Year: 2025, Number: 3, Pages: 48-65
This article presents ornithological records made by the author in the vicinity of Lake Renuka within the Renuka Wetland and the Renuka Wildlife Sanctuary (a wetland of international importance) in October 2022, along with data from the iNaturalist online platform covering 2022–2024. Personal observations documented 38 bird species from 11 orders, including seven species recorded for the first time in this area and four species previously unreported in the Sirmour District of Himachal Pradesh. Analysis of the iNaturalist database revealed an additional 15 bird species not previously recorded within the sanctuary. Altogether, 22 new bird species were documented for the Renuka Wildlife Sanctuary, of which 12 were not formerly observed in the Renuka Wetland, and 10 were newly recorded for the Sirmour District. The bird diversity is dominated by near-water and waterfowl species, represented by 21 species from seven orders. The collected data also allowed refi nement of the species composition and provided new information on the maximum and minimum elevation ranges for nine bird species.