We are organising a birding event at Cairn Hill Forest and Muthorai area on 11th May 2014 to be part of the World Migratory Bird Day.
Spread over 160 hectares, the Cairn Hill reserved forest, a prized possession of the Nilgiris South Division just beyond Fernhill here is a most popular eco-tourism spot.airnhill is located in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu in the Western Ghats. It is a part of the South Range of Nilgiris South Forest Division, located 4-5 km from Ooty town. The site is surrounded by agricultural fields and settlements. It is one of the oldest converted forests in the Upper Nilgiris Plateau. A few small patches of sholas still thrive amid the old plantations of Pinus sp., Cyperus sp. and Wattle Acacia mearnsii. Despite its small size, it is a promising area for the conservation of endangered and Western Ghats endemic bird species. A very small patch of shola is left in Cairnhill that supports bird species of conservation interest. The grassland in and around this site has disappeared during the 20th century. Bird Species found in this location are (Nilgiri Wood-pigeon Columba elphinstonii - Vulnerable, Black-chinned Laughingthrush Strophocincla cachinnans - endangered, Nilgiri Blue Robin Myiomela major - Endangered, Black-and-rufous Flycatcher Ficedula nigrorufa - near threatened, Nilgiri Flycatcher Eumyias albicaudatus- near threatened, Crimson-backed Sunbird Nectarinia minima - Least concern)