Nalabana Bird sanctuary,Odisha

Nalbana Bird Sanctuary is the core area of the Ramsar designated wetlands of Chilika Lake. It is a major island in the center of the lake with an area of 15.53 km2 (6.00 sq mi). The island gets completely submerged during the monsoon season. As the monsoon recedes in the winter, lake levels decrease and the island is gradually exposed, birds flock to the island in large numbers to feed on its extensive mudflats. Nalbana was notified in 1987 and declared a bird sanctuary in 1973 under the Wildlife Protection Act.
flamingos , waders ,Goliathheron, greyherons, purple herons, egrets, spoonbills, storks and black-headed ibis. Many species of birds live in the sanctuary.Rare birds reported in the lake are Asiatic dowitchers (NT), Dalmatian pelican (VU), Pallas's fish-eagles , the very rare migrant spoon-billed sandpiper and spot-billed pelican , pariah kite, brahminy kites, kestrel, marsh harriers, and peregrine falcon are among the raptors seen here. Many short-legged shorebirds are also seen in a narrow band along the shifting shores of the lake and islands. plovers,the collared pratincole, ruff, dunlin, snipes and sandpipers. Larks, wagtails and lapwings are also found on the mudflats. Feeding in deeper water are the longer-legged avocets, stilts and godwits are seen also.The higher vegetated areas of the lake support moorhens, coots and jacanas. Pond herons and night herons can be seen along the shores with kingfishers and rollers. Little cormorants are seen on perches around the lake, Compact flocks of brahminy ducks, as well as shovellers, pintails, gadwall, teals, pochards, geese and coots, are also seen. Nesting colonies of gull-billed terns and river terns are seen on the Nalabana Island.

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Nice video

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When did u visited ?

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November 2019

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Birds are there ?

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Kya ap chilika ghum kar k aa gye?

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Migratory birds ?