India · Uttar Pradesh
Surajpur Wetlands Bird Sanctuary
264 species and 57,909 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February and October–December, with up to 175 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Grey-headed SwamphenPorphyrio poliocephalus
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Indian Spot-billed DuckAnas poecilorhyncha
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticus
Indian Pond HeronArdeola grayii
Greylag GooseAnser anser
White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda175 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 264 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Okhla Bird Sanctuary19 km325 species
- Asola Wildlife Sanctuary22 km246 species
- Dhanauri Wetlands – Dhanauri Kalan East24 km257 species
- Sanjay Van30 km211 species
- Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Campus32 km172 species
- Mangar Bani36 km216 species
All 264 species recorded here
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Indian Pied Myna Gracupica contra
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Jungle Babbler Argya striata
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Grey Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus
- Grey-throated Martin Riparia chinensis
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Spotted Owlet Athene brama
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus
- Striated Babbler Argya earlei
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Brown Rock Chat Oenanthe fusca
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Bristled Grassbird Schoenicola striatus
- Black-breasted Weaver Ploceus benghalensis
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
- Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis
- White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Indian Spotted Eagle Clanga hastata
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Indian Stone-curlew Burhinus indicus
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Bengal Bush Lark Plocealauda assamica
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Common Babbler Argya caudata
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Indian Bush Lark Plocealauda erythroptera
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus
- Dusky Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne concolor
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Booted Warbler Iduna caligata
- Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix griseus
- Laggar Falcon Falco jugger
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
- Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps
- Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Smoky Warbler Phylloscopus fuligiventer
- Brown Crake Zapornia akool
- Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
- Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis
- Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis
- Small Pratincole Glareola lactea
- White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa
- Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis
- Rufous-fronted Prinia Prinia buchanani
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Grey Bush Chat Saxicola ferreus
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
- Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensis
- Rain Quail Coturnix coromandelica
- Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
- Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
- Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana
- Common Crane Grus grus
- White-capped Bunting Emberiza stewarti
- Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
- Brooks's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus subviridis
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- Pale Martin Riparia diluta
- Eastern Orphean Warbler Curruca crassirostris
- Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
- Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis
- Falcated Duck Mareca falcata
- Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
- Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis
- Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis
- White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Surajpur Wetlands Bird Sanctuary?
February and October–December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 175 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Surajpur Wetlands Bird Sanctuary?
264 species, from 57,909 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Surajpur Wetlands Bird Sanctuary in November?
The most recorded in November: Grey-headed Swamphen, Black-winged Stilt, Red-wattled Lapwing, Grey Heron and White-throated Kingfisher.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.