Even in the deteriorated condition of the lake, birds such as the White-breasted Kingfisher ( " Halcyon smyrnensis " ), Magpie Robin ( " Copsychus saularis " ), Little Egrets, Common Mynas ( " Acridotheres tristis " ), Brahminy Kites, Black Drongos, Bulbuls, greater coucals, purple sunbirds, etc ., ( some are pictured in the gallery ) have been reported in and around the lake periphery.