Bird Walk at Amrut Biodiversity Park, New Delhi
- New Delhi
- 16 August, 2026
- Anjali Bhardwaj
About Amrut Biodiversity Park
Amrut Biodiversity Park in New Delhi is an urban biodiversity space developed to conserve native vegetation and provide a natural refuge within the rapidly expanding city. The park represents an effort to restore and enhance local ecological habitats, with a landscape comprising native trees, shrubs, grasses, and other vegetation that support a variety of wildlife. Such biodiversity parks are important in Delhi as they help maintain green corridors, improve the urban microclimate, support pollinators, and provide opportunities for people to experience and learn about native ecosystems.
The park’s diverse vegetation and relatively natural setting provide suitable habitats for birds, butterflies, insects, and other small wildlife. Different layers of vegetation offer feeding, nesting, and roosting opportunities, while flowering and fruiting plants attract nectar-feeders and frugivorous species. The presence of an ecologically diverse green space within the city also makes Amrut Biodiversity Park useful for birdwatching, nature education, and documenting changes in urban biodiversity. Its value extends beyond recreation, demonstrating how restoration of native habitats can contribute to conservation even in a densely populated metropolitan landscape.
Bird Guide: Anjali Bhardwaj
A passionate birder and researcher, I am currently a PhD scholar in biogeography at Jamia Millia Islamia with 3.5 years of experience studying urban birdlife in Delhi. My work focuses on bird occupancy, vocalisations, and their relationship with tree species,combining field birding with research to offer deeper, more insightful birding experiences.
Bird walk Location
Common birds of Amrut Biodiversity Park
Common birds observed around Amrut Biodiversity Park include Indian Peafowl, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Black Kite, Shikra, White-throated Kingfisher, Common Kingfisher, Indian Roller, Coppersmith Barbet, Brown-headed Barbet, Red-vented Bulbul, Red-whiskered Bulbul, Purple Sunbird, Oriental Magpie-Robin, Indian Robin, Black Drongo, Ashy Prinia, Common Tailorbird, Jungle Babbler, House Sparrow, Common Myna, Bank Myna, House Crow, Spotted Dove, Laughing Dove, Eurasian Collared Dove, and Brahminy Starling. The park may also attract seasonal and winter visitors, particularly insectivorous birds and other species that use Delhi’s network of urban green spaces during migration.
Ashy Prinia
Red-vented Bulbul
Coppersmith Barbet
Indian Robin
Large-billed Crow
Common Tailorbird
Eastern Cattle Egret
Black Drongo
Indian Peafowl
Indian Golden Oriole
Jungle Babbler
Indian Spot-billed Duck
Grey-headed Swamphen
Eurasian Collared Dove
Brown-headed Barbet
Rufous Treepie
Grey Francolin
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Oriental Magpie Robin
Purple Sunbird
Summary of Walk
Sixteen participants joined guide Anjali Bhardwaj at Amrut Biodiversity Park in New Delhi for a walk that could not have started better, with an Indian Golden Oriole pair flitting from twig to twig within moments of the group entering the park. House Crows and Black Drongos kept chasing the orioles between trees throughout the morning, adding a dynamic, ever-moving backdrop to the walk as the group continued along the park’s trails bordering the restored floodplain habitat near the Yamuna.
The group recorded 42 species overall, with a flock of Glossy Ibis in flight and a Black-breasted Weaver female among the standout sightings, alongside a Zitting Cisticola that Anjali helped participants recognise by its distinctive flight pattern over open grassland. A Blue-tailed Bee-eater held everyone’s attention by perching on a single branch for an extended period, giving the group ample time to admire its bright colours up close. Anjali also used the walk to discuss encroachment along the Yamuna riverbank and how restored habitats like Amrut Biodiversity Park play a vital role in supporting local bird populations and urban biodiversity more broadly, a theme that resonated strongly with the group given how visibly the park has recovered in recent years, and Anjali fielded several follow-up questions about how they could support similar restoration efforts elsewhere.
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