Nandur Madhmeshwar Bird Sanctuary

Nandur Madhmeshwar Bird Sanctuary is located at Niphad Tehsil of Nashik District, known as the Bharatpur[2] of Maharashtra.

Designations
Official nameNandur Madhameshwar
Designated27 Jan 2020
Reference no.2410[1]

It is designated as Ramsar site and it's a Maharashtra's first Ramsar site.[1]

A stone pickup is constructed across river Godavari at Nandur Madhmeshwar.[3] This resulted into the formation of rich environment for biological diversity. Many species of plants like Babul, Tamarind, Neem, Jamun, Vilayati, Maharukh, Pangara, Mango, Eucalyptus, are found here, also some aquatic plant species are available.[4][5]

  • Marsh Harrier Female Hovering
    Marsh Harrier Female Hovering
  • Wetland of Nandur Madhmeshwar Bird Sanctuary, India
    Wetland of Nandur Madhmeshwar Bird Sanctuary, India
  • Eurasian Wigeon Pair
    Eurasian Wigeon Pair

See also

References
  1. "Nandur Madhameshwar". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. http://nandurmadhmeshwar.com/ Bharatpura of Maharashtra
  3. http://www.sanctuariesindia.com/nandur-madhmeshwar-bird-sanctuary/
  4. "Maharashtra Forest Department". Archived from the original on 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  5. "Flamingos, Indian coursers flock Nandur Madhmeshwar sanctuary | Nashik News - Times of India". The Times of India.
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