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Water Birds Aplenty!
Bhigwan
For birding enthusiasts in Maharashtra
and the adjoining states, Bhigwan ranks high on the list of birding
destinations. Bhigwan is highly spoken of in birding circles because it is the
destination of migratory water birds including the beautiful flamingoes in the
winter months. If you want to sight a wide variety of water birds and that too
in their plenty, Bhigwan is the place to go!!!
I made plans to visit Bhigwan in
March 2014. I had confirmed online that the birds had arrived in Bhigwan and
that it was indeed a good time to visit Bhigwan. During my online research I
got to know about other birding spots, viz. Patas, Varwand Dam, Narayanbhet
etc. around Bhigwan or enroute from Mumbai to Bhigwan. I decided to make
optimum use of my time by visiting as many birding spots as possible.
The next step was to finalize the
accommodation and transport arrangements. Since I planned to make it a 3 days
visit, I decided to book a hotel in the nearest town or city. I finally decided
to stay in Baramati, about 25 kms from Bhigwan. Baramati is home to a lot of
industries and has decent hotels to cater to the business clients. I did not
have a problem in finalizing a hotel for my stay.
Bhigwan is about 250 kilometers
away from Mumbai by road. Since I planned to visit several birding spots during
the 3 days, I decided to hire a vehicle for the trip. That would give me the
flexibility to go wherever I needed to, whenever I wanted to.
