The incident as reported on our Prayas team helpline on 3rd February at about 4 pm, was that a flock of birds have died together at one of the buildings on ring road near old RTO. Team quickly responded and observed that there were around 35 to 40 dead Rosy Starling birds dead bodies were scattered in the foyer of the head office building of the SURAT DISTRICT COOPERATIVE BANK.
The concerned officer Mr Fenil who had contacted us narrated the incident as there was a sudden thudding sound on the higher floor glass windows and next thing the see is the flock laying on the floor.
Helping staff quickly rushed and trying to revive some birds that had some movement and they did see a few recover and fly away, while most of them lay dead, immobile.
Prayas team rescuers immediately realized that it was a case of the flock hitting the glass elevation in full velocity.
The CCTV footages also aupported the judgment and it was for sure after observing the glass elevation from outside that the whole elevation looked as if it was an open sky with trees , which was the exact mirror image reflection of the place opposite, which had huge trees and good greenery.
After reporting the situation to our control room, the bodies were picked up and taken for cremation, and CCTV footage and some pics and videos were taken for documentation.
There is a huge green area right on the opposite side of the elevation side of the building and that is a roosting place for so many birds and ofcourse for Rosy Starlings every winter.
The building is relatively new and the flock might have mistaken the huge elevation glass front of the building as a gateway through the concrete building and tried to fly out at full throttle, and hit the glass almost simultaneously with a great momentum.
The initial concussion must have sent almost all the birds in a tizzy and then the succeeding fall did the rest to impart a deadly blow resulting into an instant death.
Some who didn't get the deadly impact recovered in a short while and flew away.
We have analyzed this incident with the building management and they have agreed to hand some sort of visual barrier on the glass elevation side, at least till the winter period to prevent such casualty from happening again.
Videos and photos can be seen on the following Google Photos Album.
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