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Kalimpong Road (4 to 6 km’s west of Lava)

Good mixed forest both sides of the road with some good gullies and easy walking if you can ignore the light traffic.

Selected sightings: Rufous-throated Wren-Babbler, Golden-breasted Fulvetta, Black Eagle, White-browed Shortwing, Scaly, Chestnut-crowned and Blue-winged Laughingthrush, Red Crossbill, Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon, White-browed Piculet, Collared Grosbeak. Brown and Red-headed Bullfinch, Grey-chinned Minivet and Pin-tailed Green Pigeon.

 
Photographs © Helen Jones, Arun Bhat and Sujan Chatterjee
Himalayan Trek 2005 | design by northern creative