THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, OCT. 3:
Rare bird species such as the red-necked
phalarope (pambarakkada) and a tiny wader that swims in open sea have been
sighted during the first pelagic bird expedition in southern Kerala.
Red-necked phalarope was sighted in Neendakara
in Kollam district for the first time on the Kerala coast, a release said here
today.
Streaked shearwater (Varayan thiravetti), another rare bird, was sighted twice by
birdwatchers who participated in the event, which concluded on October 1, and
carried out transects from Neendakara to Kollam for two days.
The transects included both deep-sea and
offshore birding, following fishing boats.
The birdwatchers also recorded several migratory
seabirds including swinhoe’s storm-petrels, Wilson’s storm-petrels,
flesh-footed shearwaters, Arctic skua, masked booby, bridled terns and sooty
terns during the expedition.
Birdwatchers from different birdwatching
societies such as Malabar Natural History Society (MNHS), Kerala Birder and
Travancore Nature History Society (TNHS) participated in the event.
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