Kanwar Lake Bird Sanctuary

Kanwar Taal or Kabar Taal Lake at Begusarai, Bihar, is Asia's largest freshwater oxbow lake approximately three times the size of the Bharatpur Sanctuary.
An oxbow lake is a U-shaped body of water that forms when a wide meander from the main stem of a river is cut off, creating a free-standing body of water. This residual oxbow lake is formed due to meandering of Gandak river, which is a tributary of Ganga.

There are around 106 species of birds at the Kanwar Lake. During winter, which is the best time to travel Kanwar Lake Bird Sanctuary, around 60 migratory birds come to the park from Central Asia.
Since the Lake  has few tourists visiting it is one of the quietest places available for Bird Watching. You can see several species of birds, some among them are Oriental White-backed Vulture, Long-billed Vulture, Greater Adjutant, Greater Spotted Eagle, Lesser Kestrel, Sarus Crane, Darter Anhinga, Painted Stork and Black-bellied Tern.

How to reach Kanwar Lake Bird Sanctuary?
Nearest railway station: Begusarai Station
Nearest bus stop : Jaimanglagadh
Nearest airport: Patna Airport (Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport)

About Bihar

Bihar is one of the 29 states and is located in the eastern part of India. The states boundaries are West bengal in the East,  Uttar Pradesh in the west, Nepal in  the north and Jharkhand in the south.   Ganges river flows west to east  through the middle of the state of Bihar, dividing the state in to two parts.  

Bihar has a vast stretch of Fertile plains, made fertile by the river Ganges and its tributaries Gandak, Koshi originating in Nepal part of Himalayas. Bagmati river originating in the Kathmandu Valley.  The tributaries of the river Ganges are, Budhi Gandak, Chandan, Orhani and Phalgu. Himalayan ranges  influence the climate, landforms, hydrology and culture  of Bihar.

December January are winter months and April to mid june are the summer months. June, July, August  and September are the monsoon months.  Mid september, October, November, February and March have a pleasant climate.

38 Districts of the state of Bihar

Araria, Arwal, Aurangabad, Banka, Begusarai, Bagalpur, Bhojpur, Buxar, Dharbanga, East Champaran, Gaya, Gopalganj, Jamui, Jehanabad, Kaimur, Katihad, Khagaria, Kishenganj, Lakhisarai, Madhepura, Madhubani, Monghyr, Muzaffarpur, Nalanda / Biharsharif, Nawadah, Patna, Purnia, Rohtas, Saharsa, Samastipur, Saran, Sheikhpura, Sheogar, Sitamarhi, Siwan, Supaul, Vaishali and West Champaran

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