Most of the wild bird cases were reported in December and ... Nearly all of the cases came from hunter harvests and included the American wigeon, the ring-necked duck, the green-winged teal ...

The Eurasian Wigeon, a freshwater duck species, was one of the season's most notable arrivals, with over 2,000 individuals counted at Kovalam Creek. Experts attribute the rise in migratory bird ...

Eurasian wigeon, and northern shoveler, were also documented. Among the surveyed tanks, Kadambakulam in Tuticorin district recorded the highest number of birds (3,724 individuals from 37 species ...

Birds such as Shoveler, Pintail, Gadwall, Wigeon, Common Pochard, Garganey, Tufted Duck, Common Teal, and Coot have already begun leaving while certain wader birds like Lesser whistling duck ...