• Vol VI 2 Apr-Jun, 2023 (Raptor Special)

  • Vol. Vol VI 2 April - June, 2023 (Raptor Special)
  • Date of Publication 5th August 2023
  • Editor Raju Vyas (Guest Editor)
  • Assistant Editor Ashok Mashru
  • Consulting Faculty Anika Tere; Anuj Raina; Arpit Devmurari; Bharat Jethva; Devesh Gadhvi; Dhaval Vargiya; Dishant Parasharya; Gaurang Sindhav; Geeta Padte; Hiren Soni; Indra Gadhvi; Jagruti Rathod; Ketan Tatu; Kunan Naik; Maulik Varu; Nirav Bhatt; Raju Vyas; Ranjit Devkar; Shantilal Varu; Sunil Kini; Uday Vora; Viral Joshi; V. C. Soni
  • Managing Editor Bakul Trivedi
  • Assistant Managing Editor Devvratsinh Mori
  • Layout and design Pugmark Qmulus Consortium
  • Cover Photo Red-naped Shaheen by Devvratsinh Mori (Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary outskirts)
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  1. Index Vol VI 2 Apr-Jun 2023    
  2. Editorial Note - About the Raptors of Gujarat    
    Raju Vyas
  3. Notes on a breeding pair of Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus in Ahmedabad District, Gujarat    
    Devvratsinh Mori, Raju Vyas
  4. Sighting of Laggar Falcon Falco jugger in South Gujarat    
    Krunal Trivedi, Jagdish Parmar
  5. Owls versus Snakes    
    Raju Vyas, Dipak Vadher, Pranav Vaghashiya
  6. Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca preying on Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus    
    Falguna Shah
  7. Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo in Bopal, Ahmedabad    
    Vyom Vyas
  8. Sighting of European Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus) x Oriental Honey Buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus) hybrid from Bharuch, and notes on its identification    
    Dhyey Shah
  9. Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus unique way of hunting prey by drowning    
    Ashok Mashru
  10. Birding in Banaskantha related to Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus    
    Dr. Suresh Prajapati, Kailash Jani
  11. An unusual Steppe Buzzard Buteo buteo vupinus in Little Rann of Kachchh    
    Prasad Ganpule
  12. Observation of 26 Red-necked Falcons Falco chicquera in one day    
    Nirav Bhatt
  13. Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos near Shakoor Lake, Vighakot, Kachchh    
    Prasad Ganpule
  14. Sightings of Laggar Falcon Falco jugger in Anand and Kheda districts    
    Vishal Mistry
  15. Breeding record of Laggar Falcon Falco jugger from Great Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India    
    Sunil Kini
  16. Observation of a Leucistic female Shikra Accipiter bandius at a nest near Pavagadh Hill, Gujarat    
    Kartik Upadhyay, Devvratsinh Mori, Mital Patel
  17. Growth stages of Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera nestlings    
    Nirav Bhatt, Gulamahmad Vora, Faruk Chauhan, Vishal Thoria
  18. Saker Falcon Falco cherrug preying on Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus with notes on observation of prey of Saker falcon and on raptors feeding other raptors    
    Nirav Bhatt, Dhairya Dixit
  19. Note on Aggressive behaviour of White-eyed buzzard Butastur teesa at Gir National Park, Gujarat, India    
    Ravi B. Dave, Anuj D. Raina
  20. Some Interesting Birds of Prey reported from Sabarmati Riverfront, Ahmedabad    
    Anuj D. Raina, Prashant Shah
  21. Laggar Falcon Falco jugger and Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus - a probable case of Interspecific competition    
    Anuj D. Raina
  22. A Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus was rescued and released at Dharmaj, Gujarat    
    Yagnesh Bhatt
  23. Birds of Prey on Indian Stamps: – A tale of philatelic error’s!    
    Sunil Kini
  24. The Falconry in the Princely State of Bhavnagar    
    I. R. Gadhvi
  25. Short Birding Note - Sighting of Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo at Rajkot    
    Priyank Dhami
  26. Short Birding Note - Western Marsh Harrier feeding on a Demoiselle Crane    
    Sabbir Belim
  27. Short Birding Note - Sightings of Indian Spotted Eagle Clanga hastata near Porbandar    
    Punit Karia & Konark Karia
  28. Short Birding Note - Sighting of Indian Vultures (Gyps indicus) at Kadana Dam, Mahisagar    
    Mayur Prajapati
  29. Short Birding Note - A large flock of White-rumped Vultures Gyps bengalensis near Surendranagar    
    Nirav Bhatt
  30. Short Birding Note - Sighting of Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus at Surendranagar    
    Devvratsinh Mori
  31. Short Birding Note - Sighting of Amur falcon Falco amurensis at Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary    
    Devvratsinh Mori, Kasam Sama Sidani
  32. Short Birding Note - Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus near Morbi    
    Bhavya Vamja
  33. Short Birding Note - Sighting of Indian Shaheen or Black Shaheen Falco peregrinus peregrinator in Kheda and Anand District    
    Vishal Mistry
  34. Short Birding Note - Sighting of Amur Falcon in Rajkot    
    Siddharth Kaul & Madhumita Kaul
  35. Feather Frame: Flight at the Feather Tips    
    Yashodhan Bhatia
  36. Back Cover illustrations    
    Bhagyashri Patwardhan