Birders spot 14 species
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Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited.|College of Forestry Sirsi|Bombay Natural History Society
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KARWAR:
They came, they saw, they counted. Armed with binoculars and notebooks,
birdwatchers identified 14 new species at the Kaiga Bird Marathon on
Sunday.
Some 112 birdwatchers and nature lovers from Hubli, Bangalore, Udupi, Manipal, Hospet, Sirsi, Calicut and Mumbai descended on Kaiga for the spectacle.
Hemant Kumar, Station Director, KGS 3&4, administered the environmental protection pledge to all the participants. The participants took the pledge to keep the environment clean during the event and not to cause any harm to any part of nature.
The area was divided into eight transects. Eight teams were formed to identify and count birds along the predefined transects. Each team had an ornithologist as the leader and two coordinators from Kaiga. They had to travel through their allotted transect of 6-7km and pen down names of all aquatic, wetland, grassland, raptors and passerine birds sighted. The data collected was analyzed by the organizers.
Apart from the 14 new species, Malabar Pied Hornbill, Indian Gray Hornbill and Malabar Grey Hornbill were also sighted. The enthusiasts spotted winter migrants, raptors, waders and other birds too. A Black panther was also seen. The total number of species spotted in the region has touched 227 so far.
The annual birding event is being organized by Kaiga Generating Station (KGS) since 2011, under the aegis of the environmental stewardship programme of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited.
Professionals birders from North Karnataka Birders Network (NKBN), Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Coastal Karnataka Birders Network (CKBN) and students from College of Forestry, Sirsi also took part in the event apart from nature enthusiasts working in NPCIL head quarters and Stations (Kaiga Generating station, Koodankulam Atomic Power station, Tarapur Atomic Power Station, Kakrapar Atomic power stations and Kalpakkam Atomic Power Station).
WINGED BEAUTIES
The 14 species identified
-Booted Eagle
-Eurasian Collared Dove
-Common Rosefinch
-Rufous-tailed Lark
-Black-naped Monarch
-Grey-breasted Prinia
-Black Ibis
-Western reef egret
-Bar-winged Flycatcher shrike
-Brown-breasted Flycatcher
-Rufous Woodpecker
-Malabar Barbet
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-Drongo Cuckoo
-Red-breasted Flycatcher
Some 112 birdwatchers and nature lovers from Hubli, Bangalore, Udupi, Manipal, Hospet, Sirsi, Calicut and Mumbai descended on Kaiga for the spectacle.
Hemant Kumar, Station Director, KGS 3&4, administered the environmental protection pledge to all the participants. The participants took the pledge to keep the environment clean during the event and not to cause any harm to any part of nature.
The area was divided into eight transects. Eight teams were formed to identify and count birds along the predefined transects. Each team had an ornithologist as the leader and two coordinators from Kaiga. They had to travel through their allotted transect of 6-7km and pen down names of all aquatic, wetland, grassland, raptors and passerine birds sighted. The data collected was analyzed by the organizers.
Apart from the 14 new species, Malabar Pied Hornbill, Indian Gray Hornbill and Malabar Grey Hornbill were also sighted. The enthusiasts spotted winter migrants, raptors, waders and other birds too. A Black panther was also seen. The total number of species spotted in the region has touched 227 so far.
The annual birding event is being organized by Kaiga Generating Station (KGS) since 2011, under the aegis of the environmental stewardship programme of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited.
Professionals birders from North Karnataka Birders Network (NKBN), Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Coastal Karnataka Birders Network (CKBN) and students from College of Forestry, Sirsi also took part in the event apart from nature enthusiasts working in NPCIL head quarters and Stations (Kaiga Generating station, Koodankulam Atomic Power station, Tarapur Atomic Power Station, Kakrapar Atomic power stations and Kalpakkam Atomic Power Station).
WINGED BEAUTIES
The 14 species identified
-Booted Eagle
-Eurasian Collared Dove
-Common Rosefinch
-Rufous-tailed Lark
-Black-naped Monarch
-Grey-breasted Prinia
-Black Ibis
-Western reef egret
-Bar-winged Flycatcher shrike
-Brown-breasted Flycatcher
-Rufous Woodpecker
-Malabar Barbet
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-Drongo Cuckoo
-Red-breasted Flycatcher
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