Asian Koel - The Asian Koel or Common Koel (Eudynamys scolopacea) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. It is found in South Asia, China, and Southeast Asia into Australia. Populations of this wide ranging species differ slightly and some subspecies are considered full species. They are brood parasites that lay their eggs in the nests of crows, with the young being raised by crows. They are unusual among the cuckoos in being largely frugivorous as adults. The word koel also means -nightingale- in India because of the Indian Koel's melodious call. It is also colloquially known as the Rainbird or Stormbird in eastern Australia, as its call is said to foreshadow rain.
Black Ibis - Black Ibis (કાળી કાંક્ણસર) Resident. Common. (Pseudibis papillosa) size 68 cm. Blody black with white shoulder patch and dark red legs. Red cap makes one easy sign to distinguish from Glossy Ibis from distance. Screech harshly and flies slowly. At sunset they return to their nest normally at the higher branch of any big tree. Mostly seen in pairs.
Blacktailed Godwit - (કાળી પુંછ ગડેરો) - (Size: 38-44 cm) Migrant. Winter visitor. Common. Black-tailed Godwit, (Limosa limosa) is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird. It is a member of the Limosa genus, the godwits. There are three subspecies, all with orange head, neck and chest in breeding plumage and dull grey-brown winter coloration, and distinctive black and white wingbar at all times.
Blackwinged stilt - (ગજપાઉં) Resident. Common. The Black-winged Stilt, (Himantopus himantopus), is a widely distibuted very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family (Recurvirostridae). Adults are 33-36 cm long. They have long pink legs, a long thin black bill and are blackish above and white below, with a white head and neck with a varying amount of black. Males have a black back, often with greenish gloss. Females' backs havve a brown hue, contrasting with the black remiges. In the populations that have the top of the head normally white at least in winter, females tend to have less black on nead and neck all year round, while males often have much black, particularly in summer. This difference is not clear-cut however, and males usually get all-white heads in winter. Immature birds are grey instead of black and have a markedly sandy hue on the wings, with light feather fringes appearing as a whitish line in flight.
Brahminy Kite - (Haliastur indus ) (વામણી સમડી / શંકર ચીલ) 42 cm. Resident. Common. Bright, rusty red above with white head, neck and breast. Found near water sources like ponds, lakes and rivers. Fed on fish, frogs and crabs etc. Can be seen hovering over pond/ water pool for prey.
Cattle Egret - (ઢોર બગલો / ગાય બગલો ) - Cattle Egret (Bubuclus ibis).Resident bird. Commonly found. Not dependent on water. In non-breeding pure white plumage distinguished from the Little Egret by color of bill which is yellow not black. The orange buff head, neck and back of the breeding plumage render it unmistakable. Gregarious, mostly seen with grazing cattle, staling energetically alongside the animals, running in and out between their legs or riding upon their backs, and lunging out to seize insects disturbed by their movements amongst the grass.
