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3.42 lakh migratory birds spotted in Odisha's Hirakud reservoirOver 3.42 lakh migratory birds visited Hirakud reservoir in Odisha's Sambalpur district this winter compared to 3.16 lakh avian guests last...
NTPC Bongaigaon plant becomes the new nest for migratory birdsThe station has made sincere efforts to capture the movement of these birds at NTPC Bongaigaon through a short film, " Mainstreaming Biodiv...
With over 400 species of birds, the Dudhwa National Park is a twitcher's delightYou can chance upon species like the drongos, silver-bill munia, baya weaver, cattle egret, cinnamon bittern, falcons, kites, owls and phea...
Treasures of Terai: Dudhwa National Park promises a 'Jungle Book' experienceIf there’s a place where you can see nature at its finest, it’s a forest.
Migratory birds arrive in BhitarkanikaWith the onset of winter, the chirps of overseas winged guests have livened up the picturesque marshy wetlands in the Bhitarkanika national...
Bird-watchers' paradise Gharana wetland dying a slow deathHe said the wildlife protection department was in possession of only five acres of marshy land in the wetland while the rest was being occu...
Weather delays winged visitors’ Malwa sojournWinter is round the corner and ornithologists along with commoners look forward to arrival of migratory birds from places as far as Siberia...
Winged migrants arrive early this season to VaduvoorWell ahead of the migratory season, a larger number of local migratory birds have made to Vaduvoor birds sanctuary in Tiruvarur district re...
Barrage work leaves Delhi's Okhla sanctuary high and dryOkhla Bird Sanctuary is in a precarious state with vast stretches of its wetlands parched. Water has been diverted because Uttar Pradesh ir...
Lokhandwala Lake a birder’s paradise lost?Over the last five years, naturalist and bird watcher Sunjoy Monga has spotted 102 species of birds over and around Lokhandwala Lake.
Quick getaway destinations from Mumbai, Delhi and BangaloreCheck out the quick and best getaway destinations from Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore to enjoy your weekends and freshen up your mood.
- Sightings of endangered birds: Experts upbeat
Experts have reported sighting of endangeredmigrant species of birds in ongoing annual endangered aquatic animal census, which began on Feb...
- Salinity drop hits Chilika bird count this year
Close to 18,000 birds have shunned the biggest waterfowl habitat in the country this summer, as compared to last year.
Overstaying winged visitors baffle birdersThe visas of these winter visitors expired in March, but they are still flying and basking in the sun, arresting the attention of those not...
- Fall in number of water birds in Vembanad Lake: Survey
There has been a fall in the number of water birds in the
- Winged guests on way, jheel a dumpyard
Unlike last year when a group of nature lovers took it upon themselves to weed out hyacinth in the Santragachi Jheel, the lake was cleaned ...
- Winged guests are here
Bird-lovers across the city are unpacking their binoculars , their cameras and tele-lenses . The few spells of rain received so far have be...
- Birds fly as Sukhna fills to the brim
Too much water has turned Sukhna Lake into a desert for wetland birds. Lacking in shallow waters for feeding and silted islands for perchin...
The Brahmaputra in Assam: Defying terrestrial obstructionsBrahmaputra touches Jorhat in its upper reaches as it cruises down Assam to join Ganga in Bangladesh.
- Big Bird Day: Complete list of birds spotted
It was a big event for this unique group of citizens who met in the Capital on February 24 to celebrate the Big Bird Day. Here is the compl...