The Udayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary covers an area of around 45 km2 and is fed by an irrigation tank that receives water from the Mettur Dam. The tank remains dry between the months of April and August.
From September through December, the bird population inhabiting the sanctuary rises to around 10,000 birds. The ideal season to visit this sanctuary is during the months of November and December.
Referencesedit
^ ab"Udhayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
^Tamil Nadu Forest Dept,Udhayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary, 2007
^"Tiruvarur Collector behaved like autocrat: HC". The Hindu, K.T. Sangameswaran.
udayamarthandapuram, bird, sanctuary, protected, area, tiruvarur, district, tamil, nadu, india, 44972, 46611, 44972, 46611, designationsramsar, wetlandofficial, nameudhayamarthandapuram, bird, sanctuarydesignated8, april, 2022reference, 2476, 1999, this, sanct. Udayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary is a 45 km2 0 2 sq mi protected area in Tiruvarur District Tamil Nadu India at 10 26 59 N 79 27 58 E 10 44972 N 79 46611 E 10 44972 79 46611 2 3 DesignationsRamsar WetlandOfficial nameUdhayamarthandapuram Bird SanctuaryDesignated8 April 2022Reference no 2476 1 In 1999 this sanctuary was declared as a protected area 4 It has been designated as a protected Ramsar site since 2022 1 Fauna edit nbsp Openbill stork A notable aspect of the sanctuary is the large number of purple moorhen and openbill storks during February and March 5 Notes editThe Udayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary covers an area of around 45 km2 and is fed by an irrigation tank that receives water from the Mettur Dam The tank remains dry between the months of April and August During the months of February and March purple moorhens and openbill storks can be seen here Other migratory birds in the sanctuary include the white ibis Indian reef heron white necked stork grey heron coot night heron purple heron little cormorant spoonbill and darter From September through December the bird population inhabiting the sanctuary rises to around 10 000 birds The ideal season to visit this sanctuary is during the months of November and December References edit a b Udhayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary Ramsar Sites Information Service Retrieved 7 August 2022 Tamil Nadu Forest Dept Udhayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary 2007 Tiruvarur Collector behaved like autocrat HC The Hindu K T Sangameswaran Udayamarthandapuram Birds Sactuary The Hindu Winged visitors throng Vaduvur and Udhayamarthandapuram sanctuaries Nov 26 2006 nbsp This article about protected areas of India is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Udayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary amp oldid 1177305170, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
