Detailed Itinerary

Day 01: Kathgodam to Sattal

Pick-up from Kathgodam Railway Station at 05:00 hrs and transfer to Sattal.
Morning session: Chaafi
Afternoon session: Studio Point
Night stay: Sattal

Expected birds: Spotted Forktail, Little Forktail, Brown Dipper, Crested Kingfisher, Himalayan Rubythroat, Golden Bush Robin, Tawny Fish Owl, Brown Fish Owl, Small Niltava, Whistler's Warbler, Striated Laughingthrush, Buff-barred Warbler, Grey-hooded Warbler, Chestnut-headed Tesia, Scaly-breasted Cupwing, Lemon-rumped Warbler, Red-billed Blue Magpie, Himalayan Bluetail, Yellow-bellied Fantail, etc.

Day 02: Sattal

Morning session: Hide
Afternoon session: Sattal Road
Night stay: Sattal

Expected birds: Rufous-throated Partridge, Kalij Pheasant, Red Junglefowl, Great Barbet, Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler, Rufous-bellied Niltava, Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch, Red-billed Leiothrix, Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush, White-throated Laughingthrush, Striated Laughingthrush, Grey-headed Woodpecker, Brown-fronted Woodpecker, Scaly-bellied Woodpecker, Greater Yellownape, Green Magpie, White-crested Laughingthrush, etc.

Day 03: Sattal to Manila

Morning session: Shyamkhet
Depart to Manila with lunch en route
Afternoon birding session and night stay in Manila

Expected birds: Collared Owlet, Green-tailed Sunbird, European Goldfinch, Mountain Bulbul, Slaty-headed Parakeet, Yellow-breasted Greenfinch, Grey-winged Blackbird, Black-headed Jay, Dark-breasted Rosefinch, Black-throated Tit, Black-faced Warbler, Common Rosefinch, Pink-browed Rosefinch, Maroon Oriole, Bar-tailed Treecreeper, Blue-capped Redstart, Cheer Pheasant, Scaly-bellied Woodpecker, Himalayan Woodpecker, Asian Barred Owlet, Mountain Scops Owl, etc.

Day 04: Manila

Full day birding
Night stay: Manila

Expected birds: Cheer Pheasant, Koklass Pheasant, Himalayan Woodpecker, Rufous-bellied Woodpecker, Brown-fronted Woodpecker, Spot-winged Grosbeak, Blue-capped Redstart, Great Barbet, Rufous-breasted Accentor, Buff-barred Warbler, Lemon-rumped Warbler, Pink-browed Rosefinch, Himalayan Prinia, Steppe Eagle, Himalayan Buzzard, Himalayan Griffon, Wallcreeper, Black-throated Accentor, White-capped Bunting, Rock Bunting, etc.

Day 05: Manila to Kaladhungi

Check out after breakfast and depart for Kaladhungi
En route birding: Garjiya
Night stay: Kaladhungi

Expected birds: Missed species from Manila, Crested Kingfisher, Nepal Wren Babbler, Ibisbill, Common Kingfisher, Lesser Fish Eagle, Long-tailed Minivet, Changeable Hawk Eagle, Yellow-bellied Fantail, Hume's Warbler, Slaty Blue Flycatcher, etc.

Day 06: Kaladhungi

Morning session: Baur Reservoir
Afternoon session: Ranikota

Expected birds: Yellow-breasted Bunting, Red-headed Bunting, West Himalayan Bush Warbler, Bengal Bushlark, Smoky Warbler, Chestnut-capped Warbler, Yellow-eyed Babbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Paddyfield Warbler, Bluethroat, Grey-crowned Prinia, Himalayan Flameback, Greater Flameback, Ashy Bulbul, Black-chinned Babbler, Collared Owlet, Asian Barred Owlet, etc.

Day 07: Kaladhungi & Surroundings

Morning session: Nainital area
Afternoon session: For missed species
Evening: Drop at Ramnagar Railway Station for train departure at 22:00 hrs

Expected birds: Vinaceous Rosefinch, Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush, Grey Treepie, Aberrant Bush Warbler, Hill Partridge, Kalij Pheasant, Rufous-breasted Accentor, White-tailed Nuthatch, Green-backed Tit, Rufous Sibia, etc.

Note: The tour can be customized to suit your preferences and target species.

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