Doyang reservoir in Wokha, the roost that made Nagaland the falcon capital of the world

Background

Villagers at Pangti in Wokha district have sighted this season's first Amur falcons, ahead of the weeks of roosting on the Doyang reservoir bank.
The Raptors MoU of the UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals says the Amur falcon, Falco amurensis, congregates in Nagaland from mid-October to mid-November on its migration.
Pangti is the village closest to the largest roost sites at the Doyang reservoir, which was formed by a hydro-electric dam.
In November 2013 more than one million falcons were present at the two main roost sites, described as the largest single congregation of any bird of prey ever recorded.
The birds roost 10 to 15 m up in the tree canopy, and the page calls Nagaland the falcon capital of the world for four to six weeks each year.
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the villages of Pangti, Asha and Sungro and the Nagaland Forest Department after a large harvest of the birds was documented in the Wokha region.
Three falcons were fitted with 5 g solar-powered satellite tags and named Naga, Wokha and Pangti.
The species breeds in Russia, China and Mongolia and winters in southern Africa.