Bird census to be conducted: Bird census begins at 19 wetlands in Porbandar district

Bird Conservation Society Gujarat has started bird census in Porbandar district, a program for which has been organized in collaboration with Saurashtra Chemicals and Forest Department. As many as 85 ornithologists from across the country have come to Porbandar this year. The importance of wetland of Porbandar district at the international level will be proved by bird census. The bird will be counted 2 times at a wetland. As many as 23 wetlands have been registered in Surkhab Nagari Porbandar district. The importance of bird counting remains important at the international level. Porbandar Bird Sanctuary is a protected wetland. Talking about the importance of bird counting, if there is no information about how many birds are there in the wetland, then garbage can be dumped in such a place and there can be a stampede or other construction in this area, but the data of birds is essential to save the wetland. Where more than 20,000 birds have been registered at the international level, the wetland may be anywhere, but at the international level, the place is important. This criterion can only be proved by bird counting. At the international level, it is known whether the number of birds which is decreasing is present or not. More than 20 thousand birds have been registered in 7 wetlands in Porbandar. Out of the 23 wetlands in Porbandar district, 17 wetlands have different parameters of Ramsar and Key Biodiversity Area. Bird Conservation Society Gujarat has started bird census in Porbandar district in collaboration with Saurashtra Chemicals and Forest Department. A total of 85 ornithologists, including Goa, West Bengal, Gujarat and locals, have joined the survey to count birds on 19 wetlands. It will be counted twice, said Dr. Mokar Sagar Committee. Dhaval Wargiya has said. Find out how birds are counted? Bird counting also involves counting per head, fewer birds whose heads can be counted are counted per head and the group of birds is called block count. Ornithologists have been trained in the eBird app for bird counting. Vehicle facilities as well as binoculars have been provided. It is worth mentioning that a spotting scope has also been made available, so that the bird can be counted by zooming 40 to 60 times. Retired Chief Conservator of Forests Udaybhai Vora said that the bird is also counted by zooming in on the camera. How many wetlands are there in total? There are 23 wetlands in Porbandar district which include Amipur, Barda Sagar, Bhadarbara, Chhaya, Fodada, Garage, Jawar, Jannat Beach, Subhashnagar, Kalindri, Khambhala, Kuchdi, Lamba, Mendha Creek, Mokar Sagar, Navibunder, Oddar Beach, Bird Sanctuary, Ranasar, Sorthi, Visawada. The importance of the wetland of Porbandar district at the international level will be proved by bird census. As many as 85 ornithologists from Gujarat state joined the bird census