Blue-cheeked Bee Eater Merops persicus : It is another summer-migrant feather friend that comes to India. This bird has brilliant green feathers, chestnut shaded throat, and yellow chin. It has a long tail feathers and a long black bill. During migration, this bird moves in small or large flocks. Mainly, these birds fly in the daytime, but when they have to cross the sea, they prefer night time. Blue-tailed Bee-Eater Merops philippinus : These small birds spend the summers in India and returns to Africa and different parts of Europe at the end of the season.
Indian dragonfly is the preferred food. Common Cuckoos Cuculus canorus : This passerine bird is a widespread summer migrant in Asia and Europe. In India, these birds are found from the onset of the spring and spend the summers in this sub-continent.
The species, enlisted above are all summer-migrants to India. You may closely watch their behaviors, looks, feeding, calls, courtship rituals, nesting, breeding etc.
And, it is really an excellent opportunity to enjoy these feathered-friends in nature. About the Birds migrate to India in summer. The once regular visitors have started making sporadic appearances in the past decade or so — sometimes, disappearing for very long spells. Overpopulation, extreme weather changes and hunting are major contributors to this phenomenon. While the Crane Foundation is doing all it can to reroute the birds and bring them back to India, the chances, frankly, look bleak.
Flocks of Greater Flamingos, however, start descending into Flamingo City to an island called Anda Bet, in the Greater Rann of Kutch which is the largest nesting site of the species in the country. In , around 10 lakh flamingos were recorded in the island. They settle down in the month of October only. Flamingos are fussy, and breed in ideal conditions only. The level of water and availability of food are all take into account before the swarm of pink decides to settle down.
However, since their last migration in , the flamingos have disappeared and have not made any more arrivals. Although they are known to breed once every three years, their sudden disappearance is a cause of concern, experts believe. Another cause of worry in the Rann of Kutch salt marsh is that greater flamingos are occasionally electrocuted when they sit on watt electric cables near their breeding areas — only recently, such deaths were recorded.
Fingers are crossed as we hope that the majestic swarm of pink makes an appearance this year. The Ruffs are birds of the Arctic Tundra region. Although they spend the summer months breeding and rearing chicks, the winters pose a huge problem altogether as hell freezes over — literally.
The subzero temperatures cause everything, from plants to flowers to insects, to freeze, which propels them to move South. One of their preferred destinations is India, where they can find food in abundance for the growth of their young ones.
However, once the breeding season comes around again they move back to the Tundra to repeat the cycle all over again. A huge population of these birds, which spends its winters in the Indian Subcontinent makes a taxing journey over the Himalayas, often taking a break in wetlands just south of the Himalaya before continuing further south to India.
The birds, which reside in marshy wetlands in the north, have seen a tremendous rise in its population in the past four decades, numbering over four million today. Pelicans are known to possess gigantic beaks — yet, the Rosy Pelican is known for its gigantic wingspan too, which stretches close to 12 feet in length.
Like other winter migratory birds, the Rosy Pelican migrates to the north of India, settling down in shallow, fresh water lakes with plenty of fish. Although a majority of these birds settle down in Pakistan, some of them visit India, while some go as far and as high as Nepal. Due to overfishing, the Rosy Pelicans have had to go farther south to look for food, which has brought about a disruption in their habitat.
The tiny brown duck is a common winter visitor in India, travelling many a mile from its home in Europe and North America. Gadwall generally prefers freshwater reedy marshes, jheels and other such low water bodies. It prefers to keep near emergent vegetation for quick availability of food. The bird can be spotted during the winters in north and central India, most notably in Bhopal.
The black-tailed godwits spend their summers in Iceland or Russia — where they breed, eat and raise their young. However, winters are not too kind on these delicate birds up in the north, so they migrate down south — landing in the lowland wet grasslands in North India.
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