Bhigwan - Wikipedia Jump to content Main menu Main menu move to sidebar hide Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Special pages Search Search Appearance Donate Create account Log in Personal tools Donate Create account Log in Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 Geography 2 Fauna 3 Transport 4 Best time to visit 5 See also 6 References Toggle the table of contents Bhigwan 5 languages تۆرکجه Cebuano Euskara Svenska اردو Edit links Article Talk English Read Edit View history Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions Read Edit View history General What links here Related changes Upload file Permanent link Page information Cite this page Get shortened URL Switch to legacy parser Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item Appearance move to sidebar hide Coordinates: 18°17′58″N 074°45′16″E / 18.29944°N 74.75444°E / 18.29944; 74.75444 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Village in Maharashtra, India "},"established_date":{"wt":"1978"},"governing_body":{"wt":"Village panchayat"},"unit_pref":{"wt":"Metric"},"population_density_km2":{"wt":"auto"},"blank_name_sec1":{"wt":"[[Lok Sabha]] constituency"},"demographics_type1":{"wt":"Languages"},"demographics1_title1":{"wt":"Official"},"demographics1_info1":{"wt":"[[Marathi language|Marathi]]"},"timezone1":{"wt":"[[Indian Standard Time|IST]]"},"utc_offset1":{"wt":"+5:30"},"postal_code":{"wt":"413130"},"website":{"wt":"www.birdsofbhigwan.com"}},"i":0}}]}'>Village in Maharashtra, India Bhigwan Village Flamingo birds Bhigwan Location in Maharashtra, India Show map of Maharashtra Bhigwan Bhigwan (India) Show map of India Coordinates: 18°17′58″N 074°45′16″E / 18.29944°N 74.75444°E / 18.29944; 74.75444[[Geographic coordinate system|Coordinates]]: {{#parsoid\u0000fragment:8}}<span class=\"plainlinks nourlexpansion\">[https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bhigwan&params=18_17_58_N_074_45_16_E_type:city_region:IN-MH <span class=\"geo-default\"><span class=\"geo-dms\" title=\"Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location\"><span class=\"latitude\">18°17′58″N</span> <span class=\"longitude\">074°45′16″E</span></span></span><span class=\"geo-multi-punct\">&#xfeff; / &#xfeff;</span><span class=\"geo-nondefault\"><span class=\"geo-dec\" title=\"Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location\">18.29944°N 74.75444°E</span><span style=\"display:none\">&#xfeff; / <span class=\"geo\">18.29944; 74.75444</span></span></span>]</span>[[Category:Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas]]</span>"}}'/> Country India State Maharashtra District Pune Taluka Indapur Established 1978 Government  • Body Village panchayat Languages  • Official Marathi Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST) Postal code 413130 Website www.birdsofbhigwan.com Bhigwan is a town on the border of the Ahilyanagar, Pune and Solapur districts in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Bhigwan is famous for birdwatching, especially flamingos and wildlife photography.[1][2] It is also famous for its fishes and the authentic Maharashtrian 'Machhi Thali'. Geography [edit] It is located on the Pune-Solapur Highway around 100 km from Pune on the backwaters of the Ujani Dam. The distance between Solapur and Bhigwan is 151 km. It is also known as mini Bharatpur.[3] The Ujani Dam is constructed on the Bhima River. The water of the dam has created a shallow wetland and hosts many birds, which serves as an important hotspot for amateur and avid birders. Fauna [edit] Indian spot-billed duck, shovellers, garganeys in Bhigwan At Bhigwan, ducks, herons, egrets, raptors and waders along with flocks of hundreds of flamingos are present. At times, 1,000–1,200 flamingos[4] are seen.[5] Low rainfall and low water levels have reduced the birds' numbers. More than 230 species of migratory birds are found here, including painted storks, bar-headed geese and demoiselle cranes. These birds are present in the winter season between December and March. The birds generally migrate via marine routes and adult females depart from the breeding grounds.[6][7] Flamingos in Bhigwan The backwaters of Ujjani Dam host the greater flamingo, Eurasian spoonbill, bar-headed goose, collared pratincole and osprey. Bhigwan hosts the fastest bird of the animal kingdom, the peregrine falcon. White wagtail The dry grasslands, woodlands, swamps, wetlands and backwaters of Bhigwan are the habitat for many species of fish, amphibians, lizards and snakes. Transport [edit] Visitors can either travel to Bhigwan by the State Transport Buses bound for Solapur and onwards from Pune, which takes approximately 3.5 hours or can travel in their own vehicles. The main birding spots are as far away as 5 to 10 km from Bhigwan's main town. One can also travel via train from Pune. There is a list of trains stop at Bhigwan such as Chennai Mail (11027), Pune Sur Demu, Hyderabad Express (17031) and Shidheshwar Express (12115). The fastest way to reach Solapur from Bhigwan is via taxi, which takes approximately 2.5 hours. Bhigwan is approximately 25 km away from Baramati. Best time to visit [edit] The best time to visit Bhigwan is between the months of December and March. Flamingos prefer the winter season as they require water-bodies of shallow depths for fishing. There are several village home-stays for tourists. See also [edit] Bhuleshwar Temple References [edit] ↑ "1 Day Birdwatching and Photography at Bhigwan". Mumbai Travellers. ↑ "Bhigwan low on flamingos this year". Pune Mirror. ↑ "Bhigwan is a new flock-spot for birding near Mumbai". Mid-Day. ↑ "Camargue Flamingos : A.R. Johnson", Flamingos, Poyser, 1975, doi:10.5040/9781472597489.ch-001, ISBN 978-1-4725-9748-9 ↑ "Bird watching at Bhigwan – famous for Flamingos - Places near Pune and Mumbai". placesnearpune.com. ↑ "Birders at Bhigwan get a rare treat". Pune Mirror. ↑ Yazdani, G. and Singh, D., 2002. Zool. Surv. India. "Wetland Ecosystem Series No. 3 Fauna of Ujani" 143-156, 2002. FAUNA OF UJANI, p.143, Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bhigwan&oldid=1360618764" Categories: Villages in Solapur district Cities and towns in Solapur district Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Use dmy dates from January 2019 Use Indian English from January 2019 All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas Coordinates on Wikidata Pages using infobox settlement with deprecated parameters This page was last edited on 22 June 2026, at 16:33(UTC). Page was rendered with Parsoid. 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