It is the annual dispersal of birds from the northern hemisphere to the Indian subcontinent including Sri Lanka. In Tamil Nadu, Point Calimere Sanctuary on the East Coast sees migratory birds in lakhs. Get started Get yourself a pair of binoculars, and a field guide and you can watch migratory birds from home. It feeds on insects and maintains the balance of the food chain.”Birders aflutterThe arrival of migratory birds has cheered up the birding community in the Nilgiris. Curlew sandpiper | Photo Credit: R KarthikeyanThis year, because of the COVID-19, bird watchers are documenting migratory birds from their backyard.

Source: The Hindu September 28, 2020 13:18 UTC