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KAIGABIRDMARATHON
2013
Chief Patron
Shri H.N. Bhat
Site Director, Kaiga Site
Patrons
Shri Hemantkumar,
Station Director, KGS-3&4
Shri R.R. Dani,
Chief Superintendent, KGS-1&2
Shri Sanjay Kumar,
Chief Superintendent, KGS-3&4
Convenor, KBM-2013
Shri K. Sriram,
Sr. Maintenance Engineer (FHS), KGS-3&4
Organizing Committee Members
Shri K.V. Rajeev,
HWM, KGS-1&2
Shri G. Mohandas,
Site Director’s Office, Kaiga Site
Shri Prashant A. Nayak,
FHS, KGS-3&4
Shri K. Harish,
HR, Kaiga Site
Kaiga Bird Marathon
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Kaiga Site : Panoramic View
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uclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) is a Public Sector NEnterprise under the administrative control of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India. The Company was registered as a Public Limited Company on 17th September 1987 with the objective of operating atomic power stations and implementing the atomic power projects for generation of electricity in pursuance of the schemes and programmes of the Government of India under the Atomic Energy Act, 1962.
NPCIL is responsible for design, construction, commissioning and operation of nuclear power reactors, generation & supply of precious clean Energy without releasing any green house gases or ozone depleting substances. NPCIL has for its motto “CLEAN POWER – GREEN ENVIRONMENT”. NPCIL is a MoU signing, profit making and dividend paying company with the highest level of credit rating (AAA rating by CRISIL and CARE). NPCIL is presently operating 20 nuclear power reactors with an installed capacity of 4780 MW. The reactor fleet comprises of two Boiling Water Reactors (BWRs) and eighteen Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) including one 100 MW PHWR at Rajasthan owned by DAE, Government of India. Currently it has six reactors under various stages of construction totaling 4800 MW capacity out of which one reactor of 1000 MW capacity at Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu, is in the final stage of commissioning. Pre-project activities that have received ‘in principle' approval by the Government, have been taken up aggressively so as to enable early launch of projects at these sites.
NPCIL has vision to reach out to the surrounding community & general Public through its comprehensive developmental initiatives which includes Health, Education, Employment & Environmental Awareness, besides providing basic amenities & infrastructures to the nearby Villages under Corporate Social Responsibility scheme, along with playing a pivotal role in the economic development of the region.
The Mission of the Company is ‘To develop nuclear power technology and to produce nuclear power as a safe, environmentally benign and economically viable source of electrical energy to meet the increasing electricity needs of the country'.
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About Kaiga Generating Station
Kaiga once a tiny hamlet in the sylvan surroundings of the Western Ghats aloof from the rest of the world is now home to a cluster of four nuclear power plants each of which is rated for a generating capacity of 220 MW(e). The first pair of units that were commissioned nearly a decade ago has made significant strides in safe operation of the nuclear power plants. KGS unit-2 operated continuously for 529 days (from 19.08.2006 to 31.01.2008) to become the longest continuously operated Indian power plant, a feat comparable to the best operating plants in the international arena. KGS-1 also followed this achievement by completing 486 days of continuous operation. KGS-3 was constructed and commissioned in a record time of 59 months. KGS-3 recorded an availability factor of 100 % during the very first month of its operation. KGS Unit-4 achieved distinction of becoming commercial within one day after its first synchronization.
The Twin Units at Kaiga, KGS 1&2, are already accredited with IS/ISO-14001 for EMS & IS/ISO-18001 for OHSMS for power production, while KGS 3&4 is in the advanced stage of obtaining these credentials. NPCIL-Kaiga has contributed immensely for the development of the surrounding environment since the very beginning. Kaiga Generating Station has already made gigantic progress to meet its own goal of overall development of the region amid Socio-Political & Economical challenges & is striving to accomplish the set targets.
Geographically Kaiga holds a unique position as it is located in the midst of Western Ghats, one of the richest biodiversity hotspots in the world. Anybody coming to Kaiga is enchanted by the beauty of its evergreen forests and the silent valleys of the river Kali. Further, the area falls in the neighborhood of Anshi National park, one of the internationally acknowledged IBAs (Important Bird Areas) in India. Kaiga is located 50 Kms North-East of coastal city of Karwar in Karnataka State.
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Asian Paradise Flycatcher
Site Director…. Flagging off
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Why bird survey?
The data collected from Bird surveys can become valuable information for scientific research. The fluctuations in avian population may indicate climate changes, pollution level, loss of habitat, migration time etc. Bird races are popular in western countries like Christmas Bird Count, Project Feeder Watch & Great Backyard Bird Count. After it was introduced in India around 2005, it slowly gained popularity. Lucknow Bird Race, Mumbai Bird Race, Bangalore Bird Race and Kerala Bird race have accumulated invaluable data about avian life in these locations. Kaiga Bird Marathon is one such bird race that is slowly gaining in popularity and is contributing immensely to the documentation of avian species around Kaiga. Such accumulation of data would be impossible without the help of each & every Birding enthusiast. This information will be useful in Conservation Projects by Government and other agencies.
Environment Stewardship Programme
NPCIL has voluntarily taken up Environment Stewardship Programme (ESP), besides fulfilling regulatory and statutory requirements. The ESP has been launched in association with the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS). The program focuses on the scientific study of bio-diversity, particularly avifauna, within and around Exclusion Zones (EZs) of Indian nuclear power plants for the conservation & improvement of habitat. NPCIL has published two coffee table books viz. “Our Flying Guests” on the birds found within and around all the Indian nuclear power plants and "7 Edens and 70 Fairies" on the butterflies of Indian NPPs. “Our Flying Guests” has received appreciation from top officials of the country, naturalists, NGOs, Government, private organizations, and international agencies.
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Site Director…. Flagging off
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Kaiga Bird Marathon
The Marathon is a long distance running event with a distance of 42.195 Kms and is a part of Olympic Games. But, this innovative concept of Avian Marathon differs from the original one. It is a friendly competition to discover nature, especially avian species around us. Objective of this event is to know “Feathered Friends” around us and to spread the message of bio-diversity and environmental conservation. This event is organized annually with the objective of collecting authentic data for future conservation work. Six teams are formed who go out by walk in search of bird species on six pre-defined transects. The total distance covered by these transects is around 43 Kms. The teams collect as much bird species data in a checklist as possible within the event day. The event would start before sunrise and end by around noon on the same day. All transects are planned in such a manner that they cover all types of habitats around Kaiga.
Kaiga Bird Marathon-2013 is the third in the series of Annual Bird Marathons organized by Kaiga Generating Station under the aegis of environmental stewardship program of NPCIL. This event is organized in the months of January to March. This year, the Kaiga Bird Marathon was organized on 12th January 2013, inviting interested Birders from all corners through media and internet. The program was chalked out prior to the event and all logistic requirements were listed to the minutest detail well in advance. A small briefing was organized in Kaiga Township Seminar Hall on 05th January 2013 for beginners in which the participants were briefed on the intent of the Marathon, do’s and don’ts during the event and were given tips on how to identify and count birds.
On the event day, all the participants gathered at KGS Nisarga Guest house at 0530 hours. Shri H N Bhat, Site Director, Kaiga Site welcomed the participants and addressed the gathering. Shri Hemant Kumar, Station Director, KGS 3&4 administered the Environmental Protection Pledge for the participants. The teams were flagged off by Shri H N Bhat and Shri Hemant Kumar. All the team members were given packed breakfast so that they can be at the beginning of transects by 0615 hours in the morning.
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Enthusiastic birders from North Karnataka Birders Network (NKBN) and Students from College of Forestry-Sirsi are regulars in Marathon and other Birders from Bengaluru, Haliyal, Belgaum, Kochi also participated in the event, together with members of the Kaiga Parivar. A total of 124 persons participated in the event and this is an increase of about 85% over the previous year and about 164% over the participation in the first year of KBM.
All the participants were divided into 6 teams and the teams were given bird names - Indian Roller, Malabar Pied Hornbill, Asian Open bill, Little Green Bee eater, Oriental White Ibis and Darter. Each team had one expert bird watcher / ornithologist as the team leader and there were two to three Kaiga representatives as team co-ordinators. The teams were dropped at the beginning point of the transect by 0615 hours and were picked up later in the day at 1200-1300 hours at the end of the transect. The details of the transects is given in appendix-I At the end of the day, the data collected was analyzed. The bird checklist is given in appendix – II.
The concluding session was held in the afternoon & was chaired by Shri H.N. Bhat, Site Director, Kaiga Site and Shri Hemantkumar, Station Director, KGS-3&4. This concluding session provided the forum for interaction between group members and for providing feedback. Shri Hemantkumar appreciated the efforts by all the participants. Shri H.N. Bhat while appreciating the excellent work done, also briefed the participants about the various enrionmental measures taken by Kaiga Generating Station. The event concluded with distribution of mementos to all the participants.
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Transects:
The Marathon was divided into 6 transects, as detailed below:
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Team Name Transect Area
Team A Indian Roller Kaiga Plant Site
Team B Malabar Pied Hornbill Kodasalli to Sullegeri
Team C Asian Open bill Kuchegar - Hartuga
Team D Little Green Bee-eater Irpage village to Nisarga Guest House
Team E Oriental White Ibis Gauswada lake to Irpage
Team F Darter Halaga to Ulaga village
Vegetation:
Team A Evergreen Moist deciduous forest
Team B Evergreen Moist deciduous forest
Team C Human Settlement, Paddy Field and Evergreen moist deciduous forest.
Team D Human Settlement, River bank and Evergreen moistdeciduous forest
Team E Human Settlement, River bank and Evergreen moistdeciduous forest
Team F Human settlement and Paddy Field
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Order Common Name Scientific Name
ACCIPITRIFORMES
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterous
Oriental Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
ANSERIFORMES
Cotton Pygmy-goose Nettapus coromandelianus
Lesser Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica
APODIFORMES
Asian Palm-Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
Common Swift Apus apus
House Swift Apus nipalensis
BUCEROTIFORMES
Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis
Indian Gray Hornbill Ocyceros birostris
Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus
Malabar Pied-Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus
CICONIFORMES
Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
Besra Accipiter virgatus
Black Eagle Lctinaetus malayensis
Black Kite Milvus migrans
Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Changeable Hawk Eagle Nisaetus (cirrhatus) limaeets
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
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Order Common Name Scientific Name
Common Redshank Tringa totanus
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Common Stone Chat Saxicola torquatus
Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus
Crested Hack Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Great Egret Ardea alba
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Grey- headed Fish Eagle lcthyophaga ichthyaetus
Grey Heron Ardea cineria
Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
Indian Darter Anhinga melanogaster
Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii
Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
Malayan Night-Heron Gorsachius melanolophus
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
Ospreys Pandion haliaetu
Pallas's Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus
Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
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Ashy Drongo
Chest-nut tailed & Blyth’s Starlings
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Order Common Name Scientific Name
Shikra Acipiter badius
Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus
Striated Heron Butorides striata
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
COLUMBIFORMES
Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
Laughing Dove Stigmatopelia senegalensis
Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus
Pompadour Green-Pigeon Treron pompadora
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus
CORACIIFORMES
Black Capped Kingfisher Halcyaon pileata
Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni
Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting
Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
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Tickell’s Blue Flycatche
Green Bee eater
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Order Common Name Scientific Name
CUCULIFORMES
Common Hawk-Cuckoo Cuculus varius
Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
FALCONIFORMES
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa
GALLIFORMES
Gray Junglefowl Gallus sonneratii
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
GRUIFORMES
White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
PASSERIFORMES
Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
Asian House-Martin Delichon dasypus
Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
Asian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
Black-and-rufous Flycatcher Ficedula nigrorufa
Black-headed Cuckooshrike Coracina melanoptera
Black-headed Munia Lonchura malacca
Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
Blue-capped Rock-Thrush Monticola cinclorhynchus
Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris
Blue-winged Parakeet Psittacula columboides
Blyth's Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
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Pale billed Flowerpecker
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Order Common Name Scientific Name
Blyth's Starling Sturnia malabarica(blythi)
Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
Brown Fish Owl ketupa zeylonensis
Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
Chestnut-shouldered Petronia Petronia xanthocollis
Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stemtoreus
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus
Common Wood-Shrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus
Crested Lark Galerida cristata
Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
Crimson-backed Sunbird Leptocoma minima
Dark-fronted Babbler Rhopocichala atriceps
Dusky Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne concolor
Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
Eurasian Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
Eurasian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Flame-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus gularis
Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
Great Tit Parus major
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
Grey-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus priocephalus
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Malabar Pied Hornbill
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Order Common Name Scientific Name
House Crow Corvus splendens
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Indian Bush Lark Mirafra erythroptera
Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicatus
Indian Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus horsfieldii
Indian Silver Bill Euodice malabarica
Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni
Jungle Babbler Turdoides striata
Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum
Large Cuckoo-shrike Coracina mace
Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis gularis
Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra
Long-billed Bush-Warbler Bradypterus major
Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
Loten's Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius
Malabar Crested Lark Galerida malabarica
Malabar Whistling-Thrush Myophonus horsfieldii
Nilgiri Flowerpecker Dicaeum concolor
Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina
Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
Paddy Field Pipit Anthus rufulus
Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata
Plain Flowerpecker Dicaeum concolor
Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
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Flame back Woodpecker
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Order Common Name Scientific Name
Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
Rufous Babbler Turdoides subrufa
Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
Rufous-tailed Shrike Lanius isabellinus
Scaly Breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Small sunbird Nectorina minima
Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile
Tickell's Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
White-bellied Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis pallipes
White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
White-browed Wagtail Motacilla madaraspatensis
White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis
White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
White-throated Bulbul Alophoixus flaveolus
Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
Yellow-billed Babbler Turdoides affinis
Yellow-browed Bulbul Iole indica
Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
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Order Common Name Scientific Name
PICIFORMES
Brown-capped Woodpecker Dendrocopos moluccensis
Brown-headed Barbet Megalaima zeylanica
Common Flameback Dinopium javanense
Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala
Greater Golden-back Chrysocolaptes lucidus
Heart-spotted Woodpecker Hemicircus canente
Lesser Golden back Dinopium bengalense
White-cheeked Barbet Megalaima viridis
PSITTACIFORMS
Blossom-headed Parakeet Psittacula roseata
Malabar Parakeet Psittacula columboides
Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
Vernal Hanging-Parrot Loriculus vernalis
UPUPIFORMES
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
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Summary
A total of 162 bird species were identified during Kaiga Bird Marathon-2013. Out of this 20 were new species identified for the first time.
As on the last count, total bird species identified so far in Kaiga Bird Marathons stands at 213 species.
Species identified by the Participating Teams:
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Year Team A Team B Team C Team D Team E Team G
2011 44 40 49 70 48 52
2012 45 65 41 59 91 84
2013 54 84 83 93 60 91
Total Species spotted:
2011 2012 2013
143 152 162
Total species so far identified around Kaiga: 213
The following are the significant sightings made during the Marathon.
IUCN Category Species
Endangered Egyptian Vulture
Near Threatened Indian Darter
Great Hornbill
Malabar Pied Hornbill
Great Headed Fish Eagle
Vulnerable Palla's Fish Eagle
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Every team was a mixture of experienced Birders from all over Karnataka and young enthusiasts. The 124 participants were divided into six teams, in which young learners were provided opportunity to learn from experienced birders.
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Team A Team B Team C
Kaiga Plant Site Kodasalli-sullegeri Kuchegar-Hartuga
(Indian Rollers) (Malabar Pied Hornbill) (Asian Open Bill)
Team Leader K. Sriram Hemantkumar Samad Kottur
S.M. Patil
Co-ordinators P. Vijayan K. Puttaraju G.Mohandas
K.V. Rajeev K. Harish Kaushal Raj
H.G. Prashanthakumar
Members ALV Vikram Reddy Imran Patel Ashish A.P.
V Nagarik Khalid Mujtaba Kumar Arunesh
Jitendra Kumar Veeresh Kolmath M Thamarai Kannan
Ravi Prajapati Sandeep Melvanki T Gautam Manthas
Subhas H.K. Shrinidhi Deshpande P. Rishabh
Vijay R Naik Kiran Raibagi Anshu Mohandas
A Venkatasubbaiah Ravindra Tamburi M G Madhu
Pankaj Mhaskar Namita R Tamburi Mahantesh B.K.
D Sai Krishna Navanita Tamburi A. Rajasekharan
Ishwar Singh Soumyashri P. Kumar K B Nandru
S Kannan Mrs. Maheshwari Patil Martandappa Katti
Jagadeesha Ramesh Belgurki Basavaraj K.S.
Dinesh K Yadav Mohd Arshad R Srinivas
V D Chandavar Rajan Dhar Anil Bandikatte
Mallesh Vishrut Raichur
Kishan Palankar
Rajendra H
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Indian DarterP
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Team D Team E Team F
Irpage-Nisarga Guest House Gaunswada lake to Irpage Halaga-Ulaga
(Little Green Bee Eater) (Oriental White Ibis) (Darter)
Team Leader Pampayya Swamy H.N. Bhat Mahesh S Yamoji
Umesh
Co-ordinators K. Venugopal RV Manohar Suresh Patil
Anant Upadyaya Prashant A.Nayak Mahantesh Oshimath
Members Manohar Bharathi Bhat Sneh Kambli
Harikiran Shahbaz Noori Pavitra
S Mookherjee Charan G.S. Chetana Mudigoudar
P.F. Pandit Aparna M. V Chinmay M Oshimath
Rajashree Pandit M U Vincy George VI
Yashaswi Pandit Pushpa Vincy Devraj T. Shedgeri
Ashwini Kumar Bhat Reethu Vincy SD Gagan
Mrs. Sahana Balkal Vishnu S Panicker S.D. Deepak
Praveen B. Bhagoji Nikhil A.R. Shama S. Desai
Shivdev K Desaiswamy M.R. Gangadhar Aum Akhilesh Setty
Chennabasav K Desaiswamy Varun G T.S. Chandrashekar
S.B. Rathod Vijesh Vallikunnu T.S. Keerthana
R Ganeshkumar Atul Prabhu Dr. Nitali
Suraj P. Naik Ravikiran Venkatesh J. Bhat
Ravi Boragavi Hemalata Kiran Vidyavati T. Naik
Rajeshwari Kamath V.S. Shettar
Vinayak Ramesh Balutagi
Sharmili Reddy
Anushrut Reddy
Aakanksha Reddy
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Dignitaries at Feedback SessionP
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Daily News Analysis
January 22, 2013
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Deccan Chronicle
January 22, 2013
Vijayavani
January 16, 2013
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Survey … by Team EP
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Kannada Prabha
January 16, 2013
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Vijaya Karnataka
January 15, 2013
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By Stanley Pinto, TNN | January 22, 2013, 12.57 PM IST
Bird population thriving around Kaiga nuclear plantMANGALORE: The Kaiga Bird Marathon, an annual birding event held under the environmental stewardship programme (ESP) of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited with the aim of identifying bird species around Kaiga Generating Station (KGS) and Kaiga Township, has sighted 20 new species which have not been observed so far.
This year's bird marathon held recently identified 162 species of birds, of which 20 were sighted for the first time. A total of 213 species of birds have been identified so far in the region since the marathon started in 2011.
K Sriram, Convener ESP, Kaiga, said: the new sightings include Nilgiri Flower pecker (Dicaeum concolor), Crested Goshawk (Accipiter bivirgatus), Rufous-bellied Eagle (Lophotriorchis kienerii), Brown Fish Owl (ketupa zeylonensis), Blyth's Starling (Sturnia malabarica(blythi), Crested Treeswift (Hemiprocne coronate), Clamorous Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus stemtoreus), Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), Besra (Accipiter virgatus), Oriental Honey Buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus), Scaly Breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata), Changeable Hawk Eagle (Nisaetus(cirrhatus) limaeets). Besides all three hornbills Malabar Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros coronatus), Indian Gray Hornbill (Ocyceros birostris) and Malabar Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros griseus) were also observed.
Migrants like Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea), Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus), Ashy Drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus), Verditer Flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus), Blue-capped Rock-Thrush(Monticola cinclorhynchus), Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus), Osprey (Pandion haliaetu), Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica), Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica) were also caught in bird watchers sights during the marathon.
Sriram said the results of the study will be helpful in taking up and doing better conservation work for birds, to understand the population of migratory and resident birds, and to ultimately create awareness among the local population to protect Mother Nature.
Abdul Samad K S, president of North Karnataka Birders Network, who participated in the marathon, said KGS is the only corporate in Karnataka which has come up with the initiative of identifying and preserving bird species in the area around their company premises. He also mentioned that study of birds is the first step towards achieving environmental protection.
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Acknowledgments
Unstinted support from
Shri H.N. BhatSite Director, Kaiga Site
Shri Hemantkumar,Station Director, KGS-3&4
Shri R.R. Dani,Chief Superintendent, KGS-1&2 Shri Sanjay Kumar,
Chief Superintendent, KGS-3&4
Active participation of
North Karnataka Birders Network
College of Forestry, Sirsi
Thank You….
All Photograph Contributors.
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