The first group of Black necked crane has arrived in Bumdeling in Trashi Yangtse dzongkhag. The group of four cranes arrived on Friday.

The endangered cranes spend the summer in Tibet. They roost in winter during the winter.

The flat valley of Bumdeling in Trashi Yangtse is an ideal roosting ground for the black necked cranes.

The Blacknecked crane is an endangered species. With the onset of the winter they fly from Tibet to roost in Phobjikha, Bumdeling, and Getsa in Bhutan.

Ugyen Tshering the senior forest ranger in Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary said all four cranes are adults. Last year the first group of cranes arrived in Bumdeling on 30th October.

A total of 123 cranes spent their winter in Bumdeling last year. The cranes feed on grains in the paddy fields.

Ugyen Tshering said every year the roosting area get flooded during the monsoon leaving behind heaps of sand and debris consisting of logs, boulders and gravel.

To prepare the habitat for the arrival of the cranes, the Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary with the help of students and local people clean the area after the monsoon is over.

The cranes usually arrive in Bumdeling in mid November and return to their summer roosting ground by early march. Source: BBS