Visit to gharana wetland

 WETLAND



The name wetland is composed of two words namely 'wet' and 'land' which gives the idea of a land absorbed with water supporting a great variety of flora and fauna

A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded by water either permanently or seasonally

The water in wetland is either freshwater, brackish or saltwater.


GHARANA WETLAND

It is a paradise of migratory birds. The Gharana wetland is a semiarid wetland adjacent to agricultural areas on the Indo-Pak border

It is also known as bird watchers paradise


LOCATION

It is located along the border in RS pura tehsil of Jammu district about 30kms from Jammu near Gharana village.


MAIN ATTRACTIONS

The world's highest altitude migrants "Bar-headed goose"is the highlight at Gharana wetland. These migratory birds cover more than 1000miles distance in a single day. These birds migrate to gharana for a hospitable habitat from freezing temperatures of central Asia

Some other famous birds found in and around gharana wetland are..

Cattle egret, Black stork, common teal, red-wattled lapwing, rock pigeon, ruddy shelduck, laughing dove, common sand Piper, yellow wangtail etc..






PLANT SPECIES FOUND HERE

Gharana is partially covered with various water plants like water hyacinth, Hydrilla app. And Typha spp.




BEST TIME TO VISIT GHARANA

The right time to visit Gharana for witnessing the arrival of famous Bar-headed geese is around 9am to 10am.

Wonderful avian species visit Gharana every year during winters (December to march).


MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE

I visited for the ist time on during an educational trip organised by our college GCW Parade Jammu for pg zoology students.It was indeed a breathtaking experience..if you are a nature lover then you must visit that place.

I consider myself very lucky that I got such an opportunity of visiting gharana wetland with my friends


BIBLIOGRAPHY

All the images and videos are captured by me and information is gathered from Google.

FARZANA KOSER

25-MSZ-2020



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