07/06/2026
🦩 Flamingo Watch & Walk – A Morning with Nature! 🌿
We successfully conducted a Flamingo Watch & Walk at the Flamingo Bird Watch Point, Nerul, with 39 enthusiastic participants, including 33 members from Tata Consulting Engineers. The programme offered an opportunity to explore and appreciate the remarkable biodiversity of Navi Mumbai's wetlands, which serve as important habitats for migratory flamingos and numerous other waterbirds.
Although we were unable to witness the spectacular congregation of thousands of flamingos due to unfavourable tide timing, nature compensated us with a variety of fascinating wildlife sightings.
During the walk, participants recorded 26 species of birds, including the Lesser Flamingo, Shikra, Black Kite, Wire-tailed Swallow, Greater Coucal, Asian Koel, Black-winged Stilt, Little Egret, Intermediate Egret, Great Egret, Indian Pond Heron, Striated Heron (Little Heron), White-throated Kingfisher, Rose-ringed Parakeet, House Crow, Large-billed Crow, Common Tailorbird, Ashy Prinia, Plain Prinia, Red-whiskered Bulbul, Red-vented Bulbul, House Sparrow, Yellow-throated Sparrow, Common Myna, Oriental Magpie Robin, and Purple-rumped Sunbird.
The programme evolved beyond a conventional birdwatching outing and became a valuable citizen science initiative, with participants documenting wetland biodiversity through photographs and uploading their observations to the iNaturalist platform. Our group leaders, Dr. Ketki Marthak and Mr. Suraj Das, skillfully transformed the initial disappointment of missing the large flamingo flocks into curiosity and excitement about discovering lesser-known species that inhabit these wetlands.
Nature proved to be an excellent teacher of patience. Fittingly, towards the very end of the walk, a few juvenile flamingos made a welcome appearance, delighting the participants and rewarding their perseverance.
We extend our heartfelt thanks to all participants for their enthusiasm, curiosity, and active engagement, as well as to our volunteers and interns whose support contributed significantly to the success of the event. Together, we continue to foster awareness, appreciation, and conservation of our invaluable wetland ecosystems.
🦩🌿🦋📸 Ketki Marthak TATA Consulting Engineers Limited (EX. EMP.)
