Bird AlbumIndia · National Capital Territory of Delhi
Sanjay Van
211 species and 41,175 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December–March and October, with up to 113 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Jungle BabblerArgya striata
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
House CrowCorvus splendens
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatus
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Rock DoveColumba liviaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Campus2 km172 species
- Asola Wildlife Sanctuary10 km246 species
- Okhla Bird Sanctuary13 km325 species
- Mangar Bani17 km216 species
- Basai Wetland21 km279 species
- Najafgarh Jheel Area22 km279 species
All 211 species recorded here
- Jungle Babbler Argya striata
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Grey Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris
- Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Indian Pied Myna Gracupica contra
- White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Common Babbler Argya caudata
- Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
- Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Spotted Owlet Athene brama
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Grey-throated Martin Riparia chinensis
- Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus
- Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Sirkeer Malkoha Taccocua leschenaultii
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- White-capped Bunting Emberiza stewarti
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Dusky Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne concolor
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Brown Rock Chat Oenanthe fusca
- Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
- Lemon-rumped Warbler Phylloscopus chloronotus
- Brooks's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus subviridis
- Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
- Booted Warbler Iduna caligata
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Indian Stone-curlew Burhinus indicus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola
- White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina
- Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
- Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis
- Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Grey Bush Chat Saxicola ferreus
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Rufous-fronted Prinia Prinia buchanani
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Lesser Fish Eagle Icthyophaga humilis
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps
- Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis
- Whistler's Warbler Phylloscopus whistleri
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Jungle Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus
- Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis
- Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis
- Besra Tachyspiza virgata
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus
- Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Striated Babbler Argya earlei
- Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis
- Indian Spotted Eagle Clanga hastata
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Western Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama
- River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Indian Bush Lark Plocealauda erythroptera
- Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Brown Crake Zapornia akool
- Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
- Crested Bunting Emberiza lathami
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Jungle Bush Quail Perdicula asiatica
- Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Sanjay Van?
December–March and October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 113 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Sanjay Van?
211 species, from 41,175 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Sanjay Van in November?
The most recorded in November: Jungle Babbler, Red-vented Bulbul, Indian Peafowl, Lesser Whitethroat and Rose-ringed Parakeet.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.