TIRUPUR, OCTOBER 19, 2017
20:11 IST
Common Stonechat comes from
central Asia and Europe, and Western Marsh Harrier from western Eurasia and
Africa.
Two migratory bird species,
Eurasian Marsh Harrier (also called Western Marsh Harrier) and Common
Stonechat, have been sighted by a group of bird watchers, reportedly for the
first time, near the S. Periyapalayam irrigation tank in Tirupur, Tamil Nadu.
“Common Stonechat is sighted for
the first time in Tamil Nadu if one goes by records compiled by
ornithologists,” said K. Ravindran, a regular bird watcher at the S.
Periyapalayam tank for a decade.
Mr. Ravindran, who is also the
president of the Nature Society of Tirupur, said that Eurasian Marsh Harrier
was seen elsewhere in Tamil Nadu. Common Stonechat comes from central Asia and
Europe, and Western Marsh Harrier from western Eurasia and Africa.
The Nature Society of Tirupur
attributes a few possible reasons for the sudden appearance of these two birds
here.
“Either they may have lost their
way to places they usually visit, or because of the disturbances happened to
their earlier habitats,” said Mr. Ravindran.
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