04/11/2022
Regular Visitors at Phobjikha valley by this time of the year!!
๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ณ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ-๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐๐๐ฎ๐ป
Phobjikha witnessed the first arrival of four Black-necked Crane birds for 2022-2023 winter migration to Bhutan. The four individuals includes two adults and two juveniles. They arrived at five minutes past two oโclock today.
This yearโs arrival has followed similar pattern to previous year winter migration period 2021-2022 where three cranes arrived on 4th November.
Flocks of this species will gradually increase in the coming days with the beautiful calls echoing the valley of Phobjikha. The species will spend around four months in Bhutan with most species returning by February to their summer breeding ground. For 2021-2022 migration period, the Royal Society for Protection of Nature has counted 599 Black-Necked Cranes in the country.
Places like Phobjikha, Khotokha, Bumdeling and Bumthang are important habitat areas in Bhutan for the Black-necked Cranes. Phobjikha is located at 3,000 metres above sea level with wide wetland coverage valley.
RSPN Bhutan