years ago birdwatching trichy meant setting fling dawn crisscrossing district bump perfect spot lucky sighting migratory visitors cut birdwatch groups choose one four five tanks guaranteed spectacular show flight feathers good couple hours two consecutive good monsoons rich flow river cauvery several tanks brimming water migratory water birds finding new feeding ground sustain long journey usually karaivetti ariyalur vaduvur tiruvarur kodiyakkarai point calimere nagapattinam destination g migratory hoot october january past two years small tanks round trichy city become safe zone take pit koothaippar tank becoming popular among water birds case years agone spotting nearly species within couple hours aforementioned n thangamani material scientist birding trichy tanks decade son adhiyan thangamani keep company spotted dozens birds kiliyur tank near kallanai manikandam armored combat vehicle mavadikulam storage tank ponmalaipatti brimming water rich feed birds energise darter pelican northerly pintail lustrous ibis spoonbilled storks jacana among avians popular season many tanks fed distributaries cauvery arrival birds also given boost hobby birdwatching gaining popularity pandemic outside activities limited work home aid connection nature birding like spotting birds learning diet habitat said kumari n engineer interest also goes long way documentation conservation awareness flavour k balakrishnan convenor trichy birds club nipper engrossed smartphones gaming inaugurate world birding apart knowledge gather get understand environment better said point bird group venturing unexplored cooler region urging regime keep clean balachandran deputy director bombay natural chronicle society said ducks among unwashed intercontinental migratory doll halt relatively smaller storage tank spotting vegetation poaching attempts would come thanks birders presence said photographs birds make out region uploaded website virtual platform promoting constructive competitor among birders archive track rare birds see migrant birds taking pitstop tanks trichy in all likelihood stay month ii