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European Bee-eaters found in Islamabad

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Hello everyone. This is RMK sharing the most pleasant news of the year from Islamabad.   Its been a long time that I didn’t pick up the camera, as it was pretty hot in Islamabad and then the Holy Month of Ramadan was further restricting my activities. Whilst I was relaxing in the hot humid weather, my friends ZR and RS were searching for new birds in Islamabad and surrounding areas. ZR is an amazing birder and photographer; he spent the whole month looking for Indian Pitta in the Margalla Hills, as it was reported about 20 pairs breed in the ravines. He was also pushing me to travel with him to northern areas Gilgit to photograph European Bee-eaters and I promised him next year! During the weekend of 3 July 2015 when I was packing for a trip to Nathia Gali, ZR called me and with a jubilant voice, he reported that he and RS had seen European Bee-eaters in Sector D-12 of Islamabad. It was the best news I had heard in my birding time, so far. I rushe