I went to Pobitora Wild Life Sanctuary near Guwahati on 14 December 2014 with Deepak Mani Tripathi, Pranab Doley, Boris Doley and Hari Prasad, all avid birder and photographer. We started at around 8AM from Guwahati due to thick fog in the morning and had very poor light throughout the day. The Sun never shone…
Birding at Pobitora Wild Life Sanctuary in Assam
On 5th April 2014, I made a quick trip to Pobitora Wild Life Sanctuary while on a holiday trip to Guwahati, Assam. Pobitora WLS is approximately 30KM to the East of Guwahati, the gateway city to North East India. This sanctuary is home to approximately 90 one horned Rhino as well as wild buffaloes. With…
Birding at Maguri Beel, Tinsukia, Assam
I wanted to go for birding tour to Dibru Saikhowa, but ended up spending two days at Notun Gaon, Maguri Bil, Tinsukia in Assam. I did go to Dibru Saikhowa forest but realised that, I have to be inside it for at least 3/4 days in order to see white winged duck, which I wanted…
Birding in Assam : Janjimukh, Teok
During summer holidays, which starts in May in Rajasthan, India, I went to Assam and wanted to explore few places for birding. As my friend Devajyoti Borah, an wild life photographer, lives in Teok, I decided to visit his place and ask him to show me few birding sites. May is not season for birding…