Nepal is one of the most exciting countries in the world when it comes to bird watching. Or actually, you dont have to be a bird watcher to enjoy the avifauna. Birds are everywhere, and very often either big or strinkingly colourful. More than 800 species have been recorded in Nepal. The diversity is truly remarkable: hornbills and trogons of the jungle. Storks, anhinga (snakebird) and jacanas of the wetlands. Laughingtrushes and babblers of the hills. And still a healthy stock of eagles and vultures of the Himalayas. Besides this, a big amount of birds from Eurasia comes here to spend the winter. Bluethroat, siberian rubythroat, orange-flanked bush robin, ducks and waders are among these. So come here and enjoy. There is good birdwatching all around the year. The season is more or less like this:

* December-March: Good for resident birds and especially wintering species.
* March-April: A time when a lot of summer visitors arrive. Also good for birds.
* May: The best time for high altitude species.
*June-September: Normally the rainy season when the moonson strikes the   country. If you can handle the wet and the leeches, still a very good time for   birdwatching.
*October-November: Maybe the most interesting period for migrating species.   Especially for birds of prey and cranes along the Kali Gandaki valley   (Annapurna region). Still all the other goodies, laughingthrushes, flycatchers and   babblers.