A birding trip was organised on 3rd March 2013 for Udaipur birders at Talau Talab, aproximately 75KM from Udaipur. We started at 6AM in the morning from Udaipur city centre and reached there at around 7:30AM.

Talau Talab, near Dhundla is artificial water body used for irrigation. This attracts many migratory birds during birds during winters.

List of birds we saw at Talau Talab:-

1. Lesser Whistling Duck
2. Common Pochard
3. Spotbilled uck
4. Rudy Shelduck
5. Common Snipe
6. ThickNee
7. Marsh Harrier
8. Brahminy Kite
9. Shikra

10. Black Tailed Godwit
11. Grey Francolin
12. White Breasted Kngfisher
13. Common Kingfisher
14. Greater Crmorant
15. Lesser Cormorant
16. Common Coot
17. Yellow throated sparrow

18. Ashy Prinia
19. Plain Prinia
20. Yellow Crowned Woodpecker
21. Spotted Owl
22. Stint
23. Green Sandpiper
24. Common Sandpiper
25. Pelicans
26. Rose ringed Parakeet
27. Redwattled Lapwing
28. Common Myna
29. Brahminy Starling
30. Black Drongo
31. Black Kite
32. Wag tails
33. Greater Caucal
34. Open Billed Stork
35. Grey Heron
36. Pond Heron
37. Intermediate Egret
38. Cattle Egret
39. Purple Heron
40. Egyptian Vulture
41. Black Headed Ibis
42. Glossy Ibis

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