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I have been asked this question more times than I can count, standing at the edge of the Kadbanwadi grasslands near Bhigwan with fellow birders squinting at a distant silhouette — is that a Short-toed Snake Eagle or a Bonelli’s Eagle? Both are big. Both are brown on top and pale underneath. Both love open […]
The morning light was still thin over the Ujani backwaters when I spotted it — perched high on a canopy tree above the grassland edge, dark mantle against a grey winter sky, completely indifferent to the world below. It took me a second look and a hard review of the field marks to say it
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Can you see it? Indian Nightjar at Bhigwan — hiding in plain sight. © Prashant S. Gupta / TravelOnTales A Bird That Looks Like the Ground Brown. Buff. Grey. Rust. Speckled. Streaked. The Indian Nightjar’s feathers are not just one colour — they are a whole painting of the forest floor. Broken bark. Dried leaves.
Bhigwan Bird Sanctuary · Species Field Notes The Ospreyof Ujani India’s winter raptor that flies thousands of kilometres — and arrives at Bhigwan to do one thing with absolute, mechanical perfection. Pandion haliaetus Ujani Backwaters, Maharashtra October – March The hunter holds its post. Ujani backwaters, Bhigwan. Nikon Z50. There is a bird at Bhigwan
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Birds of Bhigwan – A Visual Field Guide | TravelOnTales TravelOnTales · Bhigwan · Shirshul · Ujani Backwaters Birds ofBhigwan 39 species photographed across the wetlands, grasslands and rocky scrub of Maharashtra’s finest birding destination 📷 39 Species · Bhigwan, Shirshul & Ujani ↓ scroll to explore 🔮 Book a Bhigwan Bird SafariExpert-guided day trips from Pune
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Bhigwan Bird Sanctuary Guide Green Bee-eater in Bhigwan A vivid wildlife moment from Bhigwan, where a emerald green turns a dry branch into a complete story of patience, color, and perfect timing. By Prashant S Gupta Green Bee-eater perched quietly in Bhigwan. The kind of landscape where small stories unfold. There is something quietly magical
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Ujani Dam Backwaters · Bhigwan, Pune District · Maharashtra Bluethroat at Bhigwan: A Field Guide Some birds announce themselves with size, or noise, or sheer spectacle. The Bluethroat does none of these things. It is small — barely larger than a sparrow. Most of its time is spent in the dense root-tangle of reedbed margins
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Kadbanwadi Grasslands · Bhigwan, Pune District · Maharashtra Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse at Bhigwan There are mornings at Kadbanwadi when the grassland looks like it holds nothing at all — a flat, sun-bleached canvas of dry stalks and dust, baking quietly under a January sky. I have driven this stretch of road outside Bhigwan enough times to
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In the vast open landscapes of Bhigwan, where wetlands meet dry grasslands, not every bird announces its presence with bright colors or dramatic movements. Some survive through subtlety, patience, and near-perfect camouflage. This small ground-dwelling bird is a perfect example of that quiet brilliance. Often overlooked by casual visitors, it blends seamlessly into the earthy
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At Bhigwan bird sanctuary (Ujani Dam, Pune district, Maharashtra), you will almost certainly see Common Sandpipers. They are one of those quietly reliable winter visitors that birders sometimes overlook in the excitement of flamingos, raptors, and herons — but once you really watch them, they are endlessly photogenic and behaviourally fascinating. This field guide covers
