After the issue of untreated sewage was raised, BBMP began the revival work in October last year. However, we recently noticed that the lake has become bald. There is only one tree standing in the area and everything else has been cleared,” said Uma Vaijnath, a resident of the area and bird enthusiast.
After 10 years, the Pallas fish eagle was sighted in Chilika during the bird census carried out by the Chilika wildlife division. Learn more about the sighting and the increase in bird population in Chilika.
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March 01, 2021 20:39 IST
Largely seen as a bird of Peninsular India, the species is found in pockets that combine hills and scrublands. In its range, why does this bird skip many terrains that match this description?
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A male and female Painted Spurfowl at Natham-Vallapakkam range in Vellore. Photo: Rama Neelamegam
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Largely seen as a bird of Peninsular India, the species is found in pockets that combine hills and scrublands. In its range, why does this bird skip many terrains that match this description?
Three bitter phasianidae realities birders from Peninsular India have to swallow.
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February 27, 2021 12:59 IST
The species’ frequency data around waterbodies and wetlands in Chennai, Kancheepuram and Thiruvallur particularly gives rise to this notion
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An Osprey with its kill flying over Siruthavoor lake. Photo: Rama Neelamegam
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The species’ frequency data around waterbodies and wetlands in Chennai, Kancheepuram and Thiruvallur particularly gives rise to this notion
Is the migratory Ospery more at home in Chennai and neighbouring districts than believed? That question is being asked by birdwatchers, their human-superciliums raised by the species’ frequency data.
The raptor has redefined the migratory season for itself, being consistently sighted outside that window. Observed for a reasonable passage of time, this pattern prompts a consideration: Has a small population of them become residents?