Himachal Bird Watching Tour
Chail - Narkanda - Sarahan - Sangla - Nako - Pin Valley National Park - Pang Mo> Chattru - Tirthan Valley - Goshaini - Chandiagrh
Day 01: Arrival DelhiBirding Tours in India
On arrival at Delhi Airport or railway station meet our representative, than transfer to hotel overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 02: Delhi - Chail (340 Kms. 13 hrs.)
Morning after breakfast, drive from Delhi to Chail, on arrival chail check in at the hotel, birding in Chail in the evening. One gets familiarized with common species such as blue whistling thrush, large billed crow, green backed and great tit, grey-hooded warbler, russet sparrow, wire-tailed swallow, khalij pheasant, oriental hobby etc. Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 04: Chail - Narkanda (45 Kms. 02 hrs.)
Morning after breakfast drive to Narkanda. Make a brief stop at Kufri zoo to look at some Himalayan mammals. Birding in Narkanda in the evening. One can look for Indian blue robin, brownish-flanked bush warbler, Himalayan griffon, large hawk cuckoo, black and yellow grosbeak, spotted nutcracker, greenish and lemon-rumped warbler, ultramarine and Asian brown flycatcher, Eurasian blackbird etc. Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 04: Narkanda - Sarahan (105 Kms. 03 hrs.)
Morning after breakfast birding on the trail to Hatu peak. Than drive to Sarahan (1920 m / 5 hr.) a village surrounded by apple orchards and dominated by Srikhand Mahadev peak (5155 m) and is famous for Bhimakali temple and a pheasant breeding centre. Rest of the day birding around the pheasant breeding center. One can expect white-throated fantail, grey-headed canary, yellow-billed blue magpie, common rosefinch, crested bunting, lammergeier, common kestrel, changeable hawak-eagle, common tailorbird etc. Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 05: Sarahan - Sangla
Morning after breakfast, drive to Sangla, through the breathtaking gorges of the Greater Himalayas. Evening bird walk at Sangla. One can expect brown dipper, common raven, European goldfinch, fire-fronted serin, lesser cuckoo, booted eagle, dark sided flycatcher, western crowned warbler, tree pipit etc. Overnight in tents.
Day 06 & 07: Sangla
Morning after breakfast drive leisurely to Chitkul (2 hr.) stopping for birding en route. Chitkul is the last inhabited village surrounded by green fields and high mountain peaks. For birders the special ones are red-headed bullfinch, white-winged grosbeak, gold crest, pink-browed and beautiful rosefinch, slaty blue flycatcher, white-tailed rubythroat, rufous vented & rufous napped tit, spot winged tit, whit-cheeked nuthatch, blue-capped redstart, brambling etc. The quaint little houses, temples, gompas and the people of Baspa valley conjure up a perfect image of Shangri-La. Return to Sangla in the evening. Overnight in Tents.
Day 08: Sangla - NakoBirding Tours in India
Morning after breakfast, drive to Nako via Khab (one of the most pretty drives in this region - from the confluence of Sutlej and Spiti rivers the road ascends into steep & winding drive with sparse vegetation and one can enjoy the view of snow clad Reo Purgill peak). Stop at various places to look for birds. Near Nako, one can see chukar, pied wheatear, golden eagle, mountain chiffchaff, golden oriole, black redstart, blue rock thrush, hill pigeon, white-capped water redstart etc. Overnight stay at the hotel / tent.
Day 09: Nako - Pin Valley National Park
Morning after breakfast drive to Park via Tabo. We will make a brief stop here to see 1000 year old monastery. We will also make stops on the way for birding. Overnight in tents.
Day 10: Pin Valley National Park
Morning after breakfast explore surrounding areas for birding. Look for Himalayan snowcock, Tibetan snowfinch, Eurasian eagle owl, common swift, long-tailed shrike, red-billed & yellow-billed choughs, tickell's leaf warbler, horned lark, citrine and white wagtail etc. Overnight in tents.
Day 11: Pin Valley National Park - Pang Mo
Morning after breakfast visit Kibber and Kye monastery. We will camp in the scenic meadows of Pang Mo. At Kaza, we will have rooms for wash and shower for and hour or two. At the camp site one can look for Hume's short-toed lark, plain mountain finch, rock bunting, black redstart etc. One can expect to see blue sheep, pika, red fox etc. Overnight in tents.
Day 12: Pang Mo - Chattru
Morning after breakfast, drive to Chattru stopping to look for birds at Losar & Kunzum pass. After crossing the pass we will enter Lahul. We will look for birds in the meadows of Lahul and Chattru. Today we may account for great rosefinch, snow pigeon, green sandpiper, red-billed & yellow-billed choughs, Himalayan griffon etc. Overnight in tents.
Day 13: Chattru - Manali - Kullu - Goshaini
Morning after breakfast drive Chattru stopping to look for birds at Rohtang pass. One can look for monal, khalij, rosy pipit. This area remains less explored so we may have some special birds here. After crossing the pass we will head towards Goshaini via Manali. Overnight in Tirthan Orchards.
Day 14: Tirthan Valley
Bird walk towards the Great Himalayan National Park and afternoon downstream walk along river Tirthan. One can expect to see yellow-billed blue magpie, brown dipper, Asian brown and paradise flycatcher, jungle myna, Asian barred owlet, common kestrel etc. Overnight stay. at the hotel.
Day 15: Tirthan & Inner Seraj
Morning after breakfast drive to Jalori pass & Shoja. Shoja, a small village at an altitude of over 8000 feet. The access to Shoja winds through thick forests, alpine trees which provide an untouched habitat. Arrive here in time for lunch and later a walk on the forest logging road into pristine pheasant country. The pheasants seen here are monal & kaleej. Other birds are sulphur-bellied warbler, white-throated tit, Indian blue robin, brownish flanked bush warbler, 2 species of grosbeaks, nutcracker, white-collared blackbird, ultramarine flycatcher etc. Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 16: Goshaini- Chandigarh
Morning after breakfast drive to Chandigarh (8-9 hr.) stopping for lunch en route. Overnight in a hotel.
Day 17: Chandiagrh - Delhi (235 Kms.)
Morning after breakfast drive to Delhi (5 hours). On arrive Delhi transfer to airport or railway station time to catch the flight or train for onward destination.
Tour and Services End
Bird Watching Tips
1. Choice of Location
It is very important in bird watching to choose the location, many birders spend the majority of their bird watching time and energy on poor locations.
2. Knowledge of Species
There are approximately 1250 species of birds in India and recognizing each of them is nearly impossible. So when you visit any area for bird watching, do a little research first. You may find that perhaps only a few species actually inhabit that particular area. With a little preparation,
you will be able to more readily identify bird species from each other.
3. Practice before you go for bird watching
It is always better to learn to put your binocular on target, it is key to viewing wildlife, and especially birds, after only a few attempts, you'll get good at quickly acquiring your target. Quite often, birds are visible for only a few seconds, practice to become proficient.
4. Listing to Call and songs :
Listening helps you hear rustling leaves, wings flapping, and the birds calling.
It is pretty amazing what you can hear once you really start listening. Besides, if you spend the whole day just using your eyes to look for birds, you probably won't see very many. So instead of just looking, relax your eyes, don't look so hard; let the birds find you. You will start to notice movement in your periferal vision, and then you will have an area to look in.
5. Get a pair of Binocular :
Spending time and money to get to the right place can be totally wasted when your binoculars are inadequate. If you have an inexpensive pair of binoculars you are not getting the most out of your viewing. Today's technologies come at a price and they provide
Crucial benefits in wildlife viewing. For instance, image stabilization will keep your view from shaking-very important when watching from a long
Distance. Other cool features include anti-fogging, low-light viewing and wide-view characteristics. Additionally, binoculars with built-in digital
cameras enable you to identify birds once you get home. These benefits will definitely enhance your bird watching. A great pair of binoculars will
turn a mediocre experience into a great one. You can count on it!
6. Take someone with you :
It is always better if you take someone with you, who knows the area well and have experience of bird watching, it will help you to remember the sightings
Himachal Bird Watching Tour (Tour Highlight)
| City | Tour Highlight |
| Chail | Birding in Chail, we can see lue whistling thrush, large billed crow, green backed and great tit, grey-hooded warbler, russet sparrow, wire-tailed swallow, khalij pheasant, Oriental hobby. |
| Narkanda | Kufri Zoo, birding in Narkanda, we can see Indian blue robin, brownish-flanked bush warbler, Himalayan griffon, large hawk cuckoo, black and yellow grosbeak, spotted nutcracker, greenish and lemon-rumped warbler, ultramarine and Asian brown flycatcher, Eurasian blackbird. |
| Sarahan | Birding in Hatu Peak, Birding around Pheasant Breeding Center, white-throated fantail, grey-headed canary, yellow-billed blue magpie, common rosefinch, crested bunting, lammergeier, common kestrel, changeable hawak-eagle, common tailorbird. |
| Sangala | Bird Walk at Sangala, we can see brown dipper, common raven, European goldfinch, fire-fronted serin, lesser cuckoo, booted eagle, dark sided flycatcher, western crowned warbler, tree pipit. |
| Nako | Birding in around Nako, see chukar, pied wheatear, golden eagle, mountain chiffchaff, golden oriole, black redstart, blue rock thrush, hill pigeon, and white-capped water redstart. |
| Pin Valley National Park | Explore surrounding area for Birding, see Himalayan snowcock, Tibetan snowfinch, Eurasian eagle owl, common swift, long-tailed shrike, red-billed & yellow-billed choughs, tickell’s leaf warbler, horned lark, citrine and white wagtail. |
| Pang Mo | Birding in Pang Mo, see Hume’s short-toed lark, plain mountain finch, rock bunting, black redstart blue sheep, pika, red fox. |
| Chattru | Birding at Loser and Kunzum Pass, we can see rosefinch, snow pigeon, green sandpiper, red-billed & yellow-billed choughs, Himalayan griffon. |
| Tirthan Valley | Birding in Great Himalayan National Park, birding along river Tirthan, yellow-billed blue magpie, brown dipper, Asian brown and paradise flycatcher, jungle myna, Asian barred owlet, common kestrel. |
| Tirthan & Inner Seraj | Birding in Jalori and Shoja Pass, we can see sulphur-bellied warbler, white-throated tit, Indian blue robin, brownish flanked bush warbler, 2 species of grosbeaks, nutcracker, white-collared blackbird, ultramarine flycatcher etc |
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