Rivers, Wetlands & Winged Wonders: West Bengal Birding
West Bengal layers bird habitats like moods—coastal mangroves and mudflats, Himalayan foothills dusted in rhododendrons, sprawling wetlands and rice paddies. It’s a corridor for migrants and home to rare forest residents. In Buxa, Latpanchar, Mahananda, and Sundarbans, hornbills swoop, migratory shorebirds crowd in winter, and songbirds fill early dawn. Just outside Kolkata, sanctuaries offer quick escapes into greenery. For birders, this state offers both spectacle and intimacy.
Trip Highlights
Signature Moments :
Buxa Tiger Reserve, Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary, Latpanchar show great numbers of oriental pied, grey, and rufous-necked hornbills in forest canopy.
Waterbirds, geese, and raptors gather around the water for dramatic winter displays at sunrise.
Frasergunj and the Sundarbans coast offer rare sightings like the pectoral sandpiper, plus sandpipers, plovers, herons, and terns in winter.
Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary, Adina Deer Park, and Ballabhpur near Santiniketan host both resident and migratory species, easy walks for birds like openbills, flycatchers, and waterfowl.
In Darjeeling/Sikkim fringe (Latpanchar, Senchal, etc.), rhododendron forest edges offer vibrant warblers, thrushes, laughingthrushes, and other forest-specialty species.
Cheer pheasant, white-throated tit, Rufous-bellied niltava, and the elusive Ibisbill along mountain rivers make star sightings.
7 nights, 8 days DEC 13th, 2024
india, Asia
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