Corbett Short Birding Tours

The Short Birding Tours of Corbett National Park takes off in Delhi. Our representative meets you at Delhi airport, railway station or any other location of your choice and then drives you to the Corbett National Park in the mountainous state of Uttarakhand. The cab ride takes about 6 hours and we arrive at Corbett in the afternoon. We check into a pre-booked resort, have our lunch, and then head out for a birding tour around Corbett National Park.

We visit a place called Garjiya Devi Temple on the outskirts of the park. The temple is built on a huge rock in the middle of the Kosi river, and we can visit it if you wish. The main reason for this excursion is to look out for some North India birds that frequent the woods and river bank. Our targets include Crested Kingfisher, Pied Kingfisher, Common Kingfisher, White-throated Kingfisher, Pallas's Fish Eagle, Lesser Fish Eagle, Grey Wagtail, White-Browed Wagtail, White Wagtail, Spotted Forktail, River Lapwing, Red-wattled Lapwing, Brown-headed Barbet, Lineated Barbet, Slaty-blue Flycatcher, Greater Goldenback (Flameback), Plain Martin and Wallkeeper, among many others.

After this half-day Corbett birding expedition, we return to the resort for dinner and overnight.

Jim Corbett National Park is among the most prominent national parks of India. Tens of thousands of wildlife lovers, photographers, birdwatchers, and vacationers visit Corbett every year to admire its unique biodiversity.

Located in the foothills of the Himalayas, Corbett has a varying geography consisting of dense deciduous forest, grasslands, riverine belts, and a large lake. The Bengal Tiger is its chief attraction and it is on our wishlist during the two wildlife safaris of Corbett National Park: one in the morning and another in the afternoon. On both occasions, we look for avian specialties including Black Francolin, Common Quail, Jungle Bush Quail, Rock Bush Quail, Red Junglefowl, Kalij Pheasant, Greylag Goose, Bar-headed Goose, Comb Duck, Cotton Pygmy-goose, Eurasian Wigeon, Mallard, Northern Pintail, Common Teal, Red-crested Pochard, Ferruginous Pochard, Tufted Duck, Small Buttonquail, Barred Buttonquail, Eurasian Wryneck, Speckled Piculet, Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker, Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker, Brown-fronted Woodpecker, Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker, Rufous Woodpecker, Streak-throated Woodpecker, Scaly-bellied Woodpecker, Grey-headed Woodpecker, Black-rumped Flameback, White-naped Woodpecker, Great Slaty Woodpecker, Great Barbet, Blue-throated Barbet, Coppersmith Barbet, Indian Grey Hornbill, Great Hornbill, Oriental Pied Hornbill, Dollarbird, Stork-billed Kingfisher, Blue-bearded Bee-eater, Blue-tailed Bee-eater, Pied Cuckoo, Large Hawk Cuckoo, Indian Cuckoo, Oriental Cuckoo, Banded Bay Cuckoo, Grey-bellied Cuckoo, Green-billed Malkoha, and Sirkeer Malkoha.

In the evening, we return to our Corbett resort for dinner and overnight.

Around 500 species of birds have been observed in Corbett and they include a stunning cast of raptors, owls and nightjars. A whole day of birdwatching in Corbett can be devoted to these winged wonders.

The most prominent of these fierce predators includes the likes of Black Baza, Oriental Honey-Buzzard, Lesser Fish Eagle, Grey-headed Fish Eagle, Egyptian Vulture, White-rumped Vulture, Slender-billed Vulture, Himalayan Griffon, Red-headed Vulture, Short-toed Snake Eagle, Eurasian Marsh Harrier, Pied Harrier, Hen Harrier, Crested Goshawk, Shikra, Besra, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Northern Goshawk, White-eyed Buzzard, Long-legged Buzzard, Black Eagle, Greater Spotted Eagle, Tawny Eagle, Steppe Eagle, Imperial Eagle, Booted Eagle, Rufous-bellied Eagle, Changeable Hawk Eagle, Mountain Hawk Eagle, Collared Falconet, Oriental Hobby, Indian Pitta, Hooded Pitta, Lesser Coucal, Crested Treeswift, Barn Owl, Oriental Scops Owl, Collared Scops Owl, Spot-bellied Eagle Owl, Brown Fish Owl, Tawny Fish Owl, Brown Hawk Owl, Grey Nightjar, Large-tailed Nightjar, Indian Nightjar, Savanna Nightjar, and Osprey.

In the evening, we return to our Corbett resort for dinner and overnight.

Each successive day of birdwatching in Corbett National Park has us exploring different regions of the tiger reserve. While a glimpse or two of the striped cat is all but guaranteed, we also get to see several gorgeous kingfishers, thrushes, flycatchers, shrikes, and forktails.

The checklist includes beauties such as Long-tailed Broadbill, Golden-fronted Leafbird, Orange-bellied Leafbird, Maroon Oriole, Black-winged Cuckooshrike, Black-headed Cuckooshrike, Bar-winged Flycatcher-Shrike, Yellow-bellied Fantail, Black-naped Monarch, Asian Paradise-flycatcher, Brown Dipper, Blue-capped Rock Thrush, Blue Rock Thrush, Orange-headed Thrush, Long-tailed Thrush, Scaly Thrush, Tickell's Thrush, Asian Brown Flycatcher, Rusty-tailed Flycatcher, Slaty-backed Flycatcher, Red-throated Flycatcher, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Slaty Blue Flycatcher, Small Niltava, Rufous-bellied Niltava, Tickell's Blue Flycatcher, Siberian Rubythroat, White-tailed Rubythroat, Orange-flanked Bush Robin, Golden Bush Robin, White-rumped Shama, Little Forktail, Black-backed Forktail, Slaty-backed Forktail, Spotted Forktail and several others.

In the evening, we return to the resort for dinner and overnight.

After an early breakfast we pack up and hit the road to Delhi. The cab ride takes 6 hours and we arrive around noon to drop you at the Delhi airport, railway station or any other location of your choice. The Jim Corbett Short Birding Trip comes to an end.