Har ki Doon Trek checklist, mid Oct 2008. (noted as they were encountered)

New Delhi (Drive) Day1- Mussoorie Day2- Naugaon - Purola - Mori - Netwar - Sankri Day3 (Trek)- Taluka Day4 - Osla Day5 - Har ki Doon

Checklist of birds
Saxicola ferrea, Grey Bushchat
Buteo hemilasius, Upland Buzzard (tentative; subadult dark morph)
Francolinus francolinus, Black Francolin
Megaceryle lugubris, Crested Kingfisher
Dendrocopos auriceps, Brown-fronted Woodpecker
Culicicapa ceylonensis, Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher
Lophura leucomelanos, Kalij Pheasant

Trek Start
Carduelis spinoides, Yellow-breasted Greenfinch
Passer rutilans, Russet Sparrow
Chaimarrornis leucocephalus, White-capped Water Redstart
Minla strigula, Chestnut-tailed Minla
Rhipidura hypoxantha, Yellow-bellied Fantail
Heterophasia capistrata, Rufous Sibia
Garrulax striatus, Striated Laughingthrush
Nucifraga caryocatactes, Spotted Nutcracker
Zoothera dauma, Scaly Thrush
Seicercus xanthoschistos, Grey-hooded Warbler
Motacilla alba, White Wagtail
Ficedula superciliaris, Ultramarine Flycatcher
Parus monticolus, Green-backed Tit
Hypsipetes leucocephalus, Black Bulbul
Streptopelia orientalis, Oriental Turtle Dove
Carpodacus rodochrous, Pink-browed Rosefinch
Phylloscopus trochiloides, Greenish Warbler
Certhia himalayana, Bar-tailed Treecreeper
Yuhina flavicollis, Whiskered Yuhina
Carpodacus nipalensis, Dark-breasted Rosefinch
Garrulax erythrocephalus, Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
Accipiter nisus, Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Loxia curvirostra, Red Crossbill (19Nov2011), misidentified earlier as Mycerobas melanozanthos, Spot-winged Grosbeak
Pnoepyga albiventer, Scaly-breasted Wren Babbler
Phylloscopus chloronotus, Lemon-rumped Warbler
Buteo rufinus, Long-legged Buzzard
Emberiza cia, Rock Bunting
Emberiza citrinella, Yellowhammer
Gyps himalayensis, Himalayan Griffon
Carpodacus pulcherrimus, Beautiful Rosefinch
Tichodroma muraria, Wallcreeper
Aquila chrysaetos, Golden Eagle
Parus dichrous, Grey-crested Tit
Prunella strophiata, Rufous-breasted Accentor
Cinclus pallasii, Brown Dipper
Troglodytes troglodytes, Winter Wren
Prunella collaris, Alpine Accentor
Phylloscopus affinis, Tickell's Leaf Warbler
Phoenicurus frontalis, Blue-fronted Redstart
Circus cyaneus, Hen Harrier
Gypaetus barbatus, Lammergeier
Parus melanolophus, Spot-winged Tit
Certhia familiaris, Eurasian Treecreeper
Picumnus innominatus, Speckled Piculet
Tarsiger cyanurus, Orange-flanked Bush Robin
Garrulax variegatus, Variegated Laughingthrush
Columba leuconota, Snow Pigeon
Falco tinnunculus, Common Kestrel
Dendrocopos himalayensis, Himalayan Woodpecker
Aegithalos concinnus, Black-throated Tit
Garrulax albogularis, White-throated Laughingthrush
Trek Ends

Hieraaetus fasciatus, Bonelli's Eagle (near Naugaon, on our way back)


Trek planning by Ratul Banerji and Sudatto Sen who formed a wonderful company as always.