Birds and animals sited

Paro
Damji
Oriental Turtle dove Streptopelia orientalis on wire
on campsite lawn
Gunyitsawa to Thangkathangka White-winged redstart Phoenicurus erythrogaster three males moving slowly along Paro river (3000m) Tammy and Bruce
Gunyitsawa to Thangkathangka White-throated redstart Phoenicurus schisticeps one female along Paro river (3000m) Tammy and Bruce
Gunyitsawa to Thangkathangka Plumbeous water redstart Rhyacornis fullginosus male, Paro river, 3300m
Gunyitsawa to Thangkathangka red-throated flycatcher Ficedula parva one female - Paro river on log branch
Thangkathangka to Jhangothang Rufous-vented Tit Parus rubidiventris alpine meadow along headwaters of Paro river
Thangkathangka to Jhangothang Large-billed Crow Corvus macrohynchos foothills of Jhomalhari, along headwaters of Paro Chu (river), alpine meadow
Thangkathangka to Jhangothang Red-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythrocephala
Thangkathangka to Jhangothang Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni female, broadleaf forest near river, 3800m
Jhangothang Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos four birds above headwaters of Paro Chu at bridge crossing over the Tshophu lake path, Yak herding area, alpine pasture
Jhangothang Himalayan Marmot Marmota himalayana alpine meadow, 4300m, many burrows and tunnels
Jhangothang Bhutanese mountain goat viewed by another trekker
Jhangothang Blue sheep (Bharal) Pseudois nayaur two herds about 40 seen by Wendy, 48 seen by Bryan 4450m, alpine pasture, near lake, high mountain ridge
Punakha to Tashithang Common Hoopoe Upupa epops 1500m near village, rice fields
Punakha to Tashithang Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus 1500m near village, rice fields
Tashithang to Damji Spotted forktail Enicurus immaculatus forest stream near entrance to Gasa Natianal Park
Tashithang to Damji Slaty-blue flycatcher Ficedula tricolor
Tashithang to Damji Slender-billed scimitar babler Xiphirhynchus superciliaris near top of path, forest tangles
Damji to Gasa Rhesus Macaque Macaca mulatta large family of monkeys crossing gorge at suspension bridge
Damji to Gasa Chestnet crowned Warbler Seivercus castaniceps near camp, 2700m in low brush not far from stream
Damji to Gasa Grey treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda near camp
Damji to Gasa Blue Whistling thrush Myophonus caeruleus near stream at camp

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