 Bird Sanctuaries in Andhra Pradesh - In November 1999, Kolleru Lake was declared a wildlife sanctuary under the India's Wildlife Protection Act, and selected a wetland of international importance in the year 2002 in November under the international Ramsar Convention. Now this lake is famous as Kolleru Lake Bird Sanctuary.
Kolleru Lake is a big freshwater lake in Andhra Pradesh which is a southern Indian state of India. This lake is situated between the deltas of the Krishna and Godavari rivers, in Krishna and West Godavari districts. This lake plays an important role in the ecological system. It is a natural reservoir that controls flood for two rivers. This lake is connected to the Krishna and Godavari systems by 30 inflowing drains and channels. In fact the two seasonal rivers like Budameru and Tammileru give water to this lake directly. Not only this, Kolleru Lake is also an important habitat for over 50,000 resident and migratory birds, including the Grey or Spot-billed Pelican. Extending over 673 km² of area, Kolleru Lake which is now more famous as Kolleru Lake Bird Sanctuary abounds in various flora and fauna.
In Bird Sanctuaries in Andhra Pradesh you will find numerous migratory birds from Australia, Siberia, Egypt and Philippines. It is in the months of October and March that the lake area remains full with migratory birds like Open Bill Storks, Painted Storks, Glossy Ibises, White Ibises, Teals, Pintails, Shovellers, Red-Crested Pochards, Blackwinged Stilts, Avocets, Common Redshanks, Wigeons, Gadwalls and Cormorants, among others. It is reckoned that about 2, 00,000 of such birds perch around the lake area.
Of the various Bird Sanctuary in South India , Kolleru Lake Bird Sanctuary is an exclusive bird sanctuary where for birding tourist facilities are introduced. This sanctuary features watch towers for seeing these exotic birds. These towers include; Atapaka, Murthyraju tank and East Chodavaram.
Kolleru Lake Bird Sanctuary is easily accessible from the four sides of the lake by road. These sides are; Atapaka, Murthyraju tank, Gudivakalanka and Vijayawada. However, the nearest city to the sanctuary is Vijayawada.
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