Since we had managed to see both of our main targets for the Desert National Park, we had a morning of exploring looking for lesser targets. To that end, we headed to the northeast of our camp where there were some arid open areas that we might find Greater Hoopoe Lark and Courser species, but we found neither during the morning searching. The best we managed here were common desert species we had not yet seen on our trip, such as Desert Lark, Trumpeter Finch and Isabelline Wheatear. It did not help that the wind had picked up from the previous day and the dust was still a problem. Still, we managed a lucky break on our drive back where we had a nice Red-tailed Wheatear.
After a short break back at the hotel, to wash off the dust, and then we drove to the nearby town of Jaisalmere where we had lunch and explored the ancient city fort. There were many small stalls here, as well as some spectacular architecture of various ages. This helped pass the afternoon and was a site worth seeing.
At the end of the day, as the sun was setting and we had returned to camp, I explored the vegetation around the camp. The birding was fairly steady with nothing of any real note, except for a pair of Rufous-fronted Prinia. There were plenty of Indian Gazelle, or Chinkara, around and these were certainly the best of the evenings entertainment. Tomorrow we will leave the Desert National Park and drive seven hour to our next site, the Siana Camp.
Desert National Park: Grey Francolin, Feral Pigeon, Eurasian Collared Dove, Laughing Dove, Little Swift, Common Moorhen, Black-winged Stilt, Little Egret, Egyptian Vulture, Cinereous Vulture, Griffon Vulture, Steppe Eagle, Eastern Imperial Eagle, Montagu's Harrier, White-eyed Buzzard, Asian Green Bee-eater, Laggar Falcon, Black Drongo, Great Grey Shrike, House Crow, Desert Lark, Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark, Crested Lark, Greater Short-toed Lark, Rufous-fronted Prinia, Dusky Crag Martin, Barn Swallow, White-eared Bulbul, Lesser Whitethroat, Common Babbler, Isabelline Wheatear, Desert Wheatear, Brown Rock Chat, Variable Wheatear, Red-tailed Wheatear, Purple Sunbird, House Sparrow, Tawny Pipit, Trumpeter Finch,
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