Dungarpur District Administration had recently organised a two day Bird fair on 21 and 22 December 2013 in order to attract birders from around the globe. The District Collector Mr. Vikram Singh, PRO Kamalesh Sharma etc were involved in organising the bird fair which was attended by many bird watchers, bird photographers from various cities…
Birding At Dungarpur, Rajasthan
Birding at Chandlai Lake, Jaipur
Chandlai Lake is approximately 30KM from Jaipur city, Rajasthan on Tonk Road. The road the Chandlai Lake is really good which is four lane national Highway 12. One has to take right turn under the over bridge at Shivdaspura. It is really easy to reach this place from Jaipur and I think it is a…
Birding at Manas National Park, Assam
With 476 bird species, Manas National Park in Assam is a birding paradise! During my recent Holiday in Assam, I was fortunate to visit this National Park on invitation from Mr. Rajen Singh, who is like elder brother to me and decorated police officer. Me along with wild life enthusiast Arun C, Manoj Guswami, Pranab…
Birding at Kumbhalgarh Wild Life Sanctuary, Kelwara in Rajasthan
Kumbhalgarh is famous for Kumbhalgarh Fort, which has the second largest wall in Asia, after the Great Wall of China. But adjacent to this great fort, there is Kumbhalgarh Wild Life Sanctuary ( likely to be declared a National park soon) which is home to many bird species. Recently, we went to Kumbhalgarh Wild Life…
Birding in Udaipur in Winter: Mangalwar Wetland (Lake)
Mangalwar wetland is approximately 70KM from Udaipur City centre, towards Chittorgarh on NH-76. This is morning birding site , though raptor enthusiast may visit this wetland in the evening too! I will not say, October is the best time for birding at this site, as not all migratory birds arrive by then. Still, we went…
Birding at Jaisamand Wild Life Sanctuary, Udaipur
On 2nd October 2013, I went to Jaisamand Wild Life Santuary, which is approximately 40KM from Udaipur City, with Mr. Vijendra, avid birder and photographer based in Udaipur. We reached there little late in the afternoon and after taking permission from forest officer, we could enter into the sanctuary only at 4PM. It is well…
Pallas’s Fish Eagle Recorded in Udaipur
For the first time, Pallas’s Fish Eagle has been recorded in Udaipur region. It was sighted on 22 September 2013 and photographed by Mr. Gunvinder Singh, Mr. Vijendra Prakash Parmar and myself. According to veteran birder based in Udaipur, Mr. Sharad Agrawal, this is the first record of this Eagle in Udaipur area. Image Credit:…
Birding in Udaipur: Ghansa in September 2013
After many days, we went to Ghansa wet land for birding with Mr. Vijendra Kumar Parma and Mr. Gunvinder Singh, both avid birder and photographers based in Udaipur. This was the beginning of this winter birding season for us! It was interesting as we saw raptors like Steppe Eagle, Palid Harrier this time at the…
Lesser Floricans to be fitted with satellite transmitters at Shokhaliya, Ajmer
The elusive Lesser Floricans, which disappear from Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh after breeding in the monsoon, will now be tracked with the help of satellite transmitters. A first-of-its-kind scientific experiment by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) will soon begin in Sonkhliya in Ajmer, where about 200 birds can be spotted at the moment.…
Demoiselle Cranes may stop coming to Barmer after Refinery goes functional
Pachpadra in Barmer that plays host to thousands of Kurja birds especially during winter will become a thing of the past with the construction of refinery here. Once the refinery work starts from August, these birds will be hardly seen. Besides, many rare varieties of birds and plants will also become extinct. Looking to these…