PATNA, Feb. 8 -- The Bird Survey as part of the Asian Waterbird Census, concluded in Bihar's Kosi region on Sunday with encouraging findings and sighting of some of the rare migratory species.

Gopal Sharma, regional head of the Zoological Survey of India (Bihar & Jharkhand) said that the survey over the last three days, 4,982 birds of 92 different species were sighted in the Kosi region.

"Detailed analysis will be done. The full report will emerge in June. There were some new species sighted, while some older ones were also not found this time, which is not unusual," he added.

Naveen Kumar, state coordinator of the Indian Bird Conservation Network, said that the diversity of bird specie, with around nine migratory ones, was a pleasant ...