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Lesser Black-backed Gulls spotted on the Kodiyakkarai seashore successful Nagapattinam. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
The yearly migratory vertebrate play has begun on the Tamil Nadu coast, with the wetlands of Vedaranyam and Kodiyakkarai successful Nagapattinam territory erstwhile again turning into a vibrant refuge for thousands of winged visitors, including flamingos and respective uncommon species.
The play typically extends from October to February, reaching its highest betwixt precocious November and January. With flocks already spotted successful the brackish waters and brackish pans, vertebrate enthusiasts accidental the scenery is steadily coming live with question and sound.
S. Sivakumar, Assistant Director astatine the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), said respective taxon person started to get crossed the coastal stretches.
“Among the commonly seen waterbirds present are the Little Stint, Curlew Sandpiper, Broad-billed Sandpiper, Eurasian Curlew, Bar-tailed Godwit, Great Knot, Greater Flamingo, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Caspian Tern, Greater Crested Tern, Whiskered Tern, and Northern Pintail,” helium told The Hindu.
He said that a scope of migratory onshore birds person been recorded this season, including the Blue-tailed Bee-eater, Brown Shrike, Indian Pitta, Grey-bellied Cuckoo, Asian Brown Flycatcher, and Indian Paradise Flycatcher.
The Kodiyakkarai Wildlife Sanctuary, portion of the Point Calimere ecosystem, remains 1 of South India’s astir important wintering sites for shorebirds and waders. Ornithologists said the dependable accomplishment of these taxon highlights the ecological value of Vedaranyam’s wetlands — a mosaic of brackish marshes, mudflats, and mangroves that prolong their yearly passage.
As the play progresses, the portion is expected to gully some migratory flocks and birdwatchers successful ample numbers, mounting the signifier for different lively wintertime spectacle on Tamil Nadu’s coastal plains.
