Singanallur Lake

Singanallur lake is one of the biggest lakes in Coimbatore city.  The length of the bund of Singanallur lake extends to 3102m.  A railwayline passes across the lake, which has three sluices (water channel).  This lake is developed and maintained by the Coimbatore city corporation for boating to provide entertainment to people.

 Location: It is situated right side of the Trichy road.
Nearest Landmarks: Singanallur Bus Terminals, Perks School,
Latitude: 10° 59'46" N and Longitude: 77° 01'11" E



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No of Inlets – 3 (1 & 2 are major)
1. A canal from river Noyyal
2. Sanganur drain brings in city sewage
3. A sewage outlet from Kallimadai area

No of Outlets – 3 (1 Weir dam and 2 sluices)

Reference: http://www.coimbatorewetlands.org/river-noyyal-basin-wetlands/singanallur-lake

Bird Names in Tamil

Cormorants -

Little Cormorant - Chinna Neer Kagam - சின்ன காகம்
Indian Cormorant - Kondai Neer Kagam - கொ ண்டை நீர் காகம்
Great Cormorant - Peria Neer Kagam - பெரிய நீர் காகம்

Herons and Egrets -

Little Egret - Chinna Kokku - சின்ன கொக்கு
Purple Heron Sen Narai - செந் நாரை
Grey Heron Sambal Narai - சாம்பல் நாரை
Great Egret Peria Kokku - பெரிய கொக்கு
Intermediate Egret Naduthara Kokku
Cattle Egret Unni Kokku - உன்னி கொக்கு
Indian Pond Heron Kuruttu Kokku - குருட்டு கொக்கு
Black-crowned Night Heron Erakokku

Storks
Woolly-necked Stork in Singanallur Lake

Painted Stork Manjal Mooku Narai - மஞ்சள் மூக்கு நாரை
Woolly-necked Stork Sengaal Narai

Ibis and Spoonbill

Glossy Ibis Arival Mookkan - அரிவாள் மூக்கன்
Black-headed Ibis Vellai Arival Mookkan - வெள்ளை அரிவாள் மூக்கன்
Eurasian Spoonbill Karandivayan - கரண்டி வாயன்

Kites and Harriers

Black Kite Kalla Parundhu - கள்ள பருந்து
Brahminy Kite Semparundhu - செம் பருந்து
Western Marsh Harrier Setru Poonai Parundhu
Pallid Harrier Poonai Parundhu - பூனை பருந்து
Pied Harrier Vellai Poonai Parundhu
Shikra Valluru -

Ducks

Gadwall Karuval Vathu
Spot-billed Duck Pulli Mookku Vathu
Northern Shoveler Andi Vathu
Garganey Neela Chiragi
Common Teal Kiluvai

Francolin and Fowl

Grey Francolin Kowdhari
Indian Peafowl Neela Mayil

Crakes and Rail

White-breasted Waterhen Kambul Kozhi
Little Crake Chinna Kaanan Kozhi
Ruddy-breasted Crake Sivappu Kaanaan Kozhi
Water Cock Thanneer Kozhi
Purple Moorhen Neela Thazhai Kozhi
Common Moorhen Thaazhai Kozhi
Common Coot Naamak Kozhi

Jacanas

Pheasant-tailed Jacana Neela Vaal Ilai Kozhi

Plovers and lapwings

Little Ringed Plover Pattani Uppukkothi
Yellow-wattled Lapwing Sivappu Mookku Aalkatti
Red-wattled Lapwing

Godwit, Sandpipers and Stilt
Black-winged Stilt in Singanallur Lake

Black-tailed Godwit Karuvaal Mukkan
Marsh Sandpiper Chinna Pachai Kaali
Wood Sandpiper Pori Ullan
Common Sandpiper Ullan
Black-winged Stilt Nedungaal Ullan

Terns

Common Tern Aala
Black-bellied Tern Karuppu Vayitru Aala

Doves and Pigeons

Blue Rock Pigeon Mada Pura
Little Brown Dove Chinna Thavittu Pura
Spotted Dove Pulli Pura

Parakeet

Rose-ringed Parakeet Senthaar Pynkili

Cuckoos

Jacobin Cuckoo Sudalai Kuyil
Asian Koel Kokilam
Greater Coucal Shenbagam

Owls

Spotted Owlet Pulli Aandhai

Swifts

Asian Palm Swift Panai Uzhavaran
House Swift Nattu Uzhavaran

Kingfishers

Small Blue Kingfisher Siraal Meenkothi
Stork-billed Kingfisher Peria Alagu Meenkothi
White-breasted Kingfisher Venmaarbu Meenkothi
Pied Kingfisher Karuppu Vellai Meenkothi

Bee-eaters

Green Bee-eater Pachai Panchuruttan
Blue-tailed Bee-eater Neelawal Panchuruttan
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Chenthalai Panchuruttan

Rollers and Hoopoe

Indian Roller Panangadai
Hoopoe Kondalathi

Barbets

Coppersmith Barbet Chemmarbu Kukkuruvaan

Woodpeckers

Lesser Golden-backed Woodpecker Ponmudhugu Maram Kothi

Other non-passerines
Spot-billed Pelicans in Singanallur Lake

Little Grebe Mukkulippan
Spot-billed Pelican Kuzhai Kada
Darter Pambu Thara
Common Redshank Pavazha Kaali

Passerines
Larks

Indian Bushlark Sivappu Irakkai Vaanambadi
Oriental Skylark Chinna Vaanambadi

Martin and Swallows

Barn Swallow Thagaivilaan
Red-rumped Swallow Sivappu Pitta Thagaivilaan

Wagtails and Pipit

White Wagtail Vellai Vaalatti
Large Pied Wagtail Karuppu Vellai Vaalatti
Yellow Wagtail Manjal Vaalatti
Grey Wagtail Karum Saambal Vaalatti
Paddyfield Pipit Vayal Nettai Kaali

Shrikes and Woodshrikes

Brown Shrike Pazhuppu Keechaan
Rufous-backed Shrike Chemmudhugu Keechaan
Common Woodshrike Kattu Keechaan

Bulbuls

Red-whiskered Bulbul Sivappu Meesai Chinnaan
Red-vented Bulbul Chinnaan

Robin and Chats

Indian Robin Karunchittu
Common Stonechat Kalkuruvi
Pied Bushchat Karuppu Vellai Pudhar Chittu

Babblers

White-headed Babbler Venthalai Silamban

Warblers, Prinias and Tailorbird

Zitting Cisticola Karungottu Kadhirkuruvi
Ashy Prinia Saambal Kadhirkuruvi
Paddyfield Warbler Vayal Kadhirkuruvi
Blyth's Reed Warbler Blyth Naanal Kadhirkuruvi
Clamorous Reed-warbler Naanal Kadhirkuruvi
Common Tailorbird Thaiyal Chittu
Greenish Warbler Pachai Kadhirkuruvi
Orphean Warbler Karunthalai Kathirkuruvi

Flycatchers

Asian Paradise Flycatcher Arasawal Eppidippan

Flowerpeckers

Tickell's Flowerpecker Tickell Malar Kothi

Sunbirds

Purple-rumped Sunbird Oodha Pitta Thenchittu
Purple Sunbird Oodha Thenchittu

Munias

White-rumped Munia Venmudhugu Munia
Spotted Munia Pulli Chillai
Black-headed Munia Karunthalai Chillai

Sparrows

House Sparrow Chittu

Weavers

Baya Weaver Tookanag Kuruvi

Starling and Myna

Rosy Starling Chollakkuruvi
Common Myna Naganavaai

Orioles

Golden Oriole Maangkuil
Black-headed Oriole Karunthalai Maangkuil

Drongos

Black Drongo Karung Karichaan

Crows and Treepies

Indian Treepie Vaal Kakkai
House Crow Kakkai
Jungle Crow Andam Kakkai

Camera Traps for Wildlife Conservation

Use of camera traps are as follows:

1. Species present.
2. Species numbers.
3. Appreciation and education of wildlife
4. Breeding status.
5. Condition of animals (e.g. Devil Facial Tumour Disease or DFTD).
6. Gender and gender ratio.
7. Species composition; that is, percentage of different species present.
8. Age classes.
9. Seasonal fluctuations in species and numbers.
10. Time period when a particular species or animal is active and traveling (very useful when targeting introduced animals).
11. Movement linked with weather conditions.
12. Cohabitation of species (e.g. wombats and devils in same den).
13. Increased understanding of what animals are in an area.
14. Addition of new species for GIS data.

ADVANTAGES
1. Minimal disturbance to wildlife.
2. Operate continually and silently.
3. Infrared flash cameras have low disturbance and visibility.
4. Degree of certainty of species in an area.
5. Provides proof of species present-quantitative not qualitative.
6. Can teach what prints and scats go with which species.
7. Can provide evidence for management and policy decisions and policies (e.g. introduced animal control in certain areas-reserves etc).
8. Cost effective monitoring tool.
9. Takes little time and resources input to set and retrieve compared to amount of information received. More invasive and intensive survey and monitoring tools such as live trap and release; hair traps etc. take more time and resources.
10. Monitoring tool that is entirely repeatable and therefore can be used as a baseline tool and then used to quantify changes in species and numbers over time.
11. Easy to use tool that is interesting and fun.
12. Can not be easily seen by other people when using an infrared flash.
13. Can replace the use of more invasive survey and monitoring techniques such as live trap and release.
14. Shows species or individuals that may be untrappable with other methods.
15. Can be left for up to six months as battery power and SD card size allows.
16. Take off the shelf hardware such as normal ‘D’, ‘AA’ size batteries and SD cards.
17. New models are now compatible with most digital cameras which allows field viewing of photos including zooming in on photos and functions such as photo deleting to clear SD cards.

Some issues found while using camera traps are:
1. Moving vegetation in front of the infrared beam will set the camera off. It is important that the beam is placed in an area where there is no vegetation drooping across. Heavy rain can also set off the cameras.
2. I have had the cameras ripped off their anchoring points or moved enough to affect operation by devils and possums on a number of occasions. Make sure that the cameras are securely attached to a stable and secure anchor.
3. Setting the camera low makes them accessible to devils which tend to chew on them.
4. Camera traps are water-resistant and NOT water-proof so taking steps to ensure water does not interfere with electronics is essential.
5. I have found that the Scoutguard cameras have a very bright infrared flash and this can over expose photos if the images are triggered close to the camera.

WHERE AND HOW TO SET CAMERA TRAPS For general monitoring of species in an area some basic rules apply:

• Set on a well used animal track, preferably where a number of tracks merge into one.
• Set in a reasonably clear area where you can get clear images not interrupted by vegetation.
• Set at focus points or access to focus points like watering points or clear areas where animals can rest and sun themselves.
• Try to set where animals are moving from one habitat type to another to maximise opportunities of observing different species.
• Use roads and walking tracks as animals tend to use these as access.

First Time Buyers Guide

Camera Trap Buyers Guide: http://www.trailcampro.com/