Earlier studies have documented 124 species of birds [4][5][6][7] at Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary (Figure 1) in the state Odisha, eastern India. The present communication reports additional 46 species of the birds sighted and/or photo-documented during the study period (Table 1), (Figure 2). Detailed study is needed to find out any additional species available, their seasonal migration, feeding and breeding biology.

A field study on nesting habits of Asian openbill stork (Anastomus oscitans) was conducted during breeding seasons of 2015 and 2018 at Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha, India. Observations revealed the stocks arrived for nesting in July and most of them leave the place by December. Nest characteristic and nesting habits including nest size, nest height, nest depth, nesting tree species, nesting material collection, number of chicks, weaning of chick etc. of Asian openbill storks are reported..