The first flock of flamingos of the season has arrived in the Mumbai’s Thane Creek area. Senior bird researcher Mrugank Prabhu said that the stay of Flamingoes in Navi Mumbai is usually upto February every year. But due to weather changes their food and living place has been change. These birds caming from South Africa and Europe. The presence of 300 greater flamingos has already been recorded in Thane Creek, while early flyovers have been sighted at DPS Lake in Nerul, Prabhu said. Though numbers remain modest, larger flocks are expected soon, Range Forest Officer Prashant Bahadure said. Their arrival at Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary, though slightly delayed this year, has revived hopes of a strong migratory phase, officials said. NetConnect Foundation director B N Kumar said the state government must urgently issue the gazette notification declaring the DPS lake as a conservation reserve. The proposal in this regard was approved earlier this year by the State Wildlife Board.