The
pintail was most abundant followed by the
Common Teal, Lesser Whistling Teal,
Gadwall and Cotton Teals respectively. The
number of birds recorded during this study
period was compared with earlier records (
Scott, 1989), and it was found in decreasing
trend in the abundance of Pintail, Garganey,
Lesser Whistling Teal, Ruddy Shelduck etc.
There may be several reasons for the
decrement of abundance of birds species,