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NORTHERN&CENTRALPAKISTAN12OCTOBER3NOVEMBER2007
MENNOHORNMAN(m.hornman1gmail.com)
Introduction
InOctober andNovember 2007my girlfriendAniek deGraaf and I independently visited northern and central
Pakistan (seemap).WhyvisitPakistan??Well,whynot!An importantreasonforuswastovisitourfriends,who
workinIslamabad.ButitwasalsoanopportunitytoseethislittlevisitedcountrywithmanywesternHimalayaand
IndusPlain
bird
specialties.
InthisreportIdliketoshowthatPakistanisdefinitelyunderestimatedandvisitingthiscountrythesedaysisnotas
difficultordangerousasonemightthink.Travel iseasyandPakistaniareoneofthemosthospitable,helpfuland
friendlypeopleintheworld.Nevertheless,donttakeitlightheartedly.Someareasareoff limits(tribalareas)and
extraattentionisrequiredforsomepartsofNorthwestFrontierProvince(NWFP),BaluchistanandSindh.Recently
bombingshavetakenplaceinlargecitiesincludingIslamabad,RawalpindiandLahore.Alwaysinformyourselfabout
the latestsecuritysituationatyourcountrysForeignMinistry(site)andEmbassyandcheckwithlocals(e.g.hotel
staff,who aremostly good and reliable sources).Takenormalprecautions andbe attentiveas youdoon trips
abroadandyoullhaveafantasticexperience.
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Flight
Thecheapestoptionwasa flightwithGulfAir fromAmsterdam toLondon (operatedbyKLM)and fromthereto
MuscatandontoIslamabad(c620).Althoughwehad3hoursinLondonthiswastooshortfortransportingour
luggagetotherightplane,soinIslamabadunfortunatelyourluggageturnedoutbestillinLondon.Aftertwodays
ourluggagearrivedatthenextflightandwithouttomuchhassleswecouldpickitup.
Visa
Avisa(47)isnecessaryformostvisitors.Avisawillonlybeissuedifyoushowacopyofyourreturnticket.Thevisa
isvalid
for
most
parts
of
the
country,
but
the
tribal
areas
and
(sensitive)
border
areas
are
excluded
for
obvious
reasons.Chitral(inNWFP)issituatedinasensitivezoneclosetotheAfghanborder,soweneededtoregisterwith
localSuperintendentofPolice.TheTemporaryRegistrationFormwas issuedeasilyandfreeofchargeatthevery
friendlyForeignersRegistrationatthepolicestationofChitral.
Alongtheroadsinthenorthyouencountermanyarmyorpolicecheckpointswhereyouneedtoregister.Atthese
pointsthepoliceorarmyisveryfriendlytotourists(oftenofferingteaonremotespots)andregistrationnevergave
anyproblem(theyallwantedtolookthroughyourbins,butjustfortheirinterest).
Accommodation
Accommodationiswidelyavailableinallkindofranges.InIslamabadwehadtheadvantagetostaywithfriends.In
Shigarwestayed intheexpensive,butveryscenicShigarFortResidence(www.shigarfort.com). Inthemountains
accommodationwas very basic. InKarimabad,Gilgit andChitral theres somemore choice. InCentralPakistan,
especiallyin
large
cities,
all
ranges
of
accommodation
are
widely
available.
We
mostly
chose
mid
range
hotels
whicharequitecheapinPakistan.
Transport
Allformsoftransportareavailable.WetookaflightintothenorthfromIslamabadtoSkarduandbackfromChitral
toIslamabad(withPIAc50eachwayperperson)asitsavedlotsoftimeandtheroutefromChitraltoIslamabad
wasnotverysafeatthattime.TheflightfromIslamabadtoSkarduwithPIAinashortenedBoeing737isconsidered
oneofthemostspectacularflights.Asnoradarisused,onlyatcleardaystheplanewillgo,regardlesstheschedule.
TheroutegoesstraighttowardsthehugeandhighNangaParbat(8125m;flyingatthesamelevelasthesummit!)
andquicklydescendsbetweenthehighmountainsinthe(desert)Skarduvalley.Onedisadvantageofflyingisthat
youhavetorereconfirmyourflightpersonallyattheofficeofPIA(Godknowswhy).
Busescoverthemainroutesinthecountry.However,inthemountainsbusesarenotsofrequent.Beingabirder,
rentingacaror4x4jeep isagood(thoughnotcheap)optionasyoucantakedifferentroutesandstopwherever
youlike.Theroadsarenotalwaysingoodconditionduetolandslidesandmanyroads(exceptfortheKKH)arenot
paved. Furthermore, some roads are along steep cliff and ravines, so some travel in the north is not for the
fainthearted!InBaltit(Skardu)werentedaToyotaLandcruiserwithdriverforthreedaystocoverthetrackShigar
DeosaiPlainsGilgitGojal KhunjerabPassKarimabadfor200($300)atthehotel.InSkarduyoumaybeable
togetabetterdeal.InKarimabadwenegotiateda4x4Jeepfor5daystoandaroundChitralatHiddenValleyTours
for200,includingadriverandaguide(thelatterlikedtojoinusbecauseheexpectedustobehislastcustomers
before thewinterandhewanted tovisit some friends inChitral).Using the serviceofaguidemade things lots
easier(e.g.languageandrereconfirmingtheflightticketinGilgit)andtheguideisrecommended.
IncentralPakistanweusedbuses(mostlyofthereliableDaewooCompany).InMultanwerentedattaxiandguide
toUchCharif and PanjnadHead. In cities taxis (passenger Suzukis), local busses and autorickshaws arewidely
available.
Ifyoudont liketoorganizetransportyourself,therearesomereliabletouroperators inthecountry (seeLonely
Planet).HunzaGuidesPakistan isone them (mostlyofferingmountainexpeditions)and theyoffer very reliable
transportaswellastailormadetours.
References
FortravelweusedLonelyPlanetsPakistan&theKarakoramHighway(2004ed.)andTrekkingintheKarakoram&
Hindukush(2002ed.).ForbirdingthebestfieldguidesarethetwovolumesRasmussenGuide(2005,LynxEdicions),
but they are a little tooheavy to takealong in the field.Therefore Imadephotocopiesof textsof thedifficult
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groupsandtookthe(alreadyused)pocketsizedPocketGuidetotheBirdsoftheIndianSubcontinent(2000,Helm)
andKrysKazmiercaks AFieldGuidetotheBirdsofthe IndianSubcontinent(2000,HelmFieldGuides)withme.
TheforthcomingBirdsofPakistan(expectedNov2008,Helm)isderivedfromtheformer,withmorespecifiedtexts.
Unfortunately,theexcellenttwovolume TheBirdsofPakistanbyT.J.Roberts ishardtogetandevenharderto
carry,butitistheonlygoodhandbook.
There isvery little informationaboutbirding inPakistan.Pakistans shortchapter inNigelWheatleys Where to
watchbirdsinAsia(Helm,1996)isstillveryuseful,althoughPalasValleyforexampleseemstobeofflimitsnow.At
the moment, only Birdquest leads birdtrips to Pakistan. It has a very good trip report from the 2005 tour
(http://www.birdquest.co.uk/pdfs/report/PAKISTAN%20REP%2005.pdf).Furthermore
Anssi
Kullbergs
Islamabad
BirdReport,2002isveryvaluable(http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/asiapakistan(AnssiTripReport).htm).Also
check the site of the recently formed Birdwatchers Club of Pakistan which is pretty helpful
(http://www.wildlifeofpakistan.com/PakistanBirdClub/index.html).DetailedaccountsofsomePakistanspecialities
arepresented.
Visitedsites
ISLAMABADAREA
Theareaaroundthecapitalisverygoodforbirding.Thecityitselfisverygreenwithlotsoftreeseverywhereandit
hasbroad tree fringed lanes. In and around the gardenofmy friendshouse (which is closely situatednear the
Margallahills) Iobserved,amongstothers,Hoopoe,GreyTreepie,WhitethroatedFantail,HumesWarbler,Grey
hoodedwarbler,
Indian
Robin,
Jungle
Babbler,
Long
tailed
Shrike
and,
surprisingly,
aBrown
Rock
Chat.
There
are
twomain birding spots:MargallaHills andRawal Lake.Both are easily accessible (by taxi and foot).Nathiagali
involvesadaytripfromthecapital.
MargallaHillsTheMargallaHillsarejustsituatednorthofthetown.Thehillsreachaheightof1600mandformthebeginningof
theHimalayaRange.Thehillsare coveredwithbushesand lowdeciduous forest.Goodwalking trails cover the
wholearea(checkhttp://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php?Number=336693foraGoogleearth/mapskmz
fileofallthetrails),althoughsomearenotsowellmaintained(Ifeltafewmetersinaravinewhenwalkingalone
highup inanovergrownpartofa trail from the ridge towards themosque; fortunately Iwasnt thathurt).We
visitedtheareaafewtimesasitwascloselysituatednearourfriendshouse,especiallytrail2toDamaneKoh.One
ofPakistanspecialities,WhitecheekedTit,hasapopulationintheMargallaHills.Iobservedthespeciestwice,both
timeshigherupinthehills:attheridgetrail(2)andnearPirsohawa(3).Alongthewesternridgetrailnicesurprises
were a femaleMeadow Bunting and a (skulking)maleWhitebelliedRedstart.Also, two Striated Priniaswere
observed. (Fairly) commonbirdsherewereBluethroatedBarbet, LongtailedMinivet,HimalayanBulbul,Rufous
Treepie, Bartailed Treecreeper, Spotwinged Tit, Oriental Whiteeye, Humes Warbler, Greyhooded Warbler,
RustycheekedScimitarBabblerandJungleBabbler.Later, further intothemountainsnearPiroshowa,wetooka
blocked,deadendroadfollowedbyapatheastwardswhichyieldedUltramarineFlycatcher(3)andHimalayanRed
flankedBluetail(3).Iobservedtwomalesofthelatteralsoattrail2inasmallgorgecoveredwithdensebushes.
RawalLakeRawal Lake is situatedon theeastern sideof the cityand caneasilybe reachedby taxi.On thenorth side it is
accessiblethroughthenewLakeViewParkwhichisverybusyinweekends,butstillitisgoodtoexplorethetrees,
bushes, reeds and lake. Especially the eastern side of the park is relatively quiet (and under construction).
Unfortunately, IonlyvisitedRawalLakeonce (LakeViewParkonFriday2ndof Nov),butstill Imanaged tosee
somenicespecies,amongstothersWhitebreastedWaterhen,Wryneck(1),OrientalTurtleDove(2meena),Shikra,
CoppersmithBarbet(2),BluethroatedBarbet(5),LongtailedShrike,LongtailedMinivet(4males),Bluewhistling
Thrush (2), Grey Bushchat (male and female), Bartailed Treecreeper (3), Lemonrumped Warbler (1), White
browedWagtail(2).
NathiagaliThis nicely situated hill resort is situated some three hours driving north of Islamabad in southernmostNWFP.
Nathiagali lies ina lowerpartattheendoftheHimalayaRangeat252600mand ispartofaremainingrelatively
large forestedarea. It canbe reachedbybus fromAbottabadorRawalpindi (change inMurree),but it ismore
http://www.birdquest.co.uk/pdfs/report/PAKISTAN%20REP%2005.pdfhttp://www.camacdonald.com/birding/asiapakistan(AnssiTripReport).htm)http://www.wildlifeofpakistan.com/PakistanBirdClub/index.htmlhttp://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php?Number=336693http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php?Number=336693http://www.wildlifeofpakistan.com/PakistanBirdClub/index.htmlhttp://www.camacdonald.com/birding/asiapakistan(AnssiTripReport).htm)http://www.birdquest.co.uk/pdfs/report/PAKISTAN%20REP%2005.pdf -
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convenienttotakeataxiorrentacar.Wewere fortunatetojoinour friendswiththeirowncaronEidDay.We
walkedalongaforestpathjustatthenorthsideoftheridge.ThesurroundingsofMurreeandespeciallyAyubiaNP
willprobablyharbourthesamespecies, ifnotmore.AlongtheroadjustwestofAyubiathere ismagnificentpine
and fir forest and here some goodies can be seen from the road. We observed Himalayan Woodpecker,
CoppersmithBarbet,Rufous Treepie, Large billedCrow (very common),Raven,WhitecheekedNuthatch, Spot
wingedTitandGreenbackedTit.AlongtheforestedridgewesawBrownfrontedWoodpecker(male),Himalayan
Woodpecker (2), Scalybellied Woodpecker (3), Whiteeyed Buzzard, Yellowbilled Blue Magpie (20), White
cheekedNuthatch(15),BartailedTreecreeper(4),SpotwingedTit(>50),RufousnapedTit(3).
NORTHERNAREAS
TheNorthern Areas, part of Kashmir, is Pakistansmost northern district. It offers, besides stunningmountain
scenery,somegreatandoftenrestrictedbirdspecies,duetoitsfavorableposition.Valleyswithoriginalvegetation
(forestandbushes)aregoodforbirding.Highaltitudespeciesare,likealways,hardtofind.
Shigar
ShigarisbeautifullysituatedintheShigarValleynearSkarduinBaltistan,NorthernAreasat2400m.Thefertileland
borderingtherivercontrastswiththedrysurrounding landandmountains.InOctoberthebirdlifeisnotveryrich
here,buttherearestillsomenicespeciespresent.Webirdedthefertileland,thetreefilledvillageandthegarden
oftheFort.ThegardenheldamaleTickellsThrush,BlueWhistlingThrush(2singingmales),Nightjar(1),Mountain
Chiffchaff(2),HumesWarbler(2),StreakedLaughingthrush(10)and4canicepsGoldfinches.AlpineChough(>2),
Chough(200),
Craig
Martin
(20)
and
Booted
Eagle
(2)
flew
overhead.
Next
day
we
birded
the
path
along
the
Bauma
Lungma (river) intothemountains. InsomedenseHippophaebushesalongthe river (at2430m) Idiscoveredmy
first(amaleandafemale)WhitebrowedTitWarblers,firstskulkingbutfinallywithsuperbviews,togetherwitha
BrownAccentor.FurthermorewesawBrownDipper(1),personataWhiteWagtail(male),RedthroatedFlycatcher
(2),WhitecappedWaterRedstart (1),BlueWhistlingThrush (4),HumesWarbler (2),Chiffchaffspec (2).Magpie
andGreatTitwerecommoninthevillage.
SatparaValleyTheunpavedtrack fromSkardu (2290m)towardsthehighaltitudeplateauofDeosai (>4000m) follows thesteep
SatparaValley.Thelandscapeisverydry.Therearesomebushesalongtheriverwherethereisnograzing.Onsome
partsoftheslopeshigherupgrowjunipers.At3100m(N359'29.48"E7536'33.16")atthebestHippophaebush
along thewhole track,we observed a flock of 6males Whitewinged Redstarts togetherwith 4 (2males+ 2
females) Whitebrowed Tit Warblers, 4 Redfronted Serins and a Brown Accentor. A little further, 4 RobinAccentors and amaleBluecappedRedstart couldbewellobserved in somejuniperus.At3800maDipperwas
present.
DeosaiNationalParkDeosaiNPcomprisesanimmense(3630sqkm),grassy,highaltitudeplateauwhichisnowherelowerthan4000m.
TheparkisarefugefortherareHimalayanBrownBear.Deosaiplainissnowboundforabout8monthsayear.Asa
result, bird life is very poor. Shore Lark is common in the summer, but already almost absent inOctober.We
observedonlytwobirds.Besidethelarks,onlyaDipper,threemigratingHeuglinsGulls(at4200matSheosarLake)
andafemaleDesertWheatearat4180mareworthmentioning(buttheviewswerefantastic).
AstorValleyFromthe4266mhighSheosarPasswelefttheDeosaiplainandenteredasidevalleyoftheroughandremoteAstor
Valley.FromtheSheosarpassyouhavestunningviewsoftheNangaParbat(8125m).TheupperAstorvalleyisquite
gentilesloping,but it isgettingsteeperandsteepertowards the Indusvalleyand theKarakoramHighway (KKH).
Therearesomeforestfragmentswhichcanbequitegoodforbirds(e.g.aroundAstor,butwedidntvisitthem).In
theuppervalleywepassedsomepartswithjunipersandrocks(343600m)withatleast8RobinAccentorsand15
RockBuntingsintotal.InthePineJuniperzoneIobservedaniceLargerspottedNutcracker(multipunctata,whichisevenwhiterthanontheplates),aflockof20PlainMountainFinches,RockBunting(5),LargebilledCrow(20)and
AlpineChough (10). In villages Streaked Laughingthrush,BlueWhistlingthrush,GreatTit, LargebilledCrow and
Magpiewerepresent. In the lowerAstorValley (Astorvillage toKKH)aHimalayanAccentor,30CragMartins,a
StreakedLaughingthrushandamalepersonataWhiteWagtailwereobserved.
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KarakoramHighway&KhunjerabPassThefamousandspectacularKarakoramHighwaystretchesformorethan800km inPakistanfromHaveliantothe
KhunjerabPassontheborderwithChinaatamindblowing4934m.Thepassisclosedinwinterfrom31Octoberto
1May(butcheck),so,onthethe20thwewerejustintime.TheroaditselffollowstheIndusandtheHunzaValley,
whichcross theveryhighandsteepKarakoramRange.Famousmountainsdirectlybordering theKKHareNanga
Parbat(8125m,7kilometershigherthantheroad)andRakaposhi(7790m,still5500metershigherthantheroad).
Thevalleybottom is fertilewitharable land,poplars, fruit treesandbushes.Higherup,onlyHippophaebushes
borderthe
river
and
streams
and
junipers
on
some
the
slopes.
Nevertheless
most
of
the
immense
landscape
consistsofbarerocksandhigherupalsosomehugeglaciersandsnow.Asaresultinthisharshlandscapebirdlife
isntabundant.Nevertheless,somegoodspeciescanbeseen.
BetweenGilgitandHunza (betweenSultanabadand Jutal, ingentlesloping rocky terrainon theeastsideof the
road)weobservedatleasttwoHumesWheatearsandaWallcreeper.AsitgetshigherfromGulmitonwards,other
species appear. BetweenGulmit andGojalwe saw a BrownAccentor, two ScalybelliedWoodpeckers, a high
Hoopoe, a LittleOwl (in rocky,uninhabited terrain) andat least15WhitewingedRedstarts (mostly twomales
together,onceaflockoffourfemales)inHippophaebushesalongtheroad.
Thelastpartoftheroad,fromSusttoKhunjerabPassthroughKhunjerabNationalPark,crossesverysteepgorges
andsteep,barren,rockyandsnowcoveredslopes. Icheckedtheslopes frequently forHimalayanSnowcock,but
this isdefinitelytheworsttimeto findthespeciesastheyareattheirhighestup intothemountain (justbefore
winter)andtheydontcall,sonobirdwasseenatallduringthetrip.(Willow)Forestisonlypresentinsomeparts
alongthe
river,
for
example
at
the
checkpoint
of
Dhee,
were
we
saw
aChaffinch
(which
is
agood
species
here!),
togetherwith twoRedfrontedSerins (which Ipersonallyprefer...).Thehighlightwasmy findof fresh tracksof
SnowLeopardalongtheroadinamuddypartoftheriveratc3700m!Unfortunatelywedidnotfindthismythical
animal.Further,weobservedafewBrownAccentors,aGoldenEagle,afineHimalayanGriffonandtwoflocks(3
andc30)ofwinterplumagedBrandtsMountainFinches.Atthepass inthecoldplateauat4934monlytwoRosy
PipitsandasoaringLammergeierwerepresent.NearthepassagroupofHimalayanIbexforagedalongtheroad.
OnthewaybackwestayedsomedaysintheHunzaValley.ThisfertilevalleyalongtheKKH isbeautifullysituated
andthereforeitisoneofthemosttouristicplacesinNorthPakistan allinperspective,ofcourse.Especiallyatthis
timeoftheyearthescenerywasfantasticsincealltreeswereredandyellow.However,fromabirderpointofview
thistimeoftheyear isrelativelypoorwithonly the fewresidentspecies (CarrionCrow,AlpineChough,Chough,
Magpie,GreatTit,BlueWhistlingThrush,StreakedLaughingthrush,canicepsGoldfinchandRockBunting)present
whichyoufindinmostvalleyshereatthisaltitude(cfShigar,Skardu,Astoretc.).Further,thepathtoUltarMeadow
through a steep gorgewithHippophae and other bushes along the stream yielded aWhitecappedWater
Redstart,afinemaleBluecappedRedstart,aHumesWarblerandthreeTreePipits.Unfortunatelyafteranhour
walkingthepathwasblockedduetoalandslide.
Ghizar&LaspurValleyBothrivervalleyslieenroutefromGilgittoChitral.TheyareseparatedbytheShandurPassat3810m,whichisonlyoneofthetwogatewaystoChitral. Inthe lowerpartsyoucrossvillagesandagricultural land.Higherupthere is
typicalmountain landscapewithverydry slopeswith somebushesand still someagricultural activity.The river
valleyisborderedbybushesandtrees.Thehighplateauandrivervalleyatandnearthepassiscoveredwithmoist
androckygrassland.HighlightswereamalePlumbeousWaterRedstart,2White cappedWaterRedstarts,twoWall
Creepers,aBlueRockThrushandaLongtailedShrike.Higherup(fromc3000m)WhitewingedRedstartsappeared
again.Wesawatleast18birdsinsmall(27)flocksinbushesandontherocksinthemeadowsnearthepass.Three
HumesLarkswerepresentonthepassinaflockof50Shorelarks.Furthermore,flocksofShoreLark(>100),Red
frontedSerin(2inwillowsandrosesatasmallstreamat3450m),BrownAccentor(4),PlainMountainFinch(2)and
Twite(>50),RockBunting(>50)wereobservedduringthetrip.
CHITRAL
TheChitralDistrict, situated inPakistansnorthwestcorner in theHinduKushmountain rangealong theAfghan
border,isremoteandisolated.Itisonlyaccessiblebyairorbytwohighmountainpasses.In2007only1000tourists
(33Dutch), includingexpatsanddiplomats,made ituphere(wewere1009and1010).Becauseof itsremoteness
development is relatively slow. According to distribution maps many good Himalayan species are present,
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especiallyhighforestbirds.Wevisitedtwoareas:ThefamousKalashaValleyofBumboretandChitralGolNational
Park.Thelatterturnedouttobethebestbirdingareavisitedduringthistrip.
ChitralGolNationalParkChitralGolNPisaverybeautifulparkjust30kilometersNWofChitraltownclosetotheAfghanborder.Itisquite
easily reachedby following the (firstpavedandgood, latergravelandnarrow!) roadwindingup themountain,
whichstartsatPIAChowk inChitraltown.Nevertheless,hardlyany foreignersmake itupall thewaytohere. In
2007wewereonlythesecondandthird foreignervisitingtheparkofficeatChaghbini(at2925m)thatyear.The
landscapeisstunning,thecedarforestisfantasticandbirdlife isverygood,eveninOctober.Weobservedlotsof
soughtafter
bird
here.
Besides,
this
is
THE
place
to
see
Snow
Leopard
(although
we
didnt...).
Later,
Ifound
out
that
BBCsLifeofMammalsfantasticLeopardsshotsweretakenhere.Januaryisthemonthinwhichitissaidyouhave
thebiggestchance(1outof2)toseethismagnificientcreaturehere.InJanuarymostoftheChitralMarkhors,the
mainpreyoftheleopard,havemoveddownintointhevalleyentheyarefollowedby1to3animals.InOctoberwe
werejoined by thewarden and observed quite a few ChitralMarkhors (IUCN categorized Endangered), but,
despiteintensivesearching,noleopard.
TheentranceroadcrossestheMountainOakzone.HerewefoundflocksofWaterpipit(8)andBlackheadedJays(2
and4)andthreesuperbSpectacledFinches,the latterforagingalongtheroad ingrassat2400m.Wewalkedthe
leveltrailfromthewardenshouseovertheridgetoasaddleattheIshperudehstreamthroughfantasticCedarand
Pineforest.Higherupgrowjunipers.InsomeplacesHazelispresentintheundergrowth.Herewefound>8skulking
Blackthroated Accentors. In the CedarPine forestwe observed, amongst others, Blackthroated Thrush (>25
migratingbirds;onceaflockof20birds),MistleThrush(2),HimalayanWoodpecker(2),ScalybelliedWoodpecker
(1),Large
billed
Crow
(40),
Alpine
Chough
(5),
casiotus
Wood
Pigeon
(>150),
Snow
Pigeon
(4),
Sparrowhawk,
GoldenEagle(2ad),LargerspottedNutcracker(6),BluecappedRedstart(2),KashmirNuthatch(4),Whitecheeked
Nuthatch (6),RufousnapedTit(>15),SpotwingedTit(>30),Chaffinch (2),Brambling (2),Linnet (4),amarvelous
flockof>300PlainMountainFinches,BlythsRosefinch(amaleandtwofemales),WhitewingedGrosbeak(4,at
least2males)andanOrangeBullfinch.
BumboretValleyTheBumboretValleyisoneofthethreeintriguingKalashaValleys.TheKalashaareanonMuslimcommunity.The
Kalasha live in three fertilemountain valleys very close to theAfghan border.Althoughwe visited the site for
culturalreasons,somenicebirdswereobserved.Atthegraveyard inKrakal I foundaBrookesLeafwarbler ina
flockofatleast30HumesWarbler.FiveWhitecheekedTitswerepresentinamixedspeciesflockbetweenBatrik
andBrun.TwosoaringLammergeiers,4WhitecappedWaterredstartsandaCitrineWagtailwerealsoobserved.
PUNJAB
The lowlandsofPunjaboffergoodbirding.Especially the riversand freshwaterareasaregoodandoffer some
restrictedspecies.However,wevehardlybirdedhereasmostvisitswere in largecitiesandwithamorecultural
goal.Still,somegoodspecieswereobserved.Manybirdswereseenfromthebus,duringtransportation(andstops)
betweencitieswhichcrossmostlythroughagriculturallandscapeandvillages.PanjnadHeadandsurroundingswas,
quitebriefly,visitedbytaxi(fromMultantoUch).GoodbirdsseeninPunjabwereBrownRockChat(Iwassurprised
toseethisspeciesthatregularlyinvillagesinPunjubaroundMultan)andtwoforms(capistrataandophistioleuca)
ofVariableWheatear(IalreadysawmanypicatainSIran).
PanjnadheadAtPanjnadHead(as is inthename) fiveriversandchannelscometogether.Thereareextensivereedbedshere.
Alongtheroadchannel,therearepoolswithlushvegetation.HereweobservedPheasanttailedJacana(1),Indian
RiverTern (2),StreakthroatedSwallow (3),WiretailedSwallow (1),OrientalHoneyBuzzard (1),Brownfronted
Woodpecker (1), Clamorous ReedWarbler (4 singing), Plain Prinia (8), Yellowbellied Prinia (1), Rufousvented
Prinia(>2),StriatedBabbler(aflockof7)andSindSparrow(2),whichwasquitegoodconsideringtheunfavorable
timeoftheday(duringthehottesthours)andtheshorttimeofthevisit.
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Itinerary
11October2008:flightAmsterdamIslamabad,stopoverLondonandMuscat
12October2008:morningarrivalIslamabad;Islamabad;sleptinfriendshome
13October2008:Islamabad,birdedMargallaHillsRidgetraildowntoFaisalMosque;sleptatfriendshome
14October2008:(EidDay)Islamabad,daytriptoNathiagali;sleptatfriendshome
15October2008:Islamabad;sleptinfriendshome
16October2008:flightIslamabadSkardu.TransfertoShigar;sleptinShigarFort
17October2008:Shigar,trailalongBaumaLungma;sleptinShigarFort
18October
2008:
jeep
Shigar
Skardu
Satpara
Valley
Deosai
NP
Astor
Valley,
slept
in
Astor
19October2008:jeepAstorKKH GilgitKarimabadGulmit,sleptinGulmit
20October2008:jeepGulmitKhunjerabPassKarimabad,sleptinKarimabad
21October2008:Karimabad,sleptinKarimabad
22October2008:Karimabad,trailtoUltarMeadow,sleptinKarimabad
23October2008:jeepKarimabadGilgitGhizarValleytoPhandur,sleptinPhandur
24October2008:jeepPhandurShandurPassChitral,sleptinChitral
25October2008:Chitral,KalashaValley,sleptinChitral
26October2008:Chitral,ChaghbiniChitralGolNP,sleptinChitral
27October2008:flightChitralIslamabad,taxitoRawalpindi,andbustoLahore,sleptinLahore
28October2008:Lahore,visitOldCity,sleptinLahore
29October2008:Lahore,visitcricketmatchPakistan SouthAfrica,sleptinLahore
30October
2008:
bus
Lahore
Multan,
slept
in
Multan
31October2008:taxiMultanPanjnadHeadUchCharif,sleptinMultan
1November2008:busMultanRawalpindi,taxitoIslamabad,sleptatfriendshome
2November2008:Islamabad,RawalLake,sleptatfriendshome
3November2008:Islamabad,Trail2MargallaHills(toDamaneKoh),sleptatfriendshome
4November2008:flightbacktoAmsterdam,withstopoversinAlManamah(Bahrain)andLondon
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RufousnapedTit,ChitralGolNP,26/10
LargebilledCrow,ChitralGol,26/10
maleHimalayanWoodpecker,Nathiagali,14/10
HimalayanBulbul,MargallaHills,3/11
Hoopoe,Islamabad,15/10
BankMyna,Faisalabad,1/11
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SYSTEMATICLISTOFOBSERVATIONS
LittleGrebeTachybaptusruficollis5JhangtoFaisalabad(MultantoRawalpindi)1/11
GreyHeronArdeacinerea4ChenabRiver,M2FaisalabadtoRawalpindi1/11;2
LakeView
Park,
Rawal
Lake
2/11
GreatEgretCasmerodiusalbus2MotorwayRawalpinditoLahore27/10;4Multanto
Uch31/10
LittleEgretEgrettagarzetta1PanjnadHead31/10;30MultantoRawalpindi
1/11;30ChenabRiver,M2FaisalabadtoRawalpindi
1/11;25JhelumRiver,M2FaisalabadtoRawalpindi
1/11;8LakeViewPark,RawalLake2/11
IndianPondHeronArdeolagrayii5Lahore
to
Multan
30/10;
>55
Multan
to
Uch
31/10;
5ataroadsidepoolnearPanjnadHead,31/10;3Uch
ChariftoMultan31/10;1MultantoRawalpindi1/11;
1JhangtoFaisalabad(MultantoRawalpindi)1/11;2
LakeViewPark,RawalLake2/11
CattleEgretBubulcusibisCommoninthelowlands
BlackcrownedNightHeronNycticoraxnycticorax1adultperchedindenseoverhangingtree,LakeView
Park,RawalLake2/11
EurasianWigeon
Anaspenelope
3LakeViewPark,RawalLake2/11MallardAnasplatyrhynchos40PanjnadHead31/10;7ChenabRiver,M2
FaisalabadtoRawalpindi1/11;3RawalLake2/11
TuftedDuckAythyafuligula23PanjnadHead,31/10
OrientalHoneyBuzzardPernisptylorhinchus1UchCharif31/10
Black
shouldered
Kite
Elanuscaeruleus
RegularlyobservedinthePunjablowlands
BlackKiteMilvusmigransAbundantinthelowlandsofPunjab
LammergeierGypaetusbarbatus1soaringat4934m,KhunjerabPass(alsoonthe
Chineseside),20/10;2soaring,Bumboretvalley,
25/10
HimalayanGriffonGypshimalayensis1soaring,KhunjerabNationalPark,20/10
WesternMarshHarrierCircusaeruginosus5overreedbedsPanjnadHead31/10
ShikraAccipiterbadius1huntingSatparaValley,18/10;1hunting,gardens
ofLahoreFort28/10;1adultLahoretoMultan
30/10;1UchCharif31/10;1UchChariftoMultan
31/10;1huntingLakeViewPark,RawalLake2/11;1
trail2(E7toDamaneKoh),MargallaHills3/11
EurasianSparrowhawkAccipiternisus1female/immaturehunting,gardenShigarFort,
16/10;1malehunting,ChaghbiniChitralGolNP
26/10
NorthernGoshawk
Accipitergentilis
1adulthuntingandperched,KhunjerabNational
Park,20/10;1huntingLaspurValley,Chitral24/10
WhiteeyedBuzzardButasturteesa1adultsoaring,Nathiagali,14/10
TawnyEagleAquilarapax2inafield,LahoretoMultan30/10
GoldenEagleAquilachrysaetos1adultperchedonrockKhunjerabNP,20/10;1adult
hunting,ChitralGolNP,26/10
BootedEagleAquilapennata1darkphasecircling,ShigarFort,17/10;1light
phase,Skardu,18/10;1lightphaseUchCharif31/10
EurasianKestrelFalcotinnunculus1malehuntingjustbeforeMurree14/10;1 at
c4050mDeosaiPlain, 18/10;1ChaghbiniChitralGol
NP26/10
PeregrineFalconFalcoperegrinus1adand2ads&1juvenilehuntingalongridge
MargallaHills,13/10;1withprey,highrockShigar
17/10;1hunting
Karimabad,
19/10
ChukarAlectorischukar1KKHSultanabadRahimabad,19/10
WhitebreastedWaterhenAmaurornisphoenicurus1foragingonovergrownpath,LakeViewPark,Rawal
Lake2/11
CommonMoorhenGallinulachloropus6ataroadsidepoolnearPanjnadHead,31/10;11
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JhangtoFaisalabad(MultantoRawalpindi)1/11;1
callLakeViewPark,RawalLake2/11
EurasianCootFulicaatra50SatparaLake,18/10;20Terulake,GhizarValley
24/10;200ShandurLake(atpassat3810m),24/10
PheasanttailedJacanaHydrophasianuschirurgus1
at
a
roadside
pool
near
Panjnad
Head,
31/10
BlackwingedStiltHimantopushimantopusLocallycommoninthePunjablowlands:40LahoretoMultan30/10;4inpoolnearrivercrossingMultanto
Uch31/10;180,30,30and4inpoolsMultanto
Rawalpindi1/11;1JhangtoFaisalabad(Multanto
Rawalpindi)1/11
RedwattledLapwingVanellusindicusFairlycommononfieldsinthePunjablowlands
WhitetailedLapwingVanellusleucurus1adinsubmergedarablefield,MultantoUchCharif,
31/10
CommonSandpiperActitishypoleucos1GilgitRiver,Gilgit23/10;1GhizarValley23/10;2at
largebridgePanjnadHead31/10
GreenSandpiperTringaochropus1inariversidepoolUchChariftoMultan31/10;8
JhangtoFaisalabad(MultantoRawalpindi)1/11
CommonGreenshankTringanebularia1inpoolneararivercrossingMultantoUch31/10
CommonRedshank
Tringatotanus
3MultantoJhang(MultanRawalpindi)1/11
HeuglinsGullLarusheugliniAnamazingobservationof3adultsmigratingSheosar
Lake4180mon18/10
IndianRiverTernSternaaurantia1adonsandflatatlargebridgeand2furtheron
foraging,PanjnadHead31/10;11JhelumRiver,M2
FaisalabadtoRawalpindi1/11
RockPigeonColumbaliviaFeral
Pigeon
was
common
in
cities
in
the
lowlands.
However,wildbirdswereonlyseenonafew
occasions:
1LowerAstorValley,19/10;1alongtheKKHfrom
IndusAstorcrossingtoGilgit,19/10;5SaltRange,
M2RawalpinditoLahore27/10;1SaltRange,M2
FaisalabadtoRawalpindi1/11
SnowPigeonColumbaleuconota4flyingdowninthevalley,ChaghbiniChitralGolNP
26/10
CommonWoodPigeonColumbapalumbus>150inarestlesslargeflockofthecasiotis
subspeciesChaghbiniChitralGolNP26/10
OrientalTurtleDoveStreptopeliaorientalis2meenaperched,LakeViewPark,RawalLake2/11
EurasianCollaredDoveStreptopeliadecaoctoCommon
in
Islamabad
and
the
lowlands
of
Punjab
SpottedDoveStreptopeliachinensis1gardenIslamabad16/10;1gardenofLahoreFort
28/10;1LakeViewPark,RawalLake2/11;1trail2
(E7toDamaneKoh),MargallaHills3/11
LaughingDoveStreptopeliasenegalensisCommontofairlycommoninPunjabcitiesbutnot
observedinIslamabad/Rawalpindi
YellowfootedPigeonTreronphoenicopteruschlorigasterTomysurprise,aflockof20inthegardenofLahore
Fort28/10
RoseringedParakeetPsittaculakrameriCommoninthePunjablowlandsincludingIslamabad,
where,forexample,aflockof>50waspresentin
LakeViewPark,RawalLake2/11
AsianKoelEudynamysscolopacea1callingUchCharif31/10;1LakeViewPark,Rawal
Lake2/11
GreaterCoucalCentropussinensis1MultantoUch31/10;1LakeViewPark,RawalLake
2/11
LittleOwlAthenenoctua1inrocky,uninhabitedterrainbetweenSustand
Passu,KKH,20/10
SpottedOwletAthenebrama1callingatnight,Islamabad13/10
HouseSwiftApusnipalensis2Islamabad12/10;10Islamabad14/10;40
Islamabad16/10;30OldCityLahore28/10;20
NationalStadiumLahore29/10;25MultantoUch
31/10;3LakeViewPark,RawalLake2/11
CommonKingfisherAlcedoatthis1PanjnadHead31/10;2(1perched)LakeViewPark,
RawalLake2/11
WhitethroatedKingfisherHalcyonsmyrnensisRegularlyobservedinthePunjablowlands
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WhitebrowedWagtailMotacillamadaraspatensis3PanjnadHead,31/10;2LakeViewPark,RawalLake
2/11
CitrineWagtailMotacillacitreola1BumboretValley25/10GreyWagtail Motacillacinerea1
Bauma
Lungma
Shigar
16/10
and
17/10;
3
Gilgit
River,Gilgit23/10;2BumboretValley25/10;1
MultantoRawalpindi1/11
LongtailedMinivetPericrocotusethologus1maleand2femalesMargallaHills13/10;4males
(howred!),LakeViewPark,RawalLake2/11;4
overhead,trailnearPirsohawa,MargallaHills3/11
WhiteearedBulbulPycnonotusleucotis5LahoretoMultan30/10;atleast8,somewithcrest
(hybridwithHimalayanorsubspecieswithcrest?),
LakeViewPark,RawalLake2/11
HimalayanBulbulPycnonotusleucogenysCommoninMargallaHills;2LakeViewPark,Rawal
Lake2/11
RedventedBulbulPycnonotuscaferVerycommonintheIslamabadarea
GoldcrestRegulusregulus2nearviewpoint,Chaghbini,ChitralGolNP,26/10
WhitethroatedDipperCincluscinclus1cashmirensis(brownbelly)at3800minastream
withice,SatparaValley,18/10and1cashmirensis
(brownbelly)at4175minahalffrozenstream,DeosaiNP,18/10
BrownDipperCincluspallasii1adultinBaumaLungmariver,Shigar,16/10
WinterWrenTroglodytestroglodytes2(dark)aroundlowrocks,Shigar,17/10;1Hunza,
19/10;2UltarNala,Karimabad22/10
AlpineAccentorPrunellacollaris2onrocksnearthealpinemeadowatBirmoghLasht,
ChitralGolNP26/10
HimalayanAccentorPrunellahimalayana1perchedonarock,LowerAstorValley,19/10
RobinAccentorPrunellarubeculoides4injuniperat3150mSatparaValley,18/10;3in
rockyjuniper(atc3520m)and5incomparablerocky
juniperhabitatatc3450m,UpperAstorValley,18/10
BrownAccentorPrunellafulvescens1ad.HippophaebushesalongBaumaLungma
(2430m),17/10;1,SatparaValley(3100m),18/10;1
Passu,KKH,20/10;2KhunjerabNationalPark,20/10;
4TeruShandurpassinbushesandrocks,24/10
BlackthroatedAccentorPrunellaatrogularisatleast8individualsseenwell,thoughbrieflyinlow
denseHazelbushesnearasaddleattheIshperudeh
Nala,ChitralGolNP26/10
BlueRockThrushMonticolasolitarius1maleat3950mnearpassSatparaValley/Deosai
plain18/10;1maleGhizarValley23/10;1male
LaspurValley24/10
BlueWhistlingThrushMyophonuscaeruleus3Skardu16/10;5Shigar16/10;6singing(onlyearly
morningsandevening)andforaging,Shigar,17/10;1
Skardu18/10;1Satparavillage18/10;3(1singing)
Astor19/10;2(1singing)Karimabad21/10and
22/10;2UltarNala,Karimabad22/10;4Altit22/10;2
singingKarimabad23/10;1KarimabadGilgit23/10;
3Ghizar
Valley
23/10;
1singing
Phandar
(2915m),
GhizarValley24/10;1Teru,GhizarValley24/10;2
BumboretValley25/10;2probablywintering
individuals,LakeViewPark,RawalLake2/11
Tickell'sThrushTurdusunicolor1finemaleforagingclosebyinahawthorn,garden
ShigarFort,16/10
DarkthroatedThrushTurdusruficollis23(oneflockof20birdsontheRidgetrail,including
somemales),ChitralGolNP26/10Mistle
Thrush
Turdusviscivorus
2ChaghbiniChitralGolNP26/10
RufousventedPriniaPriniaburnesii>2PanjnadHead31/10
StriatedPriniaPriniacrinigera2indensebushatthetopoftheridgeMargallaHills
13/10.
GreybreastedPriniaPriniahodgsonii2foragingcloseby,LakeViewPark,RawalLake2/11;
2trail2(E7toDamaneKoh),MargallaHills3/11
PlainPriniaPriniainorata8PanjnadHead31/10;3ataroadsidepoolnear
PanjnadHead,31/10
GracefulPriniaPriniagracilis1PanjnadHead31/10
YellowbelliedPriniaPriniaflaviventris1PanjnadHead31/10;2foraging,LakeViewPark,
RawalLake2/11
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AshyPriniaPriniasocialis6inoneflockforaginginlowbushesanddead
branches,LakeViewPark,RawalLake2/11
CommonTailorbirdOrthotomussutorius4singingIslamabad15/10;3foraging,mostlyonthe
groundclosetobushes,LakeViewPark,RawalLake
2/11;3trail2(E7toDamaneKoh),MargallaHills
3/11
ClamorousReedWarblerAcrocephalusstentoreus4singingPanjnadHead31/10
WhitebrowedTitWarblerLeptopoecilesophiae1maleand1female,HippophaebushesalongBauma
Lungma,Shigar(2430m),17/10;2malesand2
females,Hippophaebushes,SatparaValley,Skardu
(3100m),18/10
SiberianChiffchaffPhylloscopus(collybita)tristis3alongBaumaLungma,Shigar16/10and4on17/10;
7foraging
Sor
Laspur
(2800m)
24/10;
1Rehol,
Chitral
24/10;4KrakalGraveyard,BumboretValley25/10;2
ChaghbiniChitralGolNP26/10;10+foragingmostly
closetothegroundinherbsandbushes,LakeView
Park,RawalLake2/11;trail2(E7toDamaneKoh),
MargallaHills3/11;5trailnearPirsohawa,Margalla
Hills3/11
MountainChiffchaffPhylloscopussindianus2wellseenintreesalongBaumaLungma,Shigar
17/10
Brooks'LeafWarblerPhylloscopussubviridis12in
aflock
of
30
Humes
Warbler
at,
Bumboret
Valley,25/10:onetotwogreentinged,palecolored
birdswithayellowsuperciliumandcreamywhite
underparts,2whitishwingbarsfromwhichthe1was
clearlyaccentuatedandwithanequalpostureas
HumesWarbler.
LemonrumpedWarblerPhylloscopuschloronotus1foraging,inbirdwave,LakeViewPark,RawalLake
2/11
Hume'sWarblerPhylloscopushumeiObservedalmostdailyinIslamabadarea,Northern
AreasandNWFPfrom16/10onwards:2along
BaumaLungma,Shigar,16/10and17/10;1Ultar
Nala,Karimabad(c2500m)22/10;2Karimabad
23/10;1GilgitRiver,Gilgit23/10;3Phandar(2915m),
GhizarValley24/10;2foragingSorLaspur(2800m)
24/10;1Rehol,Chitral24/10;1Chitraltown25/10;
>20inHollyOaks,Krakalgraveyard,BumboretValley
25/10;4ChaghbiniChitralGolNP26/10;2E7
Islamabad2/11;2F7Islamabad2/11;2LakeView
Park,RawalLake2/11;9trail2(E7toDamaneKoh),
MargallaHills3/11;7trailnearPirsohawa,Margalla
Hills3/11;1MonalRestaurant,MargallaHills3/11
GreenishWarblerPhylloscopustrochiloides1SorLaspur(2800m)24/10;2Chaghbini(2925m)
ChitralGolNP26/10;2trail2(E7toDamaneKoh),
MargallaHills3/11
Grey
hooded
Warbler
Seicercusxanthoschistos
7birds,mostoftheminmixedspeciesflocks,Ridge,
MargallaHills,13/10;1gardenIslamabad,16/10;3in
birdwave,LakeViewPark,RawalLake2/11;6trail2
(E7toDamaneKoh),MargallaHills3/11;3trailnear
Pirsohawa,MargallaHills3/11
LesserWhitethroatSylviacurruca4trail2(E7toDamaneKoh),MargallaHills3/11;1
trailnearPirsohawa,MargallaHills3/11
RedbreastedFlycatcherFicedulaparva2firstwinterplumage,wellobserved,alongBauma
Lungma,17/10
UltramarineFlycatcherFicedulasuperciliaris3females/firstwintersforaginginbushes,trailnear
Pirsohawa,MargallaHills3/11
HimalayanRedflankedBluetailTarsigerrutilans3ofwhich1beautifulmalebrieflyseen,flickingwith
tailandalarming,intinydryrivervalleyswithdense
cover,trail2(E7toDamaneKoh),MargallaHills
3/11;1calling,trailnearPirsohawa,MargallaHills
3/11
OrientalMagpie
Robin
Copsychussaularis2males,LakeViewPark,RawalLake2/11;2trail2
(E7toDamaneKoh),MargallaHills3/11
IndianRobinSaxicoloidesfulicatus1male,UchCharif31/10
BluecappedRedstartPhoenicuruscaeruleocephala1male,SatparaValley(3200m),18/10;1winter
plumagedmale,UltarNala(c2600m),Karimabad
22/10;1winterplumagedmaleand1female,
ChaghbiniChitralGolNP26/10;1maletrailnear
Pirsohawa,MargallaHills3/11
WhitewingedRedstartPhoenicuruserythrogastrusAlmostallbirdswerepresentinHippophaebushes:
atleast6malesat3100m,Satparavalley,18/10;2
malesat2500m,Gulmit,20/10;6malesatc2490m,
nearPassu,20/10;3malesatc2465m,beyond
Passu,20/10;4femalesat2500m,Passu,Northern
Areas20/10;3malesat2947m,Ghizarriver,Teru,
24/10;2malesand2femalesat3281mTeruto
Shandurpass,24/10;2malesat3300m,Teruto
Shandurpass24/10;2femalestogetherwithtwo
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BrownAccentorsat3357mnearShandurpass,
24/10;5malesand4femalesc3600m,Upper
Laspur,24/10;4malesat3300m,LowerLaspur,
24/10
WhitecappedRedstartChaimarrornisleucocephalus1ad.foraginginBaumaLungma(at2430m),Shigar
17/10;1adUltarNala(2500m),Karimabad22/10;2
GhizarValley
23/10;
1alarming
at
our
hotel
balcony
Chitraltown25/10and27/10;2BumboretValley
25/10
PlumbeousRedstartRhyacornisfuliginosa1male,GilgitRiver,Gilgit23/10
WhitebelliedRedstartHodgsoniusphaenicuroidesSurprisingly,1skulkingmaleattheridgeMargalla
Hills13/10
PiedBushchatSaxicolacaprata1malenearMazarfghad,UchChariftoMultan31/10
GreyBushchatSaxicolaferreus1male&1femaleforaginginlowbushesanddead
branches,LakeViewPark,RawalLake2/11;1female
neartheZOO,trail2(E7toDamaneKoh),Margalla
Hills3/11
Hume'sWheatearOenanthealbonigra2adultsinrocky,gentlyslopingterrainc10kmpast
Sultanabad,justbeforeJutal,(KarimabadGilgit)
23/10
VariableWheatearOenanthepicata1male
capistrataUchChariftoMultan31/10;1malecapistrataMultantoJhang(MultantoRawalpindi)
1/11;2opistholeucaJhangtoFaisalabad(Multanto
Rawalpindi)1/11;1malecapistrataJhangto
Faisalabad(MultantoRawalpindi)1/11
DesertWheatearOenanthedeserti1femaleforagingat4180mnearSheosarLake,
DeosaiNP,18/10
BrownRockChatCercomelafusca>10inandaroundvillagesUchChariftoMultan
31/10;1MultantoJhang(MultantoRawalpindi)
1/11;1E7
Islamabad
2/11
WhitethroatedFantailRhipiduraalbicollis1individualinourfriendsgarden,Islamabad,16/10
StreakedLaughingthrushGarrulaxlineatusCommoninandaroundvillagesNorthernareasand
NWFP,subspeciesgilgit:25Shigar,16/10;15Shigar
17/10;2Satparavillage18/10; 2UpperAstorValley
18/10;1LowerAstorValley(farawayfrom
habitation),1singingmaleKarimabad21/10and
22/10;15(ofwhichatleast5singingmalesfrom
17.30utodark)Altit22/10;4(2 singing)Karimabad
Gilgit23/10;3GhizarValley23/10;1singingPhandar,
GhizarValley24/10;1singingSorLaspur(2800m)
24/10
RustycheekedScimitarBabblerPomatorhinuserythrogenys7(with
alittle
patience
well
observed!)
trail
2(E7
to
DamaneKoh),MargallaHills3/11;2trailnear
Pirsohawa,MargallaHills3/11
BlackchinnedBabblerStachyrispyrrhops1bird,Ridgetrail,MargallaHills,13/10
CommonBabblerTurdoidescaudate2MultantoRawalpindi1/11;3M3(FaisalabadM2)
1/11
StriatedBabblerTurdoidesearleiaflockofatleast7skulkingbirdsindensebushes
andreed
at
Panjnad
Head,
31/10
JungleBabblerTurdoidesstriata20+(4families),Ridge,MargallaHills,13/10;1
MargallaHills,14/10;3F7Islamabad2/11;30(c4
familygroups),LakeViewPark,RawalLake2/11;1
MonalRestaurant,MargallaHills3/11
WhitecheekedTitAegithalosleucogenys2birdsobservedinalargemixedspeciesflockat
somefruitingtreesattheridgeMargallaHills,13/10;
Atleast5birdswerepresentinamixedspeciesflock
(withGreatTit)betweenBatrikandBrun,Bumboret
Valley,25/10;
3ind.
trail
near
Pirsohawa,
Margalla
Hills3/11
RufousnapedTitPeriparusrufonuchalis3,Firforest,Nathiaghali,14/10;>15inCedarPineFirzonealongtheridgetrail,ChaghbiniChitralGolNP
26/10
SpotwingedTitPeriparusmelanolophus4birds,ridgeMargallaHills,13/10;>50alongthe
roadandatNathiaghali,14/10;>40inCedarPineFir
zonealongtheridgetrail,ChaghbiniChitralGolNP
26/10
GreatTitParusmajorCommonintheIslamabadareaandvalleysand
villagesinNorthernAreasandNWFP.Probablyall
belongedtothecashmirensissubspecies
GreenbackedTitParusmonticolus1bird,ridgeMargallaHills,13/10;2,Ayubia,14/10
KashmirNuthatchSittacashmirensis4attheridgetrail,ChaghbiniChitralGolNP26/10
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8/12/2019 Northern Pakistan Reisverslag Definitief
16/17
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8/12/2019 Northern Pakistan Reisverslag Definitief
17/17
RosyStarlingPastorroseus6winterplumagedbirdsinthegardenofLahoreFort
28/10;9LahoretoMultan30/10;1MultantoUch
31/10
EuropeanStarlingSturnusvulgaris30inawellknowncompactflock,GhizarValley
23/10;1andaflockof30UchChariftoMultan31/10
HouseSparrowPasserdomesticusCommoninlowlandsandinvalleysinNorthernAreas
SindSparrowPasserpyrrhonotus2birdsinbushesataroadsidepoolnearPanjnad
Head,31/10
EurasianTreeSparrowPassermontanusCommoninandaroundChitralandinBumboret
Valleywithflocksoftensofbirds,totaling>150.
ChaffinchFringillacoelebs2,willowtreesatKSFHQ,Dhee,KKH,20/10;2
migrating,Chaghbini,ChitralGol26/10
BramblingFringillamontifringilla2migrating,Chaghbini,ChitralGolNP,26/10
EurasianGoldfinchCarduelis(carduelis)caniceps4,gardenShigarFort,16/10;4,Karimabad23/10
PlainMountainFinchLeucostictenemoricola20inPinejuniperzone,UpperAstorValley(3200m),
18/10;2TeruShandur(c3300m),24/10;>300in
onehuge,shyflock,Ridgetrail,ChitralGolNP,26/10Brandt's
Mountain
Finch
Leucostictebrandti
3winterplumagedbirdswerewellseenandaflock
of30morebrieflybothbetweenDheeandKhunjerab
Passatc3900montheKKH,20/10
BlythsRosefinchCarpodacusgrandis1maleand2femalesinPineCedarzoneChitralGol,
26/10
RedCrossbillLoxiacurvirostra2Chaghbini,ChitralGolNP,2610
TwiteCarduelisflavirostris50
in
a
compact
flock
at
a
streamside
meadow
at
3600mnearShandurPass,TeruShandurpass24/10
EurasianLinnetCardueliscannabina4Chaghbini,ChitralGol26/10
FirefrontedSerinSerinuspusillus4foraginginHippophaebush,SatparaValley
(3100m),18/10;2inbushesKSFheadquarters,Dhee,
20/10;2inlowwillowsandrosabushesalongamountainstream(3450m),TeruShandurpass,
Ghizar24/10
OrangeBullfinchPyrrhulaaurantiaca1callingalongtheridgetrailChitralGol,26/10WhitewingedGrosbeakMycerobascarnipes4birds(atleast2males)alongtheridgetrailChitral
Gol,26/10SpectacledFinchCallacanthisburtoni3femalebirdsalongtheroadintheMountainOak
zoneChitralGolNP,26/10
IndianSilverbillEuodicemalabarica1MultantoUch31/10
MeadowBunting
Emberizastewarti
1femaleclosebyonthegroundinagrassypatchat
theRidge,MargallaHills,13/10
RockBuntingEmberizaciaSmalltolargerflockswerefairlycommoninMargalla
Hills,NorthernAreasandNWFP
Allphotosweretakenbytheauthor.AltitudesweremeasuredwithaSuuntoObserver