The Misty Mountains Retreat is an upcoming birding destination in Kumaon. Over the last few months we have identified and photographed more than a hundred bird species and sub species. The unique location, thousands of acres of mixed forests around the retreat, and altitudes ranging from 1700 meters to 2600 meters, combine to form a safe haven for birds. We invite photographers and bird watchers to explore these virgin forests.The summers allow for early morning exploration and offer excellent light for those interested in bird photography. To see some pictures we have clicked in the last few months, click here - themistymountains.in/gall.php

Please feel free to call us anytime at +91 99270 39123 for any queries and special offers for long stays. Here is a list of birds we have photographed so far -  

1.      Black Francolin

2.      Common Hill Partridge

3.      Kalij Pheasant

4.      Common Kestrel

5.      Peregrine Falcon

6.      Black Kite

7.      Bearded Vulture/Lammergeier

8.      Himalayan Griffon

9.      Eurasian Griffon

10.  Long-Billed Vulture

11.  Shikra

12.  Eurasian Sparrowhawk

13.  Indian Black Eagle

14.  Oriental Honey-Buzzard

15.  Rock Pigeon

16.  Oriental Turtle Dove

17.  Spotted Dove

18.  Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon

19.  Slaty-headed Parakeet

20.  Asian Koel

21.  Oriental Scops Owl

22.  Asian Barred Owlet

23.  Large-tailed Nightjar

24.  Alpine Swift

25.  House Swift

26.  White-Throated Needletail

27.  Himalayan Swiftlet

28.  Common Hoopoe

29.  Great Barbet

30.  Speckled Piculet

31.  Brown-fronted Woodpecker

32.  Himalayan Woodpecker

33.  Greater Yellow-nape

34.  Lesser YellowNape

35.  Streak-throated Woodpecker

36.  Scaly-bellied Woodpecker

37.  Grey-headed Woodpecker

38.  Rufous Bellied Woodpecker

39.  Long-tailed Minivet

40.  Scarlet Minivet

41.  White Throated Fantail

42.  Ashy Drongo

43.  Black Drongo

44.  Black-headed Jay

45.  Eurasian Jay

46.  Red-billed Blue Magpie

47.  Yellow-Billed Blue Magpie

48.  Grey Treepie

49.  Large-billed Crow/JungleCrow

50.  Great Tit

51.  Green-backed Tit

52.  Black-lored Tit

53.  Barn Swallow

54.  Blue Capped Rock Thrush

55.  Blue Whistling Thrush

56.  Grey Winged Blackbird

57.  White Collared Blackbird

58.  Dark Throated Thrush

59.  White Browed Shortwing

60.  Ultramarine Flycatcher

61.  Verditer Flycatcher

62.  Small Niltava

63.  Rufous Bellied Niltava

64.  Grey Headed Canary Flycatcher

65.  Siberian Blue Robin

66.  Orange Flanked Bush Robin

67.  Golden Bush Robin

68.  Blue Capped Redstart

69.  Blue Fronted Redstart

70.  Spotted Forktail

71.  Grey Bushchat

72.  Asian Pied Starling

73.  Common Myna

74.  Kashmir Nuthatch

75.  White Cheeked Nuthatch

76.  Bar Tailed Treecreeper

77.  Red Rumped Swallow

78.  Himalayan Bulbul

79.  Red Vented Bulbul

80.  Mountain Bulbul

81.  Black Bulbul

82.  Striated Prinia

83.  Oriental White-Eye

84.  Grey Sided Bush Warbler

85.  Lemon Rumped Bush Warbler

86.  Greenish Warbler

87.  Blyth’s Leaf Warbler

88.  Grey Hooded Warbler

89.  White Throated Laughing Thrush

90.  White Crested Laughing Thrush

91.  Streaked Laughing Thrush

92.  Variegated Laughing Thrush

93.  Chestnut Crowned Laughing Thrush

94.  Rusty Cheeked Scimitar Babbler

95.  Streak Breasted Scimitar Babbler

96.  Black Chinned Babbler

97.  White Browed Shrike Babbler

98.  Blue Winged Minla

99.  Chestnut Tailed Minla

100.                      Whiskered Yuhina

101.                      Stripe Throated Yuhina

102.                      Rufous Sibia

103.                      Fire Breasted Flowerpecker

104.                      Mrs Gould’s Sunbird

105.                      Black Throated Sunbird

106.                      Fire Tailed Sunbird

107.                      House Sparrow

108.                      Russet Sparrow

109.                      Grey Wagtail

110.                      Olive Backed Pipit

111.                      Rufous Breasted Accentor

112.                      Yellow Breasted Greenfinch

113.                      Common Rosefinch

114.                      Pink Browed Rosefinch

115.                      Dark Rumped Rosefinch

116.                      Red Headed Bullfinch

117.                      Rock Bunting