Birders, photographers head to the Nilgiris to document winter visitor
The Hindu
The district has become a safe haven for the ‘vulnerable’ Kashmir flycatcher
With the season for migrating winter birds to the Nilgiris ongoing, wildlife photographers and bird watchers from the district and nearby cities are heading to the hills to document one of the most colourful of the winter visitors – the Kashmir flycatcher (Fidecula subrubra).
The district has become a hotspot for bird watchers and photographers to document the winter migrant due to the ease with which the bird can be spotted.
Titus John, a wildlife photographer from Coonoor, who was one of the people to document the bird in the Nilgiris last year, said that the bird was easy to spot as it stayed for many months in the Nilgiris each year. “Another interesting fact is that the bird doesn’t seem to prefer native Shola forests, but instead, can be seen in pine and wattle plantations, which are much more easily accessible to the public,” he said.