Rajkot: It was a charming sight for bird lovers when Lakh Flamingo painted a pink canvas on the new breeding site at Kutch on August 2020.
But precisely a year later, the number of Flamingo at the horse, 35 km from ‘Famingo City is famous.
‘, it has been reduced drastically to only around 800 of 3.5 lakh which is surprising.
Forest officials and experts both connect this massive downfall with poor rainfall of this rainy season.
Talking to Toi, Anita Karan, Head of Forest Conservator, Kutch Circle said, “In August 2020, around 3.5 lakh Flamingo was seen and they had made around 1.5 lakh nest on the horse site.
In August 2019 too, good breeding was observed and around one lakh nest looks.
But this year, the number they fell because rainfall was less significant.
“According to official data, as on August 8, 2021, Kutch Kutmen only received 31.74% of the average annual rainfall compared to 105, 60% in the same period last year.
Most of the birds were seen breed last year on horses, which fell in the larger Rann Kutch (GHG), was a lower Flamingo species.
According to bird observers and forest officials, the situation is similar everywhere in the district.
Kutch has witnessed good rainfall since 2015 which consistently caused flamingo camping here.
You are Beyt, known as Flamingo City in GRK, preferably the larger Flamingo for nesting and LRK mostly has a lower flamingo.
In the city of Flamingo, around 65,000 nests are observed every year, but according to the Ministry of Forestry, the number of years can be ignored.
Uday Vora, a retired forest officer who has observed these birds, said, “Last year, birds began laying eggs on 3.
They carry mud to make nest mounds in their beak but this is only possible when the soil is wet.” Some The river from North Gujarat and Saurashtra also struck to Desert Kutch which flooded LRK and GHG, especially when there was excessive rain.
Biak birds in this sweet water.
The water level is so high that the Ministry of Forestry team must use a ship.
According to experts, Flamingo is very sensitive and if their nest is a distub, they leave the egg.
The percentage of hatching is between 60-80% at Kutch.