noida a currency crunch and shortage change have not deterred bird enthusiasts from visiting the city s birding hub bird sanctuary over the last few in fact footfalls at the bird have been on steady through november officers in the bird park informed that while over 100 people are the the footfall doubled to over during the last weekend bird to the from northern asian europe and other parks of the world start by october end and last till end of march the entry ticket price at the park is rs30 and charged in cash with more and migratory birds visible in the park visitors are also increasing winter mornings till 8 9 am for bird watching in the park we birders bird photographers and other walkers late morning afternoon visitors count has also picked up over last few weeks we expect this to go up in december and january as more and birds are visible in the marsh ic singh forest ranger bird sanctuary said the forest is hosting a bird festival on 2 friday morning as a part of the uttar pradesh festival the programme will start from 6 am enthusiasts are welcome there will be a guided tour of the park and it will be great opportunity spot some of the migratory birds which have already arrived singh said birds to be at this time in okhla bird sanctuary the indian peafowl green eater spot billed yellow footed green pigeon purple heron shikra marsh harrier white breasted waterhen red naped ibis pond wood sandpiper whiskered tern river terngrey heron indian coucal moorhen black winged stilt koel cattle egret little egret oriental honey buzzard great egret darter grey hornbill rose ringed parakeet kingfisher coppersmith barbet black ibis red wattled lapwing collared dove eurasian hobby black cormorant grey headed swamphen rock pigeon laughing dove brown headed barbet purple sunbird house oriental magpie bluethroat stonechat asian pied starling red avadavat plain prinia reed warbler yellow bellied prinia red whiskered bulbul babbler oriental eye ashy prinia common chiffchaff jungle babbler lesser duck common myna bushchat ruddy canary flycatcher treepie oriental magpie robin as per officers the more variety is by december end as the temperature dips further