The waterfowl census has begun from Saturday at the confluence of Kukhureni and Rapti rivers in Hetauda.
A dozen black-footed birds have been found in the Kukhureni and Rapti Khola areas of Hetauda Sub-metropolitan City.
The waterfowl census has started from the confluence of Kukhureni and Rapti rivers in Hetauda from Saturday. World Conservation Nepal Hetauda branch coordinator Vivek Mehta said that 12 stilt birds were found during the census in Kukhureni and Rapti rivers. Coordinator Mehta said that along with the stilt birds, a common merganser was also found swimming in the water in the Rapti river. The census takers said that the stilt birds have come from the mountainous regions of Dolakha and Rasuwa to escape the winter. Mehta said that foreigners also come to Hetauda to see these birds. Currently, the census is being taken of water-dependent birds that migrate during the winter. The team deployed for bird census reached Samari Dobhan of Rapti River on Saturday and counted the birds, and on Sunday, it has been announced that it will count the fish farming area in Hetauda Sub-metropolitan City-5. The last day, Monday, is the waterfowl census around Karra River, said coordinator Mahata.
The Tilhari bird eats small insects and their larvae living on the stones and gravel of the clean flowing water of the river. Mehta said that the sighting of this bird means that the water of the river is not polluted.
This bird, which has a long, thin beak, has a black stripe on its thick throat like a garland. This bird, which nests near glaciers and glaciers and raises its young, descends in search of food when it gets cold.
