Van Vihar National Park, Bhopal

During last five years i am frequently visiting Bhopal, but never got chance to visit the beautiful Van Vihar National Park which is situated in the heart of city along with big lake. This time stolen some time from busy schedule in morning and visited the van Vihar National Park. Van Vihar National Park was declared in 1983 with an approx area of 4.45 sq KM.

The animals are kept in almost natural environments here. The park is located along with bada taal in bhopal. The biggest attraction for me was the various birds in the park. As i entered in the park, there were several indian spotbilled ducks swimming in the big lake. As i traveled alongwith the road, i spotted-

1. Myna
2. Indian Cormorant
3. Red wattled lapwing
4. common kingfisher
5. white throated kingfisher
6. lesser whistling ducks
7. spot-billed duck
8. black winged stilt
9. common moorhen
10. purple swamphen
11. painted stork
12. asian openbill
13. bronze winged zacana
14. oriental magpie robin
15. southern coucal
16. red avadavat
17. great tit
18. red vented bulbul
19. egrets
20. heron

Here are some photographs

 

 

 

WHITE THROATED KINGFISHER

SOUHERN COUCAL

RED AVADAVAT

 

 

INDIAN SPOTBILLED DUCK

 

 

BLACK WINGED STILT

 

BRONZ WINGED ZACANA

 

 

BRONZE WINGED ZACANA

 

PAINTED STORK

COMMON MOORHEN

 

LESSER WHISTLING DUCKS

KNOB-BILLED DUCK

 

ORIENTAL MAGPIE ROBIN