The Department of Tourism, Government of Odisha, in collaboration with the Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department, recently inaugurated the 6th National Chilika Bird Festival 2026 at the ...

Bhubaneswar, March 24: After five months of fun and frolic, the winter sojourn of Chilika’s winged guests is coming to an end. Some have left already, others are waiting to wing their way back home.

As the temperature has dropped, migratory birds have arrived at the Chilika Lake, drawing in tourists. Birds arrive at the lake in the migratory season starting from October and ending in March, ...

Berhampur: Around 60 people, predominantly NRIs, participated in a guided bird-watching tour at Chilika lake on Tuesday. The event is a part of the week-long National Chilika Bird Festival that ...

Bhubaneswar: The number of migratory birds has declined by 53,729 in Odisha’s Chilika and Nalabana Bird Sanctuary this winter as compared to previous year, the annual bird census revealed. According ...

An unusual bird sighting at the Chilika Lake prompted a bird watcher to embark on a frantic quest for its identity. This, in turn, which was taken up by other bird lovers and was threatening to become ...

BHUBANESWAR: The bird population of Chilika lagoon this year is expected to break the previous record of 10.47 lakh. “The avian population in Asia’s largest brackish water lagoon is expected to be in ...

The lake is spread over an area of 1,100 square kilometres in three districts - Puri, Khurda and Ganjam. (File image: IE) More than 11.42 lakh birds of 190 species visited Chilika Lake in Odisha this ...

In yet another case of bird poaching in Orissa's Chilika lake, wintering ground for lakhs of winged guests, wildlife officials have seized at least four dead birds from a poacher In yet another case ...

BERHAMPUR: With the onset of winter, Asia’s largest brackish water lagoon, Chilika lake has come alive with the chirps of migratory birds. Over 230 species of birds including 100 intercontinental ...

Nearly 840,000 birds have been spotted at Asia's largest saltwater lake in Chilika in Orissa, says the bird census for 2007. A majority of these birds are migratory. HT Image "The migratory birds had ...