Wildfowl survey in south-west Asia: progress in 1965

Abstract

In this first full year of the survey, information and observations have been collected from Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan and India, and two working papers have been prepared. The reconnaissance of wildfowl habitats in West Pakistan was continued with special attention to those in Sind and a visit was made to Chitral to study the incidence of trapping during the spring migration. The ringing of ducks in West Pakistan was got under way and special efforts have been made to improve the rate of reporting Russian rings. Of special interest during the year were the protection of the White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala at its principal habitat in West Pakistan, and news of the Falcated Duck Anas falcata, Chinese Spotbills Anas poecilorhyncha zonorhyncha, and the White-winged Wood Duck Cairina scutulata from Assam.