Krishnan Photography

Map of Bird Hides in India

February 13th,2024

Ive been wanting to do this map for a while now. I am not aware of one place where on can get this information. So here goes. Here is the list of places you can do “easy birding”. A chair, a thermos of chai and you are set 🙂 I will keep adding to this list as I get to know new locations.

24 June 2024: Karnala seems to be the ODKF capital. Now 5 hides in Karnala area !

The links on the customised map, will have contact info for you to book and connect.

Click on the blue link or directly on the map location for the contact info.Green links are my trip reports if I have visited that location.

Please also let me know if any of these are not functional. I will accordingly add a remark to that site.

  1. Sattal- Surya Gaon Hide – Incredible Birding , Himalayan Birds, Ebird List
  2. Bajoon, Sattal- – Hari Lama , Himalayan Birds
  3. Sattal-Ashram Hide – Incredible Birding, Himalayan Birds
  4. Sattal- Prabhu Hide , Himalayan Birds
  5. Sattal-Birders Den – Hari Lama , Himalayan Birds
  6. Manila Birding Lodge– Rajesh Panwar, Feeder with local himalayan birds, Ebird List
  7. Kaiakata – Habre’s Nest -( On the Sandakphu Trail, nudges into Nepal this one !) , Laughing Thrushes, Ebird List
  8. Latpanchar Hide – Parag Gurung
  9. Roing – Frogmouth Camp – Ravi Mekola
  10. Lakhimpur Hide ( Ranga Reserve) Assam – Tesia Camp – Jugal Borah
  11. Dosedewa Hides- Assam – Guide Rejoice Gassah
  12. Buxa Tiger Reserve Hide – Hide Video Samrat Saha Buxabirdtours, Ebird List
  13. BharatpurThe Bagh Hotel, Northern India Plains Birds
  14. Nalsarovar – Latif Avlani
  15. Pench – Kipling Hide This is a South Africa style hide designed by Zhayynn James
  16. Karnala Kolhe – Samadhan Pawar, ODKF & Other birds
  17. Karnala Koralwadi – Ramesh Vaghe (+91 82083 41982)
  18. Karnala Gulsunde – House Of ODKF – Dipen G Shah
  19. Karnala Rasiyani – Vinayak Dukare, ODKF & Other birds
  20. Karnala Ransai – Kiran, Sunil Bhagat, ODKF
  21. Tahmini – Ramdas Yenpure, ODKF & Other birds
  22. Wai Kingfisher Hide – Raj Dhage, Kingfisher
  23. Chiplun- ODKF Hide – Nandu Tambe, ODKF & Other birds
  24. Guhaghar – Sachin Karekar, Blue Eared Kingfisher
  25. Sawantwadi- Banda Hide– Pravin Satoskar ( +9194235 98986) – ODKF
  26. Sindhudurg- Pangard, Ambyache Pani Bird Hide,- Ganesh Margaj, Western Ghat Endemics
  27. Hebri Hide – Vinay Kumar Shetty
  28. Ganeshgudi – Old Magazine House – Jungle Lodges & Resorts, Ganeshgudi, Western Ghat Birds, Ebird List
  29. Daroji Bear Sanctuary Bird Hide – Daroji Sanctuary – Contact Forest dept/ JSW nature centre
  30. Bangalore – Satisha Sarakki Hide – Bangalore (Satisha ), Bangalore Local Birds, Ebird List
  31. Shimoga – Satisha Sarakki Hide – Shimoga (Satisha), Plum Headed Parakeets
  32. Coorg – Hornbill’s Nest – Coorg, Western Ghat Birds & Hornbills
  33. Thattekad – Ashy Eldhose Hide, Southern India Malabar Birds, Ebird List
  34. Munnar – Kuttetan Hide, Southern India Malabar Birds,

Orange marked are approximate locations.
Click on the location markers for hide contact details

Updated :

09 Mar 2024 ( Dosdewa-Assam added )
24 Mar 2024 ( Koralwadi- Karnala added)
24 Mar 2024 ( Nalsarovar – Gujarat added)
05 Apr 2024 (Pench- Kipling Hide added)
05 Apr 2024 (Shimoga- Karnataka added)
16 May 2024 (Latpanchar & Bajoon added)
24 Jun 2024 ( Karnala – Ransai added)
04 Aug 2024 ( Added Banda & Pangard )

Tips / Trip Reports

One response to “Map of Bird Hides in India”

  1. Sanjay Rai at Latpanchar, West Bengal has a hide. Right now it is not very frequented with different species but it should gain popularity with time. When I went there the star attraction was a common green magpie. Others were relatively common birds.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *