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ARRIVAL-BIRDS (with picture)
Migratory birds arriving to northern water bodies
RANGPUR Jan 5, 2018 (BSS) – Thousands of migratory birds from the
Himalayan and Siberian regions are arriving to the riverine areas and water
bodies in the northern region.
Shawkat Ali Sarker, Bir Bikram, Chairman of Chilmari upazila said the
number of migratory birds especially on the Brahmaputra riverbank in Kurigram
is little higher this winter compared to the previous years.
“However, the migratory birds are not uncountable like 20 to 30 years
back due to reduction of water bodies,” he said.
Agriculture and Environment Coordinator of RDRS Bangladesh Mamunur
Rashid said birds coming here due to the falling temperature in the
Himalayan, Siberian, Nepal, Xinxian and Mongolian regions during the winters.
Associate Professor of Begum Rokeya University Dr Tuhin Wadud said the
number of arriving migratory birds is higher in Char Narayanpur, Jatrapur,
Noonkhawa, Astomirchar, Noyarhat, Mohanganj, Begumganj, Hatia and Kodalkati
areas in the northern river basins.
“A good number of Bali Duck, ‘Samukal’, Bright, Rose King, Bali Lenja,
‘Sorail’, ‘Boikal’, ‘Nilshir’, ‘Piyang’, ‘Pankouri’, ‘Rangamuri’, Pintail,
‘Pantamukhi’, ‘Chokha-chokhi’ and ‘Khonjona’ are now flocking to the northern
region,” he said.
Horticulture Specialist of the Department of Agriculture Extension
Khandker Mesbahul Islam said the migratory birds usually consume here small
fishes, insects, small snails and watery plants.
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