Birding Spots in Maharashtra
29 places in Maharashtra under birding spots. Flamingos, waders and forest birds.
Explore with dates- Ambabarwa SanctuaryBuldhana, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesA Satpuda forest on the Melghat corridor, and one of the state’s least-visited reserves.
- Amboli Ghat & Sadhu FallsSindhudurg, Maharashtra · WaterfallsOne of India's wettest spots and a biodiversity hotspot, a herping and waterfall paradise.
- BhimashankarPune, Maharashtra · Jungle TrailsA jyotirlinga at the top of a sanctuary forest, home of the Shekru, Maharashtra's state squirrel.
- Bor Tiger ReserveWardha, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesIndia’s smallest tiger reserve, in the corridor between Pench and Tadoba.
- Chandoli National ParkSangli, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesThe southern half of the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, gaur, backwaters and flowering plateaus.
- Chaprala Wildlife SanctuaryGadchiroli, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesA Wainganga sanctuary in a district almost nobody visits for tourism.
- Ghodazari Sanctuary & LakeBhandara, Maharashtra · Lakes & DamsA forest-ringed colonial lake, now a sanctuary on the Tadoba corridor.
- Jayakwadi: NathsagarChh. Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra · Lakes & DamsA vast reservoir whose winter bird sanctuary fills with flamingos and ducks.
- Karnala FortRaigad, Maharashtra · FortsA thumb-shaped pinnacle inside a bird sanctuary, the easiest real fort out of Mumbai.
- Lonar Crater LakeBuldhana, Maharashtra · Valleys & CanyonsA 50,000-year-old meteorite crater, the only one in basalt rock on Earth, now a Ramsar site.
- Malshej GhatPune, Maharashtra · Hill StationsA monsoon ghat where waterfalls land on the road, and flamingos come inland.
- Melghat Tiger ReserveAmravati, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesOne of India’s nine original tiger reserves, in the Satpuda hills.
- Morachi ChincholiPune, Maharashtra · Villages & Hidden GemsA village where peacocks have lived alongside people for generations.
- Nagzira & NavegaonGondia, Maharashtra · Jungle TrailsTwo connected Vidarbha reserves with tigers and superb birding around Navegaon lake.
- Nannaj Bustard SanctuarySolapur, Maharashtra · Birding SpotsOne of the last refuges of the Great Indian Bustard, down to about a hundred birds.
- Navegaon National ParkGondia, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesAn 18th-century lake wrapped in national park, Vidarbha’s best waterbird site.
- Painganga Wildlife SanctuaryYavatmal, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesA river sanctuary on the Yavatmal-Nanded border, with almost no visitors.
- Pashan LakePune, Maharashtra · Lakes & DamsPune’s in-city birding lake, best just after sunrise in winter.
- Pench Tiger ReserveNagpur, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesThe teak forest that gave Kipling The Jungle Book, and holds real tigers.
- Powai & Vihar LakesMumbai Suburban, Maharashtra · Lakes & DamsMumbai’s lakeside promenade, with resident crocodiles.
- Radhanagari Lake & SanctuaryKolhapur, Maharashtra · Lakes & DamsA lake inside Maharashtra’s oldest sanctuary, and its best place to see gaur.
- Sagareshwar Deer SanctuarySangli, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesA rare thing, a wildlife sanctuary planted from scratch on bare hillside.
- Sewri Fort & Flamingo MudflatsMumbai City, Maharashtra · FortsA 1680 fort above mudflats that fill with flamingos every winter.
- Siddheshwar Dam, HingoliHingoli, Maharashtra · Lakes & DamsA Purna river dam beside the Aundha Nagnath jyotirlinga.
- Tadoba Andhari Tiger ReserveChandrapur, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesMaharashtra’s oldest park, and the most reliable place in the state to see a tiger.
- Tipeshwar Wildlife SanctuaryYavatmal, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesA compact Yavatmal reserve with strong tiger sightings and almost no crowds.
- Ujani Backwaters, BhigwanSolapur, Maharashtra · Lakes & DamsThe closest place to Pune to see flamingos, thousands of them in winter.
- Umred-Karhandla SanctuaryNagpur, Maharashtra · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesA quiet tiger corridor near Nagpur, once home to Jai, India’s biggest tiger.
- Vetal Tekdi & Pune HillsPune, Maharashtra · Peak TreksThe highest point in Pune, and the city’s daily morning walk.
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