Ubeswar ji is a Lord Shiva temple, located approximately 20 KM from Udaipur city centre. It is not very well known birding spot, neither a tourist spot. It takes aproximately 30minutes to reach this place by car. On 25th August 2013, me, Mr. Vijendra Singh Parmar and Mr. Mudit Sharma went biding for the at…
Birding in Udaipur : Ubeswar ji Road
Birding at Shokaliya, Nasirabad Rajasthan
Shokaliya is grassland near Nasirabad, Ajmer in Rajasthan. Its size is supposed to be of 138 square kilometer. There are forest land as well as private land and forest land are not contagious. Shokalya is famous among birders for lesser florican which appear during rainy season from July to September. We went to Shokaliya on…
New Great Indian Bustard found in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer
The state bird and critically endangered Great Indian Bustard has found a new habitat. A flock of 24 GIBs was recently spotted in the grasslands of Salkha area, 45 km from Jaisalmer district. Of them, 21 were males and three females. This is a great news for Bird lovers all around the world! Population of…
Birding in Jaipur, Rajasthan
Jaipur is the capital city of Rajasthan and mostly famous for its Amber Fort, City Palace etc. But Jaipur has also very good birding sites. Recently, I met great birders based in Jaipur, Mr. Surendra Chouhan and Mr. Raj Chouhan who have been birding in and around Jaipur for last any year. Mr. Raj took…
3 Great Indian Bustard Hunters nabbed
Great Indian Bustard ( GIB ) is a critically endangered species whose total count is estimated to be roughly 400 birds. GIB is also state bird of Rajasthan. In recent years, its count has gone down drastically due to habitat loss. But still poaching of GIB has not stopped. What could be a good news…
Sparrows Competing with Mynah for Breeding Places
Sparrow is state bird of Delhi and it has been reported that sparrows are now competing with more dominant species Mynah for same breeding places here. “The government may have failed to do enough for sparrow conservation, but Delhi’s state bird is trying to make fresh efforts for survival in this highly hostile city. The…
Birding at Sitamata Wild Life Sanctuary, Udaipur
On Saturday 29th June 2013, we, me, Mr. Durgesh Sharma, Anil Rodgers and Mr. Saket Sarupriya went to Aram Pura, Sitamata Wild Life Sanctuary, in order to see Flying Squirrel. Unfortunately, we could not see Flying Squirrel as we arrived little late and they did not come out in the late evening. To reach Aram…
Birding in Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan
I visited Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan for the first time recently along with my friends from Udaipur. Ranthambore National Park is majorly famous for its tigers and relatively easy sighting of the biggest cat. But, it is also home for 270 species of birds. While, this trip was not specifically for Birding At Ranthambore National…
Birding in Assam : Janjimukh, Teok
During summer holidays, which starts in May in Rajasthan, India, I went to Assam and wanted to explore few places for birding. As my friend Devajyoti Borah, an wild life photographer, lives in Teok, I decided to visit his place and ask him to show me few birding sites. May is not season for birding…
Birding at Sitamata Wild Life Sanctuary in Udaipur
Sitamata Wild Life Sanctuary, named after wife of Legendary Lord Rama, King of Ayodhya in Indian epic Ramayana, is located approximately 120KM from Udaipur city. This sanctuary is in Pratapgarh district which is confluence of three major geographic formations in India, Arawali range, Vindhyanchal Hills and Malwa Plateau. It is dense forest which a motorable…