Our route is marked below on the google earth map
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Started at 7:30am from CBD belapur jetty after having a sight of rising sun.
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Fishermen were getting ready for their catch.
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One can see the concrete jungle of NRI colony at Nerul.
In the front one can see a few Mangroves left.
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A brown-headed or a black headed Gull (non-breeding) perching on
a fishing net pole.
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Dredging machine seen near CBD
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Nhava port
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A ship anchored near Nhava
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Trombay Jetty
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Approaching the vashi bridge
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with the train running over it
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"Never seen vashi bridge from here"
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Between the road and the rail bridge
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As we left the vashi bridge behind
got the first glimpse of flamingoes
(Greater flamingo)
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A single Grey heron
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A lot of flamingoes
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There were atleast 500 of them and they were flying all around.
In short a great view
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A few meters ahead a much bigger group
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Crossing below the Airoli bridge
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One can see a lot of bird life in this stretch
A group of smaller waders (could not identify)
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A good pose struck by an Orprey
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A congregation of black winged stilts
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A large egret in flight
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A sewage pipe emptying its dirty water in the creek
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Pied avocet , black-winged stilt and little stints
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Mangroves around the creek
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Thane rail bridge
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Terns and cormorants
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Old bhiwandi bypass
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Hiranandani complex near ghodbander
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Quarrying near nagla
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A small halt at Reti bunder - Nagla
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Flowering palas tree ( Flame of the forest)
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Masjid near Ghodbunder fort
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Vasai fort
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