Shallabugh, Jan 22 :
Lakhs of migratory birds have flocked the Shallabugh wetland in Sherpathri area
of Ganderbal.
According to officials, the migratory birds come to Shallabugh
wetland far off places like Siberia, Central Asia, Northern Europe, Ladakh,
China and Central Asia.
Some of the popular migratory birds visiting the
Shallabugh reserve include Geese, Bar Geese, White Heeled Duck, Shoveller,
Red-Crested Pochard, White-Eyed Pochard, Common Teal, Pintail, Mallard, Gadwall,
Coot, Hoonk and Graylag.
Among these, Pintail, Common Teal and Gadwall
are the birds visiting this wetland in maximum numbers.
“Till now we
have received 10 to 30 lakh flying visitors here,” Muhammad Amin Bhat, Forester
Shallabugh wetland told Greater Kashmir. He said the number of winged visitors
will increase in coming days.
“This season, the flying visitors started
to throng to this wetland from the first week of November last and the outward
migration is expected to start from March up to mid April this year," Bhat
said.
Ends
SA/EN
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