Khijadiya bird sanctuary

We travel from Ahmedabad and selected hotel van vihar tree resort which is nearest to the sanctuary (12 km, 20 mins), entry per person to sanctuary is 40 Rs, camera charge 200 Rs, vehicle charge 400 Rs (for zone 2), in case you pay for vehicle up to 4 person entry will be free,

 blacked necked stork (Juvenile)

Black headed bunting

 

Khizadiya divided in to two zones,

Zone one is the major zone, car entry is not allowed, to watch bird by walking only, two watch tower are there almost 2 and 4km away from entry gate, here sea water mangrove and forest like environment crates a natural habitat for birds, perfect place for bird watching, this a wide zone and difficult to cover in a single day.

 crested serpent eagle 

 

oriental white eye

Zone 2 is 1km far from zone 1, car is allowed, one watch tower at the end of this zone, here birds are a bit far, need binocular to watch them properly, spend two morning with some remarkable catch of crested serpent eagle, greater crested greb, marsh harrier, montagu’s harrier, bunting, sand plover, etc, but the record catch is juvenile black necked stork.

greater crested greb