Hodgson's Wagtail, a very smart form of Pied Wagtail, Phobjikha Valley

Royle's Pika

Plain Mountain Finch flock, Phobjikha Valley

Black-necked Cranes, Phobjikha Valley

Today's journey took us to Phobjikha Valley, home to Hodgson's Wagtail, Royle's Pika, swarms of Plain Mountain-Finches and at least 150 Black-necked Cranes

Fingers crossed for closer crane encounters tomorrow...

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Hodgson's Redstart

Blue-fronted Redstart

Crimson-browed Finch

Gold-naped Finch

today we drove east, from Thimphu, the capital, to Bhutan's largest protected wetland, the Phobjikha Valley, via two passes over 3,000m asl, some good looking redstarts and a couple of exciting Himalayan finches

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