Trip to LRK - Little Rann of Kutch

LRK was one of the last trips while I was in Vadodara. This trip was also long pending. It was a road trip with 3 other friends.

We left Vadodara at around 3 AM and reached LRK by around 7:30AM after getting the permit and tickets, we started off with morning safari.

Following are the spotting from the morning safari:

Kentish Plover


Common Kestrel Male



MacQueen Bustered



Shrike (need to confirm ID)



Skys' Lark



Wild Ass



Desert Wheatear



Northern Shoveler Male



Terek Sandpiper



River Tern



Pallas's Gull



Skyes's Nightjar



Chestnut bellied Sandgrouse



Short eared Owl





Montagu Harrier Female



Montangu Harrier male



Montangu Harrier Female



Marsh Harrier



Overall it wasn't a very good trip considering number of species that we got to spot. We expected to spot wide range of eagles, falcons(spotted Marlin but couldn't get to shoot) and owls. We did spot some flamingos (both lesser and greater) but they were very far off the shore.