Saturday, 1 February 2014

Another long walk at Bharatpur

This reserve is really special. It has so many different habitats covering 25 square miles. Wetland, woodland, dry desert, savannah. Turn off the main drag full of rickshaws, horse and cart and  golf buggies and you leave all the day trippers behind. We walked today over the dry savannah and saw no one for 4hours. 
If you are a birder it's well worth a visit. Saw red avadavit, 5 types of raptors at least including greater and lesser spotted eagle,oriental honey buzzard, bonellis eagle, and others I can't recall.




Yellow bittern

1 comment:

  1. Two days in a row with all that walking....you are very keen Norma . I am surprised you can walk 4 hrs in India without seeing anyone! The outsider imagines India teaming with people everywhere.

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