NASHIK: Nashik East Forest Department and Nature Conservation Society of Nashik jointly conducted a bird census and seed sowing activity at the Borgad Conservation Reserve yesterday with a total of 15 participants. They managed to spot 126 birds of 30 different species during their sighting.
The participants divided themselves into four trails and followed the scientific ‘transect’ method to spot the various species. Each group selected one direction and covered one kilometre distance in the same direction in one hour, thus covering every single detail in all the directions. Indian Blackbird, a monsoon migratory bird, was the highlight of yesterday’s census. These birds were spotted in all four directions and have migrated from South India for breeding. One of the trails even witnessed Bonelli’s Eagle in hunting mode, thus witnessing an eye-catching view.
Number of birds spotted
Species – number
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Indian blackbird – 13
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Oriental white-eye – 6
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Common iora – 1
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Orange-headed thrush – 1
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Little green-bee eater – 3
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Grey-breasted prinia – 1
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Common tailor bird – 2
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White-throated kingfisher – 1
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Indian eagle owl – 1
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Laughing dove – 7
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Indian peafowl – 1
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Indian robin – 20
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Tickell’s blue flycatcher – 1
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Painted francolin – 1
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Jungle babbler – 12
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Red-vented bulbul – 22
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Indian jungle crow – 2
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Bonell’s eagle – 2
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Purple sunbird – 1
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Ashy prinia – 1
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Common myna – 3
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Cattle egret – 9
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Large grey babbler – 2
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Rock pigeon – 4
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Cinereous tit – 1
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Spot-breasted fantail flycatcher – 1
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Black drongo – 3
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Baya weaver – 1
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Grey-billed cuckoo – 1
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Crested bunting – 2
