“Chestnut-tailed Minla” Observer: Sanchita Dey Species: Chestnut-tailed Minla (Actinodura strigula) Date & Time: April 27, 2015 Location: Gairibas, on Sandakphu trek route, WB, India
“A massive kingfisher with a large scarlet bill. Its regular contact call is a loud laughing “ka- ka-ka” repeated 6-10 times. Generally found in lowland waterside habitats. Can be seen in primary rainforest, bamboo-forest and mangroves, but also in more open areas such as coconut plantations and paddy fields. Often seen perched on mangrove roots
“This video is of a Black Kite feeding while flying.” Observer: Pampa Mistri Species: Black Kite (Milvus migrans) Date & Time: May 24, 2020 Location: Kolkata, WB, India
“A resident, Least-concern species(LC). Unlike other prinias, this species is a brightly coloured, distinctive prinia of 12-14 cm, with a long graduated tail. Sexes are similar. This habitat of this species is tall grasses and reed-beds, lowland fields, wetlands by paddy fields, tamarisk thickets, grassy side of mangroves towards the land. They are typically found
“Foraging behaviour of Sanderling. In the estuary, Sanderlings forage in muddy-sand areas during low tide which helps in achieving higher intake rates than in sandy areas.” Observer: Sumanta Pramanick Species: Sanderling (Calidris alba) Date & Time: Sept 18, 2019 Location: Fraserganj estuary, South 24 Parganas, WB, India
“We found 8 birds were roosting amongst a large mixed flock of Curlew Sandpipers, Lesser/Greater Sand Plovers, Sanderlings and Dunlins. They were seen on the beach of Jambudwip (approx 8km south-west from Fraserganj coast in Bay of Bengal) during high tide.” Observer: Sumanta Pramanick Species: Broad-billed Sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus) Date & Time: Feb 13, 2020
“Spotted Flycatcher is passage migrant which spend few weeks in Western India in monsoon during their pathway to wintering in Africa. It’s bit strange to see this bird wintering in India, specially in the eastern part of the country. Probably this is the first record from West Bengal.” Observer: Sumanta Pramanick Species: Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa
“Courtship display of Black Headed Munias…Rajarhat, 28.7.20 It was about 7.15 am and a lot of activity was noticeable among the reed beds….baya weavers, prinias, ziting cisticolas, striated grassbirds, pied starling baibies screeching out from almost everywhere, with black and cinnamon Bitterns flying in and out from inside the reeds. This pair alighted right in
Led By BWS Field Trip
The society organised a survey trip to Bakkhali and Jambudweep on 8th February and 9th February 2020. The trip was primarily for surveying waders. It was done with assistance from the Forest Department of West Bengal. Total of 12 members participated in the survey. We reached Bakkhali on 8th at about 11 am and quickly conducted a count on the Kargil Beach. The sky was overcast with slight hint of rain.
Species recorded at Kargil Beach: See table below.
Led By BWS Field Trip
The society organised a survey trip to Malda on 11th and 12th January 2020. The trip was primarily for surveying of the Ganges sandflats and its surrounding lands. A total of fifteen members participated in the survey. The group reached Malda on 11th Jan at around 5am. BWS members from Malda region had organized the logistics, namely hotel, transportation and boats for the survey. Day long surveys for two consecutive days were carried on.