01/11/2023
Latpanchar - Gajoldoba Bird Photography Tour - West Bengal*
Dates : 24th February to 28th February,2024
Duration : 4 nights & 5 days
Pick up /Drop: NJP st/Bagdogra Airport
Day 1 : *24th Feb 2024*
: Early Morning Pick up from NJP and transfer to Latpanchar at Homestay.After breakfast Morning Birding Session at Latpanchar. After 12pm get back to homestay take rest Have your Lunch and get ready for 2nd half birding session.2nd half birding session in Nursery area.*Night photography session in Evening fir Owls*
Night stay at Latpanchar.
Day 2 :*25th Feb 2024*
Early Morning Birding session at Latpanchar we will search for the Famous *Rufous Necked Hornbill* along with Broadbills, Mrs.Gould's Sunbird and other colourful birds we get . 2nd Half in Nursery.Night Photography Session in Evening .
Nightstay at Latpanchar.
Day 3 : *26th Feb 2024*
Early Morning Birding Session at Upper Mahananda Birding Session where we search for the Red Headed Trogon and other Elusive colourful bird species. 2nd half at Latpanchar in some other spots
*Special Attraction* : Night Photography in Latpanchar for Owls like Brown Hawk Owl, Collared Scoops Owl,Indian Scoops Owl etc.
2night photography sessions available on day 1 and day 2.
Day 4 : *27th Feb 2024*
Wake up early by 4am get freshen up and start for Gajoldoba . Head straight to boating for morning session with packed breakfast return by 9.30 to 10 am . Then again start for afternoon boating session from 2pm after lunch .
Nightstay at Gajoldoba.
Day 5 : *28th Feb 2024*
Upper stream boating session for Common Merganser and after lunch drop at Siliguri .
Species we will look for in Latpanchar :Rufous-necked Hornbill, Great Hornbill, Broadbill, Himalayan Buzzard, Collared Falconet,Mrs.Gould's Sunbird,Asian Barred Owlet, Scarlet Minivet, Long-tailed Broadbill, Speckled Piculet, Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher, Spangled Drongo, Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, Lesser Yellownape, Rufous-winged Fulvetta, White-browed Fulvetta, Blue-fronted Redsatrt, Black-chinned Yuhina, Whiskered Yuhina, Red-tailed Minla, Blue-winged Siva, Bar-throated Siva, Red-billed Leiothrix, Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler, Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler, Black-throated Prinia, Sapphire Flycatcher, White-capped Redstart, Slaty-backed Forktail, Sultan Tit, Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch, White-tailed Nuthatch, Blue-throated Barbet, Great Barbet, Green-tailed Sunbird, Black-throated Sunbird, Grey-winged Blackbird, Himalayan Cutia, Black Bulbul, Himalayn Bulbul, Black-crested Bulbul, Black Eagle, Black-throated Tit, Green-backed Tit, Rufous-necked Laughingthrush, Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush, Nepal Fulvetta, Streaked Spiderhunter, Blue-bearded Bee-eater, Mountain Imperial Pigeon, Rufous-bellied Niltava, Scarlet Finch, Yellow-breasted Green Finch, Little Bunting, Rufous-breasted Accentor, Red Crossbill, Black-throated Thrush, Rufous-capped Babbler, Brown-throated Treecreeper, Spotted Forktail, Whistler’s Warbler, Yellow-bellied Warbler and Himalayan Bluetail
Species we will look for at
Gajoldoba Wetlands:
Black necked Grebe
Smew
Great crested Grebe
Little Grebe
Tufted Duck
Common Teal
Brahmminy Duck
Lesser Whistling Duck
Red crested pochard
Common shellduck
Common Golden eye
Eurasian Wigeon
Gadwall
Common Merganser
White capped Redstart
Pied Kingfisher
Northern Lapwing
Red wattle Lapwing
Little cormorant
Indian cormorant
Great cormorant
Black headed Gull
Brown headed Gull
Small pratincole
Great Thicknee
Little Ringed plover
Steppe eagle
Booted eagle
Greater spotted eagle
Common kestrel
Black eared kite
Peregrine falcon
(PLEASE NOTE THE ABOVE MENTIONED SPECIES LIST HAVE THE NAMES OF THE BIRDS THAT HAS BEEN SIGHTED REGULARLY ON THESE REGIONS BUT ITS ALL GAME OF NATURE WE WILL TRY OUR BEST TO FULLFILL MOST OF THE SPECIES FROM THE CHECKLIST)
Trip Costs : Get in touch with us .
Tour Cost includes:
*Travel Costs Ex-NJP
*Accomodation Charges
*All Meals(B,L,D)
*Guide Charges
*Photography Session Charges
*Gajoldoba Boat Charges
With Regards ,
Satrajit Dutta
Truly Wild Expeditions, Kolkata ,West Bengal
Email id : [email protected]