Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary : A Paradise for Birds & Bird Watchers
Updated: May 26
Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary : A Paradise for Birds & Bird Watchers
Painted Stork, at Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary
Keoladeo Temple, inside Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary
Main Entry Gate to Keoladeo National Park at Bharatpur (Rajasthan)
Panoramic View of Wetland Area
White-throated Kingfisher with prey
Grey Heron in Flight
A Flock of Little Egret
Pied Kingfisher in search of prey
Magnificient View of Darter
· ‘Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary’ in Rajasthan (India) has always been a dream destination for bird watchers. Recently we got invitation from one of our college friend to attend destination marriage ceremony at Laxmi Vilas Palace, Bharatpur. We readily agreed and utilized this opportunity to visit Keoladeo Bird Sanctuary.
· A visit to this sprawling bird sanctuary is truly mesmerizing. Earlier we had visited Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary, Harike wetland, Parvati – Arga Bird Sanctary etc. which were smaller in extent. The area of Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary is so large that it takes at least 02 days to have a glimpse of its length & breadth.
· It is known as different names. Since it is located in Bharatpur town of Rajasthan, it is called as ‘Bhartapur Bird Sanctuary’. Due to presence of an old Shiva (known as Keoladeo) temple within its periphery, it is famous as ‘Keoladeo National Park’. It is also known as ‘Ghana Bird Sanctuary’ because of its dense forested area.
· Ghana Bird Sanctuary is mainly famous for native as well as migratory birds visiting this sanctuary as far as from Siberia, Central Asia, Himalayan region, China etc. Due to its unique avian biodiversity and presence of a number of bird species, it was declared as UNESCO World Heritage Site in year 1985.
Salient Features of Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary:
· Overall Area of sanctuary : 2873 Hectares
· Natural habitat for more than 350 Birds Species.
· Managed by Rajasthan Forest Department.
· It is a Ramsar Site since October 1981.
· It is a mosaic of Wetlands, Grasslands, and Woodlands & Swamps.
· It is home to 140 species of Waterfowl, 372 species of Plants, 34 species of Mammals, 57 species of Fish, 14 species of Snakes, 05 species of Lizards, 03 species of Geckos, 07 species of Turtles, 08 species of Amphibians, 71 species of Butterflies, 16 species of Dragonflies & 08 species of Spiders. It is really interesting to have opportunity to sight such a large number of species from animal as well as plant kingdom.
· It is located in the middle of Central Asian Migratory Flyway due to which a large number of migratory birds visit this site during winter season.
Birds Sighted During Our Visit to Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary are displayed here. It is a modest attempt to present bio-diversity mainly avian species of Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary.:
Plaque at entrance Keoladeo Temple (Sun setting in the background) Display of Avian Species Brief description about Sanctuary World Heritage Site plaque Bharatpur Railway Station Painted Storks with Juveniles Painted Storks with Juveniles A Flock of Painted Stork perched on tree top Beautiful Flight of Painted Stork Painted Storks Flying in Group Painted Stork - An Apt Flier Painted Stork in search of food Grey Heron & Indian Cormorant Grey Heron in Flight Grey Heron in search of prey Grey Heron Grey Heron Grey Heron in Flight Purple Heron Purple Heron perched on the Tree Top Indian Cormorant Indian Cormorant A group of Indian Cormorant perched beside Lake Area Indian Cormorant perched on the Tree Top Large Flock of Indian Cormorant White-throated Kingfisher Magnificent View of White-throated Kingfisher White-throated Kingfisher Pied Kingfisher Panoramic View of Wetland Area Panoramic View of Wetland Area Yellow-footed Green Pigeons Yellow-footwed Green Pigeon Eurasian Collared Dove Little Egret Group of Little Egret White-breasted Waterhen White-breasted Waterhen Asian Pied Starling A flock of Asian Pied Starlings perched on the tree top A Pair of Brahminy Starling A Pair of Brahminy Starling Plain Prinia Plain Prinia Greater Coucal Steppe Eagle Steppe Eagle Great Egret Great Egret Darter Darter with Fully Stretched Wings Darter perched on tree branch Darter perched on tree branches Darter & Indian Cormorant Darter in search of prey Rose - ringed Parakeet Rose - ringed Parakeet Knob - billed Duck Knob - billed Duck Oriental Magpie Robin Oriental Magpie Robin Indian Spot - billed Duck Indian Spot - billed Duck A pair of Indian Spot-billed Duck Flock of Red-crested Pochard,, Common Pochard,Northern Shoveler, Mallard -Ducks Common Moorhen Little Grebe Brown -winged Jacana Pond Heron Panoramic View from Watch Tower Cycling at Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary
Magnificent Views of Birds at Bharatpur Snctuary
Nilgai Cheetal Magnificent View of Sunrise
View of Nilgai, Cheetal & Sunrise reflection in Lake
Butterfly (Grey Pansy) Butterfly (Yellow orange Tip) Butterfly (Plain Tiger)
Beautiful View of Butterflies
Laxmi Vilas Palace, Bharatpur (New Palace) Laxmi Vilas Palace, Bharatpur (Old Palace) Lawn Area of Laxmi Vilas Palace, Bharatpur Laxmi Vilas Palace, Bharatpur under lighting
View of Laxmi Vilas Palace at Bharatpur
# A visit to Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary takes us nearer to the Nature and imparts peace & tranquillity to our mind & soul. It displays glimpses of vibrant colours of birds and other species. It gives us unique opportunity for ‘Shinrin-yoku’ (i.e. Forest Bath). This sanctuary needs our help & support for its conservation and further development.
Dedicated to the World Bio - diversity Day, 22 nd May
Ho trovato l'articolo molto ben scritto e facile da seguire. Le informazioni sono presentate in modo progressivo e ben collegato. Ho già inoltrato questo articolo a chi lavora nello stesso campo. Si tratta di una buona sintesi dell'argomento trattato in modo chiaro.
Very nice. Very good photo of Kingfisher. Keep writing such great stories
Nicely written and caputured about Bharatpur , planning to visit soon.