A highlight of the trip was a four-day visit to Mount Victoria, with its own endemics and several Himalayan species.
Unfortunately, we missed out on the Hodgson's Frogmouth (despite EIGHT attempts), Hume's Pheasant, Blyth's Tragopan and Liocichla, but still got a few very nice birds there (Himalayan Cutia, several skulking laughingthrushes, the vulnerable Grey-sided Thrush, Chestnut-bellied Tesia, three species of nuthatches including the endemic White-browed Nuthatch, Oriental Hobby, etc.). Mount Victoria is unfortunately developing fast, as well as suffering from severe hunting pressure. This spot is sadly becoming harder and harder to bird.
Some shots of a variety of species seen in elevations ranging from 1500m to 2000m:
Himalayan Cutia
Burmese Tit
White-browed Nuthatch
White-browed Fulvetta
Stripe-breasted Woodpecker
Rufous-bellied Woodpecker
Hume's Treecreeper
Bar-tailed Treecreeper
Oriental Honey Buzzard
Collared Owlet
Grey-sided Thrush
Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush
Grey Sibia
Brown-capped Laughingthrush (juvenile)
Spot-breasted Scimitar-Babbler
Spot-breasted Parrotbill
Black-throated Parrotbill
Yellow-bellied Fantail
Striated Bulbul
Long-tailed Minivet
Grey Bushchat (male)
Black-headed Shrike Babbler (Male + Female)
Green Shrike-Babbler
Chestnut-tailed Minla
Streak-throated Barwing
Aberrant Bush Warbler
Buff-barred Warbler
Yellow-browed Tit
Green-tailed Sunbird (male)
Fire-tailed Sunbird (male)
Typical higher altitude landscape in Mount Victoria
