Observer: Sumanta Pramanick
Species: Broad-billed Sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus)
Date & Time: Feb 13, 2020
Location: Jambudwip, South 24 Parganas, WB, India
Observer: Sumanta Pramanick
Species: Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Date & Time: Jan 22, 2019
Location: Bali Island, Sundarban, South 24 Parganas, WB, India
“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
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.
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.