Witness Spectacular Flamingos Near Pune: My Visit to Bhigwan Bird Sanctuary

Did you know that close to Pune there's a place where you can see Pink Flamingoes from a close distance - much closer than anywhere else that I know of. This is at the backwater of Bhigwan Dam which is located at a distance of about 100km from Pune and takes about two hours to reach. Interestingly, the lake is a man-made lake which was formed when the dam was built and after that it started attracting birds from across the world. This is one human intervention that did something good for the environment!
Once you reach, you can take a boat from the parking and the boat takes about 20 minutes to reach the flamingo watching point. Unlike other places, you can get quite close to the birds in the boat. This also gives a unique opportunity to click some amazing pictures.
You can also book a boat with our boatsman. His name is Anant and he can be reached at [phone].
My companion on the trip were Amit, Poonam and Ishan and you follow them here - / trekography , / not_a_captive & / ishanwadke
Location: goo.gl/maps/Kjq6Vmo7NktvGLyZ8
Hope you enjoy this video :)
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[@KamalSingh-ei2ul]

Wow! Can’t imagine this is so close to Pune!

[@SiddharthaJoshiFilms]

Exactly! I thought the same too 😍

[@indiatravel1530]

These birds are beautiful! ❤️❤️❤️

[@SiddharthaJoshiFilms]

Indeed they are 🤗🤗🤗

[@allwynniblett7991]

And thanks for a great video on Bhigwan.

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[@SiddharthaJoshiFilms]

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[@doffermon]

Subbed you when I watched your Ahom Kingdom video. I am from Assam currently residing in Pune. Tomorrow I am going to Bhigwan and while searching for Bhigwan Vlog, found your video. Loved it.

[@adventuresofbg1820]

Flamingos are such a vibe!💕💕💕

[@SiddharthaJoshiFilms]

Indeed they are 😍😍😍

[@indiafotos9681]

Pink Flamingos are beautiful. Great shots.

[@SiddharthaJoshiFilms]

They are indeed beautiful!

[@harshapant4227]

Wow!
Flamboyance!

[@SiddharthaJoshiFilms]

Yes! I had no clue about it 🙈🙈🙈

[@amanmahavir1080]

What a lovely place...you covered it well.

[@SiddharthaJoshiFilms]

Thank you so much 🙌🙌🙌

[@indugraff8989]

Wonderful! And so close to you home. Lucky you 👍

[@SiddharthaJoshiFilms]

Yes! Thank you :)

[@HardikShah17]

Had fun watching this! Great work

[@SiddharthaJoshiFilms]

Thank you so much Hardik 🤗🤗

[@abhishekpalkar9281]

Going to bhigwan this week, so this video was helpful what to expect there and now even more excited to go there!!!

[@SiddharthaJoshiFilms]

That’s fantastic! Have a great trip buddy 👍👍👍

[@akshaygaware4141]

Really Amazing Video

[@SiddharthaJoshiFilms]

Thank you Akshay! 🙌🙌🙌

[@sandesh8854]

Damn those drone shots were🔥
Beautifully Captured!

[@SiddharthaJoshiFilms]

Thank you so much Sandesh 🤗🤗🤗

[@pankajsontakke4024]

Beautiful videos sir,.

[@SiddharthaJoshiFilms]

Thank you so much Pankaj 🤗🤗🤗

[@APakistaniBirder]

Great video! Good to see same birds on the other side of the border

[@SiddharthaJoshiFilms]

Good to see a birder on my channel from across the border 🤗

[@APakistaniBirder]

@@SiddharthaJoshiFilms Unlike India, there are only few birders in Pakistan. Hopefully the numbers will increase in the years to come

[@AdventureTrekRide]

wow :)

[@SiddharthaJoshiFilms]

Thank you Prashant 🙌🙌🙌

[@allwynniblett7991]

Please do more videos on Bhigwan.
Give us the details of flamingo boat owners etc.

[@SiddharthaJoshiFilms]

The boat owner’s details are in the video description 🙌🙌

[@snehashinde1307]

Hi Siddhartha, in your video you mentioned you rented one of your lens. Could you tell me where did you rent it from?

[@SiddharthaJoshiFilms]

Sure - rented it from Photography Store in Pune instagram.com/photographystorepune

[@snehashinde1307]

@@SiddharthaJoshiFilms Thank you!

[@clickred]

‘Videshi Chidya’-flamingo!!! Please come to Bombay and turn yourself in to the Bombay bird society for this crime.
Loved the drone shots and that misal looked fantastic.

[@SiddharthaJoshiFilms]

Hahaha 🙈🙈🙈🙈 (I’ll be rather afraid of coming to Mumbai now 🥲🥲)

[@sunny7255811]

When is the Best time to visit ?

[@SiddharthaJoshiFilms]

January is a good time to visit - do confirm with the boatsmen (number in description) about the birds before you go 👍

[@raghavendrashetty5555]

Is this time better to go

[@SiddharthaJoshiFilms]

Winters are the best time to go 👍

[@malovikadevburman1543]

The birds were gorgeous but what about the famous fish meals of Bhigwan OR are you vegetarian?

[@SiddharthaJoshiFilms]

I’m unfortunately vegetarian so had to make do with misal 🥲

[@akshaygaware4141]

Welcome ......
Sir Next Visit To Bhigwan Flamingo Bird Sanctuary All Information Somnath Nagwade CZcams Chanel Search Bhigwan भिगवण पक्षी वैभव.....

[@SiddharthaJoshiFilms]

👍👍👍

[@mrinalinikelkar2961]

Boring narration...no info....

[@SiddharthaJoshiFilms]

Thanks for the feedback - this certainly helps me in making better videos in future 🙌