A break from day-to-day life we planed a trip to Karnala Bird Sanctuary.
The Karnala Bird Sanctuary is
located in Panvel Taluka
of Raigad District .The sanctuary is quite small with an area of 12.11 square kilometres.
Trip Location
The sanctuary is centered on the historic Karnala Fort and lies just off the Mumbai-Pune national
highway to Goa. It is located 12 km from Panvel. The nearest
rail head is Panvel. Regular buses at an interval of 30 minutes are available
from Panvel Bus Stand from 5:00 am to 8:00 pm. The sanctuary is open for
visitors from sunrise to sunset. There are many hotels and resorts located near
the sanctuary. There are two government rest houses inside the sanctuary area.
About The Sanctuary
The bird sanctuary is a popular destination for bird-watchers and hikers in
the Mumbai area. The sanctuary is home to over 222 species birds of which 161
are resident species, 46 are winter migrant species, three are breeding
migrants, seven species are passage migrants and five species are vagrant. Following
eight species endemic to Western Ghats has been found in Karnala: Grey-fronted
Green-pigeon (Treron affinis), Nilgiri Woodpigeon (Columba elphinstonii),
Malabar (Blue-winged) Parakeet (Psittacula columboides), Malabar Grey Hornbill
(Ocyceros griseus), White-cheeked Barbet (Megalaima viridis), Malabar Lark
(Galerida malabarica), Small Sunbird (Leptocoma minima) and Vigor's Sunbird
(Aethopyga vigorsii). . Five rare birds, the ashy minivet, three-toed kingfisher, Malabar trogon, Slaty-legged Crake (Rallina eurizonoides), and Rufous-bellied Eagle (Lophotriorchis kienerii) have been sighted here. The sanctuary is also home to 114
species of butterflies.
The Karnala fort is located on the top of the hill in the sanctuary. It is about 1hr.
medium hard trek to Karnala fort.
After roming for about 3-4 hours clicking pic’s and selfies the journey
back to home started.
A DAY WELL SPENT….
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