Patna Bird Sanctuary

    Patna situated in the Jalesar tehsil of Etah district in U.P. was declared a full fledged sanctuary in 1990. The average year round temperature varies from 47^o C in peak summers to 4^o C   in winters. After the abundant Indian monsoons fills the lake to its brim comes the best season to visit Patna, winter. Close to 200 different species of birds can be sighted during this time of the year.

    Though on paper it's the smallest bird sanctuary in U.P. covering a wetland area of a mere 1 sq. km., Patna vies with the best when it comes to its avifauna over 2,00,000 birds transform the lake into a riot of colours, sounds and forms. Each morning Patna reverberates with the songs of close to fifty thousand Pied Mynas who have made the adjoining areas of the lake their home glorifying the dawn of another beautiful day.