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Terrain -
Heavily forested wetland |
Size of Birdable area -20
hectacres |
Distance to walk
-1.5 kms-boardwalk |
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Birding distance
- Binoculars |
Special
attire- nil |
Other special
mention- nil |
Bird's life:-
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Bird species:- |
For budding birder :- |
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plot of forest about 30 hectares, where 2 rivers formed a confluence
wetland. Surrounding it are cultivated rice fields. Tall Figs trees
that thrives in such wet hostile environment, are the backbone. It also
provided the support for undergrowth, together they make up this very
dense forest. It is no wonder that pristine sanctuary, inaccessible to
causal visitor, serves as an "oasis" for wild birds in the hinterland.
Birding here is slowly and quietly walking along the boardwalk and peeping
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The view of a the entrance.
There was a small farming community
where the ticketing booth and the car park were.
After that at the edges of the Park's
perimeters, isolated houses of the farmers. Their farms reached the edge
of the wetland and it was not possible to access the boardwalk from any
point around its edges.
The entrance
across a short suspension bridge and into the wetlands. |
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The most impressive structure of the
Park, a solid structure of a watch tower.
This tower was not particularly useful.
It overlooked over the vast plain on one side and the top of Nipah Palms
on the other. The good birding sites were the canopied area where the
boardwalk passed by.
Watch tower
at the border Rice field and wetland. |
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One tributary was seen where the bridge
at the entrance passed over. This picture shows the 2nd tributary. The "Y"
shape confluence and perennial floods created this patch of wetland.
Part of the route of the
boardwalk ran beside this river. This stretch was used more often by the
fishermen.
Another border of
the wetland is a river |
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Another notable feature was this fairly
long suspension bridge. About 750 meters long, birders can discreetly
looked down the forest floor or into the 2nd level of the tall trees.
Examine the picture, you could make out a boardwalk that transverse this
suspension bridge at ground level.
Walking the suspension bridge brings excitement to Park's visitors.
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Another attraction to those entering
the forest, the boardwalk cut through a maze of aerial roots of the Fig
tree.
A natural "Arch" on the Boardwalk. |
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A portion of boardwalk over uncovered
portion of the Park. The residents you would likely to encounter
would be the Lineated Barbets, Chestnut bellied Malkoha and Collared
Kingfisher. Good that you could catch up with the Ruddy Kingfisher. The
Banded Woodpecker is common while the Great Slaty is
occasionally seen. Others you may see the Mangrove blue Flycatcher and
Pitta. Broadbill seen was the Black and Red.
This Boardwalk passed through canopied as well as open area. Here is one
part exposed to bright sunlight.. |
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The profile of the Boardwalk is "L"
shape. The longer leg of the "L" again went on a figure "8" shape. Here is
a view of the watch tower as seen from its rear.
Imagine the "L" shape and seeing the
scene from the end of the short leg.
Beyond the shaded area of the Fig trees, the natural Nipah forest thrived. |
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Below - Looking at the same suspension bridge from a boardwalk |
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Another VWander pictorial guide page |
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