Site Report: Bikaner - Gajner Palace

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Gajneer Palace Hotel, Bikaner

Gajneer Palace Hotel, Bikaner

Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)

Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)

Demoiselle Crane (Grus virgo)

Demoiselle Crane (Grus virgo)

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)

Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)

Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)

Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)

Little Cormorant (Microcarbo niger)

Little Cormorant (Microcarbo niger)

nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) Male

nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) Male

nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) Female

nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) Female

wild boar (Sus scrofa)

wild boar (Sus scrofa)

Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)

Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)

Blackbuck - Antilope cervicapra

Blackbuck - Antilope cervicapra

Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) Females

Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) Females

Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)

Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)

Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)

Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)

Gajneer Palace Hotel, Bikaner

Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)

Demoiselle Crane (Grus virgo)

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)

Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)

Little Cormorant (Microcarbo niger)

nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) Male

nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) Female

wild boar (Sus scrofa)

Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)

Blackbuck - Antilope cervicapra

Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) Females

Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)

Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)

The Gajner Palace is about 17 miles southwest of Bikaner as the crow flies. This was a hunting ground of some really rich guy, and now it is a hotel for rich tourists. The hotel also has the best source of water around making an attractive drinking hole for various animals.

Visits

2006-01-03: One night in the luxurious Gajner Palace was definitely worth it.

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (21 records)

Phylum: Chordates (21 records)

Class: Birds (17 records)

Order: Anseriformes (6 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
- Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
- Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
- Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)

Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Cranes
- Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides virgo)

Order: Parrots (1 record)
- Family: New World Parrots
- Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)

Order: Pelicans (4 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Little Cormorant (Microcarbo niger)
- Family: Grebes
- Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
- Family: Herons
- Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea)
- Family: Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

Order: Perching Birds (2 records)
- Family: Laughingthrushes
- Jungle Babbler (Argya striata)
- Family: Old World Flycatchers
- Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe deserti)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (2 records)
- Family: Plovers
- Little Ringed Plover (Thinornis dubius)
- White-tailed Lapwing (Vanellus leucurus)

Order: Turkey-like birds (1 record)
- Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies
- Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)

Class: Mammals (4 records)

Order: Carnivorans (1 record)
- Family: Canidae
- Golden Jackal (Canis aureus)

Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetacean (3 records)
- Family: Bovids
- Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)
- Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus)
- Family: Suidae
- Wild Boar (Sus scrofa)

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