Nanjarayan Tank sees decline in migratory birds
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A black-tailed godwit recently spotted by birdwatchers at the Nanjarayan Tank in Tiruppur district.
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Birdwatchers has expressed concern over the apparent reduction in number of migratory birds at Nanjarayan Tank near Uthukuli in Tiruppur district even after the onset of December, while the Forest Department is yet to quantify the decline.
According to K. Ravindran, president of Nature Society of Tiruppur, there has been a gradual decline in the arrival of migratory birds for the past few years. With Tiruppur district witnessing steady rainfall in the past few weeks, the water level in Nanjarayan Tank has increased this year. This has left virtually no shores or mud flats, which are preferred by ducks and shorebirds (also known as waders) and are seen only when the water recedes at the Tank, he said.