Third edition of the UP bird festival will be held from Feb 9 2018 to Feb 11 2018 in Dudhwa, Lakhimpur Kheri. The aim of the event is to promote UP as an international bird watching destination, enhance UP as a fast emerging eco-tourism destination, offer a forum for deliberation on birds, bird watching for tourism promotion and conservation of birds habitats. The aim is also to promote bird watching as an economic activity for rural livelihood enhancement. There are about 10,000 bird species in the world. About 1,300 species are found in India. Out of these, Uttar Pradesh has over 550 avian species. Dudhwa also of a range of migratory birds that settle here during winters. These include among others, painted storks, black and white necked storks, sarus cranes, woodpeckers, barbets, bee-eaters, minivets, kingfishers, bulbuls and various night birds of prey.

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Tentative schedule - Technical sessions and programme calendar - Bird Festival 2018

Venue Dudhwa Nationa Park, Lakhimpur Kheri, UP

Time Duration

 

Activity

 

8th Feb, 2018

12.00 pm

 

Bus departs from the hotel, Lucknow with participants to Bird festival venue Dudhwa national park

 

5.00 pm

 

Reaching the venue, registrations and check in

 

8.30 pm

 

Dinner

 

9th Feb, 2018

6.00 am to 8.00 am

 

Bird watching safari

 

8.am to 9.30 am 

 

Breakfast and leisure

 

9.30 am to 1.30 pm

Inaugural Session

Hon Chief Minister, UP

 

1.30 pm to 2.15 pm

 

Lunch break

 

2.15 pm to 2.45 pm

 

Panel discussion

 

2.45 pm to 6.00 pm

 

Tea break and Bird watching safari

 

6.00 pm to 6.30 pm

 

Leisure

 

6.30 pm to 8.30 pm

 

Cultural programmes followed by dinner

 

9.00 pm to 10.00pm

 

Star gazing

 

10th February, 2018

6.00am to 10.00 am

 

Bird watching safari and breakfast enroute

 

10.00 am to 11.00am

 

Leisure

 

11.00 am to11.20 am

 

Technical sessions

Tea served during the session

11.20am to 1.40 pm

 

Technical sessions

 

1.40pm to 2.15pm

 

Lunch break

 

2.15pm to 6.00pm

 

Bird watching safari

Bird photography tips and tricks

6.00pm to 6.30pm

 

Leisure

 

6.30pm to 8.30 pm

 

Cultural programmes followed by Dinner

 

9.00pm to 10.00pm

 

Star gazing

 

11th Feb 2018

6.00am to 10.00am

 

Bird watching safari and breakfast enroute

Group leaving for Suhelwa wildlife sanctuary will depart at 9.30 am

10.00am to 10.30 am

 

Leisure

 

10.30 am to 12.15 am

 

Technical sessions

 

12.15 pm to 1.00 pm

 

Valedictory session

 

1.00 pm to 1.45 pm

 

Lunch

 

1.45 pm

 

To Lucknow

 

7.00 pm

 

Reaching Lucknow and check in to hotel/ airport as per departure plans

 

Suhelwa itinerary – 11th Feb, 2018

9.30 AM

 

Departure to Sohelwa from Dudhwa National Park.

 

1.30 PM

 

Lunch at Bahraich

Leisure Resorts

2.00 PM

 

Departure bahraich

 

4.00 PM

 

Arrive Sohelwa

 

4.00- 6.30 PM

 

Tea and Bird watching safari

 

7.30- 9.30PM

 

Cultural program & Dinner

 

12th Feb, 2018

6.30- 9.30AM

 

Tea & Bird watching safari

 

9.30-10.00AM

 

Breakfast

 

10.00AM- 12.30PM

 

Panel discussion & interaction with local people and officials

 

12.30- 1.30 PM

 

lunch

 

1.30PM

 

Depart for Lucknow

 

5.30 PM

 

Reach Lucknow & check in to hotel Hilton

 

Bird Festival 2018 Tour itinerary

Venue Dudhwa Nationa Park, Lakhimpur Kheri, UP & Suhelwa Wildlife Sanctuary

9th February, 2018

Time Duration

Presenter

topic

 

6.00 am to 8.00 am

 

Bird watching safari

 

8.am to 9.30 am 

 

Breakfast and leisure

 

9.30 am to 1.30 pm

Inaugural Session

Hon Chief Minister, UP

 

1.30 pm to 2.15 pm

 

Lunch break

 

2.15 pm to 2.45 pm

1- Dr Rupak De

2- Dr Asad R Rahmani

3- Mr.SK Upadhyay

4-Mr.Christopher Gordon bradshaw

Underutilised potential of Ecotourism in the state especially in reference to wetlands and the steps needed.

Panel discussion

2.45 pm to 6.00 pm

 

Tea break and Bird watching safari

 

6.00 pm to 6.30 pm

 

Leisure

 

6.30 pm to 8.30 pm

 

Cultural programmes followed by dinner

 

9.00 pm to 10.00pm

Mr.Satpal gandhi

Star gazing

 

10th February, 2018

6.00am to 10.00 am

Mr.Harri tavetti; Mr. Gregory Robert hurley;    Mr. Bhumesh bharti; Mr.Satpal Gandhi

Bird watching safari and breakfast enroute

Tips and tricks of bird and wildlife photography

10.00 am to 11.00am

 

Leisure

 

11.00 am to11.20 am

Dr Asad Rahmani

The present status of Bengal Florican, Grassland Birds in Uttar Pradesh and the steps needed for their conservation,

Tea served during the session

11.20am to 11.40 pm

Mr.Julian Gonin

Bird life in Africa, North America and Europe

 

11.40 to 12.00

Mr.Ajai saxena

Oceanic Birding in India and elsewhere with experience in Antarctica, Andamans and in Goa. 

 

12.00pm to 12.20pm

Mr.Saurab Sawant

Identification of warblers

 

12.20pm to 12.35pm

Mr.Amano Samarpan

My experience of bird watching in india

 

12.35 pm to 12.50 pm

Mr. Sanjay kumar

Wetland conservation the need of the hour

 

12.50 pm to 1.05pm

Dr Satish Pande

Owl Conservation: Science behind Superstition.

 

1.05 pm to 1.20 pm

Mr. Domnic conzens

World’s top 100 birding sites

 

1.20 pm to 1.40 pm

Dr Satish Kumar Sharma

Traditions of wildlife conservation in Rajasthan by the tribal and rural society of the state

 

1.40pm to 2.15pm

 

Lunch break

 

2.15 pm to 2.45 pm

Mr. Ran levy yamamori

Saving vultures, Dolphins and raptors

 

2.45pm to 6.00pm

Mr.Harri tavetti; Mr. Gregory Robert hurley;   Mr. Bhumesh bharti; Mr.Satpal Gandhi

Bird watching safari

Bird photography tips and tricks

6.00pm to 6.30pm

 

Leisure

 

6.30pm to 8.30 pm

 

Cultural programmes followed by Dinner

 

9.00pm to 10.00pm

 

Star gazing

 

11th Feb 2018

6.00am to 10.00am

 

Bird watching safari and breakfast enroute

 

10.00am to 10.30 am

 

Leisure

 

10.30 am to 10.45 am

Dr. P Chandan

Current status and conservation of Black necked cranes in India

 

10.45 am to 11.00 am

Mr.Shashak Dalvi

Use of technology and evolution of birding in India.

 

 

11.00 am to 11.15 am

Mr.Ram Mohan and Prof Amita Kanaujia

1-Conservation of Long Billed vultures.

2- Threats and conservational requirements for Barn owl (Tyota alba)

FAM group for Suhelwa to start

11.15 am to 11.30 am

Dr. Raju Kasambe

Important Bird areas and potential Ramsar sites of Uttar Pradesh

 

11.30am to 11.45 am

Mr Vikram Chauhan

Bird festivals and beyond

 

11.45am to 12.00pm

Mr.Prakhar krishan

Birding in Ladakh at -14 degrees centigrade

 

12.00pm to 12.15pm

Dr Able Lawrence

The birds of Lucknow, how e Bird is changing the distribution map vis a vis the book

 

12.15 pm to 1.00 pm

 

Valedictory session

 

1.00 pm to 1.45 pm

 

Lunch

 

1.45 pm

 

To Lucknow

 

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