Located near the coast of Jamnagar at a distance of 12 Km lies a spectacular bird santuary Khijadiya.It is the largest bird sanctuary of Gujarat.Khijadia Bird Sanctuary has an amazingly large number of resident and migratory birds in a relatively small area- particularly during winters. Declared a sanctuary in May 1981, the sanctuary is spread over just 6.05 sq. Km extending on two fresh water lakes
The Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary is divided in two parts,one part is known as Dhunvan and another part is Jambuda,named after two nearby villages.Both the fresh water lakes are separated from each other having no link in between them.The Khijadiya lakes were formed by reclamation bunds which were built during the erstwhile princely state regime. on one side of the bund fresh water lakes are formed by water which drains from Ruparel and Kalinri rivers. on the other side of the bund, large creeks flowing from the gulf of kutch are located. as the sanctuary is located near narara island, therefore it also has a beautiful coral reef
Khijadiya hosted the global bird watchers conference in november 2010. About 300 species of migratory birds visits the sanctuary. the birds list includes Black vinged kite,Brahminy kite,Imperial eagle,Osprey,Shikra,Lesser spottd eagle,Black necked stork,BlackIbis,Great Thick-Knee,Greenshank,Comb duck,Common crane,Northern pintail,Sptbill ducks,pheasant-tailed Jacana,Little tern,Marsh harrier,Pale harrier,grey Francolin,Black-tailed Godwit.The most spectacular are the great pelicans and Greater flamingoes.They come during winter in large numbers.
Contact
Deputy Conservator of Forests, Marine National Park, Van Sankul,
Nr. Nagnath Road, Jamnagar-360001. Gujarat.
Ph: (O) 0288 2679357.
REACH BY AIR
The Nearest airport is Jamnagar (15 kms).
Ahmedabad (350 kms. Approximately) .
REACH BY BUS
The Nearest bus station is Jamnagar (15 kms).
REACH BY TRAIN
Hapa - 5 kms.
Jamnagar - 10 Kms
BEST TIME TO VISIT
October to March
NEAREST PLACES TO VISIT
Narara- 60 km. by road from Jamnagar
Marine National Park, Jamnagar
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