Sewree Mud-flats

This guide to the Sewree Mud-flats in Mumbai explains how a neglected strip of mud between oil tanks and container cranes became a flamingo wintering ground, starting in the 1990s when untreated sewage pouring into Thane Creek fed the algae the birds eat. It follows the flock's growth from a few thousand arrivals flying down from Gujarat's Rann of Kutch to the vast numbers gathering here today, and explains the odd link between that algae and the birds' color. You'll also hear about the fight over a proposed bridge across the creek, and the sanctuary status the government eventually granted this water.