Eco Park – ‘Prakriti tirtha’ , in Rajarhat, Newton!!

Birding around Kolkata?! Forest wagtail, Olive backed pipit, Black redstart , white browed wagtail … you can find all of them , in Eco Park – ‘Prakriti tirtha’ , in Rajarhat, Newton!! The city birders were amazed to record 54 bird species in just two hours of bird watching. On the 18th of December 2021, in the morning hours of the day, twenty-six birders from various age groups, ranging from youngsters to veterans visited Eco Park for birding.   The birders recorded resident and migratory bird species in varied habitats, such as Wagtails, White-breasted water hen, and Asian palm swift in the ‘Palm Garden’; Purple Sunbirds, Taiga Flycatcher, and Yellow-footed pigeon in the ‘Butterfly Garden’; Shikra, Rufous tree-pie and Reed Warbler in the Casuarina rich ‘Heliconia Garden’; Olive-backed pipit, Alexandrine parakeet and Black Drongo in the ‘Rainforest’; Bee-eaters, Brown shrike and Oriental Magpie Robin in the ‘Bamboo Garden’; Eurasian Hoopoe and Paddy field Pipit in the ‘Golf Course’; Asian koel and Blue-throated barbet in the ‘Fruit Garden’ and Little Cormorant and Common sandpiper in the ‘Lake View’.  Planned and designed by the West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (WBHIDCO), Newtown Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA), and New Town Green Smart City Corporation LTD., the Eco Park in Rajarhat, New town provides diverse habitats for residents as well as the migratory birds.   Eco Park, has demonstrated that with well-designed ecological landscapes, even within a cityscape, parks can be created to include as much elements of nature and biodiversity. Eco Park, emerging as a bird refuge, the city dwellers can now take pride in another birding hotspot.   #HIDCO #ECOPARK #NKDA #BIRDSOFECOPARK