{"id":2839,"date":"2013-09-15T12:05:43","date_gmt":"2013-09-15T12:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.migrantwatch.in\/blog\/?p=2839"},"modified":"2026-10-01T10:54:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T10:54:38","slug":"recap-of-the-2012-13-season-part-3-species-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.migrantwatch.in\/blog\/2013\/09\/15\/recap-of-the-2012-13-season-part-3-species-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap of the 2012-13 season: Part 3 &#8211; Species records"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this section we explore species-wise break-up of observations on MigrantWatch for 2012-13 and compare them with the previous season&#8217;s patterns. (Note that the migration &#8220;season&#8221; is taken to begin on 1 July of one year and end on 30 June the next year.)<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Top 20 species for 2012-13<\/span><\/h3>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--\n@page { margin: 0.79in }\n\t\tP { margin-bottom: 0.08in }\n--><\/style>\n<dl>\n<dd>\n<table width=\"310\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"222\" \/>\n<col width=\"80\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed; color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Species<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Records in<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">2012-13<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Common Sandpiper<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">368<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Grey Wagtail<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">298<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>White Wagtail<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">267<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Pied Cuckoo<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">267<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Barn Swallow<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">254<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Rosy Starling<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">245<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Wood Sandpiper<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">236<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Blyth&#8217;s Reed-warbler<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">219<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Western Yellow Wagtail<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">206<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Greenish Warbler<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">203<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Green Sandpiper<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">187<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Western Marsh Harrier<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">173<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Northern Shoveler<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">157<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Northern Pintail<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">138<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Hume&#8217;s Leaf-warbler<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">132<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Whiskered Tern<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">128<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Garganey<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">127<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Brown Shrike<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">126<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Western Black-tailed Godwit<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">120<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Common Greenshank<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">119<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p>Boldface indicates species that also figured among the top 20 during the previous season (see table below)<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--\n@page { margin: 0.79in }\n\t\tP { margin-bottom: 0.08in }\n--><\/style>\n<dl>\n<dd>\n<table width=\"310\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"222\" \/>\n<col width=\"80\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed; color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Species<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed; color: #008000;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Records in 2011-12<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Rosy Starling<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">239<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Pied Cuckoo<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">170<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Blyth&#8217;s Reed-warbler<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">122<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Common Sandpiper<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">119<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Barn Swallow<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">117<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Greenish Warbler<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">112<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Wood Sandpiper<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">95<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Ashy Drongo<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">93<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Grey Wagtail<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">90<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Western Yellow Wagtail<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">85<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>White Wagtail<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">79<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Western Marsh Harrier<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">77<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Common Kestrel<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">75<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Booted Warbler<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">75<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Green Sandpiper<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">71<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Northern Shoveler<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">69<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Brown Shrike<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">66<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Eurasian Golden Oriole<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">59<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Common Redshank<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">56<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"222\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Asian Paradise Flycatcher <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed;\">55<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Zone-wise top 5 species during 2012-13<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The top 5 species were considered separately for each zone (see table below). A look at this list indicates that the most-observed species vary appreciably according to zone. As there are very few sightings from the Northeast and the Islands, these zones are excluded from comparison.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--\n@page { margin: 0.79in }\n\t\tP { margin-bottom: 0.08in }\n--><\/style>\n<table width=\"673\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"164\" \/>\n<col width=\"164\" \/>\n<col width=\"164\" \/>\n<col width=\"164\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"164\" height=\"12\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed; color: #009900;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>North<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed; color: #c58806;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Northwest<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed; color: #333399;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Central<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed; color: #d0051e;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>South<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"164\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed; color: #009900;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">White Wagtail<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed; color: #c58806;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Rosy Starling<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed; color: #333399;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Common Sandpiper<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed; color: #d0051e;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Barn Swallow<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"164\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed; color: #009900;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Grey Wagtail<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed; color: #c58806;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Common Sandpiper<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed; color: #333399;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Pied Cuckoo<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed; color: #d0051e;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Common Sandpiper<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"164\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed; color: #009900;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Hume&#8217;s Leaf-warbler<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed; color: #c58806;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Greater Flamingo<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed; color: #333399;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Western Yellow Wagtail<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed; color: #d0051e;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Wood Sandpiper<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"164\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed; color: #009900;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Greenish Warbler<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed; color: #c58806;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Western Black-tailed Godwit<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed; color: #333399;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Grey Wagtail<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed; color: #d0051e;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Blyth&#8217;s Reed-warbler<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"BOTTOM\">\n<td width=\"164\" height=\"12\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed; color: #009900;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Grey-headed C. Flycatcher <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed; color: #c58806;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Northern Shoveler<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed; color: #333399;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">White Wagtail<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"164\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Ubuntu Condensed; color: #d0051e;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Brown Shrike<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Half of all observations logged by MigrantWatchers in 2012-13 belong to 24 of the 265 species tracked by MigrantWatch. Interestingly, this number has remained nearly constant across the past five seasons (range 19-24). This suggests that there are some species that are either more popular, or are more abundant, or are easier to detect than other species.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Next in the series: Sighting data<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this section we explore species-wise break-up of observations on MigrantWatch for 2012-13 and compare them with the previous season&#8217;s patterns. (Note that the migration &#8220;season&#8221; is taken to begin on 1 July of one year and end on 30 June the next year.) Top 20 species for 2012-13 Species Records in 2012-13 Common Sandpiper [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-migrantwatch-summaries"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.migrantwatch.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.migrantwatch.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.migrantwatch.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.migrantwatch.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.migrantwatch.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2839"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.migrantwatch.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2839\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2843,"href":"https:\/\/www.migrantwatch.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2839\/revisions\/2843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.migrantwatch.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.migrantwatch.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.migrantwatch.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}