One can find both sea and shore birds, Every year over a hundreds of migratory birds species visit here to feed. In winter the sanctuary provides is a panorama of both migratory and resident birds like the Grey hypocolius, Forest wagtail, Grey-necked bunting, Black-headed bunting, Greylag goose, European roller, black-necked stork, Great white pelican, Dalmatian pelican, Lesser flamingo, Greater flamingo, great crested grebe, shikra, Indian spotted eagle, black ibis, Blue-cheeked bee-eater, Barn swallow, Crested lark, Isabelline shrike, black-winged kite, brahminy kite, pheasant-tailed jacana, great thick-knee, common greenshank, grey francolin, imperial eagle, little tern, black-tailed godwit, knob-billed duck, common crane, common teal, dunlin, garganey, Gadwall, marsh harrier, northern pintail, shoveler, Whistling ducks, Eurasian wigeon, pale harrier, demoiselle, cormorants and darters. Among the other wildlife found here are blue bull, jackal, wolf, jungle cat, mongoose, Indian hare and snakes.[8] All the types of nests can be seen here, the ones on tree, on ground and floating nests on water. Varieties of ducks make floating nests. For instance, the black-necked storks, which are not found easily anywhere in India, are found here in abundance.[6] According to reports available least 257 to 300 types of migratory birds visit the Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary.[4][6][9] The noted Indian ornithologist, Salim Ali when visited the sanctuary in 1984 and he reportedly sited 104 species on a single day.
Part of the Bird sanctuary, can be reached via car, tower doesn't have binoculars/telescope to observe the birds. Has some water filled land around, which keeps the place cool
Good place for a family picnic however for professional bird watching you will need binoculars or a good camera
Well worth the visit. Clean, fresh air. Huge amount of water everywhere, and if course the birds. Book a guide in advance. In fact plan in advance. Binoculars a must. No ember to February, I am told is the best time to see the migrating birds from Siberia and European countries. Very poorly advertised place. The authorities need to benchmark South Africa, and the way they market their attractions.
There are very less number of migratory birds this year than usual. But Khijadiya always has potential for good photography. Since last couple of years Forest Dept has stopped allowing entry of vehicles in this part, one has to take a walk to explore this part. We observed couple of duck species and storks, egrets and pelicans. Mostly birds were far in the water.
From the top of the Flaming tower you can enjoy the beautiful surroundings view of Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary. With the help of binoculars many Birds can be observed here. #naturelovers #birdwatchers
Mesmerizing as an adjective is too small to attribute the natures wonders. In the two parts the variety of ambience, bird species we found left us spellbound....
Awesome place for nature lovers . I lived beautifully there.
