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3.42 lakh migratory birds spotted in Odisha's Hirakud reservoir
Over 3.42 lakh migratory birds visited Hirakud reservoir in Odisha's Sambalpur district this winter compared to 3.16 lakh avian guests last year, officials said. After conducting a bird census covering an area of 500 sqkm, a senior forest official said 342,345 birds from 113 species, including 20 new ones, were spotted in the reservoir this winter. The three most abundant bird species were the tufted duck (52,516), lesser whistling duck (49,259), and red-crested pochard (33,436), said Anshu Pragyan Das, DFO of the Hirakud wildlife division.