India bird sanctuary
Thol Lake
288 bird species recorded; the most from December to February.
Emmanuel DYAN from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0
This month here
255 species in January.264 species in February.232 species in March.176 species in April.156 species in May.130 species in June.132 species in July.152 species in August.182 species in September.208 species in October.230 species in November.251 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
288 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 288Speciesrecorded more than once
- 141Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 8ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 126,213Recordsopen records within 4 km
- 26Raptors
- 6Owls
- 29Waders
- 10Gulls & seabirds
- 23Ducks & geese
- 22Herons, ibises & grebes
- 8Storks & cranes
- 2Flamingos
- 112Songbirds
- 50Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 288 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors26 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Crested Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
- Steppe eagleAquila nipalensis
- Eastern Imperial EagleAquila heliacaVU
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- White-eyed BuzzardButastur teesa
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Indian spotted eagleAquila hastata
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- White-rumped VultureGyps bengalensisCR
- Crested Serpent EagleSpilornis cheela
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Red-headed FalconFalco chicqueraNT
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
Owls6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Spotted OwletAthene brama
- Pallid Scops-OwlOtus brucei
- Indian Scops OwlOtus bakkamoena
- Eastern Barn OwlTyto javanica
- Brown BoobookNinox scutulata
- Mottled Wood-OwlStrix ocellata
Waders29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
- Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricus
- Indian Thick-kneeBurhinus indicus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- RedshankTringa totanus
- White-tailed LapwingVanellus leucurus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Greater Painted-snipeRostratula benghalensis
- Little PratincoleGlareola lactea
- Indian CourserCursorius coromandelicusNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Great Thick-kneeEsacus recurvirostrisNT
Gulls & seabirds10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- River TernSterna aurantiaVU
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Brown-headed GullChroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Ducks & geese23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
- Anas poecilorhynchaAnas poecilorhyncha
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Cotton Pygmy GooseNettapus coromandelianus
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Lesser white-fronted gooseAnser erythropusVU
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
Herons, ibises & grebes22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
- Black-necked IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Red-naped IbisPseudibis papillosa
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispusNT
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Western Reef HeronEgretta gularis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Storks & cranes8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Asian Open-bill StorkAnastomus oscitans
- Sarus CraneGrus antigoneVU
- Asian WoollyneckCiconia episcopusNT
- Demoiselle CraneAnthropoides virgo
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Flamingos2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
- Lesser FlamingoPhoeniconaias minorNT
Songbirds112 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Indian RobinSaxicoloides fulicatus
- Jungle babblerTurdoides striata
- Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
- Oriental Magpie-robinCopsychus saularis
- White-eared BulbulPycnonotus leucotis
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarum
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- Common BabblerTurdoides caudata
- White-browed FantailRhipidura aureola
- Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Lanius schachLanius schach
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
- Indian SilverbillEuodice malabarica
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
- Yellow-throated SparrowGymnoris xanthocollis
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Common IoraAegithina tiphia
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Oriolus kundooOriolus kundoo
- Bay-backed ShrikeLanius vittatus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Indian Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi
- Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Common WoodshrikeTephrodornis pondicerianus
- Bank MynaAcridotheres ginginianus
- White-spotted FantailRhipidura albogularis
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Large Grey BabblerTurdoides malcolmi
- Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonica
- Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus
- White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescens
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Sulphur-bellied WarblerPhylloscopus griseolus
- Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
- Booted WarblerIduna caligata
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata
- Sykes's WarblerIduna rama
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix griseus
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Grey-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsonii
- Dusky Crag MartinPtyonoprogne concolor
- Dicrurus leucophaeusDicrurus leucophaeus
- Grey-headed Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensis
- Tickell's Blue FlycatcherCyornis tickelliae
- Eastern Orphean WarblerSylvia crassirostris
- Streak-throated SwallowPetrochelidon fluvicola
- Large CuckooshrikeCoracina macei
- Red AvadavatAmandava amandava
- Paddyfield WarblerAcrocephalus agricola
- White-browed BulbulPycnonotus luteolus
- Hume’s leaf-warblerPhylloscopus humei
- Tawny-bellied babblerDumetia hyperythra
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Yellow-eyed BabblerChrysomma sinense
- White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- Black-breasted WeaverPloceus benghalensis
- Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinus
- Taiga FlycatcherFicedula albicilla
- Black-headed MuniaLonchura malacca
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Rufous-fronted PriniaPrinia buchanani
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Brown Rock ChatOenanthe fusca
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Rufous-tailed LarkAmmomanes phoenicuraNT
- Grey-throated MartinRiparia chinensis
- Black-headed Cuckoo-shrikeCoracina melanoptera
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Delicate PriniaPrinia lepida
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Black-headed buntingEmberiza melanocephala
- Desert wheatearOenanthe deserti
- Phylloscopus nitidusPhylloscopus nitidus
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Brown-breasted FlycatcherMuscicapa muttui
- Jungle PriniaPrinia sylvatica
- Red-headed BuntingEmberiza bruniceps
- Eastern Pied WheatearOenanthe picata
- Muscicapa latirostrisMuscicapa latirostris
- Emberiza buchananiEmberiza buchanani
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina
- Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
- Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapilla
- Pale MartinRiparia diluta
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Kashmir FlycatcherFicedula subrubraVU
- Ultramarine FlycatcherFicedula superciliaris
- Verditer FlycatcherEumyias thalassinus
Other birds50 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Ortygornis pondicerianusOrtygornis pondicerianus
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- CootFulica atra
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Red Collared DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
- Indian RollerCoracias benghalensisNT
- Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalense
- Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
- Plum-headed ParakeetPsittacula cyanocephala
- Yellow-footed Green-pigeonTreron phoenicopterus
- Cuculus variusCuculus varius
- Little SwiftApus affinis
- Yellow-crowned WoodpeckerLeiopicus mahrattensis
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Jacobin CuckooClamator jacobinus
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicus
- Indian grey hornbillOcyceros birostris
- Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitator
- Pterocles exustusPterocles exustus
- Indian NightjarCaprimulgus asiaticus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- WatercockGallicrex cinerea
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- Brown CrakeAmaurornis akool
- Sirkeer MalkohaTaccocua leschenaultii
- Caprimulgus indicusCaprimulgus indicus
- Jungle Bush-QuailPerdicula asiatica
- Asian Palm-swiftCypsiurus balasiensis
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Ruddy-breasted CrakePorzana fusca
- Grey-bellied CuckooCacomantis passerinus
- Painted FrancolinFrancolinus pictus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from December to February.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan29°/11°1 mm
- Feb33°/14°1 mm
- Mar37°/19°5 mm
- Apr42°/23°3 mm
- May44°/27°4 mm
- Jun39°/28°96 mm
- Jul34°/26°267 mm
- Aug32°/24°256 mm
- Sep32°/24°122 mm
- Oct34°/21°10 mm
- Nov32°/16°4 mm
- Dec29°/12°1 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Thol Lake.
Lake in India
Thol Lake is a bird sanctuary in India.
288 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 126,213 open records.
The most recorded are the Red-wattled Lapwing, the Asian Green Bee-eater and the Eurasian Collared Dove.
25 species come for the summer, 114 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
8 are threatened worldwide, including River Tern, Common Pochard and Sarus Crane.
The most species are recorded from December to February.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- गुर्जर ढाबा एंड ट्रक पार्किंगplace to stay · 4.1 km · 2 within 10 km
- Bopalnearest town · 14 km in a straight line
- Sardar Vallabh Patel International Airport (AMD)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 26 km in a straight lineCar hire at AMD airport (Ahmedabad)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 2places to stay within 10 kmगुर्जर ढाबा एंड ट्रक पार्किंग, Gurjar Dhaba truck parking ka suvidha
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Thol Lake
India
- 84Birdyas Score
- 288Species
- 141Migrants
- 8Threatened
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary
India · 54 km
- 89Birdyas Score
- 334Species
- 168Migrants
- 12Threatened
Chari-Dhand Wetland Conservation Reserve
India · 308 km
- 78Birdyas Score
- 217Species
- 160Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q7786671) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 126,213 open bird records within 4 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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