Even as bird watchers rue the dwindling population of the migratory pink flamingoes in the concrete jungle that Mumbai is, a rare sighting of the Black-Necked Grebe earlier this week – believed to be its first sighting in Mumbai – has fuelled new hope among wildlife lovers. The coral red-eyed migratory bird, which is otherwise only seen in the North Western parts of India during winter, was spotted in a salt-water lake near Bhandup Pumping Station, along the Eastern Express Highway on Tuesday.

The Black-Necked Grebe spotted at Bhandup