Rusty-fronted Barwing [Actinodura egertoni]
2 seen at Samtar, about 20 seen along the Pipeline trail

Hoary-throated Barwing [Actinodura nipalensis]
About 10 seen around Tumlin-Tonglu, 10 seen at Varsey

Blue-winged Minla [Minla cyanouroptera]
About 25 seen atlong the Pipeline trail and 6 seen at Neora, Lava

Chestnut-tailed Minla [Minla strigula]
Fairly common in the mountains. A few often present in the flocks.

Red-tailed Minla [Minla ignotincta]
Singles and pairs in the mountains. In flocks with other birds but less common and less bold than Chestnut-tailed Minla.

Golden-breasted Fulvetta [Alcippe chrysotis]
4+2 seen near Gairibas, 3 singles seen at Hilley and 1 seen at Varsey

Rufous-winged Fulvetta [Alcippe castaneceps]
Fairly common in the mountains. Most often in flocks with other birds.

White-browed Fulvetta [Alcippe vinipectus]
As rufous-winged fulvetta. Often rather tame.

Nepal Fulvetta [Alcippe nipalensis]
5 seen on the Kalimpong ridge, Samtar and about 20 along the Pipeline trail.

White-naped Yuhina [Yuhina bakeri]
2 seen at Samtar and 1 seen along the Pipeline trail

Whiskered Yuhina [Yuhina flavicollis]
Common at Samtar, Lava and lower part of the Sandakphu trek, 5 seen at Hilley and 6 at Pemyangtse Occurs lower down in altitude than the following two species.

Stripe-throated Yuhina [Yuhina gularis]
Very common in the mountains. The core member in the flocks, often in good numbers.

Rufous-vented Yuhina [Yuhina occipitalis]
Common in the mountains. A core member in the flocks though a bit less common than Stripe-throated.

Black-chinned Yuhina [Yuhina nigrimenta]
5 seen at Samtar

White-bellied Yuhina [Yuhina zantholeuca]
10 seen at Mahananda FR

Fire-tailed Myzornis [Myzornis pyrrhoura]
1 seen by half of the group between Gairibas and Kalaphokri

Rufous Sibia [Heterophasia capistrata]
Common in the mountains

Brown Parrotbill [Paradoxornis unicolor]
1 pair seen near Tonglu

Fulvous Parrotbill [Paradoxornis fulvifrons]
A group of 5 of this gorgious parrotbill between Kalaphokri and Gairibas

Black-throated Parrotbill [Paradoxornis nipalensis]
25+20+5 around Gairibas, 4 seen near Tonglu, 1 seen at Hilley and 30 seen at Varsey. One of the races P. n. humii or crocotius

Bengal Bushlark [Mirafra assamica]
About 10 seen at EM Bye Pass, Calcutta

Calandrella sp.
A few unidentified Short-toed-types seen at Teesta river-bed, Mahananda WS

Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker [Dicaeum melanoxanthum]
1 seen along the Pipeline trail and 4 seen near Soreng

Pale-billed Flowerpecker [Dicaeum erythrorynchos]
1 seen at Mahananda WS

Plain Flowerpecker [Dicaeum concolor]
About 15 seen at Mahananda WS was probably this species. We had very good looks at these birds and they did not have reddish eyerings and should thus have been Fire-breasted. That species is not supposed to go this low down and the birds were probably Plain Flowerpeckers.

Fire-breasted Flowerpecker [Dicaeum ignipectus]
About 10 seen along the Pipeline trail, 2 seen at Varsey and 5 seen at lake Khecheoperi. The birds we saw in the mountains were often i pairs, suggesting that the birds in the lowlands actually were Plains as we didn´t see any males Fire-breasted down there.

Ruby-cheeked Sunbird [Chalcoparia singalensis]
1 male seen at Mahananda WS

Gould’s Sunbird (Mrs Gould´s) [Aethopyga gouldiae]
10 seen along the Pipeline trail and 3 seen at Neora, Lava, 2 seen at Hilley

Green-tailed Sunbird [Aethopyga nipalensis]
Fairly common in the mountains

Black-throated Sunbird [Aethopyga saturate]
1 seen at Samtar, 1 seen at Lava, 3 seen at Varsey

Crimson Sunbird [Aethopyga siparaja]
1 male seen at Mahananda WS and 3 seen at Mahananda FR

Fire-tailed Sunbird [Aethopyga ignicauda]
Fairly common in Rhododendron thickets on the Sandakphu trek and at Varsey. We found one nest at Sandakphu made of moss in a thorny bush about half a metre above the ground at 3600 masl.

House Sparrow [Passer domesticus]
Seen in villages mainly in the lowlands

Eurasian Tree Sparrow [Passer montanus]
Seen in villages

White Wagtail [Motacilla alba]
1 seen at Siliguri (ssp personata), about 20 seen at Mahananda WS (ssp leucopsis)

White-browed Wagtail [Motacilla maderaspatensis]
4 seen at Mahananda WS

White-browed Wagtail at Teesta river

Citrine Wagtail [Motacilla citreola]
1 seen at EM Bye Pass, Calcutta

Grey Wagtail [Motacilla cinerea]
Singles in the mountains

Paddyfield Pipit [Anthus rufulus]
5 seen at EM Bye Pass, Calcutta and 10 seen at Mahananda WS

Tree Pipit [Anthus trivialis]
1 seen at Kalaphokri

Olive-backed Pipit [Anthus hodgsoni]
Fairly common throughout

Rosy Pipit [Anthus roseatus]
4 seen at Sandakphu, 10 seen between Sandakphu and Kalaphokri, 1 seen at Varsey and 1 seen at lake Khecheoperi.

Alpine Accentor [Prunella collaris]
4 seen at the rubbish dump at Sandakphu, 2 seen near Kalaphokri

Rufous-breasted Accentor [Prunella strophiata]
1 seen at Samtar, 8-10 seen at Sandakphu, 1 seen at Tonglu, 3 seen at Hilley, 4 seen between Varsey and Soreng.

Maroon-backed Accentor [Prunella immaculate]
1 seen at Neora, Lava, 5+3 seen at Sandakphu

Baya Weaver [Ploceus philippinus]
About 50 seen at EM Bye Pass, Calcutta

White-rumped Munia [Lonchura striata]
3 seen at Mahananda FR and 4 seen at lake Khecheoperi

Scaly-breasted Munia [Lonchura punctulata]
2 seen at EM Bye Pass, Calcutta

Plain Mountain-Finch [Leucosticte nemoricola]
Flocks of 10+20+50 around and below Sandakphu

Blanford´s Rosefinch [Carpodacus rubescens]
Up to 10 seen at Sandakphu

Dark-breasted Rosefinch [Carpodacus nipalensis]
1 male seen below Sandakphu

Common Rosefinch [Carpodacus erythrinus]
3 seen near Tonglu, 2 seen near Kalaphokri, up to 15 seen at Varsey and 1 at lake Khecheoperi

Pink-browed Rosefinch [Carpodacus rodochroa]
1 male seen at Sandakphu

Dark-rumped Rosefinch [Carpodacus edwardsii]
3 seen at the rubbish dump at Sandakphu

White-browed Rosefinch [Carpodacus thura]
1 seen near Tonglu and about 10 seen around Sandakphu

Crimson-browed Finch [Propyrrhula subhimachala]
4 seen on the way up to Varsey

Scarlet Finch [Haematospiza sipahi]
2 seen briefly along the Pipeline trail, Lava and 2 seen near Gairibas

Red-headed Bullfinch [Pyrrhula erythrocephala]
2+4 seen at Sandakphu

Collared Grosbeak [Mycerobas affinis]
4+20 seen near Gairibas and 2 seen at Sandakphu

White-winged Grosbeak [Mycerobas carnipes]
8 seen near Sandakphu and 4 seen near Kalaphokri

Gold-naped Finch [Pyrrhoplectes epaulette]
1 seen at Sandakphu, 1 seen below Sandakphu, 3 seen between Kalaphokri and Gairibas, 2 seen near Tumlin and 1 seen at Varsey

Little Bunting [Emberiza pusilla]
2 seen at lake Khecheoperi

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