Kasaragod Heronry survey report of 2020

1. Heronry Survey 2020
Report by:
Maxim Rodrigues K
maximrodrigus@gmail.com

3. 2020

4. Table.1. Number of Heronry birds in Kasaragod District during Survey Period (Aug-2020)
No. Family Scientific name Common name No of nest
1 Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax niger Little Cormorant 257
2 Ardeidae Ardeola grayii Pond Heron 341
3 Nyctricorax nycticorax Night Heron 65
Total 663

5. Fig.1. Year wise comparison of nest abundance in Kasaragod during last 7 years

6. Little Cormorant

7. Indian Shag

8. Indian Pond Heron

9. Black-crowned Night Heron

10. • 23 Heronries 663 nests
• 41 trees of 6 species
• Hosangadi (89 nests), Bandyod (82 nests),
Uppala (78 nests), Uliyathadka (64 nests) and
Poinachi (55 nests) were the major heronry
sites
• Marpanadukka, Nelikatta, Cherumba and
Kuniya sites were found abundant

11. Acknowledgement
• Participants: Maxim Rodrigues, Raju Kidoor &
Murali Madhava
• Ajith K Raman (ACF, SFD, Kasaragod)
• Roshnath R (Research Scholar, CUK)
• Hari Prasad M (logistics)
• Forest departments
• Kasaragod Birders
• Thanks to all