Sewri Flamingo Point Bombay

Sewri Flamingo Point, Bombay, India

Sewri Flamingo Point Bombay, is a place near Sewri locality in Maharashtra state of India.[1]

Sewri Flamingo Point is at a distance of around one kilometre or walking distance of 20 minutes from the Sewri railway station.

The point has large areas of mudflats which are not only a safe habitat for flamingos in winter but also has adequate food availability. A large number of flamingos reach along with their babies from their breeding area, Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, to Sewri every year. They arrive and stay between the month of October to March.[2][3] Other bird species come to feed at the flats.[4][5]

See also

Sewri

References

  1. ↑ "Sewri Mangrove Park". Sewri Mangrove Park.
  2. ↑ "Homecoming for lesser flamingos in Sewri - Times of India".
  3. ↑ "Mumbai's Sewri mudflats must await pink-feathered flamingos". 23 December 2011.
  4. ↑ "Bird Watching at Sewri Jetty – Flamingos in Mumbai". Wannabemaven. February 9, 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Sewri Bay, Mumbai". Birds of India. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
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