Cyclone Ditwah brings two Amur Falcons into Point Calimere

Key Points

1. Cyclone Ditwah brought two female Amur Falcons to Point Calimere (Kodiyakarai), Tamil Nadu.
2. Amur Falcons migrate nearly 40,000 km annually from southeastern Siberia and northern China to southern Africa.
3. Their typical migratory route in India is along the Gujarat-Maharashtra corridor.
4. Point Calimere recorded its first Amur Falcon sighting in 2020 after cyclones Nivar and Burevi.
5. Two Amur Falcons were sighted during Cyclone Fengal in November 2024.
6. The BNHS Bird Migration Study Centre is located near where the Amur Falcons were sighted.