215 Species Spotted in MMR During Bird Race

Bird enthusiasts spotted as many as 271 species on Sunday in Mumbai, Thane, and other parts of Maharashtra at the annual bird-watching exercise, Wings, formerly known as the Mumbai Bird Race.

- Sabah Virani

MUMBAI: Of these, 215 were spotted in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) alone, a slight decrease from the previous year's count of 237.

The slight decrease is not much of a cause for concern, said Sunjoy Monga, naturalist, bird expert and one of the key coordinators of the event. The count in previous years was 250 (2022), 189 (2021), 192 (2020), and 234 (2019).