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NORTHERN&CENTRALPAKISTAN12OCTOBER3NOVEMBER2007

MENNOHORNMAN(m.hornman1gmail.com)

Introduction

InOctober andNovember 2007my girlfriendAniek deGraaf and I independently visited northern and central

Pakistan (seemap).WhyvisitPakistan??Well,whynot!An importantreasonforuswastovisitourfriends,who

workinIslamabad.ButitwasalsoanopportunitytoseethislittlevisitedcountrywithmanywesternHimalayaand

IndusPlain

bird

specialties.

InthisreportIdliketoshowthatPakistanisdefinitelyunderestimatedandvisitingthiscountrythesedaysisnotas

difficultordangerousasonemightthink.Travel iseasyandPakistaniareoneofthemosthospitable,helpfuland

friendlypeopleintheworld.Nevertheless,donttakeitlightheartedly.Someareasareoff limits(tribalareas)and

extraattentionisrequiredforsomepartsofNorthwestFrontierProvince(NWFP),BaluchistanandSindh.Recently

bombingshavetakenplaceinlargecitiesincludingIslamabad,RawalpindiandLahore.Alwaysinformyourselfabout

the latestsecuritysituationatyourcountrysForeignMinistry(site)andEmbassyandcheckwithlocals(e.g.hotel

staff,who aremostly good and reliable sources).Takenormalprecautions andbe attentiveas youdoon trips

abroadandyoullhaveafantasticexperience.


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Flight

Thecheapestoptionwasa flightwithGulfAir fromAmsterdam toLondon (operatedbyKLM)and fromthereto

MuscatandontoIslamabad(c620).Althoughwehad3hoursinLondonthiswastooshortfortransportingour

luggagetotherightplane,soinIslamabadunfortunatelyourluggageturnedoutbestillinLondon.Aftertwodays

ourluggagearrivedatthenextflightandwithouttomuchhassleswecouldpickitup.

Visa

Avisa(47)isnecessaryformostvisitors.Avisawillonlybeissuedifyoushowacopyofyourreturnticket.Thevisa

isvalid

for

most

parts

of

the

country,

but

the

tribal

areas

and

(sensitive)

border

areas

are

excluded

for

obvious

reasons.Chitral(inNWFP)issituatedinasensitivezoneclosetotheAfghanborder,soweneededtoregisterwith

localSuperintendentofPolice.TheTemporaryRegistrationFormwas issuedeasilyandfreeofchargeatthevery

friendlyForeignersRegistrationatthepolicestationofChitral.

Alongtheroadsinthenorthyouencountermanyarmyorpolicecheckpointswhereyouneedtoregister.Atthese

pointsthepoliceorarmyisveryfriendlytotourists(oftenofferingteaonremotespots)andregistrationnevergave

anyproblem(theyallwantedtolookthroughyourbins,butjustfortheirinterest).

Accommodation

Accommodationiswidelyavailableinallkindofranges.InIslamabadwehadtheadvantagetostaywithfriends.In

Shigarwestayed intheexpensive,butveryscenicShigarFortResidence(www.shigarfort.com). Inthemountains

accommodationwas very basic. InKarimabad,Gilgit andChitral theres somemore choice. InCentralPakistan,

especiallyin

large

cities,

all

ranges

of

accommodation

are

widely

available.

We

mostly

chose

mid

range

hotels

whicharequitecheapinPakistan.

Transport

Allformsoftransportareavailable.WetookaflightintothenorthfromIslamabadtoSkarduandbackfromChitral

toIslamabad(withPIAc50eachwayperperson)asitsavedlotsoftimeandtheroutefromChitraltoIslamabad

wasnotverysafeatthattime.TheflightfromIslamabadtoSkarduwithPIAinashortenedBoeing737isconsidered

oneofthemostspectacularflights.Asnoradarisused,onlyatcleardaystheplanewillgo,regardlesstheschedule.

TheroutegoesstraighttowardsthehugeandhighNangaParbat(8125m;flyingatthesamelevelasthesummit!)

andquicklydescendsbetweenthehighmountainsinthe(desert)Skarduvalley.Onedisadvantageofflyingisthat

youhavetorereconfirmyourflightpersonallyattheofficeofPIA(Godknowswhy).

Busescoverthemainroutesinthecountry.However,inthemountainsbusesarenotsofrequent.Beingabirder,

rentingacaror4x4jeep isagood(thoughnotcheap)optionasyoucantakedifferentroutesandstopwherever

youlike.Theroadsarenotalwaysingoodconditionduetolandslidesandmanyroads(exceptfortheKKH)arenot

paved. Furthermore, some roads are along steep cliff and ravines, so some travel in the north is not for the

fainthearted!InBaltit(Skardu)werentedaToyotaLandcruiserwithdriverforthreedaystocoverthetrackShigar

DeosaiPlainsGilgitGojal KhunjerabPassKarimabadfor200($300)atthehotel.InSkarduyoumaybeable

togetabetterdeal.InKarimabadwenegotiateda4x4Jeepfor5daystoandaroundChitralatHiddenValleyTours

for200,includingadriverandaguide(thelatterlikedtojoinusbecauseheexpectedustobehislastcustomers

before thewinterandhewanted tovisit some friends inChitral).Using the serviceofaguidemade things lots

easier(e.g.languageandrereconfirmingtheflightticketinGilgit)andtheguideisrecommended.

IncentralPakistanweusedbuses(mostlyofthereliableDaewooCompany).InMultanwerentedattaxiandguide

toUchCharif and PanjnadHead. In cities taxis (passenger Suzukis), local busses and autorickshaws arewidely

available.

Ifyoudont liketoorganizetransportyourself,therearesomereliabletouroperators inthecountry (seeLonely

Planet).HunzaGuidesPakistan isone them (mostlyofferingmountainexpeditions)and theyoffer very reliable

transportaswellastailormadetours.

References

FortravelweusedLonelyPlanetsPakistan&theKarakoramHighway(2004ed.)andTrekkingintheKarakoram&

Hindukush(2002ed.).ForbirdingthebestfieldguidesarethetwovolumesRasmussenGuide(2005,LynxEdicions),

but they are a little tooheavy to takealong in the field.Therefore Imadephotocopiesof textsof thedifficult
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groupsandtookthe(alreadyused)pocketsizedPocketGuidetotheBirdsoftheIndianSubcontinent(2000,Helm)

andKrysKazmiercaks AFieldGuidetotheBirdsofthe IndianSubcontinent(2000,HelmFieldGuides)withme.

TheforthcomingBirdsofPakistan(expectedNov2008,Helm)isderivedfromtheformer,withmorespecifiedtexts.

Unfortunately,theexcellenttwovolume TheBirdsofPakistanbyT.J.Roberts ishardtogetandevenharderto

carry,butitistheonlygoodhandbook.

There isvery little informationaboutbirding inPakistan.Pakistans shortchapter inNigelWheatleys Where to

watchbirdsinAsia(Helm,1996)isstillveryuseful,althoughPalasValleyforexampleseemstobeofflimitsnow.At

the moment, only Birdquest leads birdtrips to Pakistan. It has a very good trip report from the 2005 tour

(http://www.birdquest.co.uk/pdfs/report/PAKISTAN%20REP%2005.pdf).Furthermore

Anssi

Kullbergs

Islamabad

BirdReport,2002isveryvaluable(http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/asiapakistan(AnssiTripReport).htm).Also

check the site of the recently formed Birdwatchers Club of Pakistan which is pretty helpful

(http://www.wildlifeofpakistan.com/PakistanBirdClub/index.html).DetailedaccountsofsomePakistanspecialities

arepresented.

Visitedsites

ISLAMABADAREA

Theareaaroundthecapitalisverygoodforbirding.Thecityitselfisverygreenwithlotsoftreeseverywhereandit

hasbroad tree fringed lanes. In and around the gardenofmy friendshouse (which is closely situatednear the

Margallahills) Iobserved,amongstothers,Hoopoe,GreyTreepie,WhitethroatedFantail,HumesWarbler,Grey

hoodedwarbler,

Indian

Robin,

Jungle

Babbler,

Long

tailed

Shrike

and,

surprisingly,

aBrown

Rock

Chat.

There

are

twomain birding spots:MargallaHills andRawal Lake.Both are easily accessible (by taxi and foot).Nathiagali

involvesadaytripfromthecapital.

MargallaHillsTheMargallaHillsarejustsituatednorthofthetown.Thehillsreachaheightof1600mandformthebeginningof

theHimalayaRange.Thehillsare coveredwithbushesand lowdeciduous forest.Goodwalking trails cover the

wholearea(checkhttp://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php?Number=336693foraGoogleearth/mapskmz

fileofallthetrails),althoughsomearenotsowellmaintained(Ifeltafewmetersinaravinewhenwalkingalone

highup inanovergrownpartofa trail from the ridge towards themosque; fortunately Iwasnt thathurt).We

visitedtheareaafewtimesasitwascloselysituatednearourfriendshouse,especiallytrail2toDamaneKoh.One

ofPakistanspecialities,WhitecheekedTit,hasapopulationintheMargallaHills.Iobservedthespeciestwice,both

timeshigherupinthehills:attheridgetrail(2)andnearPirsohawa(3).Alongthewesternridgetrailnicesurprises

were a femaleMeadow Bunting and a (skulking)maleWhitebelliedRedstart.Also, two Striated Priniaswere

observed. (Fairly) commonbirdsherewereBluethroatedBarbet, LongtailedMinivet,HimalayanBulbul,Rufous

Treepie, Bartailed Treecreeper, Spotwinged Tit, Oriental Whiteeye, Humes Warbler, Greyhooded Warbler,

RustycheekedScimitarBabblerandJungleBabbler.Later, further intothemountainsnearPiroshowa,wetooka

blocked,deadendroadfollowedbyapatheastwardswhichyieldedUltramarineFlycatcher(3)andHimalayanRed

flankedBluetail(3).Iobservedtwomalesofthelatteralsoattrail2inasmallgorgecoveredwithdensebushes.

RawalLakeRawal Lake is situatedon theeastern sideof the cityand caneasilybe reachedby taxi.On thenorth side it is

accessiblethroughthenewLakeViewParkwhichisverybusyinweekends,butstillitisgoodtoexplorethetrees,

bushes, reeds and lake. Especially the eastern side of the park is relatively quiet (and under construction).

Unfortunately, IonlyvisitedRawalLakeonce (LakeViewParkonFriday2ndof Nov),butstill Imanaged tosee

somenicespecies,amongstothersWhitebreastedWaterhen,Wryneck(1),OrientalTurtleDove(2meena),Shikra,

CoppersmithBarbet(2),BluethroatedBarbet(5),LongtailedShrike,LongtailedMinivet(4males),Bluewhistling

Thrush (2), Grey Bushchat (male and female), Bartailed Treecreeper (3), Lemonrumped Warbler (1), White

browedWagtail(2).

NathiagaliThis nicely situated hill resort is situated some three hours driving north of Islamabad in southernmostNWFP.

Nathiagali lies ina lowerpartattheendoftheHimalayaRangeat252600mand ispartofaremainingrelatively

large forestedarea. It canbe reachedbybus fromAbottabadorRawalpindi (change inMurree),but it ismore
http://www.birdquest.co.uk/pdfs/report/PAKISTAN%20REP%2005.pdfhttp://www.camacdonald.com/birding/asiapakistan(AnssiTripReport).htm)http://www.wildlifeofpakistan.com/PakistanBirdClub/index.htmlhttp://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php?Number=336693http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php?Number=336693http://www.wildlifeofpakistan.com/PakistanBirdClub/index.htmlhttp://www.camacdonald.com/birding/asiapakistan(AnssiTripReport).htm)http://www.birdquest.co.uk/pdfs/report/PAKISTAN%20REP%2005.pdf


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convenienttotakeataxiorrentacar.Wewere fortunatetojoinour friendswiththeirowncaronEidDay.We

walkedalongaforestpathjustatthenorthsideoftheridge.ThesurroundingsofMurreeandespeciallyAyubiaNP

willprobablyharbourthesamespecies, ifnotmore.AlongtheroadjustwestofAyubiathere ismagnificentpine

and fir forest and here some goodies can be seen from the road. We observed Himalayan Woodpecker,

CoppersmithBarbet,Rufous Treepie, Large billedCrow (very common),Raven,WhitecheekedNuthatch, Spot

wingedTitandGreenbackedTit.AlongtheforestedridgewesawBrownfrontedWoodpecker(male),Himalayan

Woodpecker (2), Scalybellied Woodpecker (3), Whiteeyed Buzzard, Yellowbilled Blue Magpie (20), White

cheekedNuthatch(15),BartailedTreecreeper(4),SpotwingedTit(>50),RufousnapedTit(3).

NORTHERNAREAS

TheNorthern Areas, part of Kashmir, is Pakistansmost northern district. It offers, besides stunningmountain

scenery,somegreatandoftenrestrictedbirdspecies,duetoitsfavorableposition.Valleyswithoriginalvegetation

(forestandbushes)aregoodforbirding.Highaltitudespeciesare,likealways,hardtofind.

Shigar

ShigarisbeautifullysituatedintheShigarValleynearSkarduinBaltistan,NorthernAreasat2400m.Thefertileland

borderingtherivercontrastswiththedrysurrounding landandmountains.InOctoberthebirdlifeisnotveryrich

here,buttherearestillsomenicespeciespresent.Webirdedthefertileland,thetreefilledvillageandthegarden

oftheFort.ThegardenheldamaleTickellsThrush,BlueWhistlingThrush(2singingmales),Nightjar(1),Mountain

Chiffchaff(2),HumesWarbler(2),StreakedLaughingthrush(10)and4canicepsGoldfinches.AlpineChough(>2),

Chough(200),

Craig

Martin

(20)

and

Booted

Eagle

(2)

flew

overhead.

Next

day

we

birded

the

path

along

the

Bauma

Lungma (river) intothemountains. InsomedenseHippophaebushesalongthe river (at2430m) Idiscoveredmy

first(amaleandafemale)WhitebrowedTitWarblers,firstskulkingbutfinallywithsuperbviews,togetherwitha

BrownAccentor.FurthermorewesawBrownDipper(1),personataWhiteWagtail(male),RedthroatedFlycatcher

(2),WhitecappedWaterRedstart (1),BlueWhistlingThrush (4),HumesWarbler (2),Chiffchaffspec (2).Magpie

andGreatTitwerecommoninthevillage.

SatparaValleyTheunpavedtrack fromSkardu (2290m)towardsthehighaltitudeplateauofDeosai (>4000m) follows thesteep

SatparaValley.Thelandscapeisverydry.Therearesomebushesalongtheriverwherethereisnograzing.Onsome

partsoftheslopeshigherupgrowjunipers.At3100m(N359'29.48"E7536'33.16")atthebestHippophaebush

along thewhole track,we observed a flock of 6males Whitewinged Redstarts togetherwith 4 (2males+ 2

females) Whitebrowed Tit Warblers, 4 Redfronted Serins and a Brown Accentor. A little further, 4 RobinAccentors and amaleBluecappedRedstart couldbewellobserved in somejuniperus.At3800maDipperwas

present.

DeosaiNationalParkDeosaiNPcomprisesanimmense(3630sqkm),grassy,highaltitudeplateauwhichisnowherelowerthan4000m.

TheparkisarefugefortherareHimalayanBrownBear.Deosaiplainissnowboundforabout8monthsayear.Asa

result, bird life is very poor. Shore Lark is common in the summer, but already almost absent inOctober.We

observedonlytwobirds.Besidethelarks,onlyaDipper,threemigratingHeuglinsGulls(at4200matSheosarLake)

andafemaleDesertWheatearat4180mareworthmentioning(buttheviewswerefantastic).

AstorValleyFromthe4266mhighSheosarPasswelefttheDeosaiplainandenteredasidevalleyoftheroughandremoteAstor

Valley.FromtheSheosarpassyouhavestunningviewsoftheNangaParbat(8125m).TheupperAstorvalleyisquite

gentilesloping,but it isgettingsteeperandsteepertowards the Indusvalleyand theKarakoramHighway (KKH).

Therearesomeforestfragmentswhichcanbequitegoodforbirds(e.g.aroundAstor,butwedidntvisitthem).In

theuppervalleywepassedsomepartswithjunipersandrocks(343600m)withatleast8RobinAccentorsand15

RockBuntingsintotal.InthePineJuniperzoneIobservedaniceLargerspottedNutcracker(multipunctata,whichisevenwhiterthanontheplates),aflockof20PlainMountainFinches,RockBunting(5),LargebilledCrow(20)and

AlpineChough (10). In villages Streaked Laughingthrush,BlueWhistlingthrush,GreatTit, LargebilledCrow and

Magpiewerepresent. In the lowerAstorValley (Astorvillage toKKH)aHimalayanAccentor,30CragMartins,a

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KarakoramHighway&KhunjerabPassThefamousandspectacularKarakoramHighwaystretchesformorethan800km inPakistanfromHaveliantothe

KhunjerabPassontheborderwithChinaatamindblowing4934m.Thepassisclosedinwinterfrom31Octoberto

1May(butcheck),so,onthethe20thwewerejustintime.TheroaditselffollowstheIndusandtheHunzaValley,

whichcross theveryhighandsteepKarakoramRange.Famousmountainsdirectlybordering theKKHareNanga

Parbat(8125m,7kilometershigherthantheroad)andRakaposhi(7790m,still5500metershigherthantheroad).

Thevalleybottom is fertilewitharable land,poplars, fruit treesandbushes.Higherup,onlyHippophaebushes

borderthe

river

and

streams

and

junipers

on

some

the

slopes.

Nevertheless

most

of

the

immense

landscape

consistsofbarerocksandhigherupalsosomehugeglaciersandsnow.Asaresultinthisharshlandscapebirdlife

isntabundant.Nevertheless,somegoodspeciescanbeseen.

BetweenGilgitandHunza (betweenSultanabadand Jutal, ingentlesloping rocky terrainon theeastsideof the

road)weobservedatleasttwoHumesWheatearsandaWallcreeper.AsitgetshigherfromGulmitonwards,other

species appear. BetweenGulmit andGojalwe saw a BrownAccentor, two ScalybelliedWoodpeckers, a high

Hoopoe, a LittleOwl (in rocky,uninhabited terrain) andat least15WhitewingedRedstarts (mostly twomales

together,onceaflockoffourfemales)inHippophaebushesalongtheroad.

Thelastpartoftheroad,fromSusttoKhunjerabPassthroughKhunjerabNationalPark,crossesverysteepgorges

andsteep,barren,rockyandsnowcoveredslopes. Icheckedtheslopes frequently forHimalayanSnowcock,but

this isdefinitelytheworsttimeto findthespeciesastheyareattheirhighestup intothemountain (justbefore

winter)andtheydontcall,sonobirdwasseenatallduringthetrip.(Willow)Forestisonlypresentinsomeparts

alongthe

river,

for

example

at

the

checkpoint

of

Dhee,

were

we

saw

aChaffinch

(which

is

agood

species

here!),

togetherwith twoRedfrontedSerins (which Ipersonallyprefer...).Thehighlightwasmy findof fresh tracksof

SnowLeopardalongtheroadinamuddypartoftheriveratc3700m!Unfortunatelywedidnotfindthismythical

animal.Further,weobservedafewBrownAccentors,aGoldenEagle,afineHimalayanGriffonandtwoflocks(3

andc30)ofwinterplumagedBrandtsMountainFinches.Atthepass inthecoldplateauat4934monlytwoRosy

PipitsandasoaringLammergeierwerepresent.NearthepassagroupofHimalayanIbexforagedalongtheroad.

OnthewaybackwestayedsomedaysintheHunzaValley.ThisfertilevalleyalongtheKKH isbeautifullysituated

andthereforeitisoneofthemosttouristicplacesinNorthPakistan allinperspective,ofcourse.Especiallyatthis

timeoftheyearthescenerywasfantasticsincealltreeswereredandyellow.However,fromabirderpointofview

thistimeoftheyear isrelativelypoorwithonly the fewresidentspecies (CarrionCrow,AlpineChough,Chough,

Magpie,GreatTit,BlueWhistlingThrush,StreakedLaughingthrush,canicepsGoldfinchandRockBunting)present

whichyoufindinmostvalleyshereatthisaltitude(cfShigar,Skardu,Astoretc.).Further,thepathtoUltarMeadow

through a steep gorgewithHippophae and other bushes along the stream yielded aWhitecappedWater

Redstart,afinemaleBluecappedRedstart,aHumesWarblerandthreeTreePipits.Unfortunatelyafteranhour

walkingthepathwasblockedduetoalandslide.

Ghizar&LaspurValleyBothrivervalleyslieenroutefromGilgittoChitral.TheyareseparatedbytheShandurPassat3810m,whichisonlyoneofthetwogatewaystoChitral. Inthe lowerpartsyoucrossvillagesandagricultural land.Higherupthere is

typicalmountain landscapewithverydry slopeswith somebushesand still someagricultural activity.The river

valleyisborderedbybushesandtrees.Thehighplateauandrivervalleyatandnearthepassiscoveredwithmoist

androckygrassland.HighlightswereamalePlumbeousWaterRedstart,2White cappedWaterRedstarts,twoWall

Creepers,aBlueRockThrushandaLongtailedShrike.Higherup(fromc3000m)WhitewingedRedstartsappeared

again.Wesawatleast18birdsinsmall(27)flocksinbushesandontherocksinthemeadowsnearthepass.Three

HumesLarkswerepresentonthepassinaflockof50Shorelarks.Furthermore,flocksofShoreLark(>100),Red

frontedSerin(2inwillowsandrosesatasmallstreamat3450m),BrownAccentor(4),PlainMountainFinch(2)and

Twite(>50),RockBunting(>50)wereobservedduringthetrip.

CHITRAL

TheChitralDistrict, situated inPakistansnorthwestcorner in theHinduKushmountain rangealong theAfghan

border,isremoteandisolated.Itisonlyaccessiblebyairorbytwohighmountainpasses.In2007only1000tourists

(33Dutch), includingexpatsanddiplomats,made ituphere(wewere1009and1010).Becauseof itsremoteness

development is relatively slow. According to distribution maps many good Himalayan species are present,


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especiallyhighforestbirds.Wevisitedtwoareas:ThefamousKalashaValleyofBumboretandChitralGolNational

Park.Thelatterturnedouttobethebestbirdingareavisitedduringthistrip.

ChitralGolNationalParkChitralGolNPisaverybeautifulparkjust30kilometersNWofChitraltownclosetotheAfghanborder.Itisquite

easily reachedby following the (firstpavedandgood, latergravelandnarrow!) roadwindingup themountain,

whichstartsatPIAChowk inChitraltown.Nevertheless,hardlyany foreignersmake itupall thewaytohere. In

2007wewereonlythesecondandthird foreignervisitingtheparkofficeatChaghbini(at2925m)thatyear.The

landscapeisstunning,thecedarforestisfantasticandbirdlife isverygood,eveninOctober.Weobservedlotsof

soughtafter

bird

here.

Besides,

this

is

THE

place

to

see

Snow

Leopard

(although

we

didnt...).

Later,

Ifound

out

that

BBCsLifeofMammalsfantasticLeopardsshotsweretakenhere.Januaryisthemonthinwhichitissaidyouhave

thebiggestchance(1outof2)toseethismagnificientcreaturehere.InJanuarymostoftheChitralMarkhors,the

mainpreyoftheleopard,havemoveddownintointhevalleyentheyarefollowedby1to3animals.InOctoberwe

werejoined by thewarden and observed quite a few ChitralMarkhors (IUCN categorized Endangered), but,

despiteintensivesearching,noleopard.

TheentranceroadcrossestheMountainOakzone.HerewefoundflocksofWaterpipit(8)andBlackheadedJays(2

and4)andthreesuperbSpectacledFinches,the latterforagingalongtheroad ingrassat2400m.Wewalkedthe

leveltrailfromthewardenshouseovertheridgetoasaddleattheIshperudehstreamthroughfantasticCedarand

Pineforest.Higherupgrowjunipers.InsomeplacesHazelispresentintheundergrowth.Herewefound>8skulking

Blackthroated Accentors. In the CedarPine forestwe observed, amongst others, Blackthroated Thrush (>25

migratingbirds;onceaflockof20birds),MistleThrush(2),HimalayanWoodpecker(2),ScalybelliedWoodpecker

(1),Large

billed

Crow

(40),

Alpine

Chough

(5),

casiotus

Wood

Pigeon

(>150),

Snow

Pigeon

(4),

Sparrowhawk,

GoldenEagle(2ad),LargerspottedNutcracker(6),BluecappedRedstart(2),KashmirNuthatch(4),Whitecheeked

Nuthatch (6),RufousnapedTit(>15),SpotwingedTit(>30),Chaffinch (2),Brambling (2),Linnet (4),amarvelous

flockof>300PlainMountainFinches,BlythsRosefinch(amaleandtwofemales),WhitewingedGrosbeak(4,at

least2males)andanOrangeBullfinch.

BumboretValleyTheBumboretValleyisoneofthethreeintriguingKalashaValleys.TheKalashaareanonMuslimcommunity.The

Kalasha live in three fertilemountain valleys very close to theAfghan border.Althoughwe visited the site for

culturalreasons,somenicebirdswereobserved.Atthegraveyard inKrakal I foundaBrookesLeafwarbler ina

flockofatleast30HumesWarbler.FiveWhitecheekedTitswerepresentinamixedspeciesflockbetweenBatrik

andBrun.TwosoaringLammergeiers,4WhitecappedWaterredstartsandaCitrineWagtailwerealsoobserved.

PUNJAB

The lowlandsofPunjaboffergoodbirding.Especially the riversand freshwaterareasaregoodandoffer some

restrictedspecies.However,wevehardlybirdedhereasmostvisitswere in largecitiesandwithamorecultural

goal.Still,somegoodspecieswereobserved.Manybirdswereseenfromthebus,duringtransportation(andstops)

betweencitieswhichcrossmostlythroughagriculturallandscapeandvillages.PanjnadHeadandsurroundingswas,

quitebriefly,visitedbytaxi(fromMultantoUch).GoodbirdsseeninPunjabwereBrownRockChat(Iwassurprised

toseethisspeciesthatregularlyinvillagesinPunjubaroundMultan)andtwoforms(capistrataandophistioleuca)

ofVariableWheatear(IalreadysawmanypicatainSIran).

PanjnadheadAtPanjnadHead(as is inthename) fiveriversandchannelscometogether.Thereareextensivereedbedshere.

Alongtheroadchannel,therearepoolswithlushvegetation.HereweobservedPheasanttailedJacana(1),Indian

RiverTern (2),StreakthroatedSwallow (3),WiretailedSwallow (1),OrientalHoneyBuzzard (1),Brownfronted

Woodpecker (1), Clamorous ReedWarbler (4 singing), Plain Prinia (8), Yellowbellied Prinia (1), Rufousvented

Prinia(>2),StriatedBabbler(aflockof7)andSindSparrow(2),whichwasquitegoodconsideringtheunfavorable

timeoftheday(duringthehottesthours)andtheshorttimeofthevisit.


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Itinerary

11October2008:flightAmsterdamIslamabad,stopoverLondonandMuscat

12October2008:morningarrivalIslamabad;Islamabad;sleptinfriendshome

13October2008:Islamabad,birdedMargallaHillsRidgetraildowntoFaisalMosque;sleptatfriendshome

14October2008:(EidDay)Islamabad,daytriptoNathiagali;sleptatfriendshome

15October2008:Islamabad;sleptinfriendshome

16October2008:flightIslamabadSkardu.TransfertoShigar;sleptinShigarFort

17October2008:Shigar,trailalongBaumaLungma;sleptinShigarFort

18October

2008:

jeep

Shigar

Skardu

Satpara

Valley

Deosai

NP

Astor

Valley,

slept

in

Astor

19October2008:jeepAstorKKH GilgitKarimabadGulmit,sleptinGulmit

20October2008:jeepGulmitKhunjerabPassKarimabad,sleptinKarimabad

21October2008:Karimabad,sleptinKarimabad

22October2008:Karimabad,trailtoUltarMeadow,sleptinKarimabad

23October2008:jeepKarimabadGilgitGhizarValleytoPhandur,sleptinPhandur

24October2008:jeepPhandurShandurPassChitral,sleptinChitral

25October2008:Chitral,KalashaValley,sleptinChitral

26October2008:Chitral,ChaghbiniChitralGolNP,sleptinChitral

27October2008:flightChitralIslamabad,taxitoRawalpindi,andbustoLahore,sleptinLahore

28October2008:Lahore,visitOldCity,sleptinLahore

29October2008:Lahore,visitcricketmatchPakistan SouthAfrica,sleptinLahore

30October

2008:

bus

Lahore

Multan,

slept

in

Multan

31October2008:taxiMultanPanjnadHeadUchCharif,sleptinMultan

1November2008:busMultanRawalpindi,taxitoIslamabad,sleptatfriendshome

2November2008:Islamabad,RawalLake,sleptatfriendshome

3November2008:Islamabad,Trail2MargallaHills(toDamaneKoh),sleptatfriendshome

4November2008:flightbacktoAmsterdam,withstopoversinAlManamah(Bahrain)andLondon


8/17


9/17

RufousnapedTit,ChitralGolNP,26/10

LargebilledCrow,ChitralGol,26/10

maleHimalayanWoodpecker,Nathiagali,14/10

HimalayanBulbul,MargallaHills,3/11

Hoopoe,Islamabad,15/10

BankMyna,Faisalabad,1/11


10/17

SYSTEMATICLISTOFOBSERVATIONS

LittleGrebeTachybaptusruficollis5JhangtoFaisalabad(MultantoRawalpindi)1/11

GreyHeronArdeacinerea4ChenabRiver,M2FaisalabadtoRawalpindi1/11;2

LakeView

Park,

Rawal

Lake

2/11

GreatEgretCasmerodiusalbus2MotorwayRawalpinditoLahore27/10;4Multanto

Uch31/10

LittleEgretEgrettagarzetta1PanjnadHead31/10;30MultantoRawalpindi

1/11;30ChenabRiver,M2FaisalabadtoRawalpindi

1/11;25JhelumRiver,M2FaisalabadtoRawalpindi

1/11;8LakeViewPark,RawalLake2/11

IndianPondHeronArdeolagrayii5Lahore

to

Multan

30/10;

>55

Multan

to

Uch

31/10;

5ataroadsidepoolnearPanjnadHead,31/10;3Uch

ChariftoMultan31/10;1MultantoRawalpindi1/11;

1JhangtoFaisalabad(MultantoRawalpindi)1/11;2

LakeViewPark,RawalLake2/11

CattleEgretBubulcusibisCommoninthelowlands

BlackcrownedNightHeronNycticoraxnycticorax1adultperchedindenseoverhangingtree,LakeView

Park,RawalLake2/11

EurasianWigeon

Anaspenelope

3LakeViewPark,RawalLake2/11MallardAnasplatyrhynchos40PanjnadHead31/10;7ChenabRiver,M2

FaisalabadtoRawalpindi1/11;3RawalLake2/11

TuftedDuckAythyafuligula23PanjnadHead,31/10

OrientalHoneyBuzzardPernisptylorhinchus1UchCharif31/10

Black

shouldered

Kite

Elanuscaeruleus

RegularlyobservedinthePunjablowlands

BlackKiteMilvusmigransAbundantinthelowlandsofPunjab

LammergeierGypaetusbarbatus1soaringat4934m,KhunjerabPass(alsoonthe

Chineseside),20/10;2soaring,Bumboretvalley,

25/10

HimalayanGriffonGypshimalayensis1soaring,KhunjerabNationalPark,20/10

WesternMarshHarrierCircusaeruginosus5overreedbedsPanjnadHead31/10

ShikraAccipiterbadius1huntingSatparaValley,18/10;1hunting,gardens

ofLahoreFort28/10;1adultLahoretoMultan

30/10;1UchCharif31/10;1UchChariftoMultan

31/10;1huntingLakeViewPark,RawalLake2/11;1

trail2(E7toDamaneKoh),MargallaHills3/11

EurasianSparrowhawkAccipiternisus1female/immaturehunting,gardenShigarFort,

16/10;1malehunting,ChaghbiniChitralGolNP

26/10

NorthernGoshawk

Accipitergentilis

1adulthuntingandperched,KhunjerabNational

Park,20/10;1huntingLaspurValley,Chitral24/10

WhiteeyedBuzzardButasturteesa1adultsoaring,Nathiagali,14/10

TawnyEagleAquilarapax2inafield,LahoretoMultan30/10

GoldenEagleAquilachrysaetos1adultperchedonrockKhunjerabNP,20/10;1adult

hunting,ChitralGolNP,26/10

BootedEagleAquilapennata1darkphasecircling,ShigarFort,17/10;1light

phase,Skardu,18/10;1lightphaseUchCharif31/10

EurasianKestrelFalcotinnunculus1malehuntingjustbeforeMurree14/10;1 at

c4050mDeosaiPlain, 18/10;1ChaghbiniChitralGol

NP26/10

PeregrineFalconFalcoperegrinus1adand2ads&1juvenilehuntingalongridge

MargallaHills,13/10;1withprey,highrockShigar

17/10;1hunting

Karimabad,

19/10

ChukarAlectorischukar1KKHSultanabadRahimabad,19/10

WhitebreastedWaterhenAmaurornisphoenicurus1foragingonovergrownpath,LakeViewPark,Rawal

Lake2/11

CommonMoorhenGallinulachloropus6ataroadsidepoolnearPanjnadHead,31/10;11


11/17

JhangtoFaisalabad(MultantoRawalpindi)1/11;1

callLakeViewPark,RawalLake2/11

EurasianCootFulicaatra50SatparaLake,18/10;20Terulake,GhizarValley

24/10;200ShandurLake(atpassat3810m),24/10

PheasanttailedJacanaHydrophasianuschirurgus1

at

a

roadside

pool

near

Panjnad

Head,

31/10

BlackwingedStiltHimantopushimantopusLocallycommoninthePunjablowlands:40LahoretoMultan30/10;4inpoolnearrivercrossingMultanto

Uch31/10;180,30,30and4inpoolsMultanto

Rawalpindi1/11;1JhangtoFaisalabad(Multanto

Rawalpindi)1/11

RedwattledLapwingVanellusindicusFairlycommononfieldsinthePunjablowlands

WhitetailedLapwingVanellusleucurus1adinsubmergedarablefield,MultantoUchCharif,

31/10

CommonSandpiperActitishypoleucos1GilgitRiver,Gilgit23/10;1GhizarValley23/10;2at

largebridgePanjnadHead31/10

GreenSandpiperTringaochropus1inariversidepoolUchChariftoMultan31/10;8

JhangtoFaisalabad(MultantoRawalpindi)1/11

CommonGreenshankTringanebularia1inpoolneararivercrossingMultantoUch31/10

CommonRedshank

Tringatotanus

3MultantoJhang(MultanRawalpindi)1/11

HeuglinsGullLarusheugliniAnamazingobservationof3adultsmigratingSheosar

Lake4180mon18/10

IndianRiverTernSternaaurantia1adonsandflatatlargebridgeand2furtheron

foraging,PanjnadHead31/10;11JhelumRiver,M2

FaisalabadtoRawalpindi1/11

RockPigeonColumbaliviaFeral

Pigeon

was

common

in

cities

in

the

lowlands.

However,wildbirdswereonlyseenonafew

occasions:

1LowerAstorValley,19/10;1alongtheKKHfrom

IndusAstorcrossingtoGilgit,19/10;5SaltRange,

M2RawalpinditoLahore27/10;1SaltRange,M2

FaisalabadtoRawalpindi1/11

SnowPigeonColumbaleuconota4flyingdowninthevalley,ChaghbiniChitralGolNP

26/10

CommonWoodPigeonColumbapalumbus>150inarestlesslargeflockofthecasiotis

subspeciesChaghbiniChitralGolNP26/10

OrientalTurtleDoveStreptopeliaorientalis2meenaperched,LakeViewPark,RawalLake2/11

EurasianCollaredDoveStreptopeliadecaoctoCommon

in

Islamabad

and

the

lowlands

of

Punjab

SpottedDoveStreptopeliachinensis1gardenIslamabad16/10;1gardenofLahoreFort

28/10;1LakeViewPark,RawalLake2/11;1trail2

(E7toDamaneKoh),MargallaHills3/11

LaughingDoveStreptopeliasenegalensisCommontofairlycommoninPunjabcitiesbutnot

observedinIslamabad/Rawalpindi

YellowfootedPigeonTreronphoenicopteruschlorigasterTomysurprise,aflockof20inthegardenofLahore

Fort28/10

RoseringedParakeetPsittaculakrameriCommoninthePunjablowlandsincludingIslamabad,

where,forexample,aflockof>50waspresentin


AsianKoelEudynamysscolopacea1callingUchCharif31/10;1LakeViewPark,Rawal

Lake2/11

GreaterCoucalCentropussinensis1MultantoUch31/10;1LakeViewPark,RawalLake

2/11

LittleOwlAthenenoctua1inrocky,uninhabitedterrainbetweenSustand

Passu,KKH,20/10

SpottedOwletAthenebrama1callingatnight,Islamabad13/10

HouseSwiftApusnipalensis2Islamabad12/10;10Islamabad14/10;40

Islamabad16/10;30OldCityLahore28/10;20

NationalStadiumLahore29/10;25MultantoUch

31/10;3LakeViewPark,RawalLake2/11

CommonKingfisherAlcedoatthis1PanjnadHead31/10;2(1perched)LakeViewPark,

RawalLake2/11

WhitethroatedKingfisherHalcyonsmyrnensisRegularlyobservedinthePunjablowlands


12/17


13/17

WhitebrowedWagtailMotacillamadaraspatensis3PanjnadHead,31/10;2LakeViewPark,RawalLake

2/11

CitrineWagtailMotacillacitreola1BumboretValley25/10GreyWagtail Motacillacinerea1

Bauma

Lungma

Shigar

16/10

and

17/10;

3

Gilgit

River,Gilgit23/10;2BumboretValley25/10;1

MultantoRawalpindi1/11

LongtailedMinivetPericrocotusethologus1maleand2femalesMargallaHills13/10;4males

(howred!),LakeViewPark,RawalLake2/11;4

overhead,trailnearPirsohawa,MargallaHills3/11

WhiteearedBulbulPycnonotusleucotis5LahoretoMultan30/10;atleast8,somewithcrest

(hybridwithHimalayanorsubspecieswithcrest?),


HimalayanBulbulPycnonotusleucogenysCommoninMargallaHills;2LakeViewPark,Rawal

Lake2/11

RedventedBulbulPycnonotuscaferVerycommonintheIslamabadarea

GoldcrestRegulusregulus2nearviewpoint,Chaghbini,ChitralGolNP,26/10

WhitethroatedDipperCincluscinclus1cashmirensis(brownbelly)at3800minastream

withice,SatparaValley,18/10and1cashmirensis

(brownbelly)at4175minahalffrozenstream,DeosaiNP,18/10

BrownDipperCincluspallasii1adultinBaumaLungmariver,Shigar,16/10

WinterWrenTroglodytestroglodytes2(dark)aroundlowrocks,Shigar,17/10;1Hunza,

19/10;2UltarNala,Karimabad22/10

AlpineAccentorPrunellacollaris2onrocksnearthealpinemeadowatBirmoghLasht,

ChitralGolNP26/10

HimalayanAccentorPrunellahimalayana1perchedonarock,LowerAstorValley,19/10

RobinAccentorPrunellarubeculoides4injuniperat3150mSatparaValley,18/10;3in

rockyjuniper(atc3520m)and5incomparablerocky

juniperhabitatatc3450m,UpperAstorValley,18/10

BrownAccentorPrunellafulvescens1ad.HippophaebushesalongBaumaLungma

(2430m),17/10;1,SatparaValley(3100m),18/10;1

Passu,KKH,20/10;2KhunjerabNationalPark,20/10;

4TeruShandurpassinbushesandrocks,24/10

BlackthroatedAccentorPrunellaatrogularisatleast8individualsseenwell,thoughbrieflyinlow

denseHazelbushesnearasaddleattheIshperudeh

Nala,ChitralGolNP26/10

BlueRockThrushMonticolasolitarius1maleat3950mnearpassSatparaValley/Deosai

plain18/10;1maleGhizarValley23/10;1male

LaspurValley24/10

BlueWhistlingThrushMyophonuscaeruleus3Skardu16/10;5Shigar16/10;6singing(onlyearly

morningsandevening)andforaging,Shigar,17/10;1

Skardu18/10;1Satparavillage18/10;3(1singing)

Astor19/10;2(1singing)Karimabad21/10and

22/10;2UltarNala,Karimabad22/10;4Altit22/10;2

singingKarimabad23/10;1KarimabadGilgit23/10;

3Ghizar

Valley

23/10;

1singing

Phandar

(2915m),

GhizarValley24/10;1Teru,GhizarValley24/10;2

BumboretValley25/10;2probablywintering

individuals,LakeViewPark,RawalLake2/11

Tickell'sThrushTurdusunicolor1finemaleforagingclosebyinahawthorn,garden

ShigarFort,16/10

DarkthroatedThrushTurdusruficollis23(oneflockof20birdsontheRidgetrail,including

somemales),ChitralGolNP26/10Mistle

Thrush

Turdusviscivorus

2ChaghbiniChitralGolNP26/10

RufousventedPriniaPriniaburnesii>2PanjnadHead31/10

StriatedPriniaPriniacrinigera2indensebushatthetopoftheridgeMargallaHills

13/10.

GreybreastedPriniaPriniahodgsonii2foragingcloseby,LakeViewPark,RawalLake2/11;

2trail2(E7toDamaneKoh),MargallaHills3/11

PlainPriniaPriniainorata8PanjnadHead31/10;3ataroadsidepoolnear

PanjnadHead,31/10

GracefulPriniaPriniagracilis1PanjnadHead31/10

YellowbelliedPriniaPriniaflaviventris1PanjnadHead31/10;2foraging,LakeViewPark,

RawalLake2/11


14/17

AshyPriniaPriniasocialis6inoneflockforaginginlowbushesanddead

branches,LakeViewPark,RawalLake2/11

CommonTailorbirdOrthotomussutorius4singingIslamabad15/10;3foraging,mostlyonthe

groundclosetobushes,LakeViewPark,RawalLake

2/11;3trail2(E7toDamaneKoh),MargallaHills

3/11

ClamorousReedWarblerAcrocephalusstentoreus4singingPanjnadHead31/10

WhitebrowedTitWarblerLeptopoecilesophiae1maleand1female,HippophaebushesalongBauma

Lungma,Shigar(2430m),17/10;2malesand2

females,Hippophaebushes,SatparaValley,Skardu

(3100m),18/10

SiberianChiffchaffPhylloscopus(collybita)tristis3alongBaumaLungma,Shigar16/10and4on17/10;

7foraging

Sor

Laspur

(2800m)

24/10;

1Rehol,

Chitral

24/10;4KrakalGraveyard,BumboretValley25/10;2

ChaghbiniChitralGolNP26/10;10+foragingmostly

closetothegroundinherbsandbushes,LakeView

Park,RawalLake2/11;trail2(E7toDamaneKoh),

MargallaHills3/11;5trailnearPirsohawa,Margalla

Hills3/11

MountainChiffchaffPhylloscopussindianus2wellseenintreesalongBaumaLungma,Shigar

17/10

Brooks'LeafWarblerPhylloscopussubviridis12in

aflock

of

30

Humes

Warbler

at,

Bumboret

Valley,25/10:onetotwogreentinged,palecolored

birdswithayellowsuperciliumandcreamywhite

underparts,2whitishwingbarsfromwhichthe1was

clearlyaccentuatedandwithanequalpostureas

HumesWarbler.

LemonrumpedWarblerPhylloscopuschloronotus1foraging,inbirdwave,LakeViewPark,RawalLake

2/11

Hume'sWarblerPhylloscopushumeiObservedalmostdailyinIslamabadarea,Northern

AreasandNWFPfrom16/10onwards:2along

BaumaLungma,Shigar,16/10and17/10;1Ultar

Nala,Karimabad(c2500m)22/10;2Karimabad

23/10;1GilgitRiver,Gilgit23/10;3Phandar(2915m),

GhizarValley24/10;2foragingSorLaspur(2800m)

24/10;1Rehol,Chitral24/10;1Chitraltown25/10;

>20inHollyOaks,Krakalgraveyard,BumboretValley

25/10;4ChaghbiniChitralGolNP26/10;2E7

Islamabad2/11;2F7Islamabad2/11;2LakeView

Park,RawalLake2/11;9trail2(E7toDamaneKoh),

MargallaHills3/11;7trailnearPirsohawa,Margalla

Hills3/11;1MonalRestaurant,MargallaHills3/11

GreenishWarblerPhylloscopustrochiloides1SorLaspur(2800m)24/10;2Chaghbini(2925m)

ChitralGolNP26/10;2trail2(E7toDamaneKoh),

MargallaHills3/11

Grey

hooded

Warbler

Seicercusxanthoschistos

7birds,mostoftheminmixedspeciesflocks,Ridge,

MargallaHills,13/10;1gardenIslamabad,16/10;3in

birdwave,LakeViewPark,RawalLake2/11;6trail2

(E7toDamaneKoh),MargallaHills3/11;3trailnear

Pirsohawa,MargallaHills3/11

LesserWhitethroatSylviacurruca4trail2(E7toDamaneKoh),MargallaHills3/11;1

trailnearPirsohawa,MargallaHills3/11

RedbreastedFlycatcherFicedulaparva2firstwinterplumage,wellobserved,alongBauma

Lungma,17/10

UltramarineFlycatcherFicedulasuperciliaris3females/firstwintersforaginginbushes,trailnear


HimalayanRedflankedBluetailTarsigerrutilans3ofwhich1beautifulmalebrieflyseen,flickingwith

tailandalarming,intinydryrivervalleyswithdense

cover,trail2(E7toDamaneKoh),MargallaHills

3/11;1calling,trailnearPirsohawa,MargallaHills

3/11

OrientalMagpie

Robin

Copsychussaularis2males,LakeViewPark,RawalLake2/11;2trail2

(E7toDamaneKoh),MargallaHills3/11

IndianRobinSaxicoloidesfulicatus1male,UchCharif31/10

BluecappedRedstartPhoenicuruscaeruleocephala1male,SatparaValley(3200m),18/10;1winter

plumagedmale,UltarNala(c2600m),Karimabad

22/10;1winterplumagedmaleand1female,

ChaghbiniChitralGolNP26/10;1maletrailnear


WhitewingedRedstartPhoenicuruserythrogastrusAlmostallbirdswerepresentinHippophaebushes:

atleast6malesat3100m,Satparavalley,18/10;2

malesat2500m,Gulmit,20/10;6malesatc2490m,

nearPassu,20/10;3malesatc2465m,beyond

Passu,20/10;4femalesat2500m,Passu,Northern

Areas20/10;3malesat2947m,Ghizarriver,Teru,

24/10;2malesand2femalesat3281mTeruto

Shandurpass,24/10;2malesat3300m,Teruto

Shandurpass24/10;2femalestogetherwithtwo


15/17

BrownAccentorsat3357mnearShandurpass,

24/10;5malesand4femalesc3600m,Upper

Laspur,24/10;4malesat3300m,LowerLaspur,

24/10

WhitecappedRedstartChaimarrornisleucocephalus1ad.foraginginBaumaLungma(at2430m),Shigar

17/10;1adUltarNala(2500m),Karimabad22/10;2

GhizarValley

23/10;

1alarming

at

our

hotel

balcony

Chitraltown25/10and27/10;2BumboretValley

25/10

PlumbeousRedstartRhyacornisfuliginosa1male,GilgitRiver,Gilgit23/10

WhitebelliedRedstartHodgsoniusphaenicuroidesSurprisingly,1skulkingmaleattheridgeMargalla

Hills13/10

PiedBushchatSaxicolacaprata1malenearMazarfghad,UchChariftoMultan31/10

GreyBushchatSaxicolaferreus1male&1femaleforaginginlowbushesanddead

branches,LakeViewPark,RawalLake2/11;1female

neartheZOO,trail2(E7toDamaneKoh),Margalla

Hills3/11

Hume'sWheatearOenanthealbonigra2adultsinrocky,gentlyslopingterrainc10kmpast

Sultanabad,justbeforeJutal,(KarimabadGilgit)

23/10

VariableWheatearOenanthepicata1male

capistrataUchChariftoMultan31/10;1malecapistrataMultantoJhang(MultantoRawalpindi)

1/11;2opistholeucaJhangtoFaisalabad(Multanto

Rawalpindi)1/11;1malecapistrataJhangto

Faisalabad(MultantoRawalpindi)1/11

DesertWheatearOenanthedeserti1femaleforagingat4180mnearSheosarLake,

DeosaiNP,18/10

BrownRockChatCercomelafusca>10inandaroundvillagesUchChariftoMultan

31/10;1MultantoJhang(MultantoRawalpindi)

1/11;1E7

Islamabad

2/11

WhitethroatedFantailRhipiduraalbicollis1individualinourfriendsgarden,Islamabad,16/10

StreakedLaughingthrushGarrulaxlineatusCommoninandaroundvillagesNorthernareasand

NWFP,subspeciesgilgit:25Shigar,16/10;15Shigar

17/10;2Satparavillage18/10; 2UpperAstorValley

18/10;1LowerAstorValley(farawayfrom

habitation),1singingmaleKarimabad21/10and

22/10;15(ofwhichatleast5singingmalesfrom

17.30utodark)Altit22/10;4(2 singing)Karimabad

Gilgit23/10;3GhizarValley23/10;1singingPhandar,

GhizarValley24/10;1singingSorLaspur(2800m)

24/10

RustycheekedScimitarBabblerPomatorhinuserythrogenys7(with

alittle

patience

well

observed!)

trail

2(E7

to

DamaneKoh),MargallaHills3/11;2trailnear


BlackchinnedBabblerStachyrispyrrhops1bird,Ridgetrail,MargallaHills,13/10

CommonBabblerTurdoidescaudate2MultantoRawalpindi1/11;3M3(FaisalabadM2)

1/11

StriatedBabblerTurdoidesearleiaflockofatleast7skulkingbirdsindensebushes

andreed

at

Panjnad

Head,

31/10

JungleBabblerTurdoidesstriata20+(4families),Ridge,MargallaHills,13/10;1

MargallaHills,14/10;3F7Islamabad2/11;30(c4

familygroups),LakeViewPark,RawalLake2/11;1

MonalRestaurant,MargallaHills3/11

WhitecheekedTitAegithalosleucogenys2birdsobservedinalargemixedspeciesflockat

somefruitingtreesattheridgeMargallaHills,13/10;

Atleast5birdswerepresentinamixedspeciesflock

(withGreatTit)betweenBatrikandBrun,Bumboret

Valley,25/10;

3ind.

trail

near

Pirsohawa,

Margalla

Hills3/11

RufousnapedTitPeriparusrufonuchalis3,Firforest,Nathiaghali,14/10;>15inCedarPineFirzonealongtheridgetrail,ChaghbiniChitralGolNP

26/10

SpotwingedTitPeriparusmelanolophus4birds,ridgeMargallaHills,13/10;>50alongthe

roadandatNathiaghali,14/10;>40inCedarPineFir

zonealongtheridgetrail,ChaghbiniChitralGolNP

26/10

GreatTitParusmajorCommonintheIslamabadareaandvalleysand

villagesinNorthernAreasandNWFP.Probablyall

belongedtothecashmirensissubspecies

GreenbackedTitParusmonticolus1bird,ridgeMargallaHills,13/10;2,Ayubia,14/10

KashmirNuthatchSittacashmirensis4attheridgetrail,ChaghbiniChitralGolNP26/10


16/17


17/17

RosyStarlingPastorroseus6winterplumagedbirdsinthegardenofLahoreFort

28/10;9LahoretoMultan30/10;1MultantoUch

31/10

EuropeanStarlingSturnusvulgaris30inawellknowncompactflock,GhizarValley

23/10;1andaflockof30UchChariftoMultan31/10

HouseSparrowPasserdomesticusCommoninlowlandsandinvalleysinNorthernAreas

SindSparrowPasserpyrrhonotus2birdsinbushesataroadsidepoolnearPanjnad

Head,31/10

EurasianTreeSparrowPassermontanusCommoninandaroundChitralandinBumboret

Valleywithflocksoftensofbirds,totaling>150.

ChaffinchFringillacoelebs2,willowtreesatKSFHQ,Dhee,KKH,20/10;2

migrating,Chaghbini,ChitralGol26/10

BramblingFringillamontifringilla2migrating,Chaghbini,ChitralGolNP,26/10

EurasianGoldfinchCarduelis(carduelis)caniceps4,gardenShigarFort,16/10;4,Karimabad23/10

PlainMountainFinchLeucostictenemoricola20inPinejuniperzone,UpperAstorValley(3200m),

18/10;2TeruShandur(c3300m),24/10;>300in

onehuge,shyflock,Ridgetrail,ChitralGolNP,26/10Brandt's

Mountain

Finch

Leucostictebrandti

3winterplumagedbirdswerewellseenandaflock

of30morebrieflybothbetweenDheeandKhunjerab

Passatc3900montheKKH,20/10

BlythsRosefinchCarpodacusgrandis1maleand2femalesinPineCedarzoneChitralGol,

26/10

RedCrossbillLoxiacurvirostra2Chaghbini,ChitralGolNP,2610

TwiteCarduelisflavirostris50

in

a

compact

flock

at

a

streamside

meadow

at

3600mnearShandurPass,TeruShandurpass24/10

EurasianLinnetCardueliscannabina4Chaghbini,ChitralGol26/10

FirefrontedSerinSerinuspusillus4foraginginHippophaebush,SatparaValley

(3100m),18/10;2inbushesKSFheadquarters,Dhee,

20/10;2inlowwillowsandrosabushesalongamountainstream(3450m),TeruShandurpass,

Ghizar24/10

OrangeBullfinchPyrrhulaaurantiaca1callingalongtheridgetrailChitralGol,26/10WhitewingedGrosbeakMycerobascarnipes4birds(atleast2males)alongtheridgetrailChitral

Gol,26/10SpectacledFinchCallacanthisburtoni3femalebirdsalongtheroadintheMountainOak

zoneChitralGolNP,26/10

IndianSilverbillEuodicemalabarica1MultantoUch31/10

MeadowBunting

Emberizastewarti

1femaleclosebyonthegroundinagrassypatchat

theRidge,MargallaHills,13/10

RockBuntingEmberizaciaSmalltolargerflockswerefairlycommoninMargalla

Hills,NorthernAreasandNWFP

Allphotosweretakenbytheauthor.AltitudesweremeasuredwithaSuuntoObserver

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