White stork a migratory bird in Nalsarovar, who migrate from northern breeding areas to Nalsarovar lake as its southern wintering grounds. White stork bird is one of the rare birds who travels thousand kilometer from their native place to Nalsarovar once in a year.White storks who fly hundreds and thousands of kilometres to Nalsarovar lake in Gujarat, India for feeding, breeding and raising their young. Nalsarovar is a bird watcher’s paradise. Tourists coming to Nalsarovar enjoy watching White stork bird during the Indian winters.
The Nalsarovar Lake is in a lowest-lying area between the Central Gujarat and East Saurashtra. It represents a sea link that once existed between the Little Rann and the Gulf of Khambat.
As many as 200 types of birds mainly waterfowl inhabit this lake and come from as far as Siberia. Nalsarovar in Gujarat is a bird watcher’s paradise, one can find rosy pelicans, lesser and greater flamingos, crakes, brahminy ducks, purple moorhen, herons, white storks, various species of bitterns, grebes etc in the lake. Best time to visit Nalsarovar is in winter between November to February. However, migratory birds starts arriving in October and stay until April but their population reaches its peak in mid winter.
Nalsarovar:
Nalsarovar is a serene marshland with shallow waters (4-5 ft) which contains 36 small islands. Mainly inhabited by migratory birds as their wintering ground. Nalsarovar wetland is the largest wetland bird sanctuary in Gujarat. There are lot of White stork a migratory bird in Nalsarovar Lake.
