Dajipur Bison Sanctuary...

did a short trip to Dajipur recently..
Dajipur is a bison sanctuary situated very close to Kolhapur..Around 80kms from kolhapur..
the only problem there is no stay is available close to the sanctuary..one has to come back to radhanagari where lodges are available or has to go ahead to phonda for stay..
radhanagari is 25 odd kms away from dajipur.. and phonda is 13kms ahead..
tank up at radhanagari or phonda as no petrol pumps in dajipur..

Cars are allowed to enter the sanctuary.. but make sure that the car has good ground clearance as the whole 21kms is kaccha rasta..



here are some snaps that i took during this trip..



















a Pied Bushchat..




a White Browed Wagtail..


Earlier there used to be a MTDC approved resort (bison jungle resort) but because of non payment of dues it was asked to close down..

a blackbuck near the resort..

remaining pics from the sanctuary..






the funnel spider... very common there..




Brahminy Kite in flight !




and this was a dream come true
the Asian Paradise Flycatcher.. in marathi its called Swargiya(Heavenly) Nartak !


Though we couldnt see any bisons while going into the sanctuary... we were lucky enough to catch a glimpse of two while coming out of the sanctuary..
according to the locals there are around 350-400 bisons in there..




We were happy to spot the bisons and decided to move back to Kolhapur for the night stay..
next day morning we went out to the Mahalaxmi temple and the Panhala..