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  Radio-tagged Amur Falcon on 22,000 km return trip from Africa to Siberia with an India stopover

  India | April 16, 2025 13:58 IST

  An Amur Falcon that was radio-tagged in Manipur last November has begun its return migration to Siberia after spending 114 days in southern Africa, scientists have confirmed.

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  Migratory birds responsible for flu spread: Giriraj Singh

  News | January 06, 2021 18:00 IST

  Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Giriraj Singh said that migratory birds which came to India in winter season is responsible for the spread of bird flu in the country.

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  Bird flu: 1,800 migratory birds found dead in Himachal, outbreak reported in four states now

  News | January 05, 2021 16:21 IST

  Bird flu is a highly infectious and severe respiratory disease in birds caused by the H5N1 influenza virus, which can occasionally infect humans as well.

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  Migratory birds flock to Lucknow zoo

  News | December 06, 2020 7:53 IST

  Migratory birds flock to Nawab Wajid Ali Shah Zoological Garden, with the advent of winter season. These birds have become centre of attraction for the visitors.

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  Thousands of migratory birds arrive at Odisha's Bhitarkanika

  India | November 24, 2020 9:32 IST

  The constant chirping in the wetlands in Kendrapara district indicates that the winged guests have arrived for their winter sojourn, a forest official said on Tuesday.

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  Siberian birds enhance beauty of river Ganga in Varanasi

  News | November 11, 2020 18:24 IST

  Migratory Siberian birds in large numbers flocked to UP's Varanasi. The mesmerizing view attracted birdwatchers on banks of river Ganga.

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  Thousands of migratory birds die mysteriously in Rajasthan's Sambhar Lake

  India | November 12, 2019 13:46 IST

  Officials said they suspect water contamination as one of the reasons for the deaths but were awaiting viscera test reports. Though the official toll was 1,500, locals claimed the number of dead birds could be as high as 5,000.

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  Jammu: Migratory birds throng Gharana wetland

  India | November 27, 2018 11:54 IST

  The Gharana Wetland Conservation Reserve attracts hundreds of migratory birds, including the bar-headed goose which flies over high-altitude passes in the Himalayas during its sojourn.

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  Mild winter dips migratory bird count in Pong wetlands

  India | February 08, 2016 10:59 IST

  Pong Dam (Himachal Pradesh): Milder weather this winter has driven many migratory bird species from Pong, one of the largest man-made wetlands in the foothills of the Himalayas in the picturesque Kangra Valley in northern

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  Migratory birds disappearing from Delhi

  India | February 06, 2015 20:22 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi is fast losing its status as a preferred destination for migratory birds. A report by the Asian Water bird Census, says there has been considerable fall in the number of species that

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  7.61 lakh birds thronged Odisha's Chilika Lake this winter

  India | January 10, 2015 13:25 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Over 7.61 lakh migratory birds have thronged Odisha's Chilika Lake this winter, according to the annual bird census.The figure is higher than last year.About 7.19 lakh resident and migratory birds arrived at the 1,100

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  People in Rajasthan village protect ponds for birds

  India | November 20, 2014 9:56 IST

  Udaipur: A village in southern Rajasthan has scripted a heart warming conservation story by refusing to allow fishing or any other activity in two ponds, leaving them exclusively for birds, including migratory ones.  Manar village,

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  Global warming driving migration of species in India

  India | October 01, 2014 16:57 IST

  New Delhi: Rising temperatures are forcing a huge, untold number of species to move their homes northward or climb to higher altitudes, says an alarming study.Global warming and changing rainfall patterns have resulted in shifts

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  Naveen dubs Congress, BJP leaders as migratory birds

  Politics | March 27, 2014 15:25 IST

  Aska (Odisha): Dubbing Congress and BJP as ‘migratory birds' who visit Odisha only during elections, BJD chief Naveen Patnaik today said the two parties had all along ignored the interests of the state.”Leaders of both

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  Drop in the number of migratory birds visiting Chilika

  India | January 14, 2014 12:59 IST

  Berhampur(Odisha):  The arrival of winged visitors to Chilika Lake, the biggest waterfowl habitat in the country, has dropped this season with 1.58 lakh fewer migratory birds sighted than the previous season. Ornithologists said the number

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  Number of birds visiting Chilika falls, new species found

  India | January 08, 2013 13:33 IST

  Berhampur (Odisha), Jan 8: Less number of birds visited the famous Chilika lake in Odisha compared to last year but more varieties of species swooped down on the biggest waterfowl habitat in the country this

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  Migratory birds begin arriving in Chilika

  India | October 10, 2012 16:50 IST

  Berhampur (Odisha), Oct 10: Migratory birds have begun arriving at Odisha's Chilika lake.“We have spotted birds of different species in the sanctuary,” DFO(wildlife) B P Acharya said.  The wildlife division has taken steps to protect