The winter season is delight for bird watchers. I love to do bird watching and bird photography hence doesn’t want to miss an opportunity with my Camera. There are many places around Pune where you can see migratory birds. I visit Pashan Lake once in week. You can spend plenty of time by just watching birds and their activity.
About Pashan Lake:
Pashan lake is artificial Lake near Pashan area. The lake was built in 1990s to supply drinking water. Pashan lake has a total catchment area of 40 square kilometers (15 sq. mi). Now water quality deteriorated due to quantity of sewage water and other effluents mixing in the water. This Lake area and surrounding area attracts migratory birds and so is popular spot for bird watchers from Pune.There is narrow footpath Nature trail along Lake. Nature trail is best place for Bird watching and to capture photo.
To reach Pashan Lake, join Paud road (by flyover from Dashapuja Ganesh temple) from Pune city – Paud road – chandani chuwk – Do not join on national highway – From Chandani chuwk take right (which goes towards Pashan area) –Pashan Road – Drive till Pashan circle – Take left on circle – Do not take right turn towards Pashan-Sus Road –Keep looking for an old arch on left – Take left there – Drive around 1 km and park your vehicle to explore area.
For footpath nature trail, if you are facing to Lake then keep walking on left side – You will find narrow footpath which goes inside forest – Keep walking and explore other trails on right side which take you close to water body. Please mind you steps as some part of land close to lake is quite middy or covered by water plants.
Dec 2014 to Feb 2015: Kothrud to Pashan Lake (Distance is approx. 9-10 km)
I’m regular visitor for Pashan Lake for bird watching in every winter. It is just as paradise place for bird watchers and that to so close to the city area. Every time, my intention was a bird watching but from this year I started bird photography with my new camera. You can catch me there on sat evening or in the morning. There is a small island in-between Lake which is home for most of the wet land bird. It’s better to carry binocular.
I don't know what to write more on Pashan Lake so I will post list of birds which you can see in Pashan Lake.
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| Orange headed Thrush |
About Pashan Lake:
Pashan lake is artificial Lake near Pashan area. The lake was built in 1990s to supply drinking water. Pashan lake has a total catchment area of 40 square kilometers (15 sq. mi). Now water quality deteriorated due to quantity of sewage water and other effluents mixing in the water. This Lake area and surrounding area attracts migratory birds and so is popular spot for bird watchers from Pune.There is narrow footpath Nature trail along Lake. Nature trail is best place for Bird watching and to capture photo.
To reach Pashan Lake, join Paud road (by flyover from Dashapuja Ganesh temple) from Pune city – Paud road – chandani chuwk – Do not join on national highway – From Chandani chuwk take right (which goes towards Pashan area) –Pashan Road – Drive till Pashan circle – Take left on circle – Do not take right turn towards Pashan-Sus Road –Keep looking for an old arch on left – Take left there – Drive around 1 km and park your vehicle to explore area.
For footpath nature trail, if you are facing to Lake then keep walking on left side – You will find narrow footpath which goes inside forest – Keep walking and explore other trails on right side which take you close to water body. Please mind you steps as some part of land close to lake is quite middy or covered by water plants.
Dec 2014 to Feb 2015: Kothrud to Pashan Lake (Distance is approx. 9-10 km)
I’m regular visitor for Pashan Lake for bird watching in every winter. It is just as paradise place for bird watchers and that to so close to the city area. Every time, my intention was a bird watching but from this year I started bird photography with my new camera. You can catch me there on sat evening or in the morning. There is a small island in-between Lake which is home for most of the wet land bird. It’s better to carry binocular.
I don't know what to write more on Pashan Lake so I will post list of birds which you can see in Pashan Lake.
Red wattled Lapwing
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Purple Moorhen
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Mahratta Woodpecker
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White breasted Kingfisher
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Drongo
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Brahmin Duck
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Ashy Wren warbler
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Indian Pipit
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Glossy IBIS
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Red-rumped swallow
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Common Coot
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Common Pochard
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Asian Paradise Flycatcher
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Jungle Babbler
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Green Bee-eater
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Spot-bill Duck
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Little Cormorant
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Laughing Doves
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Purple Sunbird
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Cotton Teal
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Forest Wagtail
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Pheasant tailed Jacana
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Pied Kingfisher
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Grey Wagtail
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Indian Whiskered Tern
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Shoveller Duck
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Yellow Wagtail
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House Crow
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Large pied Wagtail
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Painted stork
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Jungle Crow
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Pied Bushchat
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Open billed Stork
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Small Blue Kingfisher
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Purple heron
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Bonnelli's Eagle
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Pond Heron
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Rufousbacked Shrike
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Egret
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Redvented Bulbul
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Magpie Robin
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| Finally...Mission accomplished.Paradise Flycatcher Male at Pashan Lake... |
Last year, I got an update from shepherd that he saw bird with long white tail n black head. From that day I was searching for this beauty. Many bird watcher told me that there was no paradise Flycatcher in lake area.
Finally after a year, I saw 2 Male Paradise Flycatcher on same tree...Somehow due to low light and dense tree, Clicked Record shot.
Below are snaps taken during my various visits to Pashan Lake.
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| Painted Stork |
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| Grey Heron at Pashan lake wall |
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| Glossy Ibis at Pashan |
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| Kingfisher at Pashan |
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| Wooly Necked Stork |
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| Common Coot |
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| Purple Moorhen |
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| Glossy ibis |
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| School of Sandpiper |
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| Wooly necked Stork |
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| Pashan Lake |
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Pritesh Kulkarni
Pune
Very nice clicks..
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for comments
Deletevery nice pics. how do you reach lake from sus road side?
ReplyDeleteDrive from Sus road towards cosmos bank on Sutarwadi road. Check for arch-gate on left side for pashan lake entrance
DeleteFrom which route do you visited lake and spotted paradise flycatcher joging track means pashan lake entrance or that arc road that meets one old temple.
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