The Pergola at Hidden North. |
The Dining Hall. |
Room Four. |
The view down the Phyang Valley towards Hemis. |
Same view in March 2016. |
Red-crested Pochard. |
Feruginous Duck. |
Hume's Whitethroat. |
Ibisbill in the Indus. |
Ibisbill in the Indus. |
Mountain Chiffchaff. |
Eastern Yellow Wagtail. |
Elizabeth spots a special visitor. |
A Mountain Weasel. |
They are rather quick. |
The only head shot I managed. |
Citrine Wagtail. |
Citrine Wagtail. |
UFO Warbler. |
Common Rosefinch. |
Common Rosefinch. |
Ladakhi Pica. |
Ladakhi Pica. |
Blue-cheeked BeeEater. |
Mountain Chiffchaff. |
Eastern Cattle Egret. |
Chukar. |
Eastern Orphean Warbler. |
Fire-fronted Serin. |
Red-billed Choughs. |
Our first Blue Sheep. |
Blue Sheep family. |
Remote river valley. |
Citrine Wagtail. |
Red-billed Chough. |
Common Rosefinch. |
Feral Pigeon or is it? |
Blue Ram. |
Blue Ram. |
Above Kuru |
The Indus valley. |
Goosander family. |
Blue Rock Thrush. |
Tibetan Wild Ass. |
Water Redstart. |
Goosander. male. |
Bar-headed Goose. |
Bar-headed Goose. |
A fine Blue Ram. |
A fine Blue Ram. |
Tibetan Snowfinch. |
Streaked Rosefinch. |
Himalyan Marmot. |
White-throated Dipper. |
Kiagar Lake. |
Kiagar Lake. |
Desert Wheatear. |
Brown-headed Gull. |
Our room at Hotel Lake View. |
Key fob. |
The view of Lake Tsomoriri from our room. |
Actually Lake Tsomoriri should just be called Tso Moriri as Tso means lake. |
Tso Moriri. Not Lake Lake Moriri. |
Ruddy Sheldduck. |
Ruddy Sheldduck. |
Hill Pigeon. |
Woolly Hare. |
Black-necked Crane. Another target species. |
Black-necked Crane. Polokonka La. |
Our room at Tso Kar Eco Resort. |
Bathroom is clean. |
The dining room/restaurant. Driver and Guide Thomchok. |
Our car and rooms. Tso Kar Eco Resort. |
The restaurant exterior. Tso Kar Eco Resort. |
Little Owl. |
Little Owl. |
Long-legged Buzzard. |
Tso Startsapuk. Fresh water. |
Blandford's Snowfinch. |
Blandford's Snowfinch. |
Sometimes called 'plain-backed'. |
Hume's Groundpecker. |
Hume's Groundpecker. |
Hume's Groundpecker. |
Lesser Sand Plover (Mongolian) |
Brown-headed Mountain Finch. |
Herd of Tibetan Wild Ass. |
Herd of Tibetan Wild Ass. |
Herd of Tibetan Wild Ass. |
Herd of Tibetan Wild Ass. |
Herd of Tibetan Wild Ass. |
Herd of Tibetan Wild Ass. |
Unknown Lizard. |
Unknown Lizard. |
Tibetan Sandgrouse. |
Tibetan Sandgrouse. |
White-rumped Snowfinch. |
We start to climb Taglang La. |
The summit of Taglang La at 5,320 metres. |
Elizabeth and Thomchok. |
The team. We never got our driver's name right. It sounded like Mingey. |
Tibetan Snowcock. Another target.. |
Tibetan Snowcock. |
Tibetan Snowcock. |
Pause for some snow. |
Lammergeir's nest wth chick |
Someone did not make the curve. |
Wrecked bus. Tanglang la. |
Rumtse where we took lunch. |
Taking lunch. |
Yellow-billed Chough. |
Horned Lark |
Horned Lark. |
Lammergeir. |
Back at Hiden North we get our old room. |
Room Eight. |
Black Redstart. |
The road to Uley. |
Rock Bunting. |
Another Lizard. |
How do they survive winter at 20 below? |
Royale Pika. |
Another Dipper. |
And it is my target Brown Dipper. |
And she has two chicks. |
Great sighting. |
Ruined Palace |
The only green is in valleys. |
Wari La on the drive over to the Shyok/Nubra Valley. |
The Indian Army is ever present. |
The Shyok Valley near Hunder. Looking east. |
The Shyok Valley near Hunder. Looking west. |
The Indian army again. |
It's a tight squeeze. |
Robin Accentor. |
We start the return drive to Leh. |
Our route is over the (in)famous Khardong La. |
The climb seems to go on forever. |
Happily the track is in fair condition. |
It needs to be as it is a prime military route. |
The Indian Army keep it clear in this sensitive area. |
Nearly there. |
Looking back the way we came. |
If the Chinese did invade I don't know what they would make of all the crowds. |
Khardong La is the highest motorable road in the world. (they say!) |
The way down. |
Still needs care. Our driver was brilliant. |
Here come the Army! |
A blockage ahead. |
A little avalanche is no problem. |
The Indus Valley below. |
Leh. Our destination. |
Temple at Murobok where we started our birding walk back to Hidden North. |
The Murobok valley lies above Phyang.. |
Fire-fronted Serins. |
This is a very pleasant walk despite the altitude. |
Tibetan Blackbird. |
Tibetan Blackbird. |
Phyang from the air. We are going home! |
Atrio Boutique Hotel. Delhi. |
Red-vented Bulbul. Atrio. |
Jungle Babbler. Atrio. |
Red-wattled Lapwing by the swimming pool. |
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