During winter, in India, Demoiselle Crane sightings largely happen in Gujarat and Rajasthan. On February 28, 2026, the first sighting of a Demoiselle Crane was reported from Chennai Metropolitan Area. The only other records of Demoiselle Crane sighting from Tamil Nadu comes from Vijayanarayanam Tank in Tirunelveli. Naman Bora and Amoggh Chatty found the vagrant bird feeding in the reeds at Nemmeli salt pans near Chennai; the former would return to the spot the next three days and find the bird tenaciously clinging to this feeding spot