This is a visual diary of the birds spotted at the Basai Wetland in Gurgaon dated the 12th of August, 2019. Each time I visit the place, I notice changes. This time I noticed a walled up enclosure at one end of the wetland. Moreover, there were fewer weeds and most of the birds stayed out of sight and out of reach on the extremities of the Wetland.
Far out on the edges, I was able to spot painted storks and spot-billed ducks. Close at hand, however, were a couple of Woolly-necked storks, innumerable kites, swallows, weaver birds and the red-wattle lapwing. A couple of pheasant-tailed Jacanas did a fly-past and when they perched amidst the weeds on the ground, they made a pleasant-sounding call to each other.
The ubiquitous coot and purple swamphen could be seen in abundance and the white-throated kingfisher waited patiently for its catch. The swallows were as frisky as ever, and the green bee-eaters fidgety as ever!
To top them all was the Common Pond Heron that tried to fight off the wind that ruffled its feathers like mad!
The purple Herons, however, kept their distance apparently spooked by the kites that were swooping on the African Catfish bred in one of the fish ponds.
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