2002 Delhi Region Year List

Regional Year List (Delhi and adjoining areas of Haryana)
Compiled by: Vivek Tiwari (Vivek.Tiwari@sbcglobal.net)
Last updated:30th Dec, 2002
Key for status codes at the end
Note: Significant sightings in 2002 have been informally reviewed based on descriptions provided by observers.
 
                 
OBC English Name OBC Scientific Name Delhi Har. All Delhi 2002 Haryana 2002
    Status Status 2002 Date Ref. Date Ref.
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus D H x 1-Jan MK 21-Jan BH
Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus D H x 9-Jan MBh 1-Jan SCS
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix D H x     5-Oct BH
Rain Quail Coturnix coromandelica D H x 19-Jul MK 1-Jun BH
Jungle Bush Quail Perdicula asiatica DR5 HR2          
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus D H x 17-Feb MBh 2-Jan SCS
Lesser Whistling-duck Dendrocygna javanica D H x 5-Apr ND 1-Jun BH
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons DV1 HV2          
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus   HV2          
Greylag Goose Anser anser D H x 5-Jan MK 4-Jan BH
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus D H x 3-Jan BH 12-Jan BH
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea D H x 1-Jan MK 1-Jan SCS
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna D H x 6-Jan BH 2-Mar AC
Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos D H x 22-Dec MP 10-Jan SCS
Cotton Pygmy-goose Nettapus coromandelianus D H x 2-Jun BH 4-Jun BH
Gadwall Anas strepera D H x 1-Jan MK 1-Jan SCS
Falcated Duck Anas falcata DV1 HV2          
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope D H x 1-Jan MK 1-Jan SCS
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos D H x 1-Jan MK 4-Jan BH
Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha D H x 3-Jan BH 1-Jan SCS
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata D H x 1-Jan MK 1-Jan SCS
Northern Pintail Anas acuta D H x 1-Jan MK 1-Jan SCS
Garganey Anas querquedula D H x 23-Jan BH 6-Jan KB
Common Teal Anas crecca D H x 3-Jan BH 1-Jan SCS
Red-crested Pochard Rhodonessa rufina D H x 1-Jan MK 18-Jan SCS
Common Pochard Aythya ferina D H x 1-Jan MK 1-Jan SCS
Ferruginous Pochard Aythya nyroca D H x 8-Jan BH 3-Feb SCS
Baer’s Pochard Aythya baeri DV4 HV2          
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula D H x 1-Jan MK 16-Feb SK
Greater Scaup Aythya marila DV1 HV4 x 29-Dec MP    
Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator D H x     2-Apr SCS
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla D H x 3-Jan BH 24-Feb ND
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Dendrocopos mahrattensis D H x 1-Jan MBh 9-Feb BH
Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense D H x 1-Jan MBh 5-Jan SCS
Brown-headed Barbet Megalaima zeylanica D H x 1-Jan MBh 10-Mar SCS
Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala D H x 3-Jan FJ 3-Mar SCS
Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris D H x 9-Jan MBh 10-Mar SCS
Common Hoopoe Upupa epops D H x 27-Jan MBh 1-Jan SCS
European Roller Coracias garrulus DV1 HV1 x     25-Sep BH
Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis D H x 9-Jun KB 1-Jan SCS
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis D H x 20-Oct MP    
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis D H x 1-Jan MBh 1-Jan SCS
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis D H x 2-Jun BH 1-Jan SCS
Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis D H x 3-Jan MBh 20-Feb ND
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus D H x 26-May BH 1-Jun BH
Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus D H x 1-Jun n.r. 19-May SCS
Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus D H x 9-Jun KB 10-Jun RL
Common Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius D H x 13-Apr KB 3-Mar SCS
Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus   HR2          
Eurasian Cuckoo Cuculus canorus DV1 HV4 x 8-Sep BH 2-Oct AC
Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus D H x 26-May BH 10-Jun RL
Drongo Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris DV1            
Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea D H x 6-Jan BH 18-Mar SCS
Sirkeer Malkoha Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii DR1 HR1 x 6-Apr SB    
Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis D H x 1-Jan MBh 1-Jan SCS
Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria D H x 26-Jan SS 1-Jan SCS
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri D H x 1-Jan MBh 1-Jan SCS
Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala D H x 1-Jan MBh 1-Jan SCS
Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis DV1            
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba   HV2 x     6-Sep V
Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus   HV2          
House Swift Apus affinis D H x 6-Jan MBh 1-Jan SCS
Barn Owl Tyto alba D H x     18-Mar SCS
Collared Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena D H x     5-May SCS
Eurasian Eagle Owl Bubo bubo D H x 23-Jan ND 1-Jan SCS
Dusky Eagle Owl Bubo coromandus   HR2          
Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis   HR2          
Spotted Owlet Athene brama D H x 1-Jan MK 1-Jan SCS
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus D H x 29-Dec MP    
Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus   HR2          
Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus DR1 HR1          
Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis DR1 HR2          
Rock Pigeon Columba livia D H x 1-Jan MBh 1-Jan SCS
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis D H x 4-Oct BH 29-Sep SCS
Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis D H x 1-Jan MBh 1-Jan SCS
Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis DV3 H x 2-Jan ND 2-Jan SCS
Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica D H x 5-May BH 5-Jan BH
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto D H x 1-Jan MBh 1-Jan SCS
Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera D H x 3-Jan BH 3-Mar SCS
Sarus Crane Grus antigone DRR H x 10-Oct SCS 1-Jan SCS
Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo D H x     4-Jan BH
Common Crane Grus grus D H x     4-Jan BH
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus   HV4 x     1-Dec BH
Brown Crake Amaurornis akool D H x 8-Sep BH 1-Jan SCS
White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus D H x 3-Jan FJ 1-Jan SCS
Baillon’s Crake Porzana pusilla DR2 HR2 x     23-Mar KB
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana   HV1          
Ruddy-breasted Crake Porzana fusca DR4 HR4 x     19-Oct BH
Watercock Gallicrex cinerea D H x 13-Apr BH 4-Jun BH
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio D H x 1-Jan MK 1-Jan SCS
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus D H x 1-Jan MK 1-Jan SCS
Common Coot Fulica atra D H x 1-Jan MK 1-Jan SCS
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus D H x     4-Jan BH
Painted Sandgrouse Pterocles indicus DR1 HR2 x 13-Oct ND    
Pintail Snipe Gallinago stenura   HV2          
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago D H x 1-Jan MK 1-Jan SCS
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus   HV2 x     24-Feb BH
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa D H x 1-Jan MK 1-Jan SCS
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata D H x 25-Aug MK 24-Jan BH
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus D H x 24-Feb KB 4-Jan BH
Common Redshank Tringa totanus D H x 1-Jan MK 1-Jan SCS
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis D H x 1-Jan MK 1-Jan SCS
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia D H x 3-Jan BH 1-Jan SCS
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus D H x 3-Jan BH 1-Jan SCS
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola D H x 1-Jan MK 1-Jan SCS
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus DV1 HV2 x 5-Apr ND    
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos D H x 1-Jan MK 1-Jan SCS
Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus   HV4          
Little Stint Calidris minuta D H x 1-Jan MK 16-Feb SK
Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii D H x 1-Jan MK 1-Jan SCS
Dunlin Calidris alpina D H x 13-Jan BH 10-Nov MP
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea D H x 8-Jan BH 12-Jan BH
Ruff Philomachus pugnax D H x 1-Jan MK 1-Jan SCS
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus   HV2          
Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis D H x 28-Apr BH 19-May SCS
Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus D H x 13-Apr KB 1-Jan SCS
Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus D H x 1-Jan MK    
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus D H x 3-Jan SCS 2-Jan SCS
Great Thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris DR1 HR2 x     25-Mar SCS
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus D H x 1-Jan MK 2-Jan SCS
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta D H x 1-Jan MK 2-Jan SCS
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva DV4 HV2 x 8-Aug KB 29-Sep BH
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola DV1            
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula DV4 HV2 x     1-Dec BH
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius D H x 24-Feb KB 24-Feb BH
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus D H x 8-Jan BH 24-Jan BH
Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus DV1 HV4 x     26-Mar ND
Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii   HV4          
Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus   HV1          
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus D H x 17-Nov BH 4-Jan BH
Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malarbaricus D H x 2-Jan ND 2-Jan SCS
River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii D H x 1-Jan MK 2-Jan SCS
Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus   HV2          
Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus D H x 1-Jan MBh 1-Jan SCS
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius   HV2          
White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus D H x 1-Jan MK 4-Jan BH
Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor   HV4 x     21-Jan BH
Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus D H x     5-Jan BH
Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum D H x 5-Apr ND 11-Aug BH
Small Pratincole Glareola lactea D H x 15-Jun MK 24-Feb SC
Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis DR1 HR2          
Yellow-legged Gull Larus cachinnans D H x 1-Jan MK 1-Jan SCS
Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus D H x 13-Jan BH 10-Jan SCS
Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus D H x 1-Jan MK    
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus D H x 1-Jan MK 16-Nov BH
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica D H x 5-May BH 1-Jan SCS
River Tern Sterna aurantia D H x 21-Jan NK 1-Jan SCS
Little Tern Sterna albifrons D H x 19-May BH 11-Sep SCS
Black-bellied Tern Sterna acuticauda D H x 9-Oct MP 25-Mar SCS
Bridled Tern Sterna anaethetus CH'99            
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus D H x 1-Jan MK 25-Apr BH
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus DV1            
Black Tern Chlidonias niger DV1            
Osprey Pandion haliaetus D H x     29-Sep BH
Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus D H x 30-Mar AC 1-Jan SCS
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus D H x 2-Jan ND 1-Jan SCS
Black Kite Milvus migrans D H x 1-Jan MBh 1-Jan SCS
Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus D H x     16-Jan SCS
Pallas’s Fish Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus DR1 HR2          
Grey-headed Fish Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus   HR2          
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus D H x 21-Jan SK 1-Jan SCS
White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis D H x 18-Jan KB 26-Jan BH
Long-billed Vulture Gyps indicus DR1 HR2          
Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus DV1 HV2          
Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus DR1 HR2 x     16-Nov BH
Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus DR1 H x     2-Jan SCS
Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela DR1 H x 17-Mar MK 1-Jan SCS
Eurasian Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus D H x 1-Jan MK 2-Jan SCS
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus   HV2 x     12-Mar AC
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus D H x 24-Mar BH 4-Jan BH
Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus DV1 H x     7-Apr ND
Shikra Accipiter badius D H x 2-Jan ND 1-Jan SCS
Besra Accipiter virgatus DV1 HV2          
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus D H x     4-Jan BH
White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa D H x 16-Mar ND 2-Jan SCS
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo DV4 HV2 x 30-Mar SCS    
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus D H x     18-Jan SCS
Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius DV4            
Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina DR1 HR2 x     18-Jan SCS
Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga D H x 26-Jan SS 1-Jan SCS
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax D H x     23-May SCS
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis D H x 30-Mar SCS 4-Jan BH
Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca D H x     5-Jan BH
Bonelli’s Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus DV1 H x     4-Jan BH
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus D H x 30-Mar AC 3-Mar SCS
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni   HV2          
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus D H x 3-Feb ND 2-Jan SCS
Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera D H x 8-Jan BH 24-Feb ND
Merlin Falco columbarius   HV4 x     21-Dec MP
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo DV1 HV2 x 20-Oct MK    
Laggar Falcon Falco jugger D H          
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug   HV2          
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus D H x 13-Jan KB 2-Mar AC
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis D H x 1-Jan MK 1-Jan SCS
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus DV1 HV2 x 15-Dec MP 16-Feb SK
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis DV4 HV2 x 17-Nov BH 29-Nov SCS
Darter Anhinga melanogaster D H x 21-Jan SK 1-Jan SCS
Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger D H x 1-Jan MK 1-Jan SCS
Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis D H x 1-Jan MK 24-Feb BH
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo D H x 1-Jan MK 1-Jan SCS
Little Egret Egretta garzetta D H x 1-Apr ND 1-Jan SCS
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea D H x 3-Jan FJ 1-Jan SCS
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea D H x 1-Jan MK 1-Jan SCS
Great Egret Casmerodius albus D H x 1-Apr ND 1-Jan SCS
Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia D H x 5-Jan MK 20-Jan MBh
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis D H x 1-Jan MK 1-Jan SCS
Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii D H x 1-Jan MK 1-Jan SCS
Little Heron Butorides striatus D H x     14-Apr SCS
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax D H x 5-May BH 2-Jan SCS
Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus   HR2          
Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis D H x 26-May BH 15-Jun BH
Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus D H x 19-May BH 25-Apr BH
Black Bittern Dupetor flavicollis D H x 28-Apr BH 16-Jul SCS
Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris DV4 HV2 x 4-Dec MP 16-Nov BH
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber D H x 1-Jan MK 20-Jan MBh
Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor   HV2,4          
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus D H x     12-Jan BH
Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus D H x 5-Jan MK 2-Jan SCS
Black Ibis Pseudibis papillosa D H x     2-Jan SCS
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia D H x 1-Jan MK 5-Jan BH
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus D H x 3-Jan FJ    
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus DV1 HV2          
Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis   HV2          
Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala D H x 1-Jan MK 1-Jan SCS
Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans D H x 2-Jan ND 2-Jan SCS
Black Stork Ciconia nigra   HV2 x     29-Nov SCS
Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus D H x 9-Mar SK 1-Jan SCS
White Stork Ciconia ciconia   HV2          
Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus D H x 9-Mar SK 2-Jan SCS
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus   HV2          
Rufous-tailed Shrike Lanius isabellinus D H x 13-Jan BH 2-Jan SCS
Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus DV1 HV2 x     21-Sep SCS
Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus D H x 3-Feb ND 4-Jan BH
Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach D H x 27-Jan MBh 1-Jan SCS
Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus   HV2          
Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis D H x 27-Jan BH 4-Jan BH
Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda D H x 3-Jan FJ 1-Jan SCS
House Crow Corvus splendens D H x 1-Jan Mbh 1-Jan SCS
Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos D H x 3-Jan FJ 1-Jan SCS
Common Raven Corvus corax DV1 HV2          
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus D H x 26-Jan SS 23-Mar KB
Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei DV1 HV4 x     9-Nov BH
Black-headed Cuckooshrike Coracina melanoptera   HV2          
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus D H x 14-Feb MBh 2-Jan SCS
White-bellied Minivet Pericrocotus erythropygius DR3 HR2          
Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus D H x     4-Jan BH
White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola D H x     28-Feb BH
Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus D H x 1-Jan MBh 1-Jan SCS
Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus DV1 HV2          
White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens DV1   x 4-Oct BH    
Asian Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi D H x 6-Apr S 23-Mar KB
Marshall's Iora Aegithina nigrolutea DR1 HR2          
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus D H x 17-Feb MBh 4-Jan BH
Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius D H x 3-Feb ND 5-Apr SS
Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina DV4   x 23-Dec MBh    
Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul   HV2          
Dark-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis DV1 HV4 x 24-Feb ND 3-Feb SS
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus   HV4 x     17-Feb SO
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata DV3 HV2          
Red-throated Flycatcher Ficedula parva D H x 6-Jan MBh 2-Jan SCS
Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina DV1 HV2 x     2-Oct AC
Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis D H x 23-Oct MBh 2-Jan SCS
Siberian Rubythroat Luscinia calliope DV1            
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica D H x 3-Jan BH 4-Jan BH
Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis D H x 1-Jan MBh 1-Jan SCS
Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicata D H x 1-Jan MBh 1-Jan SCS
Blue-capped Redstart Phoenicurus coeruleocephalus   HV2          
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros D H x 1-Jan MBh 1-Jan SCS
White-capped Water Redstart Chaimarrornis leucocephalus   HV4          
Plumbeous Water Redstart Rhyacornis fuliginosus DV3 HV4          
Stoliczka's Bushchat Saxicola macrorhyncha   HV4          
Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata D H x 27-Jan MBh 1-Jan SCS
White-tailed Stonechat Saxicola leucura D   x 23-Jan BH    
Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata D H x 1-Jan MK 1-Jan SCS
Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferrea DV4 HV2          
Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata   HV1 x     4-Jan BH
Rufous-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna   HV2          
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti D H x     21-Jan BH
Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina   H x     4-Jan BH
Brown Rock-chat Cercomela fusca D H x 2-Jan ND 3-Mar SCS
Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnus malabaricus DV1            
Brahminy Starling Sturnus pagodarum D H x 3-Jan MBh 1-Jan SCS
Rosy Starling Sturnus roseus D H x 2-Apr SCS 6-Apr SCS
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris D H x 23-Jan BH 1-Jan SCS
Asian Pied Starling Sturnus contra D H x 1-Jan MK 1-Jan SCS
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis D H x 1-Jan MBh 1-Jan SCS
Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus D H x 1-Jan MK 1-Jan SCS
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta castanea DR1            
Fire-capped Tit Cephalopyrus flammiceps DV1            
Great Tit Parus major DV1 HV2          
Sand Martin Riparia riparia DV1 HV2 x     24-Jan BH
Pale Martin Riparia diluta DV4   x 19-May BH    
Plain Martin Riparia paludicola D H x 1-Jan MK 1-Jan SCS
Dusky Crag Martin Hirundo concolor D H          
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica D H x 1-Jan MK 1-Jan SCS
Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii D H x 3-Aug AC 3-Mar SCS
Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica D H x     3-Mar SCS
Streak-throated Swallow Hirundo fluvicola D H x 19-May BH 3-Mar SCS
Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus D H x 9-Jan MBh 1-Jan SCS
White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis D H x 3-Jan MBh    
Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer D H x 1-Jan MBh 1-Jan SCS
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis D H x 10-Jul SO 4-Jan BH
Rufous-fronted Prinia Prinia buchanani D H x 3-Feb ND 19-Mar SCS
Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii D H x 6-Jan BH    
Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis D H x 13-Jan BH 2-Jan SCS
Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica   HR2          
Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris D H x 13-Jan BH 5-Jan BH
Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis D H x 3-Jan MBh 1-Jan SCS
Plain Prinia Prinia inornata D H x 1-Jan MK 2-Jan SCS
Oriental White-Eye Zosterops palpebrosus D H x 2-Jan ND 2-Jan SCS
Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon DV4 HV4 x     5-Jan BH
Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola D H x 5-May BH 10-Mar SCS
Blyth’s Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum D H          
Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus D H x 30-Mar SCS 2-Jan SCS
Booted Warbler Hippolais caligata D H x 28-Apr BH 15-Sep BH
Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius D H x 1-Jan MBh 2-Jan SCS
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita D H x 1-Jan MK 1-Jan SCS
Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus D H x     15-Sep SCS
Brooks’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus subviridis D HV4 x     9-Jan MK
Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei D H x 6-Jan BH 2-Jan SCS
Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides D H x 13-Apr KB 1-Jan SCS
Western Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis DV1 HV2 x     13-Oct SS
Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris D H x 13-Jan BH    
Bristled Grassbird Chaetornis striatus DV1 HV2          
Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense D H x 6-Jan BH 2-Jan SCS
Common Babbler Turdoides caudatus D H x 3-Jan BH 16-Feb SK
Striated Babbler Turdoides earlei D H x 1-Jan MK 1-Jan SCS
Large Grey Babbler Turdoides malcolmi D H x 1-Jan MBh 2-Jan SCS
Jungle Babbler Turdoides striatus D H x 1-Jan MBh 1-Jan SCS
Greater Whitethroat Sylvia communis   HV4 x     9-Feb BH
Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca D H x 1-Jan MBh 1-Jan SCS
[Small Whitethroat] [Sylvia curruca minula]   HV2          
[Hume’s Whitethroat] [Sylvia curruca althaea] D H x     2-Jan SCS
Orphean Warbler Sylvia hortensis DV1 HV2 x 26-Jan SS 23-Nov SCS
Indian Bushlark Mirafra erythroptera D H x 24-Feb ND 4-Jan BH
Rufous-winged Bushlark Mirafra assamica D H x 3-Aug AC 23-Mar BH
Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark Eremopterix grisea D H x 24-Feb ND 2-Jan SCS
Rufous-tailed Lark Ammomanes phoenicurus D H          
Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata D H x     24-Jan BH
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla D H x     1-Jan SCS
Hume’s Short-toed Lark Calandrella acutirostris D H x 8-Nov BH 21-Jan BH
Sand Lark Calandrella raytal D H x 13-Jan BH    
Crested Lark Galerida cristata D H x 13-Jan BH 1-Jan SCS
Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis   HV2,4 x     24-Jan BH
Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula D H x 13-Jan BH 3-Mar SCS
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris DV4            
Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile   HR2          
Purple Sunbird Nectarinia asiatica D H x 1-Jan MBh 1-Jan SCS
House Sparrow Passer domesticus D H x 1-Jan MBh 1-Jan SCS
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis D H x 26-Dec MP 2-Jan SCS
Sind Sparrow Passer pyrrhonotus DR4 HR2 x     2-Jan SCS
Chestnut-shouldered Petronia Petronia xanthocollis D H x 7-Jul BH 10-Mar SCS
White Wagtail Motacilla alba D H x 3-Jan MBh 1-Jan SCS
White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis D H x 27-Jan MBh 1-Jan SCS
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola D H x 1-Jan MK 1-Jan SCS
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava D H x 1-Jan MK 2-Jan SCS
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea D H x 3-Jan ND    
Richard’s Pipit Anthus richardi D H x     1-Dec BH
Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus D H x 17-Mar MK 1-Jan SCS
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris D H x 13-Jan BH 4-Jan BH
Blyth’s Pipit Anthus godlewskii D H x     4-Jan BH
Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis D H x 13-Oct ND 4-Jan BH
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis D H x     2-Jan SCS
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni D H x     4-Jan BH
Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus D H x 3-Jan BH 7-Jan MK
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta DV4 HV4 x 29-Dec MP 16-Nov BH
Black-breasted Weaver Ploceus benghalensis D H x 30-Mar SCS 2-Jan SCS
Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar D H x 30-Mar SCS 5-Jan BH
Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus D H x 13-Mar KB 1-Jan SCS
Finn's Weaver Ploceus megarhynchus   HV2          
Red Avadavat Amandava amandava D H x 3-Jan BH 1-Jan SCS
Indian Silverbill Lonchura malabarica D H x 1-Jan MBh 1-Jan SCS
Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata D H x 3-Jan BH 15-Sep AC
Black-headed Munia Lonchura malacca D H x 3-Jan FJ 16-Sep BH
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus D H x 6-Jan BH 11-Sep SCS
Crested Bunting Melophus lathami DV1 HR2 x 23-Apr MK 2-Apr SCS
Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani DV1 HV2          
White-capped Bunting Emberiza stewarti   HV2 x     18-Mar SCS
House Bunting Emberiza striolata   HV2          
Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata   HV2 x     2-Nov SCS
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala   HV4          
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps D H x 5-Apr ND 7-Sep BH
Totals 382 333 366 309 247 247 289 289
                 
Status Codes: xy or xyi
x: D Delhi (incld. Okhla, NOIDA);
H (adj. areas of Haryana incl. Sonipat, Rohtak, Jhajjar, Panipat, Gurgaon & Faridabad dist.)
y: V (Vagrant including irregular or rare Visitor); R (Rare resident); H (Historic records only - prior to 1970)
i: Sources codes:
1. Sudhir Vyas "Delhi Checklist '78-79, '84-86, '95-99"
2. Suresh C. Sharma, Bill Harvey "Birds of Haryana", 2001
3. Kalpavriksh "What's That Bird", 1991
4. Vivek Tiwari for Northern India Bird Network "Delhi Region 2001 & 2002 Lists", Dec 2001, Dec 2002
5. Krys Kazmierczak "A Birdwatchers' Guide to India", 1998
 
References:
SCS: Suresh Sharma; BH: Bill Harvey; VT: Vivek Tiwari; ND: Nikhil Devasar; CH: Clive Harris; MB: Martin Barry;
NS: N Srinivasan; RK: Radha Kamath; SC: Sunita Chaudhry; MK: Martin Kelsey; SK: N Shiva Kumar;
GW: Gillian Wright; SS: Sanjay Sondhi; FJ: Fermin Jose; SO: Sudhir Oswal; KB: Kanwar B Singh; MP: Mike Prince
MBh: Mayank Bhatnagar; AC: Aaditya Chakravarti; KS: Karan Singh; SB: Samir Bakshi; RL: Rajiv Lather; V: Vipin
MP: Mike Prince
n.r. : Not reported (species not reported but must have been seen. 1st of the appropriate month used as the date)
Other Observers:
Ranjit Lal; Anil Bhola; Suramya Mudgal; Pauline Harvey; Gautam Das; Bharati Chaturvedi;
JL Singh; KS Singh; V. M. Tiwari; Jagjit Kuku; Pratibha Pande; Martin Barry; Tarun Kumar; Krys Kazmierczak;
Atul Jain; Pia Sethi; Dr. Balachandran (BNHS); Petrick Williams ; Bikram Grewal; Gita Sabarwal; Sudarshan Rodriguez;
Aniruddha Mukerjee; Anchal Sondhi; Sheila Chhabra; Arshiya Sethi; Anshuman Varma; Manas Kaushik;
Harish Kohli; Reena Nath; Mohit Aggarwal; Manoj Gupta; Pikesh Srivastava; Elizabeth Thomas; Rahul Jain;
Anchal Sondhi; Manish Dhariwal; Harkirat Singh Sangha; Anju Chawla; Suramya Mudgal; Kunal Singh; Anand Arya;
Magnus Ullman (Mistle Thrush); Anil Jain; Chandni Chhabra; Lokesh Abrol; Archini Mukerjee; Alpana Grewal;
Ali Hussain; Guruswamy; Pratap Singh Sangwan;
No recent records (records prior to 1970)
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala H3          
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus V3          
Baikal Teal Anas formosa H3          
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris H3          
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula H3          
Smew Mergellus albellus V3          
Small Buttonquail Turnix sylvatica H3          
Yellow-legged Buttonquail Turnix tanki H3          
Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris H3          
Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia H3          
Mottled Wood Owl Strix ocellata H3          
Sykes’s Nightjar Caprimulgus mahrattensis H3          
Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus H3          
Indian Bustard Ardeotis nigriceps HH2,3          
MacQueen's Bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii H3          
Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus H3          
Slaty-breasted Rail Gallirallus striatus H3          
Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis V3          
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola H3          
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres H3          
Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus H3          
Caspian Tern Sterna caspia H3          
Common Tern Sterna hirundo V3          
Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis H3          
Changeable Hawk Eagle Spizaetus cirrhatus H3          
Western Reef Egret Egretta gularis V3          
White-bellied Heron Ardea insignis HH2,H3          
Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius DH1,HH2          
Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura H3          
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus H3          
Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus H3          
Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus roseus H3          
Blue-capped Rock Thrush Monticola cinclorhynchus H3          
Tickell’s Thrush Turdus unicolor V3          
Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica H3          
Rusty-tailed Flycatcher Muscicapa ruficauda H3          
Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris H3          
Blue-throated Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides H3          
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes V3          
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria V3          
Bar-tailed Treecreeper Certhia himalayana H3          
Spotted Creeper Salpornis spilonotus HR3          
White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus H3          
Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus H3          
Rufous-vented Prinia Prinia burnesii H3          
Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata H3          
Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia V3          
Plain Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus neglectus H3          
Tickell’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis H3          
Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher H3          
Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris H3          
Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra H3          
Desert Warbler Sylvia nana H3          
Black-crowned Sparrow Lark Eremopterix nigriceps H3          
Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos H3          
Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus H3          
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus V3          
Green Avadavat Amandava formosa H3          
White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata V3          
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus H3          
Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta HH2          
Rock Bunting Emberiza cia H3          
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana H3          
Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus H3          
Totals 64            

Last Updated on 12/31/02
By Vivek Tiwari