Bird Walk at Devanahalli Tree park, Bengaluru
- Bangalore
- 15 November, 2026
- Rs. 200 per head
- Fee collected goes entirely to the bird guide. Ataavi does not retain or profit from this amount.
About Devanahalli Tree park
Just north of Bengaluru, in Devanahalli taluk, the Vrukshodyana Tree Park offers a green pause amid the fast-changing countryside around the international airport. Developed and maintained by the Karnataka Forest Department near Savukanahalli Gate, the park aims to conserve biodiversity, promote afforestation and provide a natural space for recreation. Shaded walking trails wind through planted groves of native and ornamental trees, while the nearby lake, with its open water, muddy shores and shallow margins, draws a surprising variety of waterbirds. The wider Devanahalli landscape has deep green roots too: the nearby Nallur tamarind grove, with trees more than 400 years old, is India’s first biodiversity heritage site. For birders, the combination of woodland, scrub, farmland and water makes a morning here unexpectedly rewarding, from peafowl and francolins in the undergrowth to terns, cormorants and herons on the lake.
The landscape around Devanahalli, however, is changing rapidly. The airport has triggered a wave of real-estate growth, and realtors have even encroached on forest land near the airport to build townships and apartments. Expanding roads and layouts, falling groundwater, sewage and garbage reaching nearby lakes, and the loss of open scrub and farmland all put pressure on local wildlife. Green spaces like the Tree Park, and the lakes and groves around them, are increasingly important refuges in this growing urban fringe.
Bird Guide: Gurprasad K R
He is a passionate nature lover, birding photographer, and conservation advocate, with over a decade of experience observing and documenting birds. Deeply connected to nature and community, he finds joy and inspiration in birds, insects, and butterflies, and is driven to share this wonder to inspire others to connect with the natural world.
Bird walk Location
Common birds of Devanahalli Tree park
The Tree Park and its neighbouring lake bring together an appealing mix of woodland and water birds. On the lake, Indian Spot-billed Ducks paddle in small groups, Little Grebes dive and resurface, and Eurasian Coots bob across the open water. Great, Indian and Little Cormorants gather to fish and dry their wings, while graceful River Terns patrol overhead before plunging for prey. Along the shore, Black-winged Stilts wade on long pink legs, Common Sandpipers bob at the water’s edge, and Red-wattled Lapwings sound the alarm. Gray Herons, Little Egrets and Indian Pond Herons hunt patiently in the shallows, and the Common Kingfisher flashes past in a streak of blue. In the park itself, Indian Peafowl strut through the groves, the Gray Francolin calls loudly from the scrub, and the Greater Coucal stalks the undergrowth. Flocks of Asian Green Bee-eaters sally after insects, Spotted Doves forage on the paths, the Asian Koel calls from the trees, and Black and Brahminy Kites circle overhead.
Indian Spot-billed Duck
Indian Peafowl
Gray Francolin
Spotted Dove
Greater Coucal
Asian Koel
Eurasian Coot
Black-winged Stilt
Common Sandpiper
Red-wattled Lapwing
Indian Spot-billed Duck
River Tern
Little Grebe
Little Cormorant
Great Cormorant
Indian Cormorant
Red Collared-Dove
Indian Pond Heron
Laughing Dove
Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Fee collected goes entirely to the bird guide. Ataavi does not retain or profit from this amount.
