The rare and reclusive Australasian grass owl was sighted by birdwatchers on March 9 at the Farakka Important Bird Area (IBA) in the Ganga after a gap of over 40 years in Bengal, foresters have said.

An owl injured in Monday's storm was rescued by a Camas Police officer on Tuesday. The bird was found near Prune Hill Elementary after a concerned citizen reported him sitting in a patch of grass.