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On a woodland trail (2023) · VTBM
VTBM 2023 participants in the grassland (2023) · VTBM
Birders on Vetal Tekdi (2024) · Ranjeet Rane
VTBM 2025 felicitation: Best Trip Report (2025) · VTBM
VTBM 2025 felicitation: Best Trip Report winners (2025) · VTBM
Briefing trail for volunteers (2025) · VTBM
Young Birders Month group (2025) · Ranjeet Rane
Field sketches of birds seen during VTBM 2023 (2023) · Christine Farias
Booted Eagle (2024) · Nachiket Likhite
Checkered Keelback · Ketan Bhave
Wetland in the dry season · Nachiket Likhite
Wetland and scrub, winter haze · Nachiket Likhite
Eagle in flight (species to confirm) · Ketan Bhave
European Honey-buzzard over the tekdi (2024) · Nachiket Likhite
European Honey-buzzard, underwing (2024) · Nachiket Likhite
European Honey-buzzard in flight (2024) · Nachiket Likhite
Birders scanning the grassland for the European Honey-buzzard (2024) · Ranjeet Rane
Indian Grey Mongoose pair · Ketan Bhave
Eurasian Moorhen and Checkered Keelback in the quarry wetland · Ketan Bhave
Nachiket Likhite, 2024 Best Trip Report and 2025 volunteer · VTBM
Indian Nightjar on rock · Ketan Bhave
Quarry cliffs and water · VTBM
Rocky quarry floor with seasonal pools · Ranjeet Rane
Quarry lake after the monsoon · Ranjeet Rane
Four Spotted Owlets on one branch · Ketan Bhave
Spotted Owlet at dusk (2025) · VTBM
Open ground near the hilltop · VTBM
Hand-drawn terrain map of Vetal Tekdi, from a VTBM 2023 trip report (2023) · Christine Farias
Vetal Tekdi Trail briefing · VTBM
Vetal Tekdi Trail participants · VTBM
Pakshi Saptah trail group · VTBM
Wetland edge · Ranjeet Rane
Woodland canopy · Ranjeet Rane
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker feeding on fruit · Ketan Bhave
In the news
Free Press Journal · Invalid Date
Birding trails nurture conservation awareness at Vetal Tekdi in Pune
Ranjeet Rane on this season's passage migrants (Common Cuckoo, European Roller, Eurasian Hobby), 280 species from 8,000+ eBird checklists, and the fourth VTBM during Young Birder's Month.
Prabhat · Invalid Date · मराठी
निसर्गातील नकलाकार
Rupgandh feature on nature's mimics: the Indian Stick Mantis and the White-throated Kingfisher, with a kingfisher photo by Ranjeet Rane.
Maharashtra Times · Oct 2026 · मराठी
वेताळ टेकडीवर हिवाळी पाहुण्यांच्या स्वागताची तयारी
Ranjeet Rane on preparing for winter migrants: 280+ species on eBird, last year's ~100 checklists and 164 species, 50+ trails with 1,000+ citizens, and an invitation to join VTBM.
Bird Count India · Jan 2026
The nuts and bolts of "Running" a birding marathon
Organiser Ranjeet Rane, with volunteer Nachiket Likhite, on three years of VTBM: how the format was designed, the Honey Buzzard year, and the volunteer team.
Maharashtra Times · Nov 2025 · मराठी
१६४ प्रकारच्या पक्ष्यांची नोंद
Marathi report on the third edition: 164 species and many first-time birders.
Times of India · Nov 2025
164 avian species sighted on Vetal Tekdi
Short report on VTBM 2025 inside a wider story on rare winter migrants returning to Pune's hills.
Maharashtra Times · Oct 2025 · मराठी
'लेओव्हर'साठी वेताळ टेकडीला पसंती
Marathi explainer on passage migration and why migrants rest on Vetal Tekdi.
Hindustan Times · Nov 2024
140 species of birds spotted on Vetal Tekdi during event
VTBM 2024 results: 140 species against 111 the year before, from 40+ registered birders.
Lokmat · Nov 2024 · मराठी
वेताळ टेकडीवर दिसला युरोपियन मधुबाज!
Marathi report on the first European Honey Buzzard record for Maharashtra and how to tell it from the Oriental Honey Buzzard.
Maharashtra Times · Nov 2024 · मराठी
वेताळ टेकडीवर १३५ प्रकारच्या पक्ष्यांची नोंद
Marathi report on the second edition, run with the Forest Department, and its photo-backed records.
Times of India · Nov 2024
Vetal Tekdi birders rally for eco-cover as rare birds spruce up habitat of hill
Over ten rare passage migrants seen in a month; birders ask candidates to scrap projects planned on the hill.
Times of India · Nov 2024
Rare European Honey Buzzard spotted on Vetal Tekdi in a first for Maharashtra
Two groups of birders document the state's first European Honey Buzzard on the opening day of VTBM 2024.
Hindustan Times · Oct 2024
Ahead of winter season, migratory birds begin arriving near city areas
Cuckoos and flycatchers stop over on Vetal Tekdi on passage; preview of the second edition.
Times of India · Dec 2023
On Vetal tekdi, a birding marathon takes wings to inform and conserve
Profile of Ranjeet Rane and the first marathon: 120+ species and the idea of birding data as evidence for conservation.