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“It’s a very tiny bird, the size of a sparrow, and I photographed him on a hill near my house in Pune,” the wildlife photographer Kunal Shah remembers of his recent encounter with a male Red Avadavat, also known as the Strawberry Finch, during the breeding season. Sadly, the strawberry finch has historically been trafficked as part of the pet trade, so Shah was grateful to witness this one in the wild, free to explore it’s natural habitat. Despite their regular presence in Pune, the photographer has never taken a Red Avadavat sighting for granted.

Rare birds sighted on varsity campus during count Updated: Updated: Yellow-Billed Babbler, Green Sandpiper, and Grey-Necked Bunting were some of the avians spotted Share Article AAA (Left) The Grey-Necked Bunting spotted at Mangalore University during the bird count from February 12 to February 15.   | Photo Credit: arranged Yellow-Billed Babbler, Green Sandpiper, and Grey-Necked Bunting were some of the avians spotted A team of birdwatchers spotted 108 species of birds in the sprawling campus of Mangalore University during the campus bird count (CBC), which is a part of Great Backyard Bir...