ECR birding on 15th May 2026 - looking for the flamingoes and also finding plovers
ECR birding on 15th May 2026 - eBird Trip Report Sometimes, too much of planning doesn't help and the said plans fall through. Not this one though. An idea to go flamingo-watching mooted by Tara, Srinivas and Umesh became a mini expedition with nine of us MNS members going down ECR on a hot May morning. (A tenth member did her own thing and was with us, well kind of.) At around 430am - there was a sharp shower and everyone put umbrellas in their bags which turned out to be quite unnecessary. First stop Muttukadu backwaters. The tide was in and the birds were out. The horizon was cloudy and there was no chance of one of those golden sunrises either. A tight flock of Great Cormorants flew north, while terns crossed over the bridge, including a Caspian tern - the one that I identify well. On the western end, we saw a large flock of tall birds with long necks, in the distance - looked like flamingoes for sure, so off we went to what we call the Ajwa Cafe point. ...
