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BHIGWAN MONSOON BIRDING

Explore the monsoon avifauna of the Deccan Grasslands

Budget-friendly
Minimal walking
Weekend Tour
3 grassland regions

Tour Overview

​ 🗓Trip Duration: 3 Days 2 Nights

🏡 Stay type: Basic Homestay with AC

🚖 Pick-up and Drop off:  Pune Airport / Railway Station

📸  Difficulty level: Easy

Best suited for:  Birdwatchers & wildlife photographers looking to see 

all the grassland mammals and birds of the monsoons over a weekend. 
🌟 Group size: 3 pax - 6 pax
🌿 Number of sessions: 4 safaris in Bolero

Best time to visit: June mid - Sept mid (for monsoon specialities

Habitats covered: Scrub Forest, Grasslands & Wetland
 

Key species you’ll encounter during this tour include:
Birds:
Rain Quail
Painted Sandgrouse
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
Red-necked Falcon
Indian Courser
White-bellied Minivet
Small Buttonquail
Yellow-legged Buttonquail
Red-necked Falcon
Short-toed Snake Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle
Blue-faced Malkoha
Jungle Nightjar
Mottled Wood Owl
Rock Eagle Owl
 

Mammals:
Indian Gray Wolf
Striped Hyena
Bengal Fox
Jungle Cat
Golden Jackal
 

This is not just a birding trip — it’s a journey into one of India’s most underrated ecosystems at its most vibrant time of year. Come witness the pulse of the monsoon and experience the wild spirit of Bhigwan like never before.
 

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Itinerary

At Wild A Gram, we adapt and optimize itineraries to maximize the value of your birding experience. Here's the brief tentative itinerary we will follow

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Day-1

  • Pick-up from Pune Railway Station/ Airport before 10 am

  • 2-hour drive till​ Bhigwan Bird Sanctuary

  • Traditional Maharashtrian Lunch upon arrival

  • Evening Birding Session starts at 3PM

  • We will be covering the adjoining grasslands and scrublands of Kumbhargaon and Kadbanwadi

  • Return by 6:30PM

  • Dinner and overnight at homestay in Bhigwan

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Day -2

  • Morning birding session starts at 5:30 AM

  • We will be covering Kadbanwadi grasslands and Vittalwadi scrublands​

  • Return by 9:30 AM for breakfast at the homestay

  • Lunch 

  • Evening Birding Session starts at 3 PM

  • We will be covering Rashin Grasslands 

  • Return by 6:30PM

  • Dinner

  • Short Night trail at 8:30 PM

  • Overnight at homestay in Bhigwan

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Day-3

  • Morning birding session starts at 5:30 AM

  • We will be covering Baramati grasslands in search of any targets we might have missed

  • Return by 9:30 AM for breakfast at the homestay

  • Transfer to Pune at 12:30 PM post lunch

  • ​Drop-off at Pune Railway Station/ Pune Airport by 3PM

  • Tour ends

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