Okhla Bird Sanctuary

During the months of October to March, the Okhla Bird Sanctuary is visited by thousands of migratory birds including Shoveller Duck, Northern Pintail, Common Teal, Gadwall Duck and Blue Winged Teal. It is an ideal place for nature lovers and bird watchers. The Okhla Bird Sanctuary (OBS) has an area of approximately 4 square kilometres and is situated at the entrance of NOIDA in Gautam Budh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated at a point where river Yamuna enters the state of Uttar Pradesh leaving the territory of Delhi. It is one of the 15 bird sanctuaries in the state.

Okhla Bird sanctuary (OBS) is located in National Capital Reason, Delhi (NCR) on the river Yamuna and Okhla Barrage at the entrance of Noida in Gautam Budha Nagar district of U.P. and Eastern boundary in Noida and Western boundary in NCT of Delhi. It is one of the 466 IBAs (Important Bird Areas) in India. It is roughly 4 square kilometres in size and is one among 15 bird sanctuaries in the state. Location 28035'56.3" N Latitude and 77018'56.6" E Longitude in U.P. 28032'43.5" N Latitude and 77018'41.7" E Longitude in Delhi More than 324 bird species are reported from Okhla out of this about 50% are migratory birds and a 36% are resident birds and others are vagrant sightings or of unknown category. Forty percent of the total birds are common locally and the rest are uncommon or rare. The total bird list includes two Critically Endangered, nine vulnerable, seven Near Threatened and one Conservation Dependent species. At a closer look it can be seen that 50% of the birds reported are migratory.

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Great Things to Explore

Brown Headed Gull
Common Teal
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Indian Pond Haron
Northern Shovelor
Oriental Skylark
Redwattled Lapwing
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Blackwinged Stilt
Spot Billed Duck

Hear From Our Happy Clients

Visited on 21/05/2023. It was Sunday morning.We reached there by 8am. Was there for around 2 hours but couldn't find a single uncommon bird. We hadn't anything like binoculars. But please beware of monkeys..

Pijush Das

Went to this place last Sunday when Yamuna was in floods and Kawar yatra was ongoing. Still the place was looking sorted. It is a natural habitat and not a picnic spot. Go with this in mind.

Screen Time

Very poor okhla Bird sanctuary because not a single bird available please it's my request not go I seen only couples spend time near to river

Niket Rathor

Okhla Bird Sanctuary offers a serene escape amidst urban chaos. Birdwatching is enjoyable, Worth a visit for nature enthusiasts.

Abhigyan Upadhyay

It was worth visiting and had a great time close to nature. You can easily visit though metro. Just get down at okhla bird sanctuary metro and walk for 200 metres from there to main gate. From there you will ticket and can start your peaceful nature walk seeing different species of birds on bank of yamuna river.

Rishabh Arya