Kendrapada, July 10 -- Thousands of colonial birds have begun arriving at the Matha-adiha, Durgaprasad Dia and Laxmiprasad Dia heronries inside Bhitarkanika National Park with the onset of the monsoon, marking the beginning of the annual nesting and breeding season.
Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF), Kanika Forest Range, Manas Kumar Das said around 30,000 colonial birds have already reached the three heronries.
The birds, popularly known as monsoon or residential colonial birds, include the Asian Openbill Stork, Black-headed Ibis, Purple Heron, Grey Heron, Pond Heron and Little Cormorant.
The dense mangrove forests and the park's serene, pollution-free environment continue to provide an ideal habitat, attracting thousands of winged ...