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Day 1: Arrival & Bird Hide Session
Arrive in Sattal in the afternoon for lunch and time to relax before a late-afternoon bird hide session. Possible sightings include Black Francolin, Common Green Magpie, Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler, Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush, Great Barbet, Blue-throated Barbet, Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch, Kalij Pheasant, Red Junglefowl, Greater/Lesser Yellownape, Brown-fronted Woodpecker, Red-billed Blue Magpie, and more.
Day 2: Sattal Bend Area, Studio Trail & Evening in Chaffi
Explore the Sattal Bend trail through mixed habitats, expecting Grey-winged Blackbird, Brown-fronted/Fulvous-breasted Woodpeckers, Green-tailed Sunbird, Small/Rufous-bellied Niltava, White-throated Laughingthrush, Speckled Piculet, Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike, Orange-bellied Leafbird, Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher, Himalayan Parakeet, and Mountain Hawk-Eagle.
After breakfast, head to Sattal Studio Trail (late morning). The summer stream attracts birds for bathing—Himalayan Bluetail, Dark-sided Thrush, Red-billed Leiothrix, Black Bulbul, Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher, and more. Main targets: Chestnut-headed Tesia and Scaly-breasted Cupwing (secretive and hard to photograph).
Evening in Chaffi: riverine birds and owls such as Asian Barred Owlet, Brown/Tawny Fish Owls, Crested Kingfisher, Slaty-backed, Little & Spotted Forktails, plus wagtails, tits, and warblers.
Day 3: Shyamkhet & Ramgarh, plus Evening Water Bird Hide
Head to higher altitudes (1,800–2,000m) for species not found in Sattal.
Shyamkhet targets include European Goldfinch, Maroon Oriole, Yellow-breasted Greenfinch, Green-tailed Sunbird, Scaly/Mistle/Long-billed/Chestnut Thrushes, Mountain Hawk-Eagle, Black Eagle, and Scaly-bellied Woodpecker.
Then Ramgarh for Black-chinned Babbler, Whiskered Yuhina, Black-faced Warbler, Collared Owlet, Rufous-bellied/Himalayan Woodpeckers, Mountain Bulbul, Fire-breasted Flowerpecker, Black-throated Tit, Striated Laughingthrush, Buff-barred/Ashy-throated Warblers, and more.
Day 4: Ranikhet Birding & Water Bird Hide
Start early for Ranikhet. Targets include Cheer Pheasant (critically endangered, rare, endemic to the Western Himalayas), Koklass Pheasant, Upland Pipit, Himalayan Vulture, and Steppe Eagle. Breakfast in Ranikhet, then return to the lodge.
Evening waterbird hide targets: Aberrant Bush Warbler, Himalayan Rubythroat, Bar-tailed Treecreeper, Black-chinned Babbler, Buff-barred & Lemon-rumped Warblers, Black-throated Tit, Himalayan Black-lored Tit, Green-backed Tit, Streaked Laughingthrush, Slaty-blue Flycatcher, Red-billed Leiothrix, and more.
Day 5: Sattal Bend Area & Departure
Morning birding in the Sattal Bend/Studio region to cover remaining targets: Blue-winged Siva, Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch, Common Green Magpie, Himalayan Bluetail, Brown Wood Owl, Himalayan Shrike-babbler, Speckled Piculet, Maroon Oriole, Ashy Bulbul, Grey-headed Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied & White-throated Fantails, and more.
