Chennai: Chennai recorded a significant increase in migratory bird numbers this season, with over one lakh birds observed ...

From a flock of endangered Egyptian vultures spotted at one of the recently developed habitats in the heart of the city – Asita East near I.

The lake, a designated Ramsar site, has become an ideal destination for wintering migratory birds from the Trans-Himalayan region, Tibet, Central Asia, Russia and Siberia. Also, t ...

Several migratory duck species, including the Northern Pintail, Bar-headed Goose, Eurasian Wigeon, and Northern Shoveler, were also documented. Recognising the importance of monitoring the ...

Drake Falcated Duck, Cross Lough, Co Mayo, April 2012 (Pat Lonergan). The Co Mayo bird was unringed, behaved as wild and arrived with Eurasian Wigeon, a species widely regarded as a good 'carrier' for ...

This includes the wigeon, a migratory duck that winters in Scotland, where the bird is listed as a species of concern. In some fields where the rewetting has happened, wigeon numbers have gone ...

The Northern Pintail number stood at 1.93 lakh while Eurasian Wigeon were counted at 1.54 lakh in the lagoon. In the Nalabana bird sanctuary, the bird count stood at 3.42 lakh compared 3.47 lakh ...

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