Wildlife - Tour in Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary

Location : 50-km From Chennai, Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh.

Area : 404 sq kms.

Best Time to Visit : October to March.

Access : By Air: Chennai is the nearest airport to Nelapattu.. By Rail: The nearest railway station is at Sulurpet. By Road: Nelapattu is 50-km by road from Chennai highway. It is well connected by buses.

Introduction : Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary is located on the East Coast about 20-km north of Pulicat in the Nellore district. It is just 50-km from Chennai. The Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary is one of the largest pelican habitats in Southeast Asia.

Bird Species : Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary provides fine breeding ground for rare and endangered species like grey pelicans, open-billed storks, little cormo- rants, spoon-bills, white-ibises and night herons. It is a small fresh water irrigation tank with Barringtonia trees spread in the water, which can withstand inundation for longer periods in the tank bed. The birds for perching and nesting prefer the foreshore areas. It is a best visiting place for the migratory birds for a long time apart from it more than 1,500 pelican''''s breed here every year. It is also considered as an ideal roosting place for many birds like egrets, terns and ducks. The reserve forest area has mammals like jackals, slender loris and spotted deer and reptiles like snakes, tortoises and monitor lizards. Nelapattu has an environmental education centre, museum, library and an auditorium with audio-visual equipment.

Accommodation : PWD Rest House, Sulurpet.