10 Bird Sanctuaries in India for Bird Watching

There are a lot of great gifts that Mother Nature has provided us with, you will find the truest and the most pure of joys while being in the wonderful Mother Nature’s lap. One great joy that you can get is through watching the colorful birds, there are a lot of nature lovers who love watching birds, if you are also a bird’s lover, and you must visit these wonderful bird sanctuaries in India after getting India tour packages for family.

You must visit these ten best bird sanctuaries in India.

Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary, Goa

This is another great bird sanctuary in Goa, this is in real a estuarine mangrove and is one of the best bird sanctuaries in India. You can reach here through taking a ferry and also there are many pavements built between the mangroves. This place is a great for ornithologists and bird watchers. You can see the striated heron and western reef heron. And also the little bittern, black bittern, red knot, jack snipe and pied avocet. So, you shouldn’t waste any time and get Goa Tour packages from India with cost.

Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Karnataka.

This place is the largest bird sanctuary in the entire Karnataka, this sanctuary is in the Mandya district and is in 40 acres of land and has about 170 species of birds. Ranganathittu is a great place for bird watching holidays in India; you can also find small islets nearby that house a lot of small mammals such as Bonnet Macaque, Flying Fox, Common Palm Civet, Indian Gray Mongoose and the monitor lizard. Also this place has the largest fresh water crocodile population in Karnataka and you will also find the Marsh Crocodile in the Riverine reed beds.

Kaundinya Bird Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh

This is a really popular bird Sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh, it is also an elephant reserve in Andhra Pradesh that also has Asian Elephants, it is to be noted that it is the only place in Andhra Pradesh to have Asian Elephants.

Chilika Lake Bird sanctuary, Orissa

This is a wonderful bird sanctuary in Orissa. This sanctuary also has a pear-shaped lake of 1,100 square kilometres named Chilika Lake. This is a great place for the migratory birds. Bird watchers love to visit this place and you will also find some unique bird species here such as sea eagles, greylag goose, and purple moorhen. You will also find the world’s largest breeding colonies of flamingos as well in this bird sanctuary.  You will find many small islands here; the most popular ones include the Nalabana Island, Mangalajodi and Kalupadaghat Islands. The migrating birds come here from October to March. You can explore this place through Boat cruise.

Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Rajasthan

Rajasthan’s Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, also called the Keoladeo Ghana National Park, is known for being a “bird paradise.” An extremely popular tourist destination, Bharatpur is famous for the many exotic and endangered birds that migrate there during winter ever year. Situated on the Agra-Jaipur road, the park is just a three hour drive from Delhi and boasts of over 300 bird species.

The sanctuary is a delight to be in. Trained cycle rickshaw pulling guides make sure that you take back the best experience, and the paved walkways are helpful for an easy trek. It is a man-made wetland and the national park has also been declared a world heritage site. Several species of cranes, pelicans, goose, ducks, eagles, and a lot more birds are found there. August to November are the ideal visiting months to find resident breeding birds, and October to February for migrant birds, get some great deals by searching for some great Rajasthan tour packages from Delhi.

Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary, Kerala.

You would surely be impressed by this famous Bird Sanctuary that has some of the great birds that you can find some really amazing birds and would see some stunning landscapes as well while being there. You would also want a lot of great birds while being in the backwaters of Kerala. It is a beautiful place to spot Little Cormorants, Pond Herons, cuckoo, owl, egret, heron and the water duck are also a major part of the attraction.  If you want to see migratory birds, then you need to visit this sanctuary between November to February. If you are a bird lover, you must search for some Cheap India Holiday Packages for Couples.

Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary, Haryana

This is a really popular bird sanctuary located in Gurgaon, you will find the most colourful bird species in this bird sanctuary. This place is just an hour away from Delhi and is a really popular place among bird lovers. Many migratory birds come here every year, you can also spot Northern Pintail, Greater Flamingo, Common Teal, and Siberian cranes here. This bird sanctuary has 250 species of birds and is extremely famous.

Samaspur Bird Sanctuary in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh

Samaspur Sanctuary is a really famous sanctuary in Lucknow. It is in 780 hectares of land.. The best time to visit this sanctuary is between November to March. You will find about 250 varieties of birds here such as Greylag Goose, Pintail, Common Teal, Eurasian Wigeon, Northern Shoveler, Ruddy Shelduck (Surkhab) etc. Local birds include Knob-billed Duck, Lesser Whistling-duck, Indian Spot-billed Duck, Eurasian Spoon-bill, Kingfishers, Vultures etc. Other than that, you will also find twelve varieties of fish in the lake at Samaspur.

Kutch great Indian Bustard Sanctuary, Gujarat

Kutch great Indian Bustard Sanctuary is one of the most popular sanctuaries in Gujarat. This sanctuary is based in 2 sq kms. You will find some really great bird species here such as Chinkara, jungle cats, Nilgai, harriers, common cranes, black partridges (local name: kalo tetar), sand grouses, black and grey francolin, spotted and Indian sandgrouse, quails, larks, shrikes, coursers, plovers, Stoliczka's bush chat, white-napped tit, flamingos, herons, egrets and sandpipers. 

Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary, West Bengal

Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary is a wonderful bird sanctuary that is in south Kolkata and near Narendrapur Ramakrishna Mission. This sanctuary is also famous by the name of Kayaler Bagan. You would find a really wide variety of birds, butterflies, ferns and orchids in this sanctuary. 

Thus, these are the bird sanctuaries that you need to visit if you are a nature lover, you should surely visit these places and would surely get to know a lot about birds and this experience will surely teach you a lot. Click here for other holiday packages - www.sharpholidays.in