Detailed Itinerary

Day 01: Arrive Delhi.

Arrive Delhi & transfer to the hotel. O/n Delhi.

Day 02: Delhi- Dibrugarh – Roing ( 309 meters)

Transfer early morning to Delhi airport for Dibrugarh. Arrive Dibrugarh in the afternoon and drive to Roing (last major town along with north eastern Indo -China border). It is 150 kms from Dibrugarh and takes 04 to 05 hrs. On the way stop for small birding breaks. O/n hotel.

Day 03: Mishmi Hills – Birding in Lower area

Mishmi hills are sub-tropical evergreen which gets heavy rainfall every year which turns it into Hot
spot of biodiversity & birding.

First day we fully dedicate to lower area of Mishmi hills. We drive till Tiwari gaon with short stops for birding with focus on Spot-breasted Babbler, White-bellied Erpornis, Blyth’s Leaf Warbler, Blue-winged Minla, Small Niltava, Ashy Bulbul, Striated Yuhina, Black Bulbul, Nepal Fulvetta, White-naped Yuhina, Whiskered Yuhina, Pygmy Cupwing, Streaked Spiderhunter, White-capped Redstart, Black-throated Sunbird, Collared Treepie, Scarlet Minivet, White-crested Laughingthrush, Long-tailed Sibia, Rufous-necked Laughingthrush, Yellow-bellied Warbler, Vivid Niltava, Pigmy Wren Babbler, Scaly Wren Babbler, Green Cochua, Large Blue Flycatcher, White-gorgeted Flycatcher, Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker, Great Barbet, Golden-throated Barbet, Large Hawk Cuckoo, Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon, Mountain Hawk Eagle, Maroon Oriole, Grey-chinned Minivet, Lesser Shortwing, White-tailed Robin, Beautiful Nuthatch, Fire-capped Tit, Yellow-cheeked Tit, Sultan Tit, Black-throated Tit, Striated Bulbul, Ashy Bulbul, Black Bulbul, Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler, Mountain Tailorbird, Blyth's Leaf Warbler, Grey-hooded Warbler, Grey-cheeked Warbler, Lesser-necklaced Laughingthrush, Striated Laughingthrush, Blue-winged Laughingthrush, Red-faced Liocichla , Rusty-throated Wren Babbler, Pale-Headed Woodpecker and etc.
We dedicate our evening for Hodgson’s Frogmouth & later return back to hotel. O/n Roing.

Day 04: Roing – Birding in Mayodia Pass. (40 kms/ 2660 m height)

Mayodia pass attracts many tourists in winters due to snowcapped peaks. Beside this it is home for
some very rare & special birds.

We start early morning for Mayodia pass & try to find birds like Cachar Wedge-billed Wren Babbler, Mishmi Wren Babbler, Purple Cochua, Hill Partridge, Rufous-throated Partridge, Yellow-rumped Honeyguide, Chestnut-crowned Warbler, Black-faced Warbler, Red-faced Liocichla, Long-billed Wren Babbler, Eyebrowed Wren Babbler, White-browed Shrike Babbler, Black-eared Shrike Babbler, Blyth Tragopan, Rufous-capped Babbler, Golden Babbler, Silver-eared Mesia, Red-billed Leiothrix, Cutia, Rusty-fronted Barwing, Rufous-winged Fulvetta, White-naped Yuhina, Rufous-vented Yuhina, White-bellied Yuhina, Beautiful Sibia, Long-tailed Sibia, Fire-breasted Flowerpecker, Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker, Black-throated Sunbird, Fire-tailed Sunbird, and Streaked Spiderhunter and more. o/n Mayodia hotel.

Day 05: Birding Mayodia Pass ( different trails)

After breakfast we start our second day of birding in Mayodia pass in other interesting trails in lower region to get birds like Scalater's Monal, Blyth's Tragopan, Fulvous Parrotbill, Fire-tailed Myzornis, Pale-Capped Pigeon, Ward’s Trogon, Dark-sided Thrush, White-crested and Blue-winged Laughingthrush, Green and Purple Cochoa, Rusty-Bellied and Gould’s Shortwing, Beautiful Nuthatch, Mishmi Wren-Babbler, Slender-billed Scimitar-Babbler, Manipur Fulvetta, Fire-Tailed Myzornis, Scarlet- and Grey-Headed Bullfinch, Mountain Scops Owl, Black-throated Parrotbill, Darjeeling Woodpecker, Grey-sided, Spotted and Black-faced Laughingthrushes, White-browed and Rusty-bellied Shortwing.

Today we extend our birding hours till night for Mountain Scops Owl and Himalayan Wood
Owl. O/n hotel.

Day 06: Mayodia – Roing

Today we drive back to Roing again.

We try for Red-headed Trogon, Large Hawk Cuckoo, Fork-tailed Swift, Collared Owlet, Asian Barred Owlet, Eagle/fish Owl, Barred Cuckoo Dove, Lesser Shortwing, Little Pied Flycatcher, Sultan Tit, Black-throated Tit, Striated Bulbul, Red-whiskered Bulbul , Ashy-throated Warbler, Yellow-browed Warbler, Blyth’s Leaf Warbler, Grey-hooded Warbler, Grey-cheeked Warbler, Grey-headed Parakeet, Chestnut-crowned Warbler, Black-faced Warbler, Red-faced Liocichla, Long-billed Wren Babbler, Eyebrowed Wren Babbler, Scaly-breasted Wren Babbler, Pygmy Wren Babbler, Bar-winged Wren Babbler, Grey-throated Babbler, Silver-eared Mesia, White-browed Shrike Babbler, Black-eared Shrike Babbler, Chestnut-tailed Minla, Yellow-throated Fulvetta, Brown-throated Fulvetta, Streak-throated Fulvetta, Nepal Fulvetta, Sparrowhawk , Oriental Honey Buzzard, Orange-bellied Leafbird, Yellow-billed Blue Magpie, Common Green Magpie, Grey Treepie and many others in Middle & Lower altitudes areas of Roing.

Later we move to grassland area for species like Golden-headed Cisticola, Paddyfield Warbler, Striated Grassbird, Himalayan Black Bulbul, Blyth's Leaf Warbler, Jerdon's Babbler, Black-breasted Parrotbill, Grey-throated Babbler, Marsh Babbler, Striated Babbler, Great Myna, Chinese Rubythroat, Siberian Stonechat, Scaly-breasted Munia and Rare Swamp Prinia. Return back to hotel . O/n Roing hotel.

Day 07: Roing – Maguri Beel- Tinsukia.

Today after completing Arunachal Pradesh (state) birding we move to Assam which is our
second state in this trip.

Maguri beel is has been declared Important Birdin Area ( IBA) for its wetlands & grasslands.
After breakfast we drive to Maguri beel south of Roing & reach in 03 hrs offcourse with birding on the way. We reach there by noon & enjoy birding till sunset for Bar-headed Goose, Cotton Pygmy-Goose, Garganey, Northern Shoveler, Gadwall, Falcated Duck, Eurasian Wigeon, Northern Pintail, Ferruginous Duck, Tufted Duck, Little Grebe, Baillon's Crake, Northern Lapwing, Little-ringed Plover, Pheasant-tailed Jacana, Bronze-winged Jacana, Grey-headed Lapwing, Temminck's Stint, Eastern Spot-billed Duck, Common Snipe, Wood Sandpiper, Asian Openbill, Lesser Adjutant, Glossy Ibis, Eastern Marsh-Harrier, Pied Harrier, and Paddyfield Warbler in Wetlands of Maguri beel.

Grasslands of Maguri beel support species like Black-breasted Parrotbill, Marsh Babbler, Jerdon’s Bushchat, Chestnut-capped Babbler, Jerdon's Babbler, Baikal Bush Warbler, Swamp Prinia, Swamp Francolin, Grey-sided Bush Warbler, Speckled Piculet, Striped Tit-Babbler, Pale-capped Pigeon, Red-necked Falcon, Pale-chinned Flycatcher, White-tailed Rubythroat, Spot-winged Starling, Pale-footed Bush Warbler, Japanese Bush Warbler, Black-breasted Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler, Spotted Bush Warbler, Paddyfield Warbler, Clamorous Reed Warbler, Thick-billed Warbler, Smoky Warbler, Chestnut-capped Babbler, Jerdon's Babbler, Black-faced Bunting, Streaked Weaver, Yellow-breasted Bunting.

On the way to our hotel in night time we can look out for Brown Hawk Owl, Oriental Scops
Owl, and Long-eared Nightjar. O/n Tinsukia hotel.

Day 08: Tinsukia – Digboi

Digboi is famous for its oil fields but very few people know about its birding potential which
scattered around it’s lower land forests & pools around oil fields.

After breaks fast we drive for an hour & reach these birding heaven. this area is rich in species like White-winged Duck, White-cheeked Partridge, Chestnut-backed Laughingthrush, Grey Peacock Pheasant, Blue-bearded Bee-eater, Falcated Duck, Ferruginous Pochard, Bay Woodpecker, Wreathed Hornbill, Great Hornbill, Oriental Pied Hornbill, Red-headed Trogon, Stork-billed Kingfisher, Grey-headed Lapwing, Green-billed Malkoha, Pompadour Green Pigeon, Pin-tailed Green Pigeon, Green Imperial Pigeon, Daurian Redstart, Mountain Tailorbird, Besra, Mountain Hawk Eagle, Common Green Magpie, Grey Treepie, Collared Treepie, Black-winged Cuckooshrike, Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo, Large Woodshrike, Dark-sided Thrush, Black-breasted Thrush, Dusky Thrush, Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher, Black-backed Forktail, Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, White-throated Bulbul, Ashy Bulbul, Grey-breasted Prinia, Chestnut-headed Tesia, Slaty-bellied Tesia, Grey-bellied Tesia, Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler, Tickell's Leaf Warbler, Greenish Warbler, Blyth's Leaf Warbler, Yellow-browed Warbler, Puff-throated Babbler, Pygmy Wren Babbler, Grey-throated Babbler, Striped-tit Babbler, White-hooded Babbler, Rufous-throated Fulvetta, Blyth's Pipit, and Olive-backed Pipit. o/n hotel in Digboi.

Day 09: Dehing Patkai National Park.

This region in Assam is largest Tropical lowland forest og India. It is so vast area & had been divided into 03 parts Jypore Forest range , Dehing Patkai Western block & Dehing Patkai Eastern block respectively. We will try to cover Dehing Patkai wildlifeSanctuary and Jypore Forest range.

For first day our tagets can be Large Scimitar Babbler, Sultan Tit, Red-headed Trogon, Lesser and Greater Necklaced & Rufous-necked Laughingthrushes, Pale-capped Pigeon, Violet and Emerald Cuckoo, Silver-bellied and Long-tailed Broadbill, Pale Blue and Slaty Blue Flycatchers, Brown Hornbills, Streaked Spiderhunter, Rufous-throated Fulvetta, Dollar Bird, White-browed Piculet, Hodgson’s hawk Cuckoo, Yellow-vented Flowerpecker, Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker, Blue-throated Barbet, White-crowned Forktail . O/n Digboi hotel.

Day 10: Dehing Patkai National Park.

Second day our priorty shall be on Red-winged Cuckoo, White-throated Bulbul, Ashy Bulbul, Grey-throated Babbler, White-browed Piculet, Rufous-throated Fulvetta, White-browed Shortwing, Lesser Shortwing, Blue-eared Kingfisher, White-tailed Blue Flycatcher, Pale blue Flycatcher, Ruby-cheeked Sunbird, White-hooded Babbler, Pied Falconet, White-spectacled Warbler, Streaked Wren-Babbler, White-browed Scimitar-Babbler, Pale-chinned Blue Flycatcher, Hooded Pitta and several others. O/n digboi hotel.

Day 11: Tinsukia – Kohima

From today we enter into third phase of our trip i.e Nagaland. Today we drive to Kohima (380 kms /10 hrs) with few stops on the way for local birds. The terrain of this state is hilly & one side borders with Mayanmar. The western part of Nagaland is abouts 610 meters high while the south east part goes upto 3850 meters. The forest here compromises of Tropical & sub tropical forests, grasslands and wetlands which again yields greater biodiversity hotspot.

It is also called Falcon Capital of the world because of huge numbers of Amur Falcons are found
here. Its state bird is Blyth’s Tragopan. Great Indian Hornbill is well connected with culture of
local people & they have festival every year for it. o/n Kohima hotel.

Day 12: Kohima – Chizami (80 kms/ 04 hrs)

Today we start early from our hotel around 04:00 am to fix some morning birding .
Chizami has Jhum cultivation with small pockets of woods & grasslands & which have great potential of birding. Our main targets here are very rare birds like at Chizami are Yellow-throated laughingthrush, Moustached Laughingthrush and White-browed Laughingthrush.

Beside above species one can get Blue-throated Barbet, Long-tailed Minivet, Ashy Woodswallow, Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike, White-throated Fantail, Green-backed Tit, Cinereous Tit, Black-throated Prinia, Black-crested Bulbul, Striated Bulbul, Himalayan Black Bulbul, Ashy Bulbul, Black-throated Tit, Stripe-throated Yuhina, Rufous-throated Fulvetta, Rusty-capped Fulvetta, Silver-eared Mesia, Blue-throated Flycatcher, Rufous-bellied Niltava, Fire-breasted Flowerpecker, Mrs. Gould's Sunbird, White-rumped Munia, and Little Bunting, apart from many more. O/n hote in Chizami.

Day 13: Chizami – Khonoma (100 kms/ 04 hrs)

This day we start early & drive to Khonoma (04 hrs). Khonoma Nature Conservation and Tragopan Sanctuary make this place a birding paradise.

The rise in numbers in Blyth’s Tragopan is due to ban on hunting in past decades. Very Rare of birds can be seen are Brown-capped laughingthrush, Naga Wren Babbler, Spot-breasted Scimitar-Babbler, Streak-breasted Scimitar-babbler, Striped Laughingthrushes, Spot-breasted Laughingthrush, Flavescent Bulbul, Chestnut-vented Nuthatch.

Beside above rare species on day one we explore different trains for birds like Blue-fronted Redstart, Slaty-backed Forktail, Silver-eared Mesia, Ashy-throated and Buff-barred Warblers,

Blue-winged Minla, Blue-throated Barbet, Crested Finchbills, Black-throated Tits, Himalayan Buzzard, Olive-backed Pipits, Little Buntings, Fire-tailed Sunbird, Mrs Gould’s Sunbird, Fire-breasted Flowerpecker, Grey Sibias, Orange-bellied Leafbird, Bar-throated Minla, Rufous-capped and Golden Babblers, Rusty-fronted Barwing, Striated Bulbul, Large Niltava, Rusty-capped Fulvetta, Beautiful Sibia, Chestnut-bellied Rock-thrush, Yellow-browed Tit, Green-tailed Sunbird, Pygmy Wren Babbler, Barred Cuckoo Dove, Blue-winged Laughingthrush, Yellow-cheeked Tit, Golden-throated Barbet, Eye-browed and Grey-sided Thrushes, Rufous-throated Hillpartridges, Rusty-fronted Barwings, Chestnut-bellied Rock-thrush, Striated Bulbul, Assam Laughingthrush, Mountain Bamboo-partridges, Little Buntings, Red-faced Liocichla, Black-breasted Thrush, Himalayan Red-flanked Bush-robin, Fire-breasted Flowerpecker, Greentailed Sunbird, Blue-winged Leafbirds, Green Cochoa, Maroon Oriole.
o/n Hometsay in Khonoma.

Day 14: Khonoma Sanctuary

Our second again in Khonoma will be for species like Black-eared Shrike-babbler, White-browed Shrike-babbler, Red-tailed Minlas, Plain-backed Thrush, Vivid Niltava, Golden Bush Robins, Black-throated Prinia, Grey Sibia, Crested Finchbill, Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike, Striated Prinia, Black-throated Prinia, Rusty-capped Fulvetta, Grey Sibia, Lesser Shortwing, Common Rosefinch, Crimson-breasted Woodpecker, Bay Woodpecker, Blyth's Shrike-Babbler, Spot-throated Fire-breasted Flowerpecker, Hill Partridge, Rufous-winged Fulvetta, White-tailed Nuthatch, Ashy-throated Warbler, Grey-bellied Tesia, Eyebrowed Thrush, Large Niltava, Scarlet Finch, Chestnut-crowned Warbler, Long-billed Thrush, Purple Cochoa, White-tailed Robin, Black-headed Shrike-Babbler, Golden-breasted Fulvetta, Black-throated Parrotbill, Stripe-throated Yuhina, Grey-sided Laughingthrush, Spotted Elachura ,Brown Bullfinch, Broad-billed Warbler, Slender-billed Scimitar-Babbler, Nepal Fulvetta, White-gorgeted Flycatcher, Snowy-browed Flycatcher, Little Pied Flycatcher , Rufescent Prinia, Striated Swallow, White-browed Laughingthrush and White-collared Blackbird. O/n home stay in khonoma.

Day 15: Khonoma – Dimapur ( 80 kms/ 04 hrs)

On last day our tour small birding session around Khonoma & later drop to Dimapur airport
to take flight to Kolkata / Delhi .

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