Part 109 - Diary entries: Gonyi re halt and march to Kulu Lungma with bird notes

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SUMMARY:
Notes on bird observations near camp, including pigeons and reports of blood pheasant, with mention of sending a gun back to Pana. Halted at Gonyi re on 22 July due to weather; on 23 July marched to Kulu Lungma with fine conditions later, recording distance, temperature, and altitude, though the diarist felt unwell.

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Birds: here, I sent my gun back to Pana. The very same afternoon I saw pigeons close to camp. These are the first I remember seeing this way. Kulang are common on Gonyi re. Blood pheasant said to be here, but must be far from quiet. Crossoptilon do not go up far in these valleys. There are none even here only 3-4 miles up, though in the Mayu Chu we found some broken eggs about 12 miles up.

22nd July. Halt. Gonyi re. Very heavy shower at night, with much fresh snow where we were collecting yesterday. A lovely morning, clouding over. Some heavy showers & thunder in the afternoon. Stayed in camp all day. What a pity it is to be shut up in a valley like this on our one really fine day. I wish we could have a day like this on the Kucha La - our last pass of the main range. So far I have seen absolutely nothing from any pass we have been on.

Kulu Phu Chu
23rd July. Kulu Lungma. 6 1/2 miles. B.P. 192.0° Temp. 65° Time 4.30 pm. Ht app. 11593'. Pretty heavy rain at night, clouded over this morning till 8.0 am. Rest of day magnificent, with one or two light showers. My inside is still very much wrong, otherwise I think I should have been on the hillside all day long. This really