Nearly 50 migratory bird species arrive at Godavari estuary
Godavari estuary is home to diverse ecosystem with Coringa mangroves, mudflats that support feeding of migratory birds arriving for their annual sojourn in the Central Asian Flyway
Nearly 50 migratory bird species including the endangered Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris) and Indian Skimmer (Rynchops albicollis) have made the Godavari estuary as its winter home for ‘breeding’ on the East Coast. The Godavari estuary is a mix of diverse ecosystems of mangroves, mudflats and an island formed a century ago in the Kakinada Bay.

On October 23, as many as four Great Knots were sighted at Etimoga, a mudflat that serves as a feeding ground for many migratory bird species. However, more number of Great Knots are expected to arrive at the Coringa mangroves in November. The species migrate from Russia for feeding in the Godavari estuary.