-Mar MK    
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus D H x 3-Jan VT 13-Jan MK
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica D H x 18-Mar MK 16-Feb SCS
River Tern Sterna aurantia D H x 16-Jun MK 7-Jan SCS
Little Tern Sterna albifrons D H x 16-Jun MK 7-Jun BH
Black-bellied Tern Sterna acuticauda D H x 7-Jun SCS 2-May SCS
Bridled Tern Sterna anaethetus CH'99            
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus D H x 3-Mar MK 27-Feb SCS
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus DV1            
Black Tern Chlidonias niger DV1            
Osprey Pandion haliaetus D H x     19-Jan BH
Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus D H x 6-Mar CH 7-Jan SCS
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus D H x 21-Jan ND 4-Jan VT
Black Kite Milvus migrans D H x 1-Jan n.r. 7-Jan SCS
Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus D H x     7-Jan SCS
Pallas’s Fish Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus DR1 HR2          
Grey-headed Fish Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus   HR2          
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis D H x 19-Feb GW 7-Jan SCS
Long-billed Vulture Gyps indicus DR1 HR2 x     13-Jan MK
Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus DV1 HV2          
Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus DR1 HR2          
Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus DR1 H x     7-Jan SCS
Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela DR1 H x 17-Mar NS 18-Jan SCS
Eurasian Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus   HV2 x     1-Feb BH
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus D H x 18-Mar ND 8-Sep SCS
Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus DV1 H x     27-Feb BH
Shikra Accipiter badius D H x 14-Feb BH 7-Jan SCS
Besra Accipiter virgatus DV1 HV2          
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus D H x     17-Jan SCS
White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa D H x 1-Sep SCS 3-May BH
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo DV4 HV2 x 16-Mar BH 27-Feb SCS
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus D H x 5-Jan BH 1-Feb BH
Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius DV4   x 2-Dec BH    
Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina DR1 HR2 x     27-Feb SCS
Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga D H x 18-Nov ND 26-Jan SCS
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax D H x     7-Jan SCS
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis D H x 1-Jan n.r. 26-Jan SCS
Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca D H x     1-Feb BH
Bonelli’s Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus DV1 H x 30-Jul SCS 19-Jan BH
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus D H x 6-Mar CH 19-Jan BH
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni   HV2 x     1-Feb SCS
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus D H x 21-Jan ND 13-Jan MK
Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera D H x 3-Jun CH 28-Jan SCS
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo DV1 HV2 x 14-Oct BH 14-Nov BH
Laggar Falcon Falco jugger D H x 14-Feb BH 30-Dec SCS
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug   HV2          
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus D H x 21-Jan ND 13-Jan MK
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus DV1 HV2 x     23-Feb BH
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis   HV2          
Darter Anhinga melanogaster D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Little Egret Egretta garzetta D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Great Egret Casmerodius albus D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia D H x 1-Jan n.r 7-Jan SCS
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis D H x 1-Jan n.r 7-Jan SCS
Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Little Heron Butorides striatus D H x 7-Jun SCS 12-May SCS
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax D H x 16-Jun MK 19-Mar BH
Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus   HR2          
Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis D H x 3-Jun CH 28-Jun BH
Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus D H x 3-Jun CH 13-May BH
Black Bittern Dupetor flavicollis D H x 7-Aug SK 2-Jun SCS
Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris   HV2          
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber D H x 3-Jan VT 26-Jan SCS
Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor   HV2          
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus D H x 17-Apr BH 26-Jan SCS
Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus D H x 2-Mar BH 7-Jan SCS
Black Ibis Pseudibis papillosa D H x 23-Apr BH 7-Jan SCS
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia D H x 31-Jan BH 7-Jan SCS
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus DV1 HV2          
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis   HV2          
Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans D H x 2-Mar BH 7-Jan SCS
Black Stork Ciconia nigra   HV2          
Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus D H x 16-Mar BH 7-Jan SCS
White Stork Ciconia ciconia   HV2          
Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus D H x     7-Jan SCS
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus   HV2          
Rufous-tailed Shrike Lanius isabellinus D H x 21-Jan ND 26-Jan SCS
Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus DV1 HV2          
Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus D H x 5-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach D H x 1-Jan n.r. 13-Jan MK
Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus   HV2          
Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis D H x     26-Jan SCS
Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda D H x 1-Jan n.r 7-Jan SCS
House Crow Corvus splendens D H x 1-Jan n.r. 7-Jan SCS
Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Common Raven Corvus corax DV1 HV2          
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus D H x 21-Apr ND 2-Apr BH
Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei DV1            
Black-headed Cuckooshrike Coracina melanoptera   HV2 x     25-Feb BH
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus D H x 14-Oct BH 13-Jan MK
White-bellied Minivet Pericrocotus erythropygius DR3 HR2 x     4-Apr SCS
Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus D H x     7-Jan SCS
White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola D H x 14-Oct BH 27-Feb BH
Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus DV1 HV2 x 17-Apr BH 14-Mar BH
White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens DV1   x     25-Mar SCS
Asian Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi D H x 8-May BH 19-Mar BH
Marshall's Iora Aegithina nigrolutea DR1 HR2          
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus D H x 2-Sep BH 13-Jan MK
Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius D H x 22-Dec SS    
Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul   HV2          
Dark-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis DV1            
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata DV3 HV2          
Red-throated Flycatcher Ficedula parva D H x 1-Jan n.r. 13-Jan MK
Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina DV1 HV2 x     8-Oct SCS
Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis D H x 3-Jan VT 16-Dec SCS
Siberian Rubythroat Luscinia calliope DV1            
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis D H x 3-Jan VT 17-Jan SCS
Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicata D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Blue-capped Redstart Phoenicurus coeruleocephalus   HV2          
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
White-capped Water Redstart Chaimarrornis leucocephalus   HV4 x     13-Dec SCS
Plumbeous Water Redstart Rhyacornis fuliginosus DV3 HV4 x     13-Dec SCS
Stoliczka's Bushchat Saxicola macrorhyncha   HV4 x     5-Feb BH
Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata D H x 14-Feb BH 7-Jan SCS
White-tailed Stonechat Saxicola leucura D   x 5-Feb BH    
Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferrea DV4 HV2 x 18-Nov BH    
Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata   HV1 x     19-Feb BH
Rufous-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna   HV2 x     23-Feb BH
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti D H x 4-Nov BH 11-Feb CH
Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina   H x     17-Jan SCS
Brown Rock-chat Cercomela fusca D H x 3-Jan VT 28-Jan SCS
Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnus malabaricus DV1            
Brahminy Starling Sturnus pagodarum D H x 1-Jan n.r. 7-Jan SCS
Rosy Starling Sturnus roseus D H x 21-Apr ND 31-Mar SCS
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Asian Pied Starling Sturnus contra D H x 1-Jan n.r 7-Jan SCS
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis D H x 1-Jan n.r 7-Jan SCS
Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus D H x 1-Jan n.r 7-Jan SCS
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta castanea DR1            
Fire-capped Tit Cephalopyrus flammiceps DV1            
Great Tit Parus major DV1 HV2          
Sand Martin Riparia riparia DV1 HV2 x 9-Dec MK 24-Nov BH
Pale Martin Riparia diluta DV4   x 3-Jul BH    
Plain Martin Riparia paludicola D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Dusky Crag Martin Hirundo concolor D H x 1-Jan n.r. 7-Jan SCS
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii D H x 5-Jun BH 7-Jan SCS
Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica D H x 11-Dec BH 7-Jan SCS
Streak-throated Swallow Hirundo fluvicola D H x 27-May MK 11-Mar SCS
Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus D H x 5-Jan VT 22-Apr SC
White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis D H x 3-Jan VT 31-Dec SCS
Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis D H x 16-Jun MK 7-Jan SCS
Rufous-fronted Prinia Prinia buchanani D H x 19-Apr BH 23-Feb BH
Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii D H x 3-Jan VT 17-Jan SCS
Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis D H x 2-Mar BH 7-Jan SCS
Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica   HR2          
Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris D H x 15-Mar BH 11-Mar SCS
Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Plain Prinia Prinia inornata D H x 1-Jan n.r. 13-Jan MK
Oriental White-Eye Zosterops palpebrosus D H x 14-Oct BH 7-Jan SCS
Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon DV4 HV4 x 15-Mar BH 12-Sep BH
Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola D H x 18-Nov BH 7-Jan SCS
Blyth’s Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum D H x 17-Apr BH 17-Jan SCS
Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus D H x 15-Mar BH 7-Jan SCS
Booted Warbler Hippolais caligata D H x 19-Apr BH 20-Apr BH
Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius D H x 1-Jan n.r. 7-Jan SCS
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus D H x 6-Mar CH 4-Apr BH
Brooks’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus subviridis D   x 5-Jan VT    
Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei D H x 3-Jan VT    
Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides D H x 3-Jan VT 17-Jan SCS
Western Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis DV1 HV2 x 14-Sep SCS 19-Feb BH
Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris D H x 5-Feb BH 6-May BH
Bristled Grassbird Chaetornis striatus DV1 HV2 x     4-Aug SCS
Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense D H x 5-Jan VT 21-Feb SCS
Common Babbler Turdoides caudatus D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Striated Babbler Turdoides earlei D H x 3-Jan VT 21-Feb SCS
Large Grey Babbler Turdoides malcolmi D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Jungle Babbler Turdoides striatus D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
[Small Whitethroat] [Sylvia curruca minula]   HV2          
[Hume’s Whitethroat] [Sylvia curruca althaea] D H x 25-Nov BH 4-Sep BH
Orphean Warbler Sylvia hortensis DV1 HV2 x     17-Mar SCS
Indian Bushlark Mirafra erythroptera D H x 19-Apr BH 7-Jan SCS
Rufous-winged Bushlark Mirafra assamica D H x 21-Apr ND 29-Apr SCS
Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark Eremopterix grisea D H x 1-May CH 17-Feb MB
Rufous-tailed Lark Ammomanes phoenicurus D H x     26-Jan SCS
Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata D H x 21-Jan ND 26-Jan SCS
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla D H x 7-Oct BH 26-Jan SCS
Hume’s Short-toed Lark Calandrella acutirostris D H x 5-Feb BH 5-Feb BH
Sand Lark Calandrella raytal D H x 25-Jun BH    
Crested Lark Galerida cristata D H x 2-Mar BH 7-Jan SCS
Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis   HV2 x     17-Jan SCS
Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula D H x 2-Mar BH 17-Jan SCS
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris DV4   x 29-Sep BH    
Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile   HR2          
Purple Sunbird Nectarinia asiatica D H x 3-Jan VT 17-Jan SCS
House Sparrow Passer domesticus D H x 1-Jan n.r 7-Jan SCS
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis D H x     17-Jan SCS
Sind Sparrow Passer pyrrhonotus DR4 HR2 x 22-Jun SCS 3-Jan SCS
Chestnut-shouldered Petronia Petronia xanthocollis D H x 6-Mar CH 16-Feb SCS
White Wagtail Motacilla alba D H x 3-Jan VT 4-Jan VT
White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis D H x 2-Sep BH 4-Jan VT
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava D H x 3-Jan VT 7-Jan SCS
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea D H x 21-Mar RK 27-Feb SCS
Richard’s Pipit Anthus richardi D H x     17-Jan SCS
Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus D H x 1-Jan n.r. 26-Jan SCS
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris D H x 1-Dec ND 7-Jan SCS
Blyth’s Pipit Anthus godlewskii D H x 7-Oct ND 16-Feb BH
Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis D H x 25-Oct BH 16-Feb SCS
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis D H x 29-Sep BH 7-Jan SCS
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni D H x 3-Jan VT 17-Jan SCS
Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus D H x 16-Mar BH 16-Feb BH
Black-breasted Weaver Ploceus benghalensis D H x 1-Jan n.r. 7-Jan SCS
Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar D H x 21-Apr ND 11-Mar SCS
Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus D H x 3-Jan VT 13-Jan MK
Finn's Weaver Ploceus megarhynchus   HV2          
Red Avadavat Amandava amandava D H x 3-Jan VT 26-Jan SCS
Indian Silverbill Lonchura malabarica D H x 3-Jan VT 26-Jan SCS
Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata D H x 31-Mar ND 16-Jun AB
Black-headed Munia Lonchura malacca D H x 10-Jun BH 11-Aug SCS
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus D H x 25-Nov BH 2-Apr BH
Crested Bunting Melophus lathami DV1 HR2 x     5-Apr SCS
Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani DV1 HV2          
White-capped Bunting Emberiza stewarti   HV2 x     31-Mar SCS
House Bunting Emberiza striolata   HV2 x     31-Mar SCS
Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata   HV2          
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala   HV4 x     9-Sep BH
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps D H x 11-Nov BH 17-Jan SCS
Totals 375 328 355 313 260 260 298 298
                 
Status Codes: xy or xyi
x: D Delhi (incld. Okhla, NOIDA); H (adj. areas of Haryana incl. Sonipat, Rohtak, Jhajjar, Gurgaon & Faridabad dist.)
y: V (Vagrant including irregular or rare Visitor); R (Rare resident); H (Historic records only - prior to 1970)
i: Sources codes:
1. Sudhir Vyas "Delhi Checklist '78-79, '84-86, '95-99"
2. Suresh C. Sharma, Bill Harvey "Birds of Haryana", 2001
3. Kalpavriksh "What's That Bird", 1991
4. Vivek Tiwari for Northern India Bird Network "Delhi Region 2001 List", Dec 2001
5. Krys Kazmierczak "A Birdwatchers' Guide to India", 1998
 
References:
SCS: Suresh Sharma; BH: Bill Harvey; VT: Vivek Tiwari; ND: Nikhil Devasar; CH: Clive Harris; MB: Martin Barry; KS: Karan Singh;
NS: N Srinivasan; RK: Radha Kamath; SC: Sunita Chaudhry; MK: Martin Kelsey; SK: N Shiva Kumar; KB: Kanwar B Singh;
GW: Gillian Wright; SS: Sanjay Sondhi;
n.r. : Not reported (species not reported but must have been seen. 1-Jan used as the date)
Other Observers:
Sudhir Oswal; Ranjit Lal; Anil Bhola; Suramya Mudgal; Pauline Harvey; Gautam Das; Bharati Chaturvedi;
JL Singh; KS Singh; V. M. Tiwari; Jagjit Kuku; Pratibha Pande; Martin Barry; Tarun Kumar; Krys Kazmierczak;
Atul Jain; Pia Sethi; Dr. Balachandran (BNHS); Petrick Williams ; Bikram Grewal; Gita Sabarwal; Sudarshan Rodriguez;
Aniruddha Mukerjee; Anchal Sondhi; Sheila Chhabra; Arshiya Sethi; Anshuman Varma; Manas Kaushik;
Harish Kohli; Reena Nath; Mohit Aggarwal; Manoj Gupta; Pikesh Srivastava; Elizabeth Thomas; Rahul Jain;
Anchal Sondhi; Manish Dhariwal; Harkirat Singh Sangha; Mayank Bhatnagar; Anju Chawla;
 
No recent records (records prior to 1970)
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala H3          
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus V3          
Baikal Teal Anas formosa H3          
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris H3          
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula H3          
Smew Mergellus albellus V3          
Small Buttonquail Turnix sylvatica H3          
Yellow-legged Buttonquail Turnix tanki H3          
Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris H3          
Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia H3          
Mottled Wood Owl Strix ocellata H3          
Sykes’s Nightjar Caprimulgus mahrattensis H3          
Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus H3          
Indian Bustard Ardeotis nigriceps HH2,3          
MacQueen's Bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii H3          
Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus H3          
Slaty-breasted Rail Gallirallus striatus H3          
Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis V3          
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola H3          
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres H3          
Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus H3          
Caspian Tern Sterna caspia H3          
Common Tern Sterna hirundo V3          
Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis H3          
Changeable Hawk Eagle Spizaetus cirrhatus H3          
Western Reef Egret Egretta gularis V3          
White-bellied Heron Ardea insignis HH2,H3          
Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius DH1,HH2          
Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura H3          
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus H3          
Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus H3          
Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus roseus H3          
Blue-capped Rock Thrush Monticola cinclorhynchus H3          
Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina V3          
Tickell’s Thrush Turdus unicolor V3          
Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica H3          
Rusty-tailed Flycatcher Muscicapa ruficauda H3          
Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris H3          
Blue-throated Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides H3          
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes V3          
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria V3          
Bar-tailed Treecreeper Certhia himalayana H3          
Spotted Creeper Salpornis spilonotus HR3          
White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus H3          
Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus H3          
Rufous-vented Prinia Prinia burnesii H3          
Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata H3          
Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia V3          
Plain Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus neglectus H3          
Tickell’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis H3          
Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher H3          
Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris H3          
Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra H3          
Greater Whitethroat Sylvia communis V3          
Desert Warbler Sylvia nana H3          
Black-crowned Sparrow Lark Eremopterix nigriceps H3          
Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos H3          
Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus H3          
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus V3          
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta V3          
Green Avadavat Amandava formosa H3          
White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata V3          
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus H3          
Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta HH2          
Rock Bunting Emberiza cia H3          
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana H3          
Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus H3          
Totals 67            

 

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