Day 05 | Chumey Valley – Tharpaling Monastery – Thrumsengla National Park – Yongkola

Move early in the morning, drive towards Tharpaling Monastery. If you are lucky, you will not be surprised to find out how the elusive Himalayan Monals live in close bond with the monks. They are fed by the resident monks and come very close to people; a mobile phone capture of the birds is going to be your starter for the day. After breakfast, take the old route from Tangsibi and wenter Thrumsingla National park via Ura valley. Thrumshingla is the prime habitat for Blood Pheasants and also hold other high altitude species like, Snow Pigeons, Orange-flanked Bush Robin, Golden and White-browed Bush Robin, Fire-tailed Myzornis, Spotted Nutcracker, Red-billed Chough, Fire-tailed Sunbirds, Greats Parrotbills, Stripe-throated and Rufous-vented Yuhinas, Grey-crested, coals, Rufous-vented Tits, White-browed Fulvata, Dark-rumped Rosefinch, Plain-backed Thrush, White-collared and Grey-winged Blackbird, Rusty-flanked Treecreeper Buff-barred and Ashy-throated Warbler. Later we will be birding around Sengor looking for Satyr Tragopan. Sengor is known as the hotspot for Satyr Tragopan. Other birds you’ll be looking out here include Bar-winged and Scaly-breasted Wren Babbler, Gold-naped Finch, Hoary-throated Barwing, Bar-throated and Red-tailed Minlas, Whistler’s and Grey-hooded Warbler and Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler. Gradually retire to Yongkola