The increasing pollution in Delhi-NCR is having a direct impact on the migratory birds coming from across the seven seas. These migratory birds come to India in large numbers every year and migrate here from November to March, but due to the way the air quality index in Delhi-NCR has reached around 500, this year the arrival of migratory birds has increased. There has been some decrease in the number.
A large number of migratory birds visit the Bird Sanctuary of Noida every year. People come from far and wide to see them. Due to the ever increasing pollution in Delhi, the air quality has deteriorated significantly, which has a direct impact on humans as well as animals and migratory birds. On the frequency of arrival of migratory birds, Forest Department official Pramod Kumar Srivastava said that he has been keeping information about it for a long time.
Migratory birds come to the Indian subcontinent from Siberia and other places when the weather is cold. They first make their migration and then come to the plains. On continuous monitoring, it has been found that this time the number of birds has decreased. It would be a little difficult to say that pollution has no effect on birds, because whatever creature inhales pollution, it has some effect on it.
Where do migratory birds come from in Bird Sanctuary?
There are many species of migratory birds. There are about 300 species of birds. These birds come here from Siberia, Mongolia, China, Australia and America subcontinent. If we talk about Gautam Buddha Nagar district, there are three very important wetlands in which they travel. Migratory birds start arriving in the month of November and go back by March.
Tourists visiting the Bird Sanctuary say that they all come to see the migratory birds. Manish, who came to visit the Bird Sanctuary, said that it is full of nature. Foreign birds come here. I come to see them. All types of birds are found here, in which foreign birds are found more. There is more greenery also. We come here to see him.
Effect of pollution on birds also
Manish told that the birds in the Bird Sanctuary are affected by pollution, just as we have difficulty in breathing and irritation in the eyes, the environment is also not good for the birds. If the environment is bad then foreign birds will not come here. It affects them also, at present birds have come here.
The employee working at Bird Sanctuary Okhla told that migratory birds come here, which start coming from October-November. Migratory birds come here in large numbers. Come from Siberia. All migratory birds come here. Most of the food for migratory birds is also available naturally. Name of the migratory birds that come….
- Siberian Crane
- Flamingo
- Pelican
- Golden Plover
- Bar-headed Goose
- Pintail Duck
- Common Teal
- Red-wattled Lapwing
- Redshank
- Black-winged Stilt
- Marsh Harrier