Gorakhpur: A migrant bird, Greenish Warbler, who migrates from Europe to North India every year in August, was spotted in Gorakhpur by an architect in Raptisagar. The architect clicked a picture of the small Greenish Warbler.
“The small bird, who looks like a sparrow, is difficult to be seen but easy to be heard,” says the architect and the member of the Heritage Foundation, Anupam Agarwal.
“Since wildlife photography is my hobby, I take my camera and go for a walk every morning to a plot next to my house where I’ve planted a number of plants and trees. On Sunday morning, I was surprised to hear the shrill disyllabic ‘chee-wee’ cry of a Greenish Warbler. I followed the sound, and with great enthusiasm, clicked the picture of the small bird chirping amidst the branches of a tree,” elaborated Anupam.
“Greenish warbler is not easy to spot due to its timid behaviour. They are, however, one of the earliest migrant birds to travel from its breeding grounds in Europe to North India in August, and later move further to South India in November. ,” he added.