Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary
Bharatpur is now renowned for its World Heritage listed
Bird Sanctuary, the Keoladeo Ghana National Park.
Keoladeo Ghana National Park - Bharatpur is now renowned for its World Heritage
listed Bird Sanctuary, the Keoladeo Ghana National Park. The sanctuary was formerly
a vast semi-arid region filling with water during the monsoon only to dry up
afterwards.

To
prevent this the Maharaja of Bharatpur diverted water from a nearby irrigation
canal and within a few years birds began to settle in vast numbers. It is now
one of the finest bird sanctuaries in the world inundated with over 400 species
of water birds.
Exotic migratory birds from Afghanistan, Central Asia, Tibet as well as Siberian
cranes, and bareheaded geese from China, come here in July/August to spend the
winters in warmer climate and they breed till October/November. Other common
bird life to be seen are cormorants, spoonbills, storks, egrets, herons, pelicans,
ibis and herons can be spotted all over the park. The raised paths camouflaged
by babul trees make their viewing easier. The best time to visit the park is
from October to late February when many migratory birds can be spotted.
Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary Reservation Form