Ranchi: Winged guests begin to arrive at various state waterbodies with the pleasure of visitors and bird observers.
When winter takes place, the number of migration birds will increase in the coming weeks, bird experts said.
Satya Prakash based in Koderma, the State Coordinator of the Indian Bird Conservation Network (IBCN), said that “the temperature has drastically dipped Post Durga Puja in most countries as a result of migration birds that land on wetlands.
Until now, several species of migration Regular like Rudy Shelduck, Gray Wag Tail, Whitewag Tail has been seen in the coderma and several other districts.
At the end of November and early December, there will be a massive surge in their number, “he said.
SSGOSWAMI, a diligent bird observer, based in Hazaribag, agreed, “In addition to routine migration birds that come every year, it will be interesting to see whether the number of new species or endangered in this time.” From next week, they will formally begin to trace and track to evaluate trends, he added.
According to the official Asian Waterbird census in 2018 together by the State Forest Department and IBCN, nearly 52,000 birds have visited Jharkhand during the winter months.
These include 73 wetland species, 59 water bird species, 28 residential species, 12 endangered species.
After that, there are no formal surveys that can be done.
Prakash, however, said with Covid-19 in Wane, they will coordinate with the Ministry of Forestry this year for a formal survey.
“Some bird species are threatened that we can find later including black-butlied, Oriental White Ibis, Ferrugginous Pochard, River Lapwing (Vanellus Duvaugelii), black neck stork, Marsh Barat Harrier,” he said.