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The Wryneck is a bizarre bird that looks somewhat like a snake. It may easily be mistaken for the poised head of an Oriental Rat Snake or any other brown serpent
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March 03, 2021 16:47 IST
Birders collected data from 133 locations in 3 districts; 55 non-resident birds kept their annual tryst with the area
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Bar-headed Goose were sighted in large numbers during the single-day bird census conducted in January in Mysuru-Mandya-Chamarajanagar belt. | Photo Credit:
M.A. SRIRAM
Birders collected data from 133 locations in 3 districts; 55 non-resident birds kept their annual tryst with the area
In all, 204 bird species were recorded in Mysuru-Mandya-Chamarajanagar belt during the single-day winter bird monitoring programme for 2020-21 held in January this year.
The birders collected data from 133 locations in the 3 districts and the 204 bird species included 55 non-resident birds that kept their annual tryst with the region.
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The voluntary initiative has been on since 1990s
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Lingambudhi lake in Mysuru is one of the areas where bird census will be conducted on Sunday. | Photo Credit:
M.A. SRIRAM
The voluntary initiative has been on since 1990s
Scores of birders will embark on the mid-winter water fowl census covering nearly 150 waterbodies spread across Mysuru-Mandya-Chamarajanagar belt on Sunday.
This is the longest running voluntary effort entailing bird census in vogue since the 1990s in Karnataka and has helped create a robust database of bird population and number of species present that comes to roost in the landscape.
Detentions shed light on New Town fires People setting fires on grasslands, when questioned offered wide range of reasons driving out snakes, waste burning and “starting fires just to see the grasslands go up in flames”
Fires on New Town’s grasslands are being lit for reasons ranging from burning waste to scaring away snakes, an official of the New Town Kolkata Development Authority said.
Residents’ resistance groups, the NKDA and police have caught several people setting fires on grasslands. All the men were questioned and a wide range of reasons driving out snakes, making a safe passage for cattle to graze, waste burning and “starting fires just to see the grasslands go up in flames” have emerged.