Indian skimmers sighted at Manjeera reservoir in Hyderabad

It was one of those routine birding trips to Maneera that had a pleasant surprise for the birding trio of Rajasekhar, Jagadeesh and Syam when the Indian skimmers made their presence felt in their unique style, flying across to the delight of the visitors.

“It was a random decision for us when we arrived at Manjeera reservoir backwaters. In fact, we decided on going for a birding trip late in the night



for the next morning, which happened to be a public holiday,” says the trio in a chat with media.

“There was a toss-up between Manjeera (where Pacific golden plovers were spotted on a previous visit) and Singur (there were reports of Flamingo sightings). In the end, it was decided to explore Manjeera while generally driving in that direction for either of the spots,” says Syam Sundar.