Notes from the Desert Edge

Sandgrouse at dawn, fox tracks on dune slopes, and changing winter light across the Thar fringe.

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Three mornings in the same basin showed how quickly desert birding can shift with wind direction and grazing patterns.

On the calmest day, sandgrouse arrived early and low, while a pair of Long-legged Buzzards used the warming air to drift along the escarpment.

Evening spotlight-free mammal watching added desert fox and several excellent views of Indian Hare, a reminder that these apparently spare habitats are never truly empty.