Rapid documentation of Avian Species recorded during Midwinter Waterfowl Census in Nadia-Murshidabad Forest Division for two consecutive year.(2022-2023)

Debarpan Datta; Shreyashi Chakraborty; Arjan Basu Roy; Prodoshi Sarkar; Lina Chatterjee; Nivedita Sengupta; Vijay Barve

doi:10.15468/z76mdg

Rapid documentation of Avian Species recorded during Midwinter Waterfowl Census in Nadia-Murshidabad Forest Division for two consecutive year.(2022-2023)

Citation

Datta D, Chakraborty S, Basu Roy A, Sarkar P, Chatterjee L, Sengupta N, Barve V (2024). Rapid documentation of Avian Species recorded during Midwinter Waterfowl Census in Nadia-Murshidabad Forest Division for two consecutive year.(2022-2023). Nature Mates-Nature Club. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/z76mdg accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-12.

Description

The dataset “Rapid documentation of Avian Species recorded during Midwinter Waterfowl Census in Nadia-Murshidabad Forest Division for two consecutive years. (2022-2023)” is published by Nature Mates Nature Club. The Mid-Winter Waterfowl Survey is a nationwide effort to survey waterfowl in areas of major concentration on their wintering grounds and provide winter distribution and habitat affiliations. The Mid-winter Survey is known as a “cruise” survey, in that specific predefined transects are not defined. Instead, an aerial crew determines the best and most practical means to conduct a complete count of all waterfowl within a predefined unit area. (https://migbirdapps.fws.gov/mbdc/databases/mwi/aboutmwi_allflyways.htm#:~:text=The Mid-winter Survey is known as a “cruise”,within a predefined unit area.) the Mid-winter Waterfowl Survey, provides information on population trends for some species, distribution on the wintering grounds, and habitat use (https://sciencetracker.deltacouncil.ca.gov/activities/mid-winter-waterfowl-survey-mws) This survey is generally conducted in the month of January. This dataset enlists all the birds recorded during a Midwinter Waterfowl Census conducted in two consecutive years 2022 and 2023. The areas covered are Bahadurpur Wetland, Nidoyar Bil, Char Balidanga, Doya Bil, Bhaluka Bil. The Bahadarpur bil has dry loose soil that forms the bank, areas on the bank are covered with long grasses making it a perfect habitat for terrestrial birds, the water level is generally low, the aquatic vegetation is moderate, big trees surround the area, one side of the waterbody has dense reed bed. Nidoyar Bil on the other side has a stretch of agriculture field where the main crop is paddy as observed during the time of the survey. Agricultural stretch is interspersed by patches of water hyacinth where the water level is low, followed by a continuous stretch of water used for agriculture. The soil here is clayey Char Balidanga is a huge landmass created due to the disposition of the silt in the heart of the Ganges. The soil here is hard alluvial. The place has been transformed into an agricultural land field by locals, lack of human interference has made it a viable home for waders and ducks. The plot of land contains a large amount of long grassy grassland suited for terrestrial birds. Bhaluka bil and Doya bil are wetland areas with aquatic flora, with lotus dominating in Bhaluka bil. All the birds have been identified upto species level. There are 38 bird species in total, with records of them in 13 different families and 9 different orders.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

The areas covered are Bahadurpur Wetland, Nidoyar Bil, Char Balidanga, Doya Bil, Bhaluka Bil.

Sampling

Point Count

Method steps

Direct observation, Call identification, Field notes, Photography Equipment used are binocular Olympus (10*50 DPS I ) Camera (Nikon Coolpix P900, P600, B600). Nikon D750 with 200-500 zoom lens. Observed data were recorded in the field notebook.

Taxonomic Coverages

All the birds have been identified upto species level. There are 38 bird species in total, with records of them in 13 different families and 9 different orders. ,

Aves
common name: birds rank: class

Geographic Coverages

Bahadurpur Wetland, Nidoyar Bil, Char Balidanga, Doya Bil, Bhaluka Bil.

Bibliographic Citations

Grimmett R, Inskipp C, Inskipp T (2016) Birds of the Indian Subcontinent: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and the Maldives. Bloomsbury Publishing. -
eBird. (2022). eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance. eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Available: http://www.ebird.org -
IUCN. 2023. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2023-1. https://www.iucnredlist.org. Accessed on [22/03/2024]. -

Contacts

Debarpan Datta
originator
position: Field Biologist
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: debarpan86.naturemates@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.naturematesindia.org/

Shreyashi Chakraborty
originator
position: CSR Coordinator
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: shreyashichakraborty.nm@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/

Arjan Basu Roy
originator
position: Secretary
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
Telephone: 98743 57414
email: basuroyarjan@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9872-3562

Prodoshi Sarkar
originator
position: Intern
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: prodoshisarkar804@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/

Lina Chatterjee
originator
position: Research Associate
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: lina.linachatterjee@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5626-5046

Nivedita Sengupta
originator
position: Intern
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: niveditasngpta.ns@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1085-7385

Vijay Barve
originator
position: Research Advisor
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: vijay.barve@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4852-2567

Vijay Barve
metadata author
position: Research Advisor
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: vijay.barve@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4852-2567

Lina Chatterjee
metadata author
position: Research Associate
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: lina.linachatterjee@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5626-5046

Nivedita Sengupta
metadata author
position: Intern
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: niveditasngpta.ns@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1085-7385

Nivedita Sengupta
user
email: niveditasngpta.ns@gmail.com

Arjan Basu Roy
administrative point of contact
position: Secretary
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
Telephone: 98743 57414
email: basuroyarjan@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9872-3562