Bird watchers have sighted more than 140 bird species in Coimbatore on Sunday – a day where they went across the district to record birds for the first time as part of Big Bird Day. Three teams of bird watchers were involved in the exercise, says Mansur Ahamed, one of the members.
His team visited Siruvani, Ukkadam Big Tank, Kalapatti and a few other areas. A second team led by Jishnu covered Marudhamalai, Kallar and areas in their neighbourhood. A third team led by Keerthana and a few students covered Singanallur and Sulur tanks and areas nearby.
A few days prior to the exercise, the teams had earmarked their areas of operation to avoid repetition and ensure every land type was covered. The bird watchers noted down details of the birds and location and also entered the data in an app, says Mr. Ahamed.
The teams’ record had overlapping details in that they had noted down same species but that had been discounted to arrive at the 140-plus mark. This was part of the nation-wide exercise where bird watchers had panned out to forests, rural, semi-urban and urban areas to record birds. Though it was the first time in Coimbatore, such an exercise has been going on in The Nilgiris for the past four years, he adds.
His team visited Siruvani, Ukkadam Big Tank, Kalapatti and a few other areas. A second team led by Jishnu covered Marudhamalai, Kallar and areas in their neighbourhood. A third team led by Keerthana and a few students covered Singanallur and Sulur tanks and areas nearby.
A few days prior to the exercise, the teams had earmarked their areas of operation to avoid repetition and ensure every land type was covered. The bird watchers noted down details of the birds and location and also entered the data in an app, says Mr. Ahamed.
The teams’ record had overlapping details in that they had noted down same species but that had been discounted to arrive at the 140-plus mark. This was part of the nation-wide exercise where bird watchers had panned out to forests, rural, semi-urban and urban areas to record birds. Though it was the first time in Coimbatore, such an exercise has been going on in The Nilgiris for the past four years, he adds.