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Journey to the End of the World (India)

August 10, 2023 by Dragan 1 Comment
Passing another horse cart loaded with plastic barrels of drinkable water… Well trotted dirt road winds through the open savanna with low thorny acacias...
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Birding Gir National Park, India

May 18, 2023 by Dragan No Comments
After several game drives, once again we are at the front gate of the Gir National Park in the state of Gujarat. This park...
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This is my dream – this is my nightmare

June 16, 2022 by Dragan 7 Comments
Located in the Kutch District of Gujarat, the Naliya Grassland is the smallest reserve of India, covering only 2 square kilometers (yes – 0.77...
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Searching for vultures in India

May 24, 2018 by Dragan No Comments
What was the weirdest place you ever birded? Some smelly sewage ponds? Oh, don’t bother responding. A war zone? Then you are worse than me....
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Critically Endangered: Sociable Lapwing

November 27, 2014 by Dragan 2 Comments
Gujarat, December 2010 Target for today: critically endangered Sociable Lapwing (Vanellus gregarius). The official definition of CR status says the species could be gone...
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Birding the Little Rann of Kutch

November 28, 2013 by Dragan 10 Comments
Wake up buzz at 5.30 am, breakfast at 6 (toast – who can eat at that ungodly hour?) and at 6.30 we’re already in...
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The Search for the Holy Grail

November 14, 2013 by Dragan 3 Comments
Grey Hypocolius is a Holy Grail of Middle Eastern birding. Not because it is rare – it isn’t, just widely scattered and ill-numbered. Or...
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The Lion Forest of India

August 8, 2013 by Dragan 6 Comments
After several game drives, once again we are at the front gate of the Gir National Park in the state of Gujarat. This park...
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