To the delight of nature- lovers, a record number of nearly 320 Indian Skimmers (Rynchops albicollis), which are endangered, have been spotted on the Bhairavapalem mudflat which spreads along the eco-sensitive zone of the Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary, on the Kakinada coast in Andhra Pradesh.
A six-member team led by Kakinada District Forest Officer (DFO) S. Bharani and ornithologist K. Mrutyunjaya Rao, on Sunday, enumerated the birds as part of the ‘National Indian Skimmer Count-2023’ being done by the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS).
The Indian Skimmer migrate from the river basins of the Chambal and Mahanadi river basins to the Kakinada coast for annual sojourn for feeding in the winter.
