Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary

The world famous Bird Sanctuary at Sultanpur was discovered by Peter Jackson, the famed ornithologist. This lake-sanctuary, which stretches over an area of about 400 acres, has, at any given time, besides local varieties, more than 100 species of birds from Europe and elsewhere. Birds from as far away as Siberia come to nest here, October through February.

The 150 acre jheel (lake) is filled by thousands of ducksruddy shelduck, mallard, pochard, shoveller, teals of all kinds, gadwall, greylag and bar-headed geese etc. From far-off lands come the flamingoes, pelicans and demoiselle cranes. Flying in from neighbourhood areas are painted storks, spoonbills, white ibises, herons, large cormorants, egrets, red wattled lapwings and plovers.

ACCESS

46 km from Delhi, on the Delhi - Gurgaon - Gaurakhnagar road.

ACCOMMODATION

Air conditioned and non - air-conditioned guest house, family huts, camper huts.