TRIP 2: December-2025
DAY 1: Dehing Patkai
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| Grey Peacock-Pheasant |
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| Grey Peacock-Pheasant |
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| Red-headed Trogon |
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| Streaked Wren-Babbler |
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| Crested Goshawk |
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| White-cheeked Partridge |
DAY 2: Dehing Patkai
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| Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush |
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| Blue-winged Leafbird female |
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| Black-throated Sunbird male |
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| Sultan Tit |
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| Blyth's Leaf Warbler |
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| Spot-winged Starling |
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| Small Niltava male |
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| Rufous Woodpecker |
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| Grey-lored Broadbill |
DAY 3: Dehing Patkai
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| Short-billed Minivet |
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| Indian White-eye |
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| Tickell's Leaf Warbler |
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| White-breasted Waterhen |
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| Lineated Barbet |
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| Malayan Giant Squirrel |
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| Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker |
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| Dark-necked Tailorbird |
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| Little Pied Flycatcher male |
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| Small Niltava female |
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| White-throated Bulbul |
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| Capped Langur |
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| Grey-backed Shrike |
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| Brown Hawk-Owl |
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| Brown Hawk-Owl |
DAY 4: Maguri Beel
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| Dusky Warbler |
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| Tickell's Leaf Warbler |
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| Yellow-bellied Prinia |
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| Delicate Prinia |
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| Eastern Yellow Wagtail |
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| Pheasant-tailed Jacana |
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| Glossy Ibis |
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| Little Cormorant |
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| Pale Martin |
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| Richard's Pipit |
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| Northern Lapwing |
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| Indochinese Roller |
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| Indochinese Roller |
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| Siberian Stonechat male |
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| Paddyfield Warbler |
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| Dusky Warbler |
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| Australasian Grass-Owl |
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| Australasian Grass-Owl |
TRIP 1: March-2019
We had an 8-day birding trip to East Arunchal and North Assam. For the convenience of record keeping, I am making two separate posts. This post will cover the birding that we did in Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary (Assam), Digboi (Assam), Maguri Beel (Assam) and Roing Grasslands (Arunachal). The next post covers Mishmi Hills.
Birding in Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary (Assam) -
We did only one session of evening birding on 21-March-19. Even though we spent only a few hours there and yet that single session was enough to give us 14 lifers including some of the rarest of rare sightings of Oriental Bay Owl and Pale-capped Pigeon.
Overnight Stay at Digboi, next morning we got ready for our morning birding session inside Digboi Oil Field campus. Pemissions are required to enter the campus, which was duly arranged by our tour operator.
22-March: Digboi Oil Field Campus (Assam)
One can find these warning placards all over the campus, but the leopard or Wild Elephant was nowhere to be seen. Birding however was amazing with some classic sightings of Laughingthrush. 9 lifers in a half day morning session.
On our way to Maguri Beel, we took a detour to Barekuri Hoolock Gibbon Park. Although we couldn't spot the Gibbon, but were enthralled by the sightings of Pale-capped Pigeon and Asian Barred Owlet.
After finishing the morning birding session, we drove to Maguri Beel (Assam) for one full day birding in the Wetland and Grasslands. Got 10 lifers in one morning and one evening session. Overnight stay at Kohuwa Eco Camp.
Birding in Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary (Assam) -
We did only one session of evening birding on 21-March-19. Even though we spent only a few hours there and yet that single session was enough to give us 14 lifers including some of the rarest of rare sightings of Oriental Bay Owl and Pale-capped Pigeon.
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| Scarlet Minivet Male |
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| Scarlet Minivet Female |
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| Red-headed Trogon Female (lifer) |
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| Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch (lifer) |
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| Green Imperial Pigeon |
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| Oriental Bay Owl (lifer) |
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| Pale-chinned Flycatcher (lifer) |
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| Lineated Barbet (lifer) |
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| Ashy Bulbul (lifer) |
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| White-throated Bulbul (lifer) |
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| Jungle Myna (lifer) |
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| Blue-winged Leafbird Male (lifer) |
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| Pin-striped Tit Babbler (lifer) |
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| Great Myna (lifer) |
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| Red Junglefowl Male (lifer) |
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| Velvet-fronted Nuthatch |
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| Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker (lifer) |
22-March: Digboi Oil Field Campus (Assam)
One can find these warning placards all over the campus, but the leopard or Wild Elephant was nowhere to be seen. Birding however was amazing with some classic sightings of Laughingthrush. 9 lifers in a half day morning session.
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| Rufous-necked Laughingthrush (lifer) |
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| Short-billed Minivet Male (lifer) |
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| Short-billed Minivet Female (lifer) |
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| Black-crested Bulbul (lifer) |
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| Chestnut-backed Laughingthrush (lifer) |
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| Large Woodshrike (lifer) |
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| Sultan Tit (lifer) |
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| Greater Racket-tailed Drongo |
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| Collared Treepie (lifer) |
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| Chestnut-tailed Starling |
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| Kalij Pheasant Male |
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| Asian Barred Owlet (lifer) |
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| Pale-capped Pigeon (lifer) |
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| Asian Barred Owlet (lifer) |
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| Pale-capped Pigeon (lifer) |
After finishing the morning birding session, we drove to Maguri Beel (Assam) for one full day birding in the Wetland and Grasslands. Got 10 lifers in one morning and one evening session. Overnight stay at Kohuwa Eco Camp.
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| Ruddy Shelduck Male and Female |
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| Ruddy Shelduck |
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| Asian Openbill Stork |
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| Little Cormorant |
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| Common Stonechat Male |
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| Eastern Marsh Harrier (lifer) |
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| Purple Swamphen |
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| Bronze-winged Jacana |
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| Purple Heron |
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| Chestnut Munia (lifer) |
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| Shikra |
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| Striated Grassbird (lifer) |
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| Black-winged Kite |
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| Oriental Scops Owl |
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| Brown Hawk Owl (lifer) |
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| Collared Scops Owl (lifer) |
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| Rosy Pipit (lifer) |
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| Ruddy-breasted Crake (lifer) |
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| Rose-ringed Parakeet Male |
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| Chestnut-capped Babbler (lifer) |
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| Watercock |
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| Plain Martin (lifer) |
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| Eurasian Tree Sparrow (lifer) |
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| Wild Buffalo |
We also had a half day birding opportunity in the grasslands of Roing (Arunachal), with some wonderful lifer sightings here as well. Again 10 lifers in half day session. Overnight stay at Mishmi Hill Camp in Roing.
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| White-tailed Rubythroat (lifer) |
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| Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler (lifer) |
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| Plain Prinia |
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| Grey-backed Shrike (lifer) |
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| Large Cuckooshrike |
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| Striated Babbler (lifer) |
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| Striated Babbler (lifer) |
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| Hen Harrier Male (lifer) |
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| Hen Harrier Female (lifer) |
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| Little-ringed Plover |
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| Changeable Hawk Eagle |
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| Common Sandpiper |
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| Citrine Wagtail |
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| Spot-breasted Scimitar Babbler (lifer) |
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| Paddyfield Warbler (lifer) |
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| Common Stonechat Female |
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| Northern Lapwing (lifer) |
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| Black-faced Bunting (lifer) |
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| Bluethroat |
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| Yellow-bellied Prinia (lifer) |
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