Vedanthangal - for an avid bird watcher

Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary is situated at about 86 kilometers from Chennai and 30 kilometers from Chengalpattu, the nearest railhead. Chennai is the closest and the convenient airport to land if you are planning to go to Vedanthangal Sanctuary.

This Bird Sanctuary is the oldest in India and is situated near a small village Padalam in the Kancheepuram in the state of Tamil Nadu. This is also very close to Kancheepuram the temple and the silk weavers city and Mahabalipuram the famous tourist spot with carved temples built during the Pallava dynasty. So you can stay in either of these places or in the resorts at Vedanthangal itself. You will be able to visit all these places at one go.

Even if you are not an avid bird watcher, you can just wal;k about in the area. It makes a beautiful picnic spot for the day and a safe place to wander about and scroll in the evening times. As and when you enter the place your attention will get arrested by the numerous birds on trees, local common ones as well as the migratory birds making noises like chirping and chatting among them.

Painted Stork, Cormorant, Egret, Spoonbill, Oriental Darter, White Ibis, Grey Pelican, Grebe, Sandpiper, Shoveller, Tern, Open Billed Stork and Pin Tailed Duck. The migratory birds which include Brahminy Kite, Booted and Short Toed Snake Eagle, Montagu's and Eurasian Marsh Harriers, come from as far as Australia, Bangladesh and Pakistan are some of the birds you can find in this sanctuary.
There are paved paths dotted with watchtowers and benches for the visitors to sit and watch the birds as they go about on their business. You can spend time there with your packed lunches etc but please do not litter place. Keep them neat always. If you are quiet and sit in a place watching the birds, you would be able to observe them much more.