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Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary

COMING SOON

by Dr. Vaibhav Deshmukh

Till then heres a few things about Phansad WS. Also check these old Trip Reports from

• March 2005
• April 2005

Habitat: Forest

Rating: 5

You can reach Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary (Raigad District) through two routes from Mumbai. Either you can travel south on the Mumbai-Goa National Highway and turn right at Nagothane towards Roha, continue further till Telekhar and turn left to get to the main entrance of the park near the Village of Supegaon; OR you could get to Alibaug and travel South along the coast through the beautiful Revdanda Fort and close to the Korlai Fort and along one of the most beautiful coastal roads around Mumbai on the road to Murud, a little after the famous Kashid beach turn left at Nandgaon to reach the Main Entrance.

Phansad is an extremely interesting for all nature lovers through out the year (though it might be quiet difficult in the rainy season). The forest is probably the only one where a lot of Western Ghat species can be seen so close to the coast.

Once at the Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary one has many options of sites within this great Sanctuary. I shall try and list a few of them below:

1. The Sacred Grove near Supegaon - a great place to see some birds that like to inhabit the fringe of the forest.

2. Chikhalgan and Phansadgan - these are perennial water sources and are also filled with life. Great places to observe Phansad's great Insect-Life (Also don't forget to watch out for the Malabar Giant Squirrels)

3. The Open Grasslands or Mals -the forest suddenly gives way to open grasslands in small pockets through most of the Sanctuary, these make great spots for seeing good fly-pasts and viewing Mammals (though mainly at night).

However, almost every spot in Phansad could reveal amazing species of Birds, Butterflies, Insects and Snakes so keep your eyes and hears constantly open.

Contributed by Sahil Latheef

TUNGARESHWAR Wildlife Sanctuary

COMING SOON
by Adesh Shivkar

Till then check his blog (http://addithebirde.blogspot.com) for trip reports from Tungareshwar @ the following links:

• Sunday, November 20, 2005

Also check a trip report from Tungareshwar by Ashiwini Vaidya @ :

• Sunday, November 13, 2005

Birding Paradise - Uran

COMING SOON

by Adesh Shivkar

Till then check his blog (http://addithebirde.blogspot.com) for trip reports from Uran @ the following links:

• Sunday, September 28, 2003
• Sunday, October 12, 2003
• Friday, December 12, 2003
• Sunday, February 01, 2004
• Sunday, March 28, 2004
• Sunday, April 04, 2004
• Sunday, September 19, 2004
• Friday, October 22, 2004
• Saturday, October 23, 2004
• Sunday, December 26, 2004

And here's a few snaps of sites in Uran.

One of the most Productive birding spots in Uran is at this lake in front of the JNPT Police Station behind the JNPT Colony

Another view of the pond.

View from the Training Centre of the pond below and the beautiful coast.