Nationwide count of water birds kicks off

A group of more than 400 ornithologists, nature guides, technicians and bird enthusiasts are busy counting aquatic birds in several parts of Nepal.

Counting itself is a daunting task, more so to count birds. One hardly knows where a bird spotted in one place flies to. Birds are restless. They fly far and wide in a matter of seconds. But experts carry out such a tricky task and come up with a number of bird species and their population.