VICTORIA PARK, BHAVNAGAR

Victoria park located at Bhavnagar.Victoria Park spans 1,200 vigha or 202 hectares, established on May 24, 1888, by Maharaja Takhtasinhji. A remarkable gift, he presented this human-made forest to Queen Victoria on her birthday, making it one of India's oldest.

There are two water bodies inside — Gaurishankar lake and Krishna Kunj lake (remains dry most of the time), where a large number of migratory birds nest regularly.

The fauna present in Victoria Park. Such as- Blue Bull (નીલગાય: નર/માદા), Hyena (ઝરખ), Jackal (શિયાળ), Hedgehog (શેળો), Indian Porcupine (શાહુડી), Jungle Cat (જંગલી બિલાડી), Civet Cat (વણીયર/વીજ), Indian Hare (જંગલી સસલુ), Indian Grey Mongoose (નોળિયો), Squirrel (ખિસકોલી), and Indian Flying Fox (ચામાચીડિયું/વાગોળ). 

The winged creatures present in Victoria Park. Such as- Rose-ringed Parakeet (પોપટ/સુડો), Greater Coucal (ધુકીયો/ધોયરો), Spotted Owlet (ચીબરી), Common Hoopoe (ઘંટીટાંકણો), Coppersmith Barbet (કંસારો/ટૂકટૂક), Common Kingfisher (નાનો કલકલિયો), Pied Kingfisher (કાબરો કલકલિયો), White Throated Kingfisher (કલકલિયો), Asian Paradise Flycatcher (દુધરાજ), Golden Oriole (પીળક), Rufous Tree Pie (ખેરખટ્ટો), Tickells Blue Flycatcher (અધરંગ).

Victoria Park is home to various flying creatures with feathers, commonly known as birds. Such as-Coppersmith baret(કંસારો ),(Black Rumped Flameback (લાલપીઠ સોનેરી લક્કડખોદ), Barn Owl (રેવીદેવી), Oriental Honey-buzzard (મધિયો બાજ), Red Vented Bulbul (બુલબુલ), Indian Scimitar Babler (વાંકીચાંચ લેલું), Peafowl (મોર), Indian Roller (ચાષ), Shikra- male (શકરો), Laughing Dove (હોલી).

Enumerate various waterfowl species typically sighted at Victoria Park. Such as- Spot-billed Duck (ટીલયાળી બતક), Comb Duck (નકટો), Cotton Pygmy Goose (ગીરજા), Lesser Whistling Duck (નાની સીસોટી બતક), Little Grebe (નાની ડૂબકી), Darter (સર્પગ્રીવ), Indian Cormorant (વચેટ કાજિઓ), Black Crowned Night Heron (રાતબગલો), Purple Moorhen (નીલ જલમુરખો), White Breasted Waterhen (સફેદછાતી સંતાકૂકડી), Pheasant-tailed Jacana (શ્વેતપાંખ જલમાંજર), Bronze Winged Jacana (કાળો જલમાંજર).