Injured European roller offered feed
“A medical examination revealed an injury to the bird’s left wing, possibly sustained while hunting prey. After making a full recovery, the European roller was released into the wild,” Pathak said. Stay updated with the latest Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar news.
Considered a farmer’s friend, it is also called Dev Pakshi for its ecological importance,” Pathak said. Pathak dispatched rescuers Akash Waghmare and Datta Baravkar to the spot, who safely secured the bird. The wound was cleaned and treated. The bird was kept under observation and provided with its natural diet. European Roller breeds across Central Asia and Europe. During winter snowfall, it migrates to India and onwards to Africa. In recent years, the species, which resembles Indian roller, has regularly been sighted in the region during winter. “The bird is found in hilly areas, grasslands, scrublands and farmlands with low trees and bushes. It perches on bush tips and electric wires and hunts insects, scorpions, rodents and caterpillars from the ground. Download the TOI App.
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar : An injured European Roller, a rare migratory bird, was rescued and treated before being released back into the wild recently. Private school teachers Bhaskar Shinde and Sanjay Tayde spotted the bird lying injured on the school premises in Satara and alerted conservationist Kishor Pathak.