Greater sand-plover (Charadrius leschenaultii), a long distance migrant bird that normally prefers sea shores, has been spotted in an urban tank in Coimbatore.
The bird was sighted and photographed by R. Karthikeyan, a biologist attached to non-governmental organisation Arulagam, at Kurichi tank on September 14.
Birders from the Coimbatore Nature Society (CNS) led by its president Selvaraj P.R. spotted the bird in the same tank on September 24. CNS member Naveen Kumar S., who photographed the bird, said that it was found along with group of commonly seen Lesser sand-plovers.
