Join DCP Expeditions for a professionally guided bird photography tour to Bhigwan, one of India’s most renowned winter birding destinations. Located about 100 km from Pune, Bhigwan is celebrated for its thriving population of greater flamingos that arrive each year, turning the waters into a spectacular sea of pink.
Over the course of three days, you’ll explore both the wetland zones of Kumbhargaon and Diksal — teeming with flamingos, spoonbills, storks, ibises, ducks, and gulls — and the adjacent grasslands, home to short‑eared owls, harriers, kestrels, coursers, and other grassland specialists. The combination of boat safaris and land‑based sessions ensures rich variety in perspectives, compositions, and lighting conditions.
Guided by your DCP wildlife photography mentor, you’ll learn to anticipate bird behavior, perfect exposure and framing, and practice ethical bird photography — all while discovering the ecological richness that makes Bhigwan one of western India’s finest avian hotspots.
Target species
Wetlands & Ujjani Backwaters (Boat Safaris):
Greater Flamingo, Painted Stork, Asian Openbill, Eurasian Spoonbill, Bar-headed Goose, Brahminy Duck (Ruddy Shelduck), Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Common Teal, Gadwall, Grey Heron, Purple Heron, Indian Pond Heron, Little Egret, Intermediate Egret, Great Egret, Black-headed Ibis, Glossy Ibis, Little Cormorant, Great Cormorant, Common Coot, Grey-headed Swamphen, River Tern, Whiskered Tern, Black-winged Stilt, Red-wattled Lapwing, Common Sandpiper, Common Greenshank, Marsh Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Black-tailed Godwit, Ruff, Temminck’s Stint, Brown-headed Gull.
Grasslands & Dry Scrub Zones (Land Safaris):
Short-eared Owl, Montagu’s Harrier, Marsh Harrier, Black-shouldered Kite, Common Kestrel, Indian Courser, Yellow-wattled Lapwing, Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark, Indian Bushlark, Paddyfield Pipit, Long-tailed Shrike, Bay-backed Shrike, Southern Grey Shrike, Common Hoopoe, Green Bee-eater, Rufous-tailed Lark, Indian Roller, Red-naped Ibis.
