Migratory birds flock J and K with onset of winters

With the onset of winters in Jammu and Kashmir Valley, more than two hundred thousand migratory birds from Central Asia and China have migrated to the region, flocking various wetland reserves. The authorities are expecting more than a million migratory birds at these wetlands this year. The state wildlife authorities claim to have received more avian visitors this year than they expected at the three famous wetland reserves established at Haygam, Hokersar and Shalibag in the picturesque valley. Officials at the Hokersar reserve asserted that comfortable climatic conditions, better protection and the easy availability of food in the region were the prime reasons behind the massive migration of birds.