List of
coastal birds
Lesser
Whistling-duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Medium sized flocks only at Henrys island
Gadwall Anas
strepera
- Few at the fish ponds in Henrys Island
Eurasian Wigeon
Anas penelope
- Observed at Henrys Island
Common Teal
Anas crecca
- Observed at Henrys Island
Streak-throated
Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus
- Observed at Henrys Island
Black-rumped
Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Observed at Henrys Island and Junput
Coppersmith Barbet
Megalaima haemacephala
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
- Observed at
Bakkhali
Indian Roller
Coracias benghalensis
- Observed at
Bakkhali
Dollarbird
Eurystomus orientalis
- Reported from
Bakkhali
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
- Observed at Henrys Island and elsewhere
Stork-billed
Kingfisher Halcyon capensis
White-throated
Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
Black-capped
Kingfisher Halcyon pileata
-
Singles at most places
Collared
Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris
- Observed at
Bakkhali and elsewhere
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
Green Bee-eater
Merops orientalis
Blue-tailed
Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Noted at Frazergunj and Kalash
Chestnut-winged
Cuckoo Clamator coromandus
- Reported from
Bakkhali
Common Hawk Cuckoo
Hierococcyx varius
Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopacea
Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis
Rose-ringed
Parakeet Psittacula krameri
Asian Palm Swift
Cypsiurus balasiensis
Spotted Owlet
Athene brama
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
Spotted Dove
Streptopelia chinensis
Eurasian Collared
Dove Streptopelia decaocto
Yellow-footed Green Pigeon
Treron phoenicopterus
- at Bakkhali
White-breasted
Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
- Several at Henrys Island ponds
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Reported by Wader Study Group; see ref. below
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
- A few at Jambu Island. Reported by Wader Study Group; see ref. below
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Fairly common and numerous in Kalash area
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Usually well spread and in one's and two's
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Uncommon
Common Redshank Tringa totanus
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Uncommon.
Reported by Wader Study Group; see ref. below
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
- Uncommon.
Reported by Wader Study Group; see ref. below
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
- Fairly common in small flocks
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
- Regular at Henrys Island
Asian Dowitcher
Limnodromus semipalmatus
- Reported by Wader Study Group; see ref. below
Great Knot
Calidris tenuirostris
- Good sized flocks at Henrys Island and Sagar area
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
- Reported by Wader Study Group; see ref. below
Sanderling
Calidris alba
- Usually in small numbers in the Sagar - Bakkhali
area
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
- Often inland, especially at drying ponds in
Henrys Is.
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
- Reported by Wader Study Group; see ref. below
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Observed at Junput and Henrys
Dunlin Calidris
alpina
- Observed at Henrys
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
- Most often at Herobhanga Island
Ruff Philomachus pugnax
- Large concentrations reported from Kalash.
Possibly on passage.
Pied Avocet
Recurvisrostra avosetta
- Seen at Henrys Island
Pheasant-tailed
Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Sagar Island
Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus
- Frazerganj area
Great Thick-knee
Esacus recurvirostris
- Regular at Henrys Island. Also at Kalash beach.
Eurasian
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Stray reports from Kalash area. Needs confirmation.
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Common and abunadant
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
- Usually in small numbers and well spread. Regular
at Henrys Is.
Little Ringed
Plover Charadrius dubius
- Only at Junput beach
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus
- Fairly common. Regular at Mandarmoni.
Lesser Sand Plover
Charadrius mongolus
- Good numbers reported by the
Wader Study Group.
Greater Sand
Plover Charadrius leschenaultii
- A common wader. Abundant at most locations.
Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
- Reported by Wader Study Group; see ref. below
Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Common in small numbers at Henrys Island
Small Pratincole
Glareola lactea
- Sagar Island and also elsewhere per Wader Study
Group report
Pallas's Gull
Larus ichthyaetus
- Common at all sites
till November, scarce thereafter.
Heuglin’s Gull
Larus heuglini
- A few gulls answering to this type at Frazergunj
Steppe Gull Larus heuglini
barabensis
- Single bird from Herobhanga Island.
Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus
- Seasonally common at all sites.
Black-headed Gull Larus
ridibundus
-
Occasional at Sagar/Jambu Island
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
- Uncommon.
Caspian Tern
Sterna caspia
- Regular at the Henrys Island fish ponds. Also on
large rivers.
Great Crested Tern
Sterna bergii
- Usually met in the Sagar - Herobhanga - Jambu
Island area.
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
- Widespread between August and November. Scarce
thereafter.
Little Tern
Sterna albifrons
- Abundant and common at all locations.
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybridus
- Less obvious on the coast. Regular in the river
systems inland.
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
- Reported from Mandarmoni. Many near
Sagar island.
Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus
- Sagar island
Black Kite Milvus migrans
White-bellied Sea
Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster
- Usually met in the Bakkhali - Henrys Island area.
(Buteo) Buzzard
- Unidentified Common or Long-legged Buzzard at Herobhanga.
Shikra Accipiter badius
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus
pennatus
- Lone bird at Sagar Island
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Sagar and Herobhanga Island
Amur Falcon
Falco amurensis
- Regular in November at Herobhanga Is. Possibly on passage.
Eurasian Hobby
Falco subbuteo
- Displaying pair between Bakkhali and Henrys
Island. October record.
Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Great Egret Casmerodius albus
Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
Little Heron
Butorides striatus
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus
- Observed near Lothian Island
Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
Mangrove Whistler
Pachycephala grisola
- Heard at Henrys Island
Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
House Crow Corvus splendens
Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Henrys Island
Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina
- Jambu Dwip
Tickell's
Thrush
Turdus unicolor
- Jambu Dwip
Red-throated Flycatcher Ficedula parva
- Jambu Dwip
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochrurus
-
Henrys
Asian Pied
Starling Sturnus contra
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
Blyth's Reed
Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Jambu Dwip and Henrys Island
Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
Dusky Warbler
Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Jambu Dwip and Henrys Island
Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Jambu Dwip
Jungle Babbler Turdoides striatus
- Jambu Dwip
Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark Eremopterix grisea
- Sagar Island
Purple-rumped
Sunbird Nectarinia zeylonica
Purple Sunbird Nectarinia asiatica
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola citreola
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
Richard's Pipit Anthus
richardi
- Reasonable common at Sagar island in winter
