Pied Kingfisher....Punchakkari,Trivandrum....

[V S Sankar]

"Punchakkari" is a wetland about 7kms from Trivandrum city......Quite a no.of migratory birds arrive at this time...A few we could spot are Pied crested cuckoo,common stone chat(normally not found here),white ibis,bea eaters,pied kingfisher,wood sandpiper,green sandpiper,greeen shank,yellow wagtail,barn swallows etc.....

Canon 400D,55-250IS,iso 400,1/2000,f6.3,cropped

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Nice eye contact. Powerful thick bill and small bushy crest have come out well.Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice sighting. Good eye contact. Wish it was closer for more details. Thanks for sharing.

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Nice.that is an interesting list shankar sab, i think it will get more interesting in the coming days...keep visiting and sharing

TFS
Roopak

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Agree with the previous comments. Good to hear about a new place. How big is that wetland? And how far from the road?