Ten Migratory Birds that visit India each Year

The Siberian crane, also known as the Siberian white crane or the snow crane, is a bird of the family Gruidae, the cranes. A section of the cranes migrate during winter to China, while the western population winters in Iran and in Bharatpur.

Siberian Crane

The ruff is a medium-sized wading bird that breeds in marshes and wet meadows across northern Eurasia. It is migratory and sometimes forms huge flocks in its winter grounds, which include southern and western Europe, Africa, southern Asia and Australia.

Ruff

It is a small passerine bird. It is a migratory insectivorous species breeding in Europe and across the Palearctic. In winters in the Iberian Peninsular, the northern half of Africa, and in southern Asia (among others including the Indian subcontinent). 

Bluethroat

It is the most widespread and largest species of the flamingo family. In Gujarat, flamingos can be observed at the Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary, Flamingo City, and Thol Bird Sanctuary. They remain there during the entire winter season.

Greater Flamingo

It breeds across northern Scandinavia and the northern Palearctic and migrates south to the Mediterranean, the southern British Isles, France, tropical Africa, and tropical Asia for the winter.

Spotted Redshank

The great white pelican breeds from southeastern Europe through Asia and Africa, in swamps and shallow lakes. Wintering locations range from northeastern Africa through Iraq to north India.

Great White Pelican

The gadwall is a common and widespread dabbling duck. The Gadwall is also seen in some parts of South Asia, particularly the southern part of India, during the migration season.

Gadwall

The northern shoveler, known simply in Britain as the shoveler, is a common and widespread duck. It migrates to  southern Europe, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Central, the Caribbean, and northern South America.

Northern Shoveler

Its breeding range stretches from Iceland through Europe and areas of central Asia. Black-tailed godwits spend (the northern hemisphere) winter in areas as diverse as the Indian subcontinent.

Black-tailed Godwit

The species has a patchy breeding distribution across India, Myanmar, and parts of Southeast Asia. In India they are known to breed in several of the river valleys including those of the Godavari, Kaveri, Tunga Badra and Krishna rivers..

Blue-tailed Bee-eater