Mr. Surat Singh Poonia, Range Officer, Tal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary has sent this photo of a Yellow-eyed Pigeon Columbia eversmanni from the sanctuary, spotted and taken this morning (8th Oct 09).
This is a 'vulnerable species'.
9th Oct 09 : Mr S.S. Poonia rang up to tell me that there were 13 of them in the morning of 9th Oct 09.
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Dear Suresh Sir,
ReplyDeleteI had seen the bird in 1998 / 1999 in Meerut, however the species has also been seen in Ambala, Haryana in 1999 and in 1995 by a trapper.
This is for your record and information.
Best wishes,
Rajat Bhargava
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Sharad Sridhar had also reported at least one bird from Ambala 2-3 years ago - Suresh.