Bihar Forest Department and BNHS team
Mithilesh Kumar, Bihpur. The Asian Water Bird Census-2026, organized in Bihar under the joint aegis of Bihar Forest Department and BNHS, started from Ghatora Wetland. On Sunday, Bhagalpur DFO Ashutosh Kumar, Range Officer Company Kumar, Bihar Asian Water Bird Census Coordinator Deepak Kumar Jhunnu, Coordinator Gyan Chand Gyani, Gaurav Sinha, Chandan, Kabir and Vats Nishan Krishnan counted birds in Ghatora Wetland.
DFO said that in Sunday's census, more than 10 thousand birds of 72 species were assessed. In which 70 percent were migratory and 30 percent were local birds. This is the highest number of birds found in the annual census in Ghatora wetland so far. This bird census is being conducted across the state from January 18 to February 8.
DFO Ashutosh said that these birds coming from Central Asian countries, Europe, Mongolia, China, Leh-Ladakh etc., migrate to Ghatora Wetland in large numbers for winter.
Here, Deepak Kumar Jhunnu, Coordinator of Bihar Asian Water Bird Census, said that the largest number of migratory birds here include red-headed ducks, sinker, chaita, small red-headed, chakwa, flamingos, geese and Kusia Chaha.
Among other birds, the number of birds like Ghonghil, different types of herons, Heron, Sandpiper, Stonechat, Waterfowl, Munia, Neelkanthi, Grassbird etc. were seen more than expected.
Environmentalist cum Coordinator of Asian Water Bird Census, Shri Jhunnu says that the geographical location of Ghatora Wetland, calm environment, safe aquatic habitat, availability of abundant aquatic and vegetable food attracts migratory and native birds.
Demanding to make Ghatora a Ramsar site, Sonvarsha Mukhiya Neenarani and Ajay alias Lali Kunwar said that this wetland remains resonating with the chirping of native and migratory birds from November to April.
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