Bird watching needs a lot of patience. I have just gained interest in bird watching and as I was searching on the internet for locales around Bangalore for bird watching, Puttenahalli Lake near Yelahanka was less known to people.
Few even confuse it with Puttenahalli Lake that is in South Bangalore. This lake is maintained by the forest department. Few bird conservators have been visiting this site regularly and keep a track of migratory birds.
How to get there:
Proceed on the Doddaballapur road from Yelahanka. After rail wheel and axle factory, just about 500m, on the left you’ll come across Yelahanka Bus Depot No.11. 200m, take a sharp left U-turn and you’ll see the gate to the lake. If you reached Ramanashree California Resort, you've gone a tad ahead. You need to reverse a little and take the small road on the left.
Once you enter the gate, find the caretaker in the office and enter your details in the visitor’s log.
The lake’s boundary is shared by the state highway, a factory on the backside, a resort compound nearby. Despite the busy surroundings, many bird species make this their home.
Here are some of the birds I managed to capture on lens:
Hawk Cuckoo
Pond Heron
Spot Billed Duck
Grey Heron
Common Coot
Common Ibis
Common Sandpiper
Common Ibis
Pair of Spot Billed Duck
Apart from the above sighted, there were also Indian Night Heron and Common Moorhen sighted. End of January every year, migratory birds visit this place.
This place is definitely a worth visit for bird watchers.
In case you need more details on this place, you can reach me by email: aravindprakash@aol.in
Few even confuse it with Puttenahalli Lake that is in South Bangalore. This lake is maintained by the forest department. Few bird conservators have been visiting this site regularly and keep a track of migratory birds.
How to get there:
Proceed on the Doddaballapur road from Yelahanka. After rail wheel and axle factory, just about 500m, on the left you’ll come across Yelahanka Bus Depot No.11. 200m, take a sharp left U-turn and you’ll see the gate to the lake. If you reached Ramanashree California Resort, you've gone a tad ahead. You need to reverse a little and take the small road on the left.
Once you enter the gate, find the caretaker in the office and enter your details in the visitor’s log.
The lake’s boundary is shared by the state highway, a factory on the backside, a resort compound nearby. Despite the busy surroundings, many bird species make this their home.
Here are some of the birds I managed to capture on lens:
Hawk Cuckoo
Pond Heron
Spot Billed Duck
Grey Heron
Common Coot
Common Ibis
Common Sandpiper
Common Ibis
Pair of Spot Billed Duck
Apart from the above sighted, there were also Indian Night Heron and Common Moorhen sighted. End of January every year, migratory birds visit this place.
This place is definitely a worth visit for bird watchers.
In case you need more details on this place, you can reach me by email: aravindprakash@aol.in
2 comments:
Thanks Aravind for the information. As an avid photographer this will help me. However one correction in your blog...it should be 'puttanahalli' instead of puttenahalli, which is leading towards BTM and bannerghatta road.
Thanks again
You are most welcome. There are two Puttenahalli(s). One leads to BTM & Bannerghatta and the other leads to Yelahanka. The spelling remains the same :)
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