KANPUR: With delayed winter and poor repairs, there was decline in the variety of migratory bird species from North Asia and Central Asia at the Saman Bird sanctuary in Mainpuri, designated as a protected Ramsar web site since 2019, this year.
Unfold in an space of 500 hectare, the Saman Bird Sanctuary is a novel sanctuary positioned in the Mainpuri district contains a number of smaller wetlands – excellent habitat for water birds. It is one amongst 467 IBA Websites in the nation (Necessary Bird & Biodiversity Space) designated by the Birdlife Worldwide having wealthy birdlife range and likewise is a crucial wintering web site for a lot of migrants.
This year a number of migratory birds which come underneath IUCN threatened classification have been recorded. A lower in the quantity and species of migratory birds was recorded through the current Asian Waterbird Census (AWC), 2023, carried out at the newly designated Ramsar web site – Saman Bird Sanctuary in Mainpuri – by a staff of volunteers underneath the supervision of AWC Delhi state coordinator, ecologist and conservationist T Ok Roy.
“AWC had carried out a 16-days lengthy census ranging from Jan 7 upto Jan 22. So far as species of water bird is anxious, it declined to 45 from final year’s depend of 49. Nevertheless, there was a rise in the inhabitants of birds too. From final year’s depend of two,281, it went as much as 3,831 together with 7 species of threatened birds in comparability to 2022,” Roy instructed TOI on Tuesday.
Roy additional mentioned that water birds are one of many key indicators of wetland’s well being and supply 4 sorts of ecological companies. “Had it not rained in Oct and Nov, the scenario would have been even worse so far as bird species are involved,” he mentioned. “Among the many winter migratory water threatened birds-Painted Stork, Wooly -Necked Stork, Sarus Crane, Black-headed Ibis, Frequent Pochard, Larger Noticed Eagle and Oriental Darter, have been recorded,” he mentioned.
The great depend of a few of the outstanding winter migratory water birds recorded this year, he mentioned and added, “Like, practically 272 Greylag Geese that migrates from Central Asia, 1,400 Northern Pintail that migrates from North Asia, 300 Eurasian Wigeon and 440 Frequent Teal that migrates from North Asia, have been noticed this year.”
Roy asserted that authorities companies must be a little bit conscious so far as the maintenance of wetlands is anxious. “As many patches of bird sanctuary have been discovered dry, they might have been full of water artificially,” he mentioned.
Unfold in an space of 500 hectare, the Saman Bird Sanctuary is a novel sanctuary positioned in the Mainpuri district contains a number of smaller wetlands – excellent habitat for water birds. It is one amongst 467 IBA Websites in the nation (Necessary Bird & Biodiversity Space) designated by the Birdlife Worldwide having wealthy birdlife range and likewise is a crucial wintering web site for a lot of migrants.
This year a number of migratory birds which come underneath IUCN threatened classification have been recorded. A lower in the quantity and species of migratory birds was recorded through the current Asian Waterbird Census (AWC), 2023, carried out at the newly designated Ramsar web site – Saman Bird Sanctuary in Mainpuri – by a staff of volunteers underneath the supervision of AWC Delhi state coordinator, ecologist and conservationist T Ok Roy.
“AWC had carried out a 16-days lengthy census ranging from Jan 7 upto Jan 22. So far as species of water bird is anxious, it declined to 45 from final year’s depend of 49. Nevertheless, there was a rise in the inhabitants of birds too. From final year’s depend of two,281, it went as much as 3,831 together with 7 species of threatened birds in comparability to 2022,” Roy instructed TOI on Tuesday.
Roy additional mentioned that water birds are one of many key indicators of wetland’s well being and supply 4 sorts of ecological companies. “Had it not rained in Oct and Nov, the scenario would have been even worse so far as bird species are involved,” he mentioned. “Among the many winter migratory water threatened birds-Painted Stork, Wooly -Necked Stork, Sarus Crane, Black-headed Ibis, Frequent Pochard, Larger Noticed Eagle and Oriental Darter, have been recorded,” he mentioned.
The great depend of a few of the outstanding winter migratory water birds recorded this year, he mentioned and added, “Like, practically 272 Greylag Geese that migrates from Central Asia, 1,400 Northern Pintail that migrates from North Asia, 300 Eurasian Wigeon and 440 Frequent Teal that migrates from North Asia, have been noticed this year.”
Roy asserted that authorities companies must be a little bit conscious so far as the maintenance of wetlands is anxious. “As many patches of bird sanctuary have been discovered dry, they might have been full of water artificially,” he mentioned.