Ep 3. Treasures in Urban Spaces and Gardens (Part 1)

Bird Nerds

29-03-2023 • 30 mins

This week we take you on a birdwatching trail through urban greens and wonderful gardens spruced with green lawns, paths shaded with large tree canopies and garden compounds lined with fruiting trees and flowering bushes. We talk about sparrows, sunbirds, barbets, cuckoos and raptors. Our conversation is peppered with some fun facts, interesting aspects about bird behavior as well as their popular local names. We also discuss some characteristic features and calls of these birds, which will help you identify them in their natural habitat.

Photographs of all birds mentioned in today's podcast are available on our Instagram handles: @peregrinator.in and @mariamspicclicks.


Credits:

Intro sound citations:

  1. Mike Catsis, XC176709. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/176709. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0
  2. Recording by Adil Hussain Ali

Bird sounds and calls citations:

  1. Purple-rumped Sunbird - Andrew Spencer, XC547595. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/547595. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0
  2. Purple Sunbird - Peter Boesman, XC472643. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/472643. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0
  3. Common Tailor Bird - Jelle Scharringa, XC643392. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/643392. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0
  4. Baya Weaver - Peter Boesman, XC369462. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/369462. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0
  5. Coppersmith Barbet - Peter Boesman, XC369312. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/369312. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0
  6. Brown-headed Barbet - Andrew Spencer, XC547524. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/547524. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0
  7. Asian Koel - JISHNU KIZHAKKILLAM, XC786218. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/786218. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0
  8. Greater Coucal - Conrad Pinto, XC161206. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/161206. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0
  9. Oriental Magpie Robin - Adil Hussain Ali
  10. Black Kite - Andrew Spencer, XC547503. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/547503. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0

Outro sound citation:

  1. Guy Kirwan, XC778587. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/778587. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0