Overview
It is 16 hectare area marked as a bird sanctuary on the Cauvery river in Mandya district, Karnataka, consisting of several islets which attract large numbers of nesting water birds, making it a popular tourist destination even outside of birders.
Birds
Notable Species
It is a nesting place for Painted Stork, Eurasian Spoonbill, Spot-billed Pelican, Black-headed Ibis, Oriental Darter, Open Billed Stork, Great, Medium and Eastern Cattle Egret, River Tern, Great Thick-knee and many other species.
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Birds you can see here include:
Indian Peafowl, Asian Koel, Great Thick-knee, Red-wattled Lapwing, River Tern, Asian Openbill, Painted Stork, Little Cormorant, Great Cormorant, Indian Cormorant, Oriental Darter, Spot-billed Pelican, Great Egret, Intermediate Egret, Little Egret, Eastern Cattle Egret, Indian Pond Heron, Black-crowned Night Heron, Black-headed Ibis, Eurasian Spoonbill, Black Kite, Brahminy Kite, Common Kingfisher, White-throated Kingfisher, Stork-billed Kingfisher, House Crow, Large-billed Crow, Common Tailorbird, Cinereous Tit, Red-whiskered Bulbul, Oriental Magpie-Robin, Pale-billed Flowerpecker, Scaly-breasted Munia, White-browed Wagtail
Other Wildlife
The sanctuary has a robust population of mugger crocodiles (Crocodylus palustris). It is also home to bonnet macaques (Macaca radiata), Indian flying foxes (Pteropus giganteus), smooth-coated otters (Lutrogale perspicillata), Indian grey mongoose (Herpestes edwardsii), Indian flapshell turtles (Lissemys punctata), Bengal monitors (Varanus bengalensis) and Asian palm civets (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus).
Site Information
The best time to visit is from Oct - July.
History and Use
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Areas of Interest
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Access and Facilities
The primary way of navigating the sanctuary is through guided boat tours which enable close range viewing of the nesting birds. However, they may be suspended on occasion due to flooding when water released from dams upstream. The area immediately adjacent to the main sanctuary has been developed into a park-like area, with seating and parking facilities, a small museum and a extremely small restaurant, as well as watchtowers and overlooks onto the river.
Other Sites
You can also visit the Nilgiri Biosphere( Bandipur National Park, Madhumalai National Park, Nagarhole National Park, Wayanad National Park which is a 2 hr drive and see Tiger, Chital, Sambhar, Asiatic Elephant, Peacock, Barking Deer, Leopard, King Cobra all in their natural habitat.....
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