After a very long time, we had a local BULBs (Bangalore Urban LadyBirders) outing (it was beginning to seem as if they went only on international trips!), and we decided to go to Manchinabele Reservoir.

As usual, the day started with fog and mist:

Here the BULBs are: I got this ASHY-CROWNED SPARROW LARK upon the wire...I usually see it on the ground: The RED-RUMPED SWALLOW was showing that red rump! One of our most common birds, the BLACK KITE still looks handsome! We enjoyed watching a group of SILVERBILLS ..especially when two seemed to be kissing! a juvenile BRAHMINY KITE soared overhead: An INDIAN ROBIN posed for us on a granite pole: After a long time, I decided to shoot a SMALL GREEN BEE-EATER ...another common but very beautiful bird! As we left, we found this SHIKRA in the tree, and it probably had its nest there, too. Here are the peaceful-looking waters of the Reservoir: We also saw a lot of people meeting and discussing next week's cycling outing; many kayaks were on the water after the discussion! I did get a couple of butterflies; here's a ZEBRA BLUE: Here's a LYCENID, Rohit says it's a PEA BLUE: Here's the bird list: Avadavat, Red Babbler, Common Babbler, Large Grey Babbler, Tawny-bellied Babbler,Yellow-eyed Bulbul, Red-vented Bulbul, White-browed Bushchat, Pied Bushlark, Jerdon's Crow, House Crow, Jungle Cuckoo. Grey-bellied Cuckoo, Pied Dove, Laughing Dove, Spotted Egret, Cattle Egret, Intermediate Egret, Little Francolin, Grey Flycatcher, White-throated Fantail Harrier, Marsh Heron, Pond Ibis.Black Ibis, Black-headed Iora, Common Kingfisher, Pied Kingfisher, Small Blue Kingfisher, White-breasted Kite, Black Kite, Brahminy Koel, Asian Lapwing, Red-wattled Malkoha, Blue-faced Mynah, Common Mynah, Jungle Parakeet, Rose-ringed Pipit, Tree Prinia,Ashy Prinia, Plain Quail, un id Roller, Indian Rosefinch, Common Sandpiper,Common Shikra Shrike, Long-tailed Silverbill, Indian Sparrow, House Sparrowlark, Ashy-crowned Starling, Brahminy Stork, Open-billed Stork, Woolly-necked Sunbird, Purple Sunbird, Purple-rumped Swallow, Barn Swallow, Red-rumped Tailorbird, Common Tern, River Wagtail, Pied Warbler, Blyth's Reed White-eye, Oriental Whitethroat, Lesser Woodpecker, Black-rumped

Here are my shots of the majestic

MARSH HARRIER

…I’d just finished asking, “Where are the raptors of Manchinabele?” and it just sailed past!