The bird was wing tagged and ring tagged before its release in WWS, which led to its identification.“We are delighted at the sighting of the bird in good health in a faraway sanctuary. When we rescued it in a house compound at Chakkarakkal on Dec 28, 2020, it could not even stand on its legs. The bird, which was sighted for the first time in state, was exhausted and we had brought it to the rehab facility of MARC in Kannur. Now, photograph of the bird soaring high over Sahyadri Tiger Reserve four months later shows that our rescue programme was a success. It became active, started flapping its wings, preening and feeding well.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 27, 2021 22:41 UTC