Winter migratory birds visit Nilgiris in large numbers, buntings recorded for first time

Key Points

1. Winter migrant birds are arriving in large numbers in the Nilgiris.
2. Grey-necked Bunting and Black-headed Bunting were sighted for the first time in the Nilgiris.
3. Eurasian Wryneck, Kashmir Flycatcher, Pin-tailed Snipe, Whiskered Tern, Indian Blue Robin, and Blue Rock Thrush are regular winter migrants.
4. Greater spotted eagle and Steppe Eagle have been documented in greater numbers this year.
5. Steppe Eagles have been observed carrying and dropping small mammals from great heights.
6. Northern pintails and booted warblers have been recorded in the Nilgiris this winter.
7. The observations were made by Chandrasekar Das and Murali Moorthy.