Birdwatching in India
Here is a quick table that links to my birdwatching experiences in India.
Sorted in alphabetical order. First by ‘State’ and then by ‘Name of Wildlife Sanctuary’.
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Gujarat
Name of the Wildlife Sanctuary | Location | Go for | Links to my posts on this blog |
Gir National Park | Junagadh district of Saurashtra | Asiatic Lion | Home of the Asiatic Lion |
Little Rann of Kutch | Spread over five districts of Surendranagar, Banaskantha, Patan, Kutch and Rajkot | Asiatic Wild Ass, Flamingos, Migratory Birds | Lesser Flamingos’ love Little Rann of Kutch Wild Ass Sanctuary |
Velavadar National Park | Bhal region of Saurashtra | Blackbuck, Wolf, Migratory Birds | The blackbuck lives here A birdwatcher’s haven |
Himachal Pradesh
Name of the Wildlife Sanctuary | Location | Go for | Links to my posts on this blog |
Great Himalayan National Park | Seraj Tehsil of Kullu District | Snow Leopard, Monal Pheasant, Western Tragopan, Himalayan Black Bear, Himalayan tahr | Trekking in the Great Himalayan National Park |
Pong Dam Wetlands | Kangra District | Migratory Birds (Waterfowl) | A hidden gem in Kangra for bird watching |
Karnataka
Kerala
Name of the Wildlife Sanctuary | Location | Go for | Links to my posts on this blog |
Eravikulam National Park | Idukki District | Nilgiri Tahr | The Nilgiri Tahr lives on… |
Parambikulam Tiger Reserve | Palakkad District | Tiger, Elephant, Gaur | On the jumbo trail |
Periyar Tiger Reserve | Thekkady | Tiger, Elephant, Gaur | Jungle Cruise at Periyar Tiger Reserve, Thekkady, Kerala, India Ripples in GREEN!! Wildlife Sighting during a cruise at Periyar Tiger Reserve, Kerala, India!! |
Silent Valley National Park | Palakkad District | Lion Tailed Macaque, Nilgiri Langaur | Silent Valley National Park is not really silent |
Madhya Pradesh
Name of the Wildlife Sanctuary | Location | Go for | Links to my posts on this blog |
Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve | Shahdol District | Tiger | In tiger territory |
Ken Gharial Sanctuary | Chattarpur District | Gharial | A fragile and vulnerable ecosystem |
Pench Tiger Reserve | Seoni District | Tiger | Following the scent of a tiger |
Maharashtra
Name of the Wildlife Sanctuary | Location | Go for | Links to my posts on this blog |
Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve | Chandrapur District | Tiger | Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: A very different national park!! Serai Tiger: Tadoba’s Tented Wildlife Camp |
Rajasthan
Name of the Wildlife Sanctuary | Location | Go for | Links to my posts on this blog |
Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary aka Keoladeo Ghana National Park | Bharatpur | Migratory Birds | A Bird Watcher’s dream come true |
Desert National Park | Jaisalmer and Barmer Districts | Great Indian Bustard, Houbara, Desert Fox, Chinkara | In search of the Great Indian Bustard |
Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary | Mount Abu | Birds | Rajasthan’s hill abode |
Ranthambore Tiger Reserve | Sawai Madhopur District | Tiger | In an antique land |
Sajjangarh Wildlife Sanctuary | Udaipur | Langaurs, Birds | Udaipur – the city of palaces |
Tamil Nadu
Name of the Wildlife Sanctuary | Location | Go for | Links to my posts on this blog |
Anaimalai Tiger Reserve – Top Slip | Pollachi District | Tiger, Elephant, Gaur, Hornbill | Of Elephants, Gaurs, Tigers and hornbills |
Anaimalai Tiger Reserve – Valparai | Pollachi District | Great Hornbill, Malabar Grey Hornbill, Malabar Whistling Thrush and other species endemic to the Western Ghats | Monica Garden Tea Bungalow: A Colonial Holiday House at Valparai Malabar Grey Hornbill at Monica Garden Tea Bungalow, Valparai |
Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve | Tirunelveli District | Tiger | Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve and its mighty waterfalls |
Kodaikanal Reserve Forest | Nilgiri Mountains and Palani Hills | Birds and Orchids endemic to the Western Ghats, Elephants | Trekking the Nilgiri Mountains from Kodaikanal to Munnar in Heavy Rains!! |
Uttarakhand
Name of the Wildlife Sanctuary | Location | Go for | Links to my posts on this blog |
Corbett Tiger Reserve | Hilly Districts of Nainital, Almora and Pauri Garhwal | Royal Bengal Tiger, Great Asian Elephant, Gharial, Python, Cobra, Rich Bird Life (Terrestrial and Migratory during winter months) | Corbett Tiger Reserve – India’s National Park |
West Bengal
Name of the Wildlife Sanctuary | Location in India | Go for | Links to my posts on this blog |
Singalila National Park | Darjeeling District | Singalila Range Trek, Views of Mount Everest and Kangchendzonga, Red Panda, Rhododendrons | Darjeeling – the true queen of hill stations in India |
Sunderban Tiger Reserve | Lower Part of the Ganges Delta | Royal Bengal Tiger, Saltwater Crocodile, River Terrapin, Olive Ridley Turtle, Birds, Mangroves | Of Man-eating tigers, mangrove forests and the largest estuarine delta in the world |