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| Sunrise over Nasarovar - viewed from out on the lake in small skiff. |
Some 60km outside of Ahmedabad lies Nasarovar wetland. This a large lake system with many small islands, reed beds, lillies and thousands of birds, many on migration. We visited in the early morning, seeing the dawn come-up from out on the lake in a small skiff.  |
| Purple swamp hen |
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| Purple heron |
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| A brown-headed gull. |
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| Marsh harrier (not a great photo - but seen overhead several times) |
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| brown-headed gulls around a fishing boat |
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| Glossy Ibis |
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| Indian black-winged stilt |
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| putative eastern yellow wagtail |
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| Indian house crow |
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| Island in the lake where visitors are taken to be offered tea, coffee and snacks - brown-headed gulls in attendance. |
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| Tower on the island - watch that first step! |
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| Tea making camp - one of several on the shore under simple awnings and adorned with colourful carpets |
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| brown-headed gulls |
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| marsh harrier |
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| Large egret |
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| Other keen photographers out on the lake |
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| Red-wattled lapwing |
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| Travelling companions. |
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| Mark Simmonds. |
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| Purple swamp hens |
There were also some impressive animals on the road to the wetlands:
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