The efforts to prepare Hyderabad Bird Atlas (HBA) got off to a grand start as 209 bird watchers across the State capital documented 195 bird species including 53 migrant birds at 180 grid locations.
The volunteers joined hands to document and study the avifaunal diversity of Hyderabad in a scientific way. Though over 700 volunteers enrolled for the survey, only 209 who were thoroughly trained, could participate in the first phase.
The survey that was jointly taken up by World Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF-India)- Hyderabad Birding Pals (HBP), and Deccan Birders covered parks, wetlands, and scrublands within Outer Ring Road (ORR).