The birding community’s relationship with any rare passage migrant is best outlined by the connection with an estranged, implacably bitter friend. On the morning of December 15, 2024, at the Chembarambakkam lake, an Oriental dollarbird, at first clap of a pair of eyes, did not cause a sharp intake of breath. Two brothers, S. Sathyakumar and S. Sivakumar and their …
