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Birding In Pulicat Lake
Pulicat Lake is the second largest brackish-water lake on the Coromandel Coast of southeastern India. It lies at the border of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh states, 60 km north of Chennai. The barrier island of Sriharikota separates the lake from the Bay of Bengal. It is the second-largest brackish water ecosystem on India's east coast, after Orissa's Chilka Lake. The lake is shallow, and varies in area with the tides and seasonal rainfall, from 460 sq. km in high water to 250 sq. km in low water.
The shallow lake is known for its diversity of aquatic birds, and is an important stopover on migration routes. Approximately 15,000 flamingos visit the lake each year, along with pelicans, kingfishers, herons, painted storks, spoonbills and ducks. The beaches of Sriharikota are an important nesting spot for sea turtles. Birds found at this region are Spot bellied Pelican, Indian and Little Cormorants, Herons, Egrets, Painted Stroks, Asian Openbill, Black Headed Ibis, Spoonbill, Bar headed Goose, Greater Painted Snipe, White Bellied Sea Eagles, Harriers, Ospery, Peregrine Falcon, Lesser Frigatebird, Common Ringed Plover, Slender Billed Gull, Black Fronted Dotterel, Paddy Field Pipit, Indian Pitta, Oriental Skylark, Yellow and White browed Wagtails, Indian Silverbill, Black Headed Munia, Eurasian Marsh, White eyed Buzzard, Eurasian and Great Thick Knees Yellow watrtled Lapwing, Brown Headed Gull and Many More ...... |
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