 We arranged the trips with Pramod at Backwoods
by e-mail before leaving the UK. Amanda likes boat trips; hence the
two journeys. However, it is a good way to spend the hot afternoon,
in the shade with a breeze on the river. With a week between trips,
we were picked up at the Marinha Dourada at 2.30 pm on both days and
enjoyed both high and low
tide. The first trip started and returned to Agassaimo, near the mouth
of the Zuari and with exposed mud banks nearby we were soon watching
waders, including several Terek Sandpiper. We had good views of at
least 3 Collared Kingfisher and ended the day with all six of the more
common kingfishers. The second trip, at high tide, started much further
up the Cumbajua Canal, east of Old Goa. This time we had at least 5
Collared Kingfisher with one particular pair giving excellent and prolonged
views. We saw a single Marsh Mugger Crocodile on this trip and had close
views of 12 roosting Black-headed Ibis, Oriental Darter and numerous
egrets and herons. We returned to Agassaimo were we had excellent views
of Great Crested Tern and a smaller number of Lesser Crested Tern on wooden
piles driven into the river bottom and apparently used by the local
fishermen. We saw 43 species on the two trips and thoroughly enjoyed
being out on the river.
Bird
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