Bird-watchers encounter rare bird near Agumbe in Karnataka

A group of five avid birders have come across a rare bird ‘Eurasian Woodcock’ near Agumbe Rainforest Research station.

MANGALURU: A group of five avid birders have come across a rare bird ‘Eurasian Woodcock’ near Agumbe Rainforest Research station earlier this week. “The bird mostly breeds in Russia, UK and parts of the Himalayas. This is the first photo record for Karnataka and mostly even for South India,” Shiva Shankar, an avid birder told Express.

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