High Passes & Crying Rivers: Birding Kashmir & Ladakh
Bordering the edges of Earth, Kashmir and Ladakh stretch across rugged valleys, glacier-fed rivers, high-altitude lakes, and stark floodplains where extremes of climate shape rare birdlife. Migrants from the Palearctic and special local breeders like the Kashmir Flycatcher, Ibisbill, and Black-necked Crane weave a tapestry of species found nowhere else in India. Every riverbank shuffle, every scree slope, every marsh at sunset holds possibility—and high skies ring with winged echoes.
Trip Highlights
Signature Moments :
Kashmir Valley’s Forest & Valley Specialists – In Dachigam, Aru, Sonmarg, and Zabarwan, spot Kashmir Flycatcher, White-cheeked Nuthatch, Kashmir Nutcracker, Orange Bullfinch, and Spectacled Finch.
Along shingle beds and brooks, Ibisbill and White-throated Dipper thrive, especially on the Srinagar–Leh highway stretches.
In Changthang, Hanle, Tso Kar, and Nubra, seek Tibetan Snowcock, Black-necked Crane, Tibetan Sandgrouse, Himalayan Snowfinch, and Brown Accentor.
Autumn and spring bring warblers, redstarts, wagtails, and shorebirds moving through wetlands and marshes en route to distant flyways.
Golden Eagle, Upland Buzzard, Saker Falcon, and Eagle-Owl dominate ridges, cliffs, and open skies of the trans-Himalayan plateau.
14 nights, 15 days May–September
India, Asia
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