Thippagondanahalli Reservoir, also known as T G Halli Dam or Chamarajsagar, is located at the confluence of the Arkavathi and Kumudavathi River, 35 km west of Bangalore, India. The name Thippagondanahalli was named after the village head Thippagonda. A supervised construction from the very great Bharatha Ratna Sir M. Visvesvaraya. The dam was built & inaugurated in 1933, the back water provides a good birdwatching spot for the bird lovers. Migratory birds are seen in flocks here during winter.Entry to the BWSSB place is now restricted but I remember it was one of my favourite spots a few years back,now its only the backwaters left for birdwatching.
Best time to visit: October to April.
Distance from Bangalore : Approx 35Kms.
Pros: Best place to photograph swallows when they perch on small twigs & river terns at close range.
Cons: Driving too very near water bank might turn risky as your vehicle may get stuck in loose soil.
Its a half day birdwatching spot , either morning or evening with packed food & drinking water is best ( avoiding eating in hotel near nature places might lower the risks of future commercialisation & hazards “this is only my immature estimations” & this is not a tourist place).
Have compiled photographs made during my visits (October to March).
Thippagondanahalli Back waters (Savandurga Hill is seen at the back)
Once submerged Sangameshwara temple of TG Halli
Illegal Fishing starts at early hours
Ashy Prinia
Pied Bushchat- Female
Pied Bush Chat – Male
Grey Wagtail
Ashy Crowned Sparrow Lark – Male
Ashy Crowned Sparrow Lark – Female
Sykes’s-Lark
Indian Roller
Indian Silverbill
Common Kestrel
Barn Swallow
Harrier
Intermediate Egret
Little Cormorant
Black Winged Stilt
Open Billed-stork
Little Ringed Plover
Pied Kingfisher
Woolly-Necked-Stork
River Tern
Brahminy Kite
Black Kite
Bar Headed Goose
Common Green Shank
Little Grebe.
& my favourite cute little bird 🙂 the Pratincole
Small Pratincole
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awesome!!
Thanks Puneeth 🙂
Thanks Krups :)..
Awesome pics (as always). Loved the river tern pic….
Thanks Aishwarya 🙂 ..
Ah searching your pictures, I reached to this place :). River tern is excellent one. Lovely blog
🙂 Thanks Vaibhav ..
Lovely photo essay!
Thanks Poornima 🙂 ..
Lovely read and pics…., as said by many, Rivertern, pic is amazing… :-)…..
Thanks,
Thanks a lot Santosh 🙂 …
Lovely pics! Hope we have a good time there, we are planning a visit tomorrow. Thanks for the info!
Thanks 🙂 All the very best..
Thanx for the info dude! Visiting there tomorrow and hoping to get a few good shots.
🙂 My pleasure & all the very best …
Hi Saandip…Nice pictures.
I visited TG halli last year in Feb-2012 and spotted few bar headed geese there.
Would like to see them this year too. Planning to go again on first week of Feb. Is this the right time?
The image of bar headed geese posted in the blog is taken in Jan-2013?
Please suggest.
Thanks,
Shashwat
Hi Shashwat.
Thankyou… You could plan this week as its the right time & we saw more than 75 species of birds in a single day. Its at its best now. Yes the bar headed geese was seen on 13th Jan 2013.
Great shots !
Thanks Arun..
Beautiful. Hearty congrats.
Thankyou, Glad you liked it 🙂
Beautiful pictures Saandip! I’m curious to learn what gear you use to capture these amazing moments and life-like headshots of the birds. Do you think this month is a good time to visit this place?
Thanks Michael, The best time would be Nov-April .
Great !
Thanks Srinath..
Enjoyed all journals … Eager to see your next page !
Thanks Srinath.. Glad u liked it 🙂
Your pics r simply superb, loved each one of them.
Hey! How do u reach the backwaters of this place? Could you please give the directions. Thanks in advance
U have proceed on the same main past the bridge & about 3kms you will find a small break in the fencing..
Hi Team ,
Could you please tell me .
Do we need permission to go the place ?
Also what time is the best time to reach ?
Thanks
Kumar.S
Sandipji, excellent photos. Sir, this place appears so beautiful.
We are visiting Bangluru onb 29 January with group of 25 students of Maharshi Dayanand College, Mumbai.and two days with us before we proceed to Nagarhole. Would you suggest this place to take students for birding. Is it good season? or hebbel lake? Kindly suggest.