Stunning Bird Watching Paradises in Gujarat

Is chirping of birds always calls your heart to hear the songs and chatter of them and capture them on your camera? It’s time to plan your next weekend to Gujarat. This incredible state has over 600 bird species and beautiful sightings, making it a dream for wildlife photographers and birdwatchers.

Gujarat has always attracted birdwatchers with different lakes, bird sanctuaries, and national parks. You can hold back all your feelings and get mesmerized by the beautiful play by nature. There is no lack of beautiful places to go in the quest of watching birds flying in the horizon and their chattering in the dense canopy of jungles.

The Little Rann of Kutch

Well, the Kutch region itself is an exotic place to spot rare and migratory birds. The Thar Desert is also located in the Rann of Kutch where salt marsh attracts a lot of beautiful birds. Here are the regions where you can follow your passion for bird watching –

Dasada – Around 95 km from the city of Ahmedabad, Dasada is known to have various saline lakes like Kharaghoda, Nawa Taloo, and Mithaghoda, as part of Little Rann of Kutch.

Choose a vantage point around the lake and wait while the big water bodies attract the migratory birds.

Zainabad – It is also located 100 km from Ahmedabad.

Patdi

Nakhatrana

The landscape of Nakhatrana is the part of Banni Grasslands of Gujarat as well as Little Rann of Kutch. Located around 50km from Bhuj District, Nakhatrana can be visited through organized tours by local tour operators for bird watching.

Along with the birds found in Thol Bird Sanctuary, here are some other birds spotted in Nakhatrana –

Painted Sangrouse

Grey Hypocolius

Small Minivet

Common Lora

Velvador National Park

Being the wildlife sanctuary, Velvador National Park is devoted to conserving the almost-extinct Blackbuck. The national park is located around 150 km from Ahmedabad and 55 km from Bhavnagar.

However, there are some bird species you can easily spot –

Lark

Francolin

Wheatears

Sasan Gir

Also known as the Gir Forest, Sasan Gir houses the legendary Indian lions. You can easily explore a lot of wildlife species in their natural habitat. Along with several wild animals like wolves and leopards, here are some of the rare rural birds spotted in the forest –

White-browed fantail

Quails

Black-naped monarch

Pirotan Island, Jamnagar

Pirotan Island is the most popular paradise for bird watchers who visit Jamnagar. As the name suggests, Pirotan Island is truly an island accessible only through a boat. But you can spot a lot of aquatic birds like seagulls.

Bottom Line

All in all, the state of Gujarat is truly blessed with a vast coastline covered with two different gulfs. Rivers like Tapti, Narmada, and Sabarmati form great estuaries and join the Arabian Sea. These are definitely the great roosting places where you can easily spot some beautiful migratory birds.



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