Cinnamon Bitern

Scientific Name - Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
Month & Year Spotted - October 2013

Weather - Heavy clouds and Rain showers.

Habitat - Tall reed beds bordering lakes and marshes.

Place - Bhedaghat Road, Jabalpur.

Status - Resident migratory, Very Rare.

Bonelli's Eagle

Scientific Name - Aquila fasciata
Month & Year Spotted - December 2013

Weather - Sunny winter day

Habitat - Well-wooded hills

Place - Lower Gaur Forest, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh, India).

Status - Resident, Rare

Black-headed Ibis

Scientific Name - Threskiornis melanocephalus
Month & Year Spotted - All through the year.

Weather - All season

Habitat - Fresh water wetlands

Place - Countryside, Jabalpur.

Status - Resident, uncommon.

Citrine Wagtail

Scientific Name - Motacilla citreola (1st Winter Plumage)
Month & Year Spotted - November 2013

Weather - Sunny

Habitat - Fresh water wetlands

Place - Bhedaghat road, Jabalpur.

Status - Strongly Migratory, uncommon.

Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker

Scientific Name - Dendrocopos nanus
Month & Year Spotted - September 2013

Weather - Cloudy and humid.

Habitat - Tropical and subtropical forest and well wooded areas.

Place - Dumna Nature Reserve, Jabalpur.

Status - Resident, widespread.

Brown Hawk Owl

Scientific Name - Ninox scutulata
Month & Year Spotted - October 2013

Weather - Cloudy and Sunny, raining every once-in-a-while(the perfect weather for birding).

Habitat - Tropical and subtropical forest and well wooded areas.

Place - Dumna Nature Reserve, Jabalpur.

Status - Resident Migratory, First spotting of this bird in Jabalpur.

Brown Crake

Scientific Name - Amaurornis akool
Month & Year Spotted - August 2013

Weather - Sunny and Humid.

Habitat - Reedy marshes and vegitation bordering water bodies.

Place - Gokulpur tank, Jabalpur.

Status - Resident, Rare.