When was the last time you witnessed a sparrow building its nest on a tree by your patio? 25 kids studying in class 9^th of St. Kabir School, worried about the fact that the city sky was losing its charm with the decreasing amount of birds, filmed a documentary which focuses on 15 species of birds that have considerably reduced in population in urban localities. Indian grey horn-bill, Asian green bee-eater, black kite, copper smith barbet, swift, peacock, crows, barn-swallow, rose-ringet parakeet, black-winged stilt, pied kingfisher, intermediate egret and breasted water-hen were among the birds that featured in the film that was released by the children on the occasion of World Nature Conservation Day on 28^th July’19, Sunday. Tasmay Upadhyay, the director of the film said that they were immensely concerned about the birds in urban areas after they attended a workshop on sparrows in 2016. The students previously made a documentary on sparrows under the guidance

Author-Nikisha Adhari