Birds Around Me

'Whilrling Wader Spectacle' is an amazing, phenomenal event where tides force thousands of wading birds to move in tandem. The spectacle is no less than migration in Serengeti. And the place is no other than RSPB Snettisham Nature Reserve in Norfolk. Tens of thousands of waders arrive at the site for wintering and during high tide, they have to move to higher ground across the beach. It is just magical to see them fly above your head, in thousands. RSPB Snettisham Nature Reserve RSPB Snettisham Nature Reserve RSPB Snettisham Nature Reserve RSPB Snettisham Nature Reserve RSPB Snettisham Nature Reserve RSPB Snettisham Nature Reserve RSPB Snettisham Nature Reserve RSPB Snettisham Nature Reserve RSPB Snettisham Nature Reserve RSPB Snettisham Nature Reserve RSPB Snettisham Nature Reserve RSPB Snettisham Nature Reserve RSPB Snettisham Nature Reserve RSPB Snettisham Nature Reserve RSPB Snettisham Nature Reserve RSPB Snettisham Nature Reserve RSPB Snettisham Nature Reserve RSPB Snettis...

Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) breeds farther north than any other goose, those wintering in England breed in Siberia and northern Russia. The head, neck, and upper parts of the body are dark, apart from a small white next patch. Underparts vary but under the tail is always white. Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) Norfolk Coast Wintering feeding grounds are along the coast and estuaries where there are mudflats with sufficient food. They are also seen around the farmlands. Grazes vegetation on land or in water, eelgrass, algae, and other salt marsh plants.  Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) Norfolk Coast Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) Norfolk Coast Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) Norfolk Coast

Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) is the size of a large duck, about 80-100 c. Large body, long thick neck, long powerful bill, and long sloping forehead and crown. Adults are black with white on its face and thighs in spring. Juvenile dark brown, usually pale or almost white underparts.  Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) घोघर, जल कौवा, बड़ा पैन कौवा frequently stands with wings extended and swims like a large duck, with bill raised upwards. It dives with a leap upwards before submerging underwater. Often it is seen singly, but larger numbers gather at roost and at feeding sites. Nests in colonies, sometimes numbering 100 nests or more.  Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) घोघर, जल कौवा, बड़ा पैन कौवा are often threatened by fishing or angling community. In Southeast Asia, they are trained to catch fish and the catch is retrieved by ensuring the cormorant doesn't swallow it by putting a metal ring around its neck. Hindi Name of Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo): घोघर, जल कौवा, बड़ा पै...