Kiraksal Nature Tour Report

 Kiraksal is small village with nature friendly, enthusiastic villagers.

PC@Dr.Praveen Chavan

 It is the villagers initiative to document and conserve their grasslands. Young naturalist and researcher Mr. Chinmay Sawant took the initiative. The support of  villagers and government officials played a crucial role as well.

PC@Atharv P Chavan

We conducted a nature tour to Yaralwadi, Kiraksal. Special thanks to Mr. Chinmay and team including - Mr. Santosh Galande (FD), Mr. Vishal Katkar, Dr. Praveen Chavan for helping us out during the visit and giving us valuable information about this unique ecosystem.  

PC@Dr.Praveen Chavan

An unique grassland ecosystem  

Fan throated Lizard

Sharing the bird list

Eurasian Spoonbill

Laughing dove

Painted stork

Little greebe

Ruddy Shelduck

Red-naped ibis

Spotbill duck

River tern

Little ringed plover

Northern Shoveler

Barn swallows

Little cormorant 

Pied bushchat

Grey heron

Indian Pond heron

Little Egret

White browed Wagtail

Painted sandgroves

Lark?

Red wattled Lapwing

Wire tailed swallow

Barn swallow

Black drongo

Greater Coucal

Quails?

Rosy Starling

Common Mynah

Red Vented Bulbul

Purple rumped Sunbird

Purple sunbird

Butterfly 

Three ringed Butterfly 

Cabbage

Yaralwadi -

Common Sandpiper

Peafowl

Egret 

Coucal

Red shank

Pond heron

Pied kingfisher 

Grey heron

Black drongo

Black tailed godwit

Brahminy kite

Black ibis 

Black headed ibis

Montague harrier

Common coot

Wagtail

Mynah

Bulbul

Purple heron

Starlings 

Pratincole 

Plover

Grey heron

Cormorant 

Spoonbill

Painted stork

Spoonbill 

Wooly necked

Pond heron

Grey heron 

Prinia 

Spotbill

Lapwing

Green Bee eater

Starlings(murmeration)

Bee eater

Lark