Lumbini, April 6 -- The banks of Danav River along the Bhairahawa-Taulihawa road stretch in Rupandehi district are abuzz with activity as migratory birds arrive to nest. Among them, Chestnut-headed bee-eaters, locally called Katustauke muralichara, are seen digging holes on elevated ground to build their nests.

Similarly, the enchanting Indian paradise-flycatchers, locally named Swargachari, have made their way to the northeastern parts of Tilaurakot Collaborative Forest in Kapilvastu district. The Indian paradise-flycatchers are apparently searching for safer nesting grounds.

These summer migratory birds travel thousands of miles to Nepal, primarily to breed and raise their fledglings. According to senior ornithologist Hem Sagar Baral,...