Photo Feature
Kashmir Flycatcher
<p>The <em><strong>Shankaracharya Sacred Grove</strong></em> is a reserve forest situated in the hills around Srinagar and is often one of the first introductions to hiking, trekking and birding for people living in Srinagar. In February 2022, the Chief Secretary Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta inaugurated a five-and-a-half kilometre trekking route here. Well maintained with little human disturbance, save for some plastic littered by visitors, the forest attracts woodpeckers, flycatchers, doves, warblers and more. It is also a good place to spot the Kashmir Flycatcher <em>Ficedula Subrubra</em>.</p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:12px;">Photo: Rouf Ahmad Rather.</span></strong></p>