Many of the bird species in Lalbagh have been sighted in smaller gardens in the neighbourhood
A little into the lockdown both this year and in 2020, videos, photos and write-ups of peafowl (the peacock is just the male) started popping up on social media and in the news. And there were videos from Lalbagh too. Though people had reported sightings of peafowl sporadically in the past from there, it was never frequent. But with the lockdown, they were there right along Krumbiegel Road too.
This year again, the birds seem to have moved in right after the lockdown was implemented, albeit a little faster. Two of them, both females, were sighted in various parts of Lalbagh.
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Influenza-hit Pong wetlands host 40,570 bar-headed geese
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Influenza-hit Pong wetlands nests 40,570 bar-headed geese. Image Source: IANS News
Shimla, Feb 8 : Despite the 307-square km Pong wetlands in Himachal Pradesh being hit by avian influenza this winter that led to the death of nearly 4,500 bar-headed geese, the largest hit species, they continue to have a sizeable congregation in their preferred wintering ground, wildlife officials said on Monday.
An influx of 40,570 bar-headed geese, one of the world s highest-altitude fliers, was recorded in the Pong wetlands in the just concluded annual waterfowl estimation.
Their numbers comprised 108,578 birds of 96 species, a slight fall from 2020.