Some of the injured birds at the Kulik sanctuary in North Dinajpur dry their wings in the sun. Picture by Nantu Dey Sept. 29: Over 1,500 birds were killed in a storm that ripped through north Bengal last evening and the rain that came with it.Most of the birds found dead at the Kulik sanctuary in North Dinajpur, Adina Deer Park in Malda and at Angina, a bird haven in neighbouring South Dinajpur, were open-bill storks.Hundreds of other birds were injured and were seen hobbling around on broken legs or with damaged wings dangling in all three districts.Employees of the Kulik sanctuary said hundreds of birds were killed, though the divisional forest officer put the number at