Birds of Kodaikanal - Can You Identify These?

Thanks to responses to this post and independent verification by Mr. RS Suresh (check out his website on birds) of the birds I now have the names of the birds.

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My recent trip to Kodaikanal - before the appendectomy, thank goodness - was brilliant in more than one ways. My most precious moments were sighting birds on my twice a day walk around the star-shaped Kodai lake, bang in the middle of the hill station.

Unfortunately, I do not know the names of these birds. If there is any one out there who can name these birds, I will be very obliged.

Any one?


Bird#1: This one skipped daintily on lotus leaves looking for insects. How light is this bird?

The bird is WHITE-BROWED WAGTAIL


Bird #2: This looks like a Kingfisher. I am told The Indian Turner looks similar to a Kingfisher. So what is this?


This bird is the WHITE THROATED KINGFISHER

Bird #3: A local 'guide' told me that this is the Nilgiris Wood Pigeon.


This one is called SPOTTED DOVE

Bird #4: And who are you, my dear friend?



Bird #5: Most of these are very difficult to spot. This one was almost invisible. What you see is a cropped image.





Bird #6: This one took off before I could take a snap.



The above three birds are the same - RED-WHISKERED BULBUL

Who are you, little birdie?

Will someone please, please, please identify this lovely bird for me?

There are two of them and in all probability have made a nest on the tree in our house.

PS: 15-Apr-2009. It is a Female Asian Koel. It is a type of cuckoo. I was right in thinking this way. I could not see any nest and there is a crow nest on the tree. So I searched the Internet for cuckoo and initially I was disappointed as there are so many varieties of cuckoo and this one didn't feature in them. It took some digging to arrive at this one. I wish it were possible to search by picture.