India This is a report of a short birdwatching outing to the Pashan Lake near Pune, India. The lake is not as rich as it was about five years ago, when seeing sixty species in a morning was easy. The nest is situated on a hillside occupied by the military.
Access is restricted, so the nest is quite undisturbed.
It is on top of a tree on a hill slope. Climbing the hill makes it possible to come up level with the nest. This nest has been occupied for the past 13 years. When we took up position the nest was empty. About five minutes later we heard a call like the neighing of a horse and moments later a magnificent Bonneli's alighted on the nest.