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Rudy
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Hobbyist birder 🦅 🐦‍⬛🪶 from Goa.

Instagram handle: rudy_whistlingtrails
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Puff-throated Babbler

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Puff-throated Babbler
January 27, 2026 at 11:10 AM
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Bar-winged Flycatcher Shrike

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Bar-winged Flycatcher Shrike
January 26, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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Eastern Red-rumped Swallow

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January 25, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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Common Greenshank & Spotted Redshank

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Common Greenshank & Spotted Redshank
January 24, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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Blue-tailed bee-eater, Carambolim, Goa

#BirdsSeenIn2026 #BirdsOfGoa #IndianBirds #Birdwatching #Birding
Blue-tailed bee-eater
January 23, 2026 at 10:35 AM
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Black Kite, Carambolim, Goa

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Black Kite
January 22, 2026 at 9:07 AM
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Marsh Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank and a blurry Kingfisher today at Carambolim fields, Goa

More images in ebird checklist - ebird.org/checklist/S2...

#BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsofgoa #indianbirds #birdwatching #birding
Marsh Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank, Common Kingfisher
January 19, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher, Carambolim, Goa

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Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher
January 18, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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Black-hooded Oriole, Carambolim, Goa

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Black-hooded Oriole
January 17, 2026 at 7:35 AM
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Grey-headed Swamphens, Carambolim Lake, Goa

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January 16, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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Long-tailed Shrike, Carambolim fields, Goa

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Long-tailed Shrike
January 15, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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Some very good birds during yesterday’s quick birding session on the patch. eBird checklist:

ebird.org/checklist/S2...

#birdwatching #birding #birdsofgoa #indianbirds
Bluethroat Osprey Grey-bellied Cuckoo Black-rumped Flameback
January 13, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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Over 90 species today at Carambolim Dhado wetlands, Goa for the Asian Waterbird Census

eBird checklist - ebird.org/checklist/S2...

#waterbirdscount #AsianWaterbirdCensus
#InternationalWaterbirdCensus #awc
#waterbirds #wetlands
Blue-tailed bee-eater lesser adjutant Purple Heron Spot-breasted Fantail
January 11, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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Blessed to see and photograph these four species of sunbirds from the porch of our home in Goa.

Purple Sunbird
Crimson-backed Sunbird
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Vigors’s Sunbird

#sunbirds #birdsofgoa #indianbirds
Purple Sunbird Crimson-backed Sunbird Purple-rumped Sunbird Vigors’s Sunbird
January 4, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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82 species on the patch today at Carambolim fields, with some great views of Plain Prinia, Common Kingfisher, Long-tailed Strike. Temminck’s Stint. More clicks in the eBird checklist -

ebird.org/checklist/S2...

#birdwatching #birdsofgoa #indianbirds
Plain Prinia Common Kingfisher Long-tailed Shrike Temminck’s Stint
January 1, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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Happy New Year 🥳

#bluetailedbeeeater #birdwatching #birdsofgoa #indianbirds
January 1, 2026 at 1:48 AM
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Brahminy Kite, Carambolim Lake, Goa

#brahminykite #birdsofgoa #indianbirds #birdwatching
December 23, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Wood Sandpiper

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December 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Blue-tailed Bee-eater, Carambolim Lake - Goa India

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December 17, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Some nice views of the Brown Shrike today. Happy to capture it calling 🎤

#brownshrike #birdwatching #birding #birdsofgoa #indianbirds
December 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Osprey

#osprey #digiscoped #birding #birdwatching #birdsofgoa #indianbirds
December 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Some great views of these lil’ birds from my home in Goa - Eastern Red-rumped Swallow, Carambolim Goa.

#redrumpedswallow #digiscoped #birdsofgoa #indianbirds
November 30, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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After some great birding memories in the UK, I’ve now moved back to my hometown in Goa. Happy to be greeted with the familiar sounds of Bulbuls & Sunbirds 😇

Here is short video of the Vigors’s Sunbird from the balcony. eBird checklist - ebird.org/checklist/S2...
November 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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57 species at RSPB Rainham Marshes on saturday, always a lovely time with @viviana_biazzo & @jokuwildlife.bsky.social Had some nice views of Green Sandpiper & this Water Pipit from the Shooting Butts hide.

@Team_eBird checklist - ebird.org/checklist/S2...

#londonbirds #rainhammarshes
November 17, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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at least 40 Crossbills at Crooksbury Common today morning

@Team_eBird checklist - ebird.org/checklist/S2...

#surreybirds
Crossbills Crossbill (f) Crossbill (m) Dartford Warbler
October 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM