PAWALGARH CONSERVATION RESERVE BIRD WATCHING

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Pawalgarh Bird Watching

Pawalgarh declared Pawalgarh Conservation Reserve in the beautiful, vast and rich forests of Ramangar Forest Division. The Conservation Reserve has been finally notified in Dec. 2012. It has area of 60 sq. km. The area is drained by Dabka River and has prime forests of Sal and other species. Baur River flows to the east of the area. The entire landscape in the foothills of Nainital range of mountains. It covers mixed and riverine forest, grasslands, dense Sal, rocky river-beds, inhabitation and agriculture. The area is gaining quite popularity due to its birdlife diversity.

BIRDS OF PAWALGARH

Black franacolin, Grey faracolin, Jungle Bush Quiail, Red Junglefowl, Kalij Pheasant, Indian peafowl, Ruddy Shelduck, Common Shelduk, Cotton Pygmy-gooes, Gadwall Marrard, Red -crested Pochard, Comman porhard, Northen Shoveler, Bar-headed Geese, Little Grebe,Painted Stork, Asian Openbill, Wolly-necked stork, Black Strok, Glossy ibis, Red-naped ibis, Cinnammon Bittern, Black-crowned night heron, Indian pond Heron, Great Egret, Grey heron, Purple Heron, Striated Heron, Eastern Cattle Egret, Intermediate Egret, Little Egret, Little cormorant, Indian cormorant, Great cormorant, Oriental Darter, Great thick-knee, Collered Falconet, Common Kestrel, Oriental Hobby, Peregrian Falcon, Black -winged kite, Black kite, Black-eared kite, Oriental honey-buzzard, Bearded Valture, White-rumped valture, Himalayan Vulture, Griffon Valture, Indian Valture King valture, Cinereous Valture, Egyptian valture, Shorttoed Snake Eagle, Crested serpent Eagle, Eurasian Marsh Harrier, Shikra, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Besara, Long-leddge Buzzard, Pallas’s fish Eagle, White -eyed Buzzard, Lesser fish Eagle, Black Eagle

BIRDS TRAILS OF PAWALGARH

  • Pawalgarh to Karda Srot
  • Pawalgarh to Kyari
  • Sitabani to Moteshawar Mahadev
  • Kyari to Pehal Ghat
  • Kyari to Ban Devi
  • Barati Rau Trail (Chunakhan)
  • Baur Canal Trail

BIRDS GALLERY PAWALGARH RESERVE

Images by: Krishna Avtar

How to Reach

By road, 20 km by road from Ramnagar.

Nearest Railhead

Ramnagar

Nearest Bus Stand

Ramnagar

Nearest Airport

Pantnagar

Altitudinal Range

300 m to 600 m

Accommodations

Home Stays, FRH and some private camps