In an extremely rare sighting in the inland freshwater lakes, the Nanjarayan tank bird sanctuary in Tiruppur recorded the arrival of the Broad-billed sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus) on Wednesday.
The lone Broad-billed sandpiper was recorded by a bird enthusiast, Karthikeyan Elangovan, a member of Nature Society of Tiruppur, in the early hours of Wednesday.
The Broad-billed sandpiper is a migratory bird species found in Northern Europe, particularly in the Nordic Countries such as Norway, Sweden, Finland, and in Siberia.
