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Bird-watching at Veer Dam – Pune

Rudy Birding & Wildlife Hotspots May 21, 2017May 12, 2018Bar headed goose, Birding, birding at veer dam, geese, grey headed canary flycatcher, Indian Courser, mottled wood owl, oriental pratincole, Red-necked Falcon, Veer dam 31 Comments

Veer Dam is a key bird-watching hotspot around Pune; especially famous for the Bar-headed Geese & Demoiselle Cranes. We have done multiple trips to this place in different seasons and have been pleasantly surprised with some of the sightings at this place. Till date we have sighted over 170 different species of birds at Veer Dam. One of the best parts about this place is that you will get to see Waders, Raptors as well as Flycatchers in and around Veer Dam. Not many places offer such variety.. Located around 70 KMs from Pune, this place offers a good stretch of 7-8 KMs along the river Nira. This entire belt along the river is extremely rich with Avifauna.

Bird-watching @ Bhigwan and Veer dam

Rudy Birding Hotspots February 20, 2015January 19, 2016Asian Openbill, Bar-headed Geese, chestnut bellied sandgrouse, Flamingos at Bhigwan, Greater Flamingo, Indian Courser, Indian thick-knee, Kumbhargaon, Tufted Ducks 0 Comment

Bhigwan is another bird watching place in close proximity with Pune; famous primarily for the Greater Flamingos. It was on my list for this winter and when Bhavesh informed me about the Wild India local tour to Bhigwan & Veer dam, I blocked my calendar for the weekend (7-8th Feb 2015) immediately. Except me, everyone was from Mumbai and journey from Mumbai started at around 11:30 PM on 6th Feb. I was picked from my place by 2:30 AM and we finally managed to reach Kumbhargaon, Bhigwan at around 4:30 AM. There are multiple bird watching sights in Bhigwan; Kumbhargaon and Diksal being the key ones. Read more