Where is vedanthangal bird sanctuary

Forest Type A tank having a compact grove of Barringtonia and Acacia nilotica trees Dry evergreen scrub and thorn forests. Animal Found These sanctuaries are famous for their breeding heronry including cormorants, egrets, grey heron, open-billed stork, darter, spoonbill, white lbnis, night herons, grebes, grey pelican etc. Annul Rainfall About mm Nearest airport Chennai — 58 kms away Nearest Railway station Chengalpattu — 30 kms away Best season The nesting season commences late in October and the birds are through with breeding and disperse to their feeding grounds about February.

The best season is November to February. Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary is a small, but important, protected area in Chengalpattu district, South of Chennai. It is the oldest waterfowl sanctuary in India and is home to more than 40, birds every winter, including many migrants and numerous rare species. In March this year, the Tamil Nadu government proposed to reduce the buffer zone of the Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary, from 5km to 3km, with only 1km of that to be the core zone, and 2km being only an eco-sensitive zone and the remaining denotified.

The initial proposal is alleged to have termed the eco-sensitive zone as a denotified area. In a communication from Mr. It has been alleged that this reduction has been proposed to facilitate commercial activities by Sun Pharmaceuticals, going by the MoEFCC forest clearance wildlife report and field reports by activists.

The proposal was met with a vociferous social media campaign by activists and celebrities in Chennai, and beyond. Barringtonia trees at the peripheries of the water bodies become perching sites as well as nesting platforms. Vedanthangal is extremely hot and humid during the summer months from March to July, when the temperature can reach a maximum of 40 degrees C or more.

Winters,on the other hand, are pleasant and mild. Monsoons arrive pretty late and make their presence known here from August through October. This period is best avoided as Vedanthangal experiences heavy showers. This is not the time for sighting birds or photography.

Although the bird sanctuary is open throughout the year, the best time to visit it is from November to March as this is the nesting season for most migratory birds and the weather is also pleasant between16 and 27 degrees C.

Birds: One of the first winged visitors to this sanctuary is the Open billed Stork. Your Email Id. Message in details.

Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary. Chennai : The sanctuary, which was earlier scheduled to open in the end of October, is carrying a deserted look as birds have not yet migrated due to the early opening.