Greeenish Leaf Warbler

(Pacha Podikuruvi)

Heard the first GLW of this season today(8-10-10) at 6.55 am. The typical 'chiruvi... chiruvi...' call was heard three-four times and then the bird went silent.

Greenish leaf warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides viridanus) is the commonest of the Phylloscopi wintering in Kerala. Breeds (summer) in N.Europe, W.Siberia, NW. Mongolia south to Gilgit and Kashmir.

CNHS Sparrow Monitoring Project

Thank you MI Jijo for your posting to the CNHS Sparrow Monitoring Project. Plz. continue posting.

HAVE YOU SEEN/HEARD THE MIGRANTS?

Hai everybody,

This is a look-out notice for Migrants. Have anybody seen any migrants of this season in Ernakulam?. There are reports of sightings from elsewhere.

Hi all,

Wildlife week celebrations organized by Forest Department was inaugurated on Sunday (3rd October 2010) by Mr.Benoy Viswom (Minister for Forest and Housing) at Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary, Cochin.

Mr.V.R. Krishna Iyer (Former judge of the Supreme Court), Dominic Presentation (MLA), Simon Britto (MLA), Trivedi Babu (CCF), B.S. Corrie (CCF) attended the function. The Minister also presented prizes to the winners of various competitions held by forest department. An exhibition on biodiversity also began at the sanctuary. It will be on till October 8.

CNHS members Dr.Dilip KG, Vishnu, Manoj, Basil Peter, Nelson & myself attended the function in which Mangrove tree saplings were distributed to various organizations. Representing CNHS, Basil Peter a hardcore Mangrove enthusiast received a sapling from the Minister. CNHS will be receiving 100 more Mangrove saplings from the Forest Department which is decided be planted along the costal belt around Cochin.

Regards
Ginu George

Wildlife week

Hi all,

Wildlife week celebrations organized by Forest Department was inaugurated on Sunday (3rd October 2010) by Mr.Benoy Viswom (Minister for Forest and Housing) at Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary, Cochin.

Mr.V.R. Krishna Iyer (Former judge of the Supreme Court), Dominic Presentation (MLA), Simon Britto (MLA), Trivedi Babu (CCF), B.S. Corrie (CCF) attended the function. The Minister also presented prizes to the winners of various competitions held by forest department. An exhibition on biodiversity also began at the sanctuary. It will be on till October 8.

CNHS members Dr.Dilip KG, Vishnu, Manoj, Basil Peter, Nelson & myself attended the function in which Mangrove tree saplings were distributed to various organizations. Representing CNHS, Basil Peter a hardcore Mangrove enthusiast received a sapling from the Minister. CNHS will be receiving 100 more Mangrove saplings from the Forest Department which is decided to be planted along the costal belt around Cochin.

Regards
Ginu George

tahr

Russell's Viper

Hai, all,

Chelamattom, Perumbavoor, 30-9-2010, 5pm

My neighbor caught a different kind of fish with his net - a lethal one. The plastic net he used to cover his well ensnared (accidentaly) a small sized Russell's Viper (Malayalam - Anali) and the poor creature died of injury, fatigue and starvation as the casualty was noticed only after some days. I myself have two previous experiences of snakes getting entangled in similar nets on their own.