Sanctuary Asia — May 2017

80 years! With dedication, perseverance

and after a challenging 14-month search,

traversing the Western Ghats, from Tapti

to Kanyakumari, Dr. Sugathan fi nally

recorded the bird in Silent Valley.

WALKING IN HIS FOOTSTEPS

There were countless lessons for me

to learn. His words, “I want the youth

IIndian Blue Robinndian Blue Robin Orange-headed Ground Thrush Black Baza

of today to be ornithologists and

not just birdwatchers” will be ones

I will remember.

It is thanks to amazing people like

Dr. Sugathan that we are able to sight

the Ceylon Frogmouth in India’s wilds.

I hope to follow in his footsteps and be

a true student of nature. Time fl ew by

like the birds of Thattekad,

but the sweet and wonderful

memories of the trip will be

cherished forever.

SANCTUARY ASIA, 2017 MAY 11

Ceylon Frogmouth

Abandoned nest of a Ceylon Frogmouth

* See glossary on page 23

ADVT.

Fourteen-year-old wildlife enthusiast

Rohan Arora has a special interest

in birds. A keen observer and reader

who picked up the camera when he

was six, he hopes to complete his

book on birds by the end of this year.