Birdwatching in India Birding contacts and birdwatching information Check our personalized year round birdwatching tours for small groups Local Birdingpal Contacts Local Birdwatchers Initial Last Name Area Available Language M Ashok Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Anytime A Pittie Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Anytime English/Hindi P Podipireddy Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Anytime M Agarwal Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Anytime English/HindiTelugu I am a member of A.P. State animal welfare board and at the same time have an animal shelter at Keesara village an outskirt of Hyderabad. The shelter house is in a natural habitat. PS Deb Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Weekend English/HindiBangla I am Consultant Neurologist, at Apollo Hospitals. Birdwatching is my new hobby, when I shifted in new home at Cybercity. Other interests, Yoga, Meditation, Rekhi, Hypnosis, Alternative medicine. Hyderabad is on Deccan plateu, of India, more than 250 species recorded by local birdwatcher group. M Bhargava Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh Anytime English/Hindi N Pantula Vishakapattanam, Andhra Pradesh Anytime S Sen Bongaigaon, Assam Weekend M Jalan Dibrugarh, Assam Anytime R Suri Camp Forktail Creek, Delhi Anytime A Arya Delhi and Noida Anytime English/Hindi M Zaidi Delhi, Delhi Weekend A Sarkhel New Delhi, Delhi Weekend English M Aggarwal New Delhi, Delhi Anytime B Yata New Delhi, Delhi Anytime A Jain New Delhi, Delhi Weekend English/Hindi DS Pandit New Delhi, Delhi Weekend English/MarathiHindi There are three good birding sites near Delhi. One is Okhla Bird Park ( South-east of Delhi). Two, Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary( about 30 kms SW of Delhi) and then there is Bhindawas in Haryana about 50 kms from Delhi. Besides there are numerous gardens in Delhi that are good birding spot. S Sharma Sonipat, Delhi/Haryana Anytime English/HindiSanskrit A Shaw Ahmedabad, Gujarat Anytime A Parikh Ahmedabad, Gujarat Anytime English/HindiGujarati R Shah Ahmedabad, Gujarat Weekend B Metha Ahmedabad, Gujarat Weekend English/HindiGujarati A Samal Ahmedabad, Gujarat Anytime English/HindiGujarati I am a birdwatcher with wildlife photography as my hobby. I have visited almost all part of Gujarat having a collection of around 210 bird photographs. M Chokshi Ahmedabad, Gujarat Anytime Gujarati/EnglishHindi I am an passionate birdwatcher and avid photographer. Ahmedabad is a starting point for great birdwatching places like Nalsarover Lake, Thol Lake, The Little Rann of Kutch, Velavadhar National Park, though Gir is slightly at a distance. The areas around Ahmedabad are also best to see the glorious Sarus Crane. J Tiwari Kutch District, Gujarat Anytime English/HindiGujarati/KutchiMarwari/Tigriniy S Dave Rajkot, Gujarat Anytime H Milishia Surat, Gujarat Weekend English/HindiGujarati S Christian Vadodara, Gujarat Anytime English/Gujarati B Joshi Vadodara, Gujarat Weekend English/HindiGujarati A Sabavala Vadodara, Baroda, Gujarat Anytime English/GuajartiHindi S Tarafdar Vadodara/Kolkata, Gujarat Anytime English/HindiBengali/GujaratiMarathi S Kumar Gurgaon, Haryana Anytime B Chatterjee Bangalore, Karnataka Anytime J Joseph Bangalore, Karnataka Anytime P Dileep Bangalore, Karnataka Weekend JN Prasad Bangalore, Karnataka Anytime English/HindiKannada/Tamil G Cavale Bangalore, Karnataka Weekend English/HindiKannada/Tamil M Krishna Bangalore, Karnataka Anytime V Ramachandran Bangalore, Karnataka Weekend S Subramanya Bangalore, Karnataka Weekend G Dhar Bangalore, Karnataka Anytime Hindi/EnglishKannada/MarathiTulu/Tamil/Malayalam/BengaliPunjabi/Gujarath L Nehemiah Bangalore, Karnataka Weekend English/HindiKannada/TamilTelugu/MalyalamGaro P Revanur Bangalore, Karnataka Anytime Y Naveen Bangalore, Karnataka Anytime English/KannadaTelugu/Hindi N Hegde Bangalore, Karnataka Anytime S Sandeep Bangalore, Karnataka Weekend English/HindiKannada R Suvarna Bangalore, Karnataka Weekend English/HindiMarathi/TuluGujarati/Tamil PK Bopanna Bangalore, Karnataka Anytime English/DutchHindi/Kannada I live in Bangalore which is a short hop from the Western Ghats in South India where a lot of exotic species are to be found. Bangalore is the closest International Airport for access to the Rajiv Gandhi National Park (Nagarhole), Mudhumalai National Park (Bandipur/Masinagudi) and the Bhadra Tiger Reserve. I'm an avid outdoorsman with years of experience in Birding and well trained in outdoor survival and first aid techniques. J Balamurugan Bangalore, Karnataka Anytime English/HindiTamil/KannadaMalayama/Telugu I have a guest house attached to Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary/Bandipur National Park suitable for seeing wide variety of birds in the area. You can see some of my pictures on http://www.wildlifesanctuaryindia.com/bird-watching-india.asp I am availbale on most weekends. I am an amateur bird watcher and just developing my bird watching ID skills best regards. R Ashwini Bangalore, Karnataka Anytime English/HindiKannada/TeluguTamil I have completed B.Sc in zoology and have a very good knowledge about wildlife, ornithology and bird watching. I want to become an ornithologist. I am living in Bangalore and the nearest park I have is Bannerghatta National Park. My interests are bird watching, trekking and reading lots of wildlife books. S Shivaram Bangalore, Karnataka Weekend English/HindiKannada I am a passionate Wildlife and Bird photographer who takes time out of the busy office schedule to go birding/photography during weekends. I live in Bangalore and travel a lot around the city during weekends for this hobby. You can view my work on my website http://www.thejunglelook.com. J Praveen Bangalore, Karnataka Weekend English/HindiMalayalam J Nag Bangalore, Karnataka Anytime English/HindiBengali Am a Nature enthusiast, though by vocation am a finance professional. I work as a Chief Financial Officer of a lrge multinational corporation in India. I love photography and am keen to learn about birds. I also draw and paint, but time does not permit me today to pursue this activites. NS Prasanth BR Hills, Karnataka Anytime English/HindiKannada/Tamil V Kumar Dandeli, Karnataka Anytime M Juvaraj Dandeli, Karnataka Anytime V Vennila Dharwad, Karnataka Weekend K A Mandanna Mysore, Karnataka Anytim W Jugade Mysore, Karnataka Weekend English/HindiMarathi Very much interested in bird watching. Area nearby Mysore is very good and so many dense forests are there. The permission to go there is require 8 days prior to visit. T Guru Prasad Tumkur, Karnataka Anytime English/HindiKannada/Telugu C Nanda Tumkur, Karnataka Anytime P Sasidharamn Manekkera Mananthavady Wayand, Karnataka Weekend English/BengaliThamil/Malayalam A bird watcher, photographer and videographer. Recorded bird movie of Kerala now going to create a vcd of birds. I can identify about 300 birds and took birdwatching as a serious subject. About my area there are many birds like Swallow, Martin. Baya and Streked Weaver birds nesting area(August and September), Bee Eater nesting area(April May), Malabar Grey Hornbill nest(April), Warblers, Tailor Bird, Ceylon Frogmouth, three type of Skylarks, Lapwings etc. T Illam Cochi, Kerala Anytime VS Abilash Cochi, Kerala Weekend EnglishMalayalam I am a naturalist working in Coconut lagoon at Kumarakom. My house is at the Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary, where 340 species of birds can be found. From Nedumbassery airport to Kothamangalam (47 km) there is only 12 km to Thattekkad sanctuary. J Praveen Palakkad, Kerala Weekend English/HindiMalayalam M Sudeesh Thattekkadu Bird Sanctuary, Kerala Anytime English/ThamailMalayalam/Kanada M Thajudeen Trichur, Kerala Anytime N U Trichur, Kerala Anytime S Sandeep Trichur, Kerala Weekend English/Malayalam I am a final year student in zoology. The Kole wetlands are famous for its wetland birds. They are specially abundant in winter(december to may). G Christopher Trivandrum, Kerala Weekend S Koustubh Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Anytime H Gupta Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Weekend English/HindiBengali/EnglishHindi/Marathi B Parag Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Anytime R Biswas Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Weekend English/BengaliHindi/NepaliKannada I am new to Bhopal and would be interested to learn more about the flora and fauna there. J Patwardhan Deogad, Madhya Pradesh Anytime English/MarathiHindi/GujratiBengali/Punjabi N Maheshwari Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh Weekend A Pinto Borivli NP, Maharashtra Anytime N Jamdar Munbai, Maharashtra Weekend N Agarwal Munbai, Maharashtra Anytime S Bajikar Munbai, Maharashtra Anytime A Badriprasad Munbai, Maharashtra Weekend V Krishnan Munbai, Maharashtra Anytime English/FrenchTamil/HindiMalayalam/Marathi A Mandrekar Munbai, Maharashtra Weekend English/HindiMarathi A Shivkart Munbai, Maharashtra Anytime H Marathe Munbai, Maharashtra Weekend English/HindiMarathi R Sachdev Munbai, Maharashtra Weekend English/Hindi A Mantri Munbai, Maharashtra Weekend English/Hindi PA Damle Mumbai, Maharashtra Anytime English/HindiMarathi Mombai City has coastline, marshes, wetlands , forests and hills. Consequently, several species of birds have been recorded. Total count is around 400 species including many migratory waders. Oct-Mar is very good for birdwatching in Mumbai. S Rajesh Mumbai, Maharashtra Anytime English/Hindi I am based in Kalyan city. apprx. 50 Kms from Mumbai. K Musiff Mumbai, Maharashtra Anytime English/HindiGujarati/Marathi I live very near to the only city forest in the world viz. Sanjay Gandhi National Park/ Borivali National Park. S Sani Nagpur, Maharashtra Anytime English/Hindi P Deshmukh Nagpur, Maharashtra Anytime English/HindiMarathi I am an amatuer birder, and always ready to go for birding. I can assist and accompany for birding spots near Nagpur. R Ghosh Nagpur, Maharashtra Anytime English/HindiBengali Nagpur has around 250 bird species and their subspecies. We have lots of birding sites where you can spot at least 70 birds in a trip. N Barde Nagpur, Maharashtra Anytime English/Hindi Nagpur is situated virtually in the center of India and is surrounded by Bird Sanctuary and 4-5 National Reserve Forests. I am very much interested in Bird watching as well as Wild Life Safari. Z Lalani Nagpur, Maharashtra Anytime KV Subramanian Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra Weekend English/HindTelugu/Tamil I am keen amateur photographer specialising in bird, nature and sports photography. I am a member of Bombay Natural History society and Navi Mumbai Naturalists Namunas. We are about 25 members and pursue the hobby of birding during weekends. Navi Mumbai is host to many wonderful birding spots. Especially, Talawe, Valley Park Bbelapur, Karnala Bird Sanctuary, Kharghar Hills, Airoli and many other places in and around Navi Mumbai. We have a good group and many expert bird watchers, who are also trail leaders for BNHS and WWF. S Mhatre New Bombay, Maharashtra Anytime B Pramod New Bombay, Maharashtra Anytime English/HindiMarathi M Yadav Pune, Maharashtra Anytime English/Hindi S Singh Pune, Maharashtra Weekend English/HindiPunjabi/Bengali S Dhumal Pune, Maharashtra Weekend English/MarathiHindi We have a variety of Wetlands/Grasslands present in the periphery of 100KM. Y Gurjar Thane(Mumbai), Maharashtra Anytime English/HindiMarathi D Patel Pondicherry Anytime Tamil/HindiGujarati/BengaliFrench/English A Babu Pondicherry Anytime J Kohli Ludhiana, Punjab Weekend J Tiwari Bharatpur, Rajasthan Anytime B Sharma Bharatpur, Rajasthan Anytime S Sarvjit Bharatpur, Rajasthan Anytime A Verma Bharatpur, Rajasthan Anytime G Singh Keoladeo NP, Rajasthan Weekend English S Metha Udaipur/Mount Abu, Rajasthan Weekend V Gowtham Chennai, Tamil Nadu Anytime English/TamilTelugu/Hindi A Bhargava Chennai, Tamil Nadu Weekend S Ramachandran Chennai, Tamil Nadu Anytime English/Tamil I am an engineering graduate working in an MNC in Chennai. My hobbies are trekking and birdwatching and been doing it since my school days. V Gokula Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu Anytime RP Singh Chambal, Uttar Pradesh Anytime English/Hindi D Mukherjee Kolkata, West Bengal Anytime English D Moitra Kolkata, West Bengal Weekend Bengali/English S Bhattacharya Kolkata, West Bengal Anytime Bengali/HindiEnglish A Sharma Sunderbans, Central/Northwest Bengal Weekend Professional Guides Initial Last Name Area Available Language L De Souza Goa Anytime A Deomurari Bhuj, Jamnagar, Gujarat Anytime A Sood Kullu, Himachal Pradesh Anytime English/HindiPahari/some German Great Himalayan National Park - GHNP. The World Conservation Monitoring Center has identified GHNP as one of the five Centres of Plant Diversity and Endemism in India. Important bird groups found in the Park include: Pheasants (or Galliforms) an important group of large, spectacular birds. GHNP is one of only two National Parks in the world with a population of the endangered Western Tragopan (also found in Machiara National Park, Pakistan). Another endangered pheasant, the Cheer Pheasant is present on the steep, south-facing grassy slopes. Monal and Koklas are in abundant in the temperate forest zone while Kaleej occurs in small numbers below 2,000m. Snow Partridge, Hill Partridge and Himalayan Snowcock also occur. I am a lecturer of Ecotourism in the Govt. Degree College at Kullu teaching tourism to undergraduates. I became a naturalist and guide after receiving a Bachelors Degree in Commerce and a Masters Degree in Tourism from Himachal University. I also holds a Certificate in Environmental Tourism from IGNOU and will soon begin working towards my PhD in eco-tourism. I have worked as an interpretive naturalist for the Great Himalayan National Park and have been involved in community and environmental activism in the Western Himalayas from 1996 to the present. N Sharma Bharatpur, Rajasthan Anytime English/Hindi S Gaur Bharatpur, Rajasthan Anytime English/Hindi P Lobo Kalimpong, West Bengal Anytime English/Hindi Firstly a big thank you for your excellent logistics and guiding in NE India. Everyone has genuinely gone away with very positive feelings about the trip and most of us are looking forward to the opportunity to return. Chris Bradshaw, United Kingdom, 2006 - chris(AT)northkentbirding.freeserve.co.uk First of all, we thank you so much for your kind cooperation during our birding shooting in North Bengal. It was really so nice of you that you have spared your precious time for us.. It was also a great experience for all of us. We are really impressed to know how you distinguish the sound of different birds, and your large knowledge about wild lives...! Toko Miyasato, Japan, 2007 - toko-m(AT)gf6.so-net.ne.jp Thanks for organizing a great trip again. I thought Nagaland was a fantastic place with good habitat that would generate further exploration. Thanks also for the generous hospitality in your home, I liked Kalimpong very much. Nick Senior, United Kingdom, 2007 - ncksnr(AT)yahoo.co.uk Local Information Name Description Bombay Natural History Society Club Salim Ali Centre Club Wildlife Aware Nature Club, Tumkur Club Birding Hotspots around the world Sites Nagpur Birds Sites Birds of Kolkata Sites Birds of Karnataka Sites Vijay Cavale's Indiabirds Aasheesh Pittie's Sites Oriental Bird Clubs's Photos Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia India Local weather Yahoo Electronic maps MultiMap Find lowest prices for field guides, books, maps etc. Field guides recommended by Birdingpals Printable bird check list Trip Reports from India Read a Birdingpal's Trip Report from India Last update 27/03/2008
Check our personalized year round birdwatching tours for small groups Local Birdingpal Contacts Local Birdwatchers Initial Last Name Area Available Language M Ashok Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Anytime A Pittie Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Anytime English/Hindi P Podipireddy Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Anytime M Agarwal Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Anytime English/HindiTelugu I am a member of A.P. State animal welfare board and at the same time have an animal shelter at Keesara village an outskirt of Hyderabad. The shelter house is in a natural habitat. PS Deb Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Weekend English/HindiBangla I am Consultant Neurologist, at Apollo Hospitals. Birdwatching is my new hobby, when I shifted in new home at Cybercity. Other interests, Yoga, Meditation, Rekhi, Hypnosis, Alternative medicine. Hyderabad is on Deccan plateu, of India, more than 250 species recorded by local birdwatcher group. M Bhargava Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh Anytime English/Hindi N Pantula Vishakapattanam, Andhra Pradesh Anytime S Sen Bongaigaon, Assam Weekend M Jalan Dibrugarh, Assam Anytime R Suri Camp Forktail Creek, Delhi Anytime A Arya Delhi and Noida Anytime English/Hindi M Zaidi Delhi, Delhi Weekend A Sarkhel New Delhi, Delhi Weekend English M Aggarwal New Delhi, Delhi Anytime B Yata New Delhi, Delhi Anytime A Jain New Delhi, Delhi Weekend English/Hindi DS Pandit New Delhi, Delhi Weekend English/MarathiHindi There are three good birding sites near Delhi. One is Okhla Bird Park ( South-east of Delhi). Two, Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary( about 30 kms SW of Delhi) and then there is Bhindawas in Haryana about 50 kms from Delhi. Besides there are numerous gardens in Delhi that are good birding spot. S Sharma Sonipat, Delhi/Haryana Anytime English/HindiSanskrit A Shaw Ahmedabad, Gujarat Anytime A Parikh Ahmedabad, Gujarat Anytime English/HindiGujarati R Shah Ahmedabad, Gujarat Weekend B Metha Ahmedabad, Gujarat Weekend English/HindiGujarati A Samal Ahmedabad, Gujarat Anytime English/HindiGujarati I am a birdwatcher with wildlife photography as my hobby. I have visited almost all part of Gujarat having a collection of around 210 bird photographs. M Chokshi Ahmedabad, Gujarat Anytime Gujarati/EnglishHindi I am an passionate birdwatcher and avid photographer. Ahmedabad is a starting point for great birdwatching places like Nalsarover Lake, Thol Lake, The Little Rann of Kutch, Velavadhar National Park, though Gir is slightly at a distance. The areas around Ahmedabad are also best to see the glorious Sarus Crane. J Tiwari Kutch District, Gujarat Anytime English/HindiGujarati/KutchiMarwari/Tigriniy S Dave Rajkot, Gujarat Anytime H Milishia Surat, Gujarat Weekend English/HindiGujarati S Christian Vadodara, Gujarat Anytime English/Gujarati B Joshi Vadodara, Gujarat Weekend English/HindiGujarati A Sabavala Vadodara, Baroda, Gujarat Anytime English/GuajartiHindi S Tarafdar Vadodara/Kolkata, Gujarat Anytime English/HindiBengali/GujaratiMarathi S Kumar Gurgaon, Haryana Anytime B Chatterjee Bangalore, Karnataka Anytime J Joseph Bangalore, Karnataka Anytime P Dileep Bangalore, Karnataka Weekend JN Prasad Bangalore, Karnataka Anytime English/HindiKannada/Tamil G Cavale Bangalore, Karnataka Weekend English/HindiKannada/Tamil M Krishna Bangalore, Karnataka Anytime V Ramachandran Bangalore, Karnataka Weekend S Subramanya Bangalore, Karnataka Weekend G Dhar Bangalore, Karnataka Anytime Hindi/EnglishKannada/MarathiTulu/Tamil/Malayalam/BengaliPunjabi/Gujarath L Nehemiah Bangalore, Karnataka Weekend English/HindiKannada/TamilTelugu/MalyalamGaro P Revanur Bangalore, Karnataka Anytime Y Naveen Bangalore, Karnataka Anytime English/KannadaTelugu/Hindi N Hegde Bangalore, Karnataka Anytime S Sandeep Bangalore, Karnataka Weekend English/HindiKannada R Suvarna Bangalore, Karnataka Weekend English/HindiMarathi/TuluGujarati/Tamil PK Bopanna Bangalore, Karnataka Anytime English/DutchHindi/Kannada I live in Bangalore which is a short hop from the Western Ghats in South India where a lot of exotic species are to be found. Bangalore is the closest International Airport for access to the Rajiv Gandhi National Park (Nagarhole), Mudhumalai National Park (Bandipur/Masinagudi) and the Bhadra Tiger Reserve. I'm an avid outdoorsman with years of experience in Birding and well trained in outdoor survival and first aid techniques. J Balamurugan Bangalore, Karnataka Anytime English/HindiTamil/KannadaMalayama/Telugu I have a guest house attached to Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary/Bandipur National Park suitable for seeing wide variety of birds in the area. You can see some of my pictures on http://www.wildlifesanctuaryindia.com/bird-watching-india.asp I am availbale on most weekends. I am an amateur bird watcher and just developing my bird watching ID skills best regards. R Ashwini Bangalore, Karnataka Anytime English/HindiKannada/TeluguTamil I have completed B.Sc in zoology and have a very good knowledge about wildlife, ornithology and bird watching. I want to become an ornithologist. I am living in Bangalore and the nearest park I have is Bannerghatta National Park. My interests are bird watching, trekking and reading lots of wildlife books. S Shivaram Bangalore, Karnataka Weekend English/HindiKannada I am a passionate Wildlife and Bird photographer who takes time out of the busy office schedule to go birding/photography during weekends. I live in Bangalore and travel a lot around the city during weekends for this hobby. You can view my work on my website http://www.thejunglelook.com. J Praveen Bangalore, Karnataka Weekend English/HindiMalayalam J Nag Bangalore, Karnataka Anytime English/HindiBengali Am a Nature enthusiast, though by vocation am a finance professional. I work as a Chief Financial Officer of a lrge multinational corporation in India. I love photography and am keen to learn about birds. I also draw and paint, but time does not permit me today to pursue this activites. NS Prasanth BR Hills, Karnataka Anytime English/HindiKannada/Tamil V Kumar Dandeli, Karnataka Anytime M Juvaraj Dandeli, Karnataka Anytime V Vennila Dharwad, Karnataka Weekend K A Mandanna Mysore, Karnataka Anytim W Jugade Mysore, Karnataka Weekend English/HindiMarathi Very much interested in bird watching. Area nearby Mysore is very good and so many dense forests are there. The permission to go there is require 8 days prior to visit. T Guru Prasad Tumkur, Karnataka Anytime English/HindiKannada/Telugu C Nanda Tumkur, Karnataka Anytime P Sasidharamn Manekkera Mananthavady Wayand, Karnataka Weekend English/BengaliThamil/Malayalam A bird watcher, photographer and videographer. Recorded bird movie of Kerala now going to create a vcd of birds. I can identify about 300 birds and took birdwatching as a serious subject. About my area there are many birds like Swallow, Martin. Baya and Streked Weaver birds nesting area(August and September), Bee Eater nesting area(April May), Malabar Grey Hornbill nest(April), Warblers, Tailor Bird, Ceylon Frogmouth, three type of Skylarks, Lapwings etc. T Illam Cochi, Kerala Anytime VS Abilash Cochi, Kerala Weekend EnglishMalayalam I am a naturalist working in Coconut lagoon at Kumarakom. My house is at the Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary, where 340 species of birds can be found. From Nedumbassery airport to Kothamangalam (47 km) there is only 12 km to Thattekkad sanctuary. J Praveen Palakkad, Kerala Weekend English/HindiMalayalam M Sudeesh Thattekkadu Bird Sanctuary, Kerala Anytime English/ThamailMalayalam/Kanada M Thajudeen Trichur, Kerala Anytime N U Trichur, Kerala Anytime S Sandeep Trichur, Kerala Weekend English/Malayalam I am a final year student in zoology. The Kole wetlands are famous for its wetland birds. They are specially abundant in winter(december to may). G Christopher Trivandrum, Kerala Weekend S Koustubh Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Anytime H Gupta Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Weekend English/HindiBengali/EnglishHindi/Marathi B Parag Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Anytime R Biswas Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Weekend English/BengaliHindi/NepaliKannada I am new to Bhopal and would be interested to learn more about the flora and fauna there. J Patwardhan Deogad, Madhya Pradesh Anytime English/MarathiHindi/GujratiBengali/Punjabi N Maheshwari Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh Weekend A Pinto Borivli NP, Maharashtra Anytime N Jamdar Munbai, Maharashtra Weekend N Agarwal Munbai, Maharashtra Anytime S Bajikar Munbai, Maharashtra Anytime A Badriprasad Munbai, Maharashtra Weekend V Krishnan Munbai, Maharashtra Anytime English/FrenchTamil/HindiMalayalam/Marathi A Mandrekar Munbai, Maharashtra Weekend English/HindiMarathi A Shivkart Munbai, Maharashtra Anytime H Marathe Munbai, Maharashtra Weekend English/HindiMarathi R Sachdev Munbai, Maharashtra Weekend English/Hindi A Mantri Munbai, Maharashtra Weekend English/Hindi PA Damle Mumbai, Maharashtra Anytime English/HindiMarathi Mombai City has coastline, marshes, wetlands , forests and hills. Consequently, several species of birds have been recorded. Total count is around 400 species including many migratory waders. Oct-Mar is very good for birdwatching in Mumbai. S Rajesh Mumbai, Maharashtra Anytime English/Hindi I am based in Kalyan city. apprx. 50 Kms from Mumbai. K Musiff Mumbai, Maharashtra Anytime English/HindiGujarati/Marathi I live very near to the only city forest in the world viz. Sanjay Gandhi National Park/ Borivali National Park. S Sani Nagpur, Maharashtra Anytime English/Hindi P Deshmukh Nagpur, Maharashtra Anytime English/HindiMarathi I am an amatuer birder, and always ready to go for birding. I can assist and accompany for birding spots near Nagpur. R Ghosh Nagpur, Maharashtra Anytime English/HindiBengali Nagpur has around 250 bird species and their subspecies. We have lots of birding sites where you can spot at least 70 birds in a trip. N Barde Nagpur, Maharashtra Anytime English/Hindi Nagpur is situated virtually in the center of India and is surrounded by Bird Sanctuary and 4-5 National Reserve Forests. I am very much interested in Bird watching as well as Wild Life Safari. Z Lalani Nagpur, Maharashtra Anytime KV Subramanian Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra Weekend English/HindTelugu/Tamil I am keen amateur photographer specialising in bird, nature and sports photography. I am a member of Bombay Natural History society and Navi Mumbai Naturalists Namunas. We are about 25 members and pursue the hobby of birding during weekends. Navi Mumbai is host to many wonderful birding spots. Especially, Talawe, Valley Park Bbelapur, Karnala Bird Sanctuary, Kharghar Hills, Airoli and many other places in and around Navi Mumbai. We have a good group and many expert bird watchers, who are also trail leaders for BNHS and WWF. S Mhatre New Bombay, Maharashtra Anytime B Pramod New Bombay, Maharashtra Anytime English/HindiMarathi M Yadav Pune, Maharashtra Anytime English/Hindi S Singh Pune, Maharashtra Weekend English/HindiPunjabi/Bengali S Dhumal Pune, Maharashtra Weekend English/MarathiHindi We have a variety of Wetlands/Grasslands present in the periphery of 100KM. Y Gurjar Thane(Mumbai), Maharashtra Anytime English/HindiMarathi D Patel Pondicherry Anytime Tamil/HindiGujarati/BengaliFrench/English A Babu Pondicherry Anytime J Kohli Ludhiana, Punjab Weekend J Tiwari Bharatpur, Rajasthan Anytime B Sharma Bharatpur, Rajasthan Anytime S Sarvjit Bharatpur, Rajasthan Anytime A Verma Bharatpur, Rajasthan Anytime G Singh Keoladeo NP, Rajasthan Weekend English S Metha Udaipur/Mount Abu, Rajasthan Weekend V Gowtham Chennai, Tamil Nadu Anytime English/TamilTelugu/Hindi A Bhargava Chennai, Tamil Nadu Weekend S Ramachandran Chennai, Tamil Nadu Anytime English/Tamil I am an engineering graduate working in an MNC in Chennai. My hobbies are trekking and birdwatching and been doing it since my school days. V Gokula Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu Anytime RP Singh Chambal, Uttar Pradesh Anytime English/Hindi D Mukherjee Kolkata, West Bengal Anytime English D Moitra Kolkata, West Bengal Weekend Bengali/English S Bhattacharya Kolkata, West Bengal Anytime Bengali/HindiEnglish A Sharma Sunderbans, Central/Northwest Bengal Weekend Professional Guides Initial Last Name Area Available Language L De Souza Goa Anytime A Deomurari Bhuj, Jamnagar, Gujarat Anytime A Sood Kullu, Himachal Pradesh Anytime English/HindiPahari/some German Great Himalayan National Park - GHNP. The World Conservation Monitoring Center has identified GHNP as one of the five Centres of Plant Diversity and Endemism in India. Important bird groups found in the Park include: Pheasants (or Galliforms) an important group of large, spectacular birds. GHNP is one of only two National Parks in the world with a population of the endangered Western Tragopan (also found in Machiara National Park, Pakistan). Another endangered pheasant, the Cheer Pheasant is present on the steep, south-facing grassy slopes. Monal and Koklas are in abundant in the temperate forest zone while Kaleej occurs in small numbers below 2,000m. Snow Partridge, Hill Partridge and Himalayan Snowcock also occur. I am a lecturer of Ecotourism in the Govt. Degree College at Kullu teaching tourism to undergraduates. I became a naturalist and guide after receiving a Bachelors Degree in Commerce and a Masters Degree in Tourism from Himachal University. I also holds a Certificate in Environmental Tourism from IGNOU and will soon begin working towards my PhD in eco-tourism. I have worked as an interpretive naturalist for the Great Himalayan National Park and have been involved in community and environmental activism in the Western Himalayas from 1996 to the present. N Sharma Bharatpur, Rajasthan Anytime English/Hindi S Gaur Bharatpur, Rajasthan Anytime English/Hindi P Lobo Kalimpong, West Bengal Anytime English/Hindi Firstly a big thank you for your excellent logistics and guiding in NE India. Everyone has genuinely gone away with very positive feelings about the trip and most of us are looking forward to the opportunity to return. Chris Bradshaw, United Kingdom, 2006 - chris(AT)northkentbirding.freeserve.co.uk First of all, we thank you so much for your kind cooperation during our birding shooting in North Bengal. It was really so nice of you that you have spared your precious time for us.. It was also a great experience for all of us. We are really impressed to know how you distinguish the sound of different birds, and your large knowledge about wild lives...! Toko Miyasato, Japan, 2007 - toko-m(AT)gf6.so-net.ne.jp Thanks for organizing a great trip again. I thought Nagaland was a fantastic place with good habitat that would generate further exploration. Thanks also for the generous hospitality in your home, I liked Kalimpong very much. Nick Senior, United Kingdom, 2007 - ncksnr(AT)yahoo.co.uk Local Information Name Description Bombay Natural History Society Club Salim Ali Centre Club Wildlife Aware Nature Club, Tumkur Club Birding Hotspots around the world Sites Nagpur Birds Sites Birds of Kolkata Sites Birds of Karnataka Sites Vijay Cavale's Indiabirds Aasheesh Pittie's Sites Oriental Bird Clubs's Photos Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia India Local weather Yahoo Electronic maps MultiMap Find lowest prices for field guides, books, maps etc. Field guides recommended by Birdingpals Printable bird check list Trip Reports from India Read a Birdingpal's Trip Report from India Last update 27/03/2008
