Fwd: [riversnepal] Bird Watching Program

[Achyut Dahal "Prayash"]

FYI

 

achyut
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From: Nepal River Conservation Trust <nepal...@gmail.com>
Date: Jul 2, 2009 1:40 PM
Subject: [riversnepal] Bird Watching Program
To: river...@googlegroups.com, river...@yahoogroups.com, Environment Professionals <Environment-...@googlegroups.com>

 

Bird Watching Program 

 

On the occasion of Bagmati River Festival’09, Nepal River Conservation Trust and Bird Conservation Nepal, jointly organizing the bird watching program at Shivapuri National Park. This has helped people to develop bird identification skills as well as helped in regular monitoring of the birds of Kathmandu Valley. Birdwatching in the weekends is a great way to escape the hustle and bustle of city life. Leave all stress behind and embark on a bird watching journey in the valley.

 

Shivapuri National Park:

Shivapuri National Park, about 12 km from the capital, lies on the northern side of the Kathmandu Valley. Shivapuri (2730 m) is the second highest mountain that surrounds the Kathmandu Valley.

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Birds to see:

Hill Partridge, Great Barbet, Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon, Orange-bellied Leafbird, Kalij Pheasant, Asian Paradise-flycatcher, Blue-capped Rock Thrush, Oriental Cuckoo, Rufous-bellied Woodpecker, Black Eagle, Blue-fronted Redstart, Lemon-rumped Warbler, Spotted Forktail etc

 Foreigner it is NRs to get there:

How to get there:

There are frequent buses from Rantapark and Sundhara to Budhanilkantha and very few microbuses to Pani Muhan. If one cannot find direct bus to Pani Muhan, you can take bus to Budhanilkantha and then change busfrom Budhanilkantha to Pani Muhan.

10 and

Programs:

Bagmati River Festival 2009, the festival of 21^st Century

Date                             : July 4, 2009

Time                             :6:30am

Meeting Place                   :Panimuhan Gate

Organised By                    : Nepal River Conservation Trust (NRCT) &

                                     Bird Conservation Nepal (BCN)

 

 

For further detail:

Bagmati River Festival’09 Secretariat

Phone No: 4361995, Email: nepal...@gmail.com

OR

Achyut Dahal [9841419423]

Suman Ale [9841853717]

 

Regards,

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Suman Ale
Information Management Officer
Nepal River Conservation Trust
Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: +977 1 4361995
Fax: +977 1 4701993
Email: nepal...@gmail.com, nr...@wlink.com.np
Web: www.nepalrivers.org.np

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