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tufted duck  or tufted pochard  (Aythya fuligula)  गुच्छेदार बतख  #Saryuwetland #Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh November 2022 Nikon gears Conservation status -NT This is a small diving duck with a population of close to one million birds, found in northern Eurasia. The scientific name is derived from Ancient Greek aithuia, an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors including Hesychius and Aristotle, and Latin fuligo "soot" and gula "throat". The adult male is all black except for white flanks and a blue-grey bill with gold-yellow eyes, along with a thin crest on the back of its head. It has an obvious head tuft that gives the species its name. The adult female is brown with paler flanks, and is more easily confused with other diving ducks

Common redshank  or simply redshank (Tringa totanus)  छोटा बटन, जल रंक Saryuwetland November 18 Nikon Gears Full view recommend for details This is a Eurasian wader in the large family Scolopacidae. The genus name Tringa is the New Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle. The specific totanus is from Tótano, the Italian name for this bird.

Oriental darter or Indian darter (Anhinga melanogaster) तीरंदाज,सर्प पक्षी, पनवा Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur Rajsthan February 19 Nikon Gears Full screen view recommend for details This is a water bird of tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia. It has a long and slender neck with a straight, pointed bill and, like the cormorant, it hunts for fish while its body is submerged in water. It spears a fish underwater, bringing it above the surface, tossing and juggling it before swallowing the fish head first. The body remains submerged as it swims, and the slender neck alone is visible above the water, which accounts for the colloquial name of snakebird.

Indian silverbill  or white-throated munia (Euodice malabarica) फीकी मुनिया Saryuwetland Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh July19  Nikon Gears Full screen view recommend for details

Green bee-eater  with dragon fly (Merops orientalis),पतरिंगा  Saryuwetland Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh August19 Nikon Gears This also known as little green bee-eater, is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family. It is resident but prone to seasonal movements and is found widely distributed across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal and the Gambia to Ethiopia, the Nile valley, western Arabia and Asia through India to Vietnam.They are mainly insect eaters and they are found in grassland, thin scrub and forest often quite far from water. Several regional plumage variations are known and several subspecies have been named.

lesser adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus) छोटा गरुड़ Naugachhiya Bhagalpur Bihar November 19

                             बड़ा गरुड़ यह Stork परिवार Ciconiidae का सदस्य है, जो पहले एशिया के अलावा पूरे अफ्रीका और पूर्वी बोर्नियो तक पाया जाता था पर अब यह सिर्फ भारत के 2 क्षेत्रों भागलपुर एवं असम में और कम्बोडिया में ही बचा है। इस समय पूरे विश्व में इसकी आबादी मात्र 1200-1400 तक ही बची है जिसमें अब भागलपुर में 400-450 का अनुमान है।यहां पिछले साल 148 घोसले चिन्हित किये गये थे।  मुझे 1दिन में भागलपुर जिले के नवगछिया  प्रखंड अंतर्गत कदवा दियारा ( कोसी क्षेत्र) के विभिन्न कस्बों में 100 से ज्यादा घोसला दिखाई दिए हैं जिनमें गरुड़ बैठे हुए दिखाई दिये और आसमान में उड़ते हुए भी। ये अपने घोंसले मानव बस्तियों के बीच ही बनाते हैं।  कदवा गांव के लोग इसे भगवान विष्णु का वाहन मानते हुए इनका संरक्षण समर्पित भाव से करते हैं यही मुख्य कारण है कि यहां इनकी जनसंख्या बढ़ रही है।

Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) अबाबील Saryuwetland Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh August19 Nikon Gears Full screen view recommend for details