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VADODARA: This is one Pakistan frequent flier whose tours to Gujarat do not ruffle any feathers in the state.
In fact, they delight the bird lovers here who rejoice that MacQueen Bustards have begun flocking the state in large numbers over the last five years.
A study done by an ornithologist revealed that between 2016 and 2020, the bird was sighted 140 times in the state.
“It is the highest number of sightings of the bird in Gujarat in the last two decades. Between 2011 and 2015, MacQueen Bustards were seen just 26 times in different parts of the state. There are two reasons behind the huge spurt in the sightings. One is that there is a spike in the number of birds flying into the state and the other is that Gujarat offers them an ideal environment,” Devratsinh Mori, who did the study, told TOI.