Friday 21st May
1982: Lama Lodge and surrounding area
(6 miles)
A nice day spent birding in the forest around Lama Lodge. I walked up to River Lodge and back but saw
relatively few birds, not helped by noise of the Langtang Khola drowning out
much song and bringing home how dependant I am on my hearing to locate birds in
the forest – even if I don’t know what the songs are I know to look for
something! Plenty of time to think today
and in a rare decisive moment I’ve decided to stay in Asia until 25 July or
thereabouts, dependant on getting trainers that fit in Delhi, being able to
leave luggage there, my health holding up, no untoward news from home and not having run
out of films. Note to myself - this decision must be
regarded as final!! Nick, having come
out later than Dave and I is keen to stay in Asia for another couple of months and
is our main driving force now. My stomach
seems better. James Wolstencroft had
arrived at Lama Lodge when I got back, he was his usual amusing self.
Birds
recorded: Golden Eagle 1, Kalij Pheasant
2, Speckled Wood Dove 2, Large Hawk Cuckoo h, Darjeeling Pied Woodpecker 1,
Nepal House Martin 20, Scarlet Minivet 1, Brown Dipper 5, Indian Blue Robin
4, Blue-fronted Redstart 1, Plumbeous Redstart 4, River Chat 3, Little Forktail
1, Blue Whistling Thrush 6, Golden-spectacled Warbler 10, Blyth’s Crowned Leaf
Warbler 10, Large-billed Leaf Warbler 3, Ashy-throated Leaf Warbler 6,
Beautiful Niltava 2, Ferruginous Flycatcher 1, Siberian Flycatcher 2,
Snowy-browed Flycatcher 2, Rufous-gorgetted Flycatcher 15, Grey-headed
Flycatcher 2, Yellow-bellied Fantail 2, Streaked Laughingthrush 2, Red-headed
Laughingthrush 3, Black-capped Sibia 15, Whiskered Yuhina 3, Stripe-throated
Yuhina 4, Rufous-fronted Tit 5, Yellow-browed Tit 1, Grey-crested Tit 1,
Green-backed Tit 3, Gould’s Sunbird 1, Green-tailed Sunbird 5, Gold-billed Blue
Magpie 2 (1 eating a lizard), Nutcracker 2, Large-billed Crow 4.
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| Nick at Lama Lodge. Perhaps a grander sounding establishment than it was, it was certainly more than adequate for our needs |
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| forest trail near Lama Lodge |
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| looking north from forest near Lama Lodge |
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| the trail to River Lodge was very noisy at this point |
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| approaching River Lodge |
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