点评:Came for birdwatching.
Visiting Delhi on other business and needed a birdwatching location near the city.
Read some reviews here and elsewhere. Looked at bird activity on iBird. Decided to try it.
Took the metro to Okhla Bird Sanctuary station, and the New Delhi Subway system is fantastic! But as others have mentioned: from the train station I had to follow my instincts to find the southern entrance -“Gate 1 (yes you walk against traffic along the highway till you cross the canal) Approx five minutes total walking.
Sunrise was 6:48 and I was in the gate at 7:00.
Gate was open, no one around so I just let myself in.
I started noticing birds right away and left the park having seen approx 35 species. Patience and my Nikon P950 were my only tools.
Eventually saw a few more people, all friendly. Never was it busy.
Exited at the north end - “Gate 2” and walked to the blue line metro station New Ashok Nagar. This was a farther walk approx 30min, but insightful nonetheless.
Yes there is way too much pollution in the water, some on the land.
The din of the city can still be heard but it is somewhat muted.
It’s surprising much wildlife can exist here- but then, any oasis will do when surrounded by concrete.
Park infrastructure appears to be in much the same state as other public areas. However I really appreciated the signs along the way pointing out what types of birds an wildlife to watch for!
Recommended for visiting birders who have a little bit of gumption and who want to add some lifers to their lists!
翻译:来这里观鸟。
这次来德里出差,需要找个离市区近的观鸟地点。
我在这里和其他地方看了些评论,也查看了iBird上的鸟类活动信息,决定来试试。
我坐地铁到了奥克拉鸟类保护区站,新德里的地铁系统真是太棒了!正如其他人提到的:从火车站出来,我只能凭直觉找到南入口——“1号门”(是的,你需要沿着高速公路逆向走,直到穿过运河)。全程大约步行五分钟。
日出时间是6:48,我7:00到达了入口。
大门开着,周围没有人,所以我直接走了进去。
我很快就开始注意到各种鸟类,离开公园时大约看到了35种。耐心和我的尼康P950是我唯一的工具。
后来又遇到了一些人,他们都很友善。公园里一直都不拥挤。
我从北端的“2号门”出来,步行前往蓝线地铁站新阿肖克纳加尔站。这段路程更远,大约需要30分钟,但仍然很有收获。
是的,水体污染非常严重,陆地上也有一些污染。
仍然可以听到城市的喧嚣,但声音已经减弱了一些。令人惊讶的是,这里竟然栖息着这么多野生动物——不过话说回来,在钢筋水泥的包围下,任何绿洲都弥足珍贵。
公园的基础设施似乎和其他公共区域差不多。但我非常欣赏沿途的指示牌,它们标明了可以观赏的鸟类和其他野生动物种类!
推荐给那些略有勇气、想要在观鸟清单上添加一些新物种的观鸟爱好者!