Welcoming The Migratory Birdsby | 30-11-2015 00:40 |
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Migration in avian species is common and it mainly happens in between their breeding ground and wintering grounds.During winter many species of birds migrate to different parts of Nepal, and one of the place is Kaski district. Many species from Northern parts of Nepal,Siberia,China migrate here. So inorder to raise awareness and concern about the migratory birds and their habitat conservation Bird Consevation Nepal,Pokhara Branch and Pokhara Bird Society organized "Welcome to the Birds" on 28th November 2015 at Fewa wetland. The programme started at 9 A.M. NST involving about 35 participants including BCN members,bird experts, bird lovers ,news reporters,trekking guides and local people. The event began with brief introduction and informative speeches about the need of the habitat conservation of the birds and the roles of different stakeholders.A local also explained how the people had conflicting relationship with some species like Purple swamp hen.After that bird watching was done from Khapaudi to Barahi Chowk and during that we observed about 58 species of birds.The bird species were mainly wetland dependent birds including few others,they include following:- 1) Purple swamp Hen 2) Rudy Shelduck 3) Gadwall 4) Booted eagle 5) White Throated Kingfisher 6) Common Kingfisher 7) Common Coot 8) Osprey 9) Cattle Egret 10) Intermediate Egret 11) Common Egret 12) Pond heron 13) Paddy Field Pipit 14) Common Sandpiper 15) Northen shoveler 16)White wagtail 17) Bronze-winged Jacana 18) White breasted water hen 19) Common Pochard 20) Mallard 21) lesser whistling Duck 22) White capped water Redstart 23) Common Morhen 24) Pied Bush Chat 25) Common stone chat 26) Rosy Pipit 27) Barn Swallow 28) White Browed Wagtail 29) Rosy Pipit 30) Yellow Breaste green finch etc.        Photo Courtesy :- Bipna Basnet
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