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Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera
magna Singles were seen at Gorumara, Chapramari and Mahakal Trail,
pleasingly with very good views each time.
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House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Recorded in habitation en-route and near Gorumara.
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Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
Replaced the House Sparrow at higher elevations, but similarly seen
around human habitation. Records from Lulagaon, Lava and villages on the
Sandakphu trek.
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White Wagtail Motacilla alba One
bird at Gorumara Jungle Camp and two at Chapramari, with further records
from Phulbari Barrage. None of these were racially assigned.
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White-browed Wagtail Motacilla
maderaspatensis One was seen by the river at Gorumara.
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Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
Only recorded from Phulbari Barrage.
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Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea One
seen near Lava on 26/11 was the only sighting away from Phulbari
Barrage.
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Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
Recorded on both dates at Lulagaon (up to 25 birds), from Rishyap and at
Sandakphu on 27/11. The relatively unstreaked upperparts of those birds
seen well at Sandakphu meant that these birds were clearly of the
yunnanensis subspecies.
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Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella
strophiata Four were seen on the Sandakphu trek on 27/11 and as many
as ten there the following day, mostly relatively close to the summit.
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Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens
One bird was seen with Rufousbreasted Accentors on 28/11 near the
Sandakphu summit.
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Yellow-breasted Greenfinch Carduelis
spinoides A single bird in flight near Lulagaon on 24/11 was the
only sighting of the trip.
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Plain Mountain Finch Leucosticte
nemoricola Two or three large flocks, totalling at least 200 birds
altogether, were seen at the Sandakphu summit on 28/11.
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Dark-breasted Rosefinch Carpodacus
nipalensis Seen at Neora Valley and Sandakphu, usually feeding quite
deep into the vegetation.
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Beautiful Rosefinch Carpodacus
pulcherrimus One male and two females nearby were seen at the
Sandakphu summit on 28/11.
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Dark-rumped Rosefinch Carpodacus
edwardsii Seen on three occasions, at Neora Valley and Sandakphu
twice, with at least 12 birds at Sandakphu. Only females or immatures
were seen.
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White-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus thura
About 12 were seen at the Sandakphu summit on 28/11, including singing
males.
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White-winged Grosbeak Coccothraustes
carnipes The only sighting was of three females at Neora Valley.
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Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla On
both 27/11 and 29/11 small numbers (about eight each time) were seen in
the lower reaches of the Sandakphu trek. A total of 259 confirmed
species were seen.