4. Cavelossim
4. Cavelossim
The final 3 nights of my trip were spent at the small town of Cavelossim in the South of Goa. Relatively few Birders have visited this area, although some good reference reports exist, identifying places with potential.
One thing I did notice was the landscape changes quite frequently here, and areas marked as good in November, were pretty dry by March. There was however, good opportunities in a small lake on the edge of town, and the fields surrounding the town had a good assortment of birds.
The large scrubby area north of the town was good, although hard work, and the beach all the way down to the River Sal estuary was productive, with the bonus of superb Humpback Dolphin sightings at the estuary on the morning I explored the area.
I chose a long walk checking the fields either side of the Assolna Bridge, Lake Velim, and on to Betul Lighthouse. The plan being to mop up the common species I had missed during the week. I didn't quite make it on foot to the Lighthouse relying on a taxi for the last couple of miles, but was successful in tracking down a few new species en route.. Pied Bushchat, Malabar Lark, Indian Roller, and Asian Openbill. the lighthouse viewpoint eventually got me White-bellied Sea Eagle.
The final day, I headed on another long walk along the beach. This proved to be excellent for waders adding a few more good species for me including Greater and Lesser Sandplover, Terek Sandpiper, and Brown-headed Gull, plus the Dolphins.
Sightings:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1UKON35b561qjebeHbYhDnFqPiZhKZOVl
The final 3 nights of my trip were spent at the small town of Cavelossim in the South of Goa. Relatively few Birders have visited this area, although some good reference reports exist, identifying places with potential.
One thing I did notice was the landscape changes quite frequently here, and areas marked as good in November, were pretty dry by March. There was however, good opportunities in a small lake on the edge of town, and the fields surrounding the town had a good assortment of birds.
The large scrubby area north of the town was good, although hard work, and the beach all the way down to the River Sal estuary was productive, with the bonus of superb Humpback Dolphin sightings at the estuary on the morning I explored the area.
I chose a long walk checking the fields either side of the Assolna Bridge, Lake Velim, and on to Betul Lighthouse. The plan being to mop up the common species I had missed during the week. I didn't quite make it on foot to the Lighthouse relying on a taxi for the last couple of miles, but was successful in tracking down a few new species en route.. Pied Bushchat, Malabar Lark, Indian Roller, and Asian Openbill. the lighthouse viewpoint eventually got me White-bellied Sea Eagle.
The final day, I headed on another long walk along the beach. This proved to be excellent for waders adding a few more good species for me including Greater and Lesser Sandplover, Terek Sandpiper, and Brown-headed Gull, plus the Dolphins.
Sightings:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1UKON35b561qjebeHbYhDnFqPiZhKZOVl
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