Bird Watching Festival 2022

The Jammu & Kashmir Bird Festival being held from 6 to 8 th October, aims to be an annual event to provide a platform for naturalists, experts,forest officers, and bird photographers to share their insight & thoughts; to put the beautiful UT of Jammu &Kashmir on the world map of ecotourism. This festival also seeks to put bird conservation at centre stage andraise the attention of nature enthusiasts and the general public towards the significance of birds and theimportant role they play in their chosen ecosystems. Some of the highlights of this festival are a bird photoexhibition (open to the public), workshops for nature guides, forest staff and youth on bird watching andphotography, by experts who, together with local experts, will conduct guided birding walks and insightfultalks. This festival will boost nature tourism in this picturesque and verdant valley. During the festival, bird watchingwilltake place in the Overa-Aru Wildlife Sanctuary, forests of Pahalgam, Dachigam, Hokersar, Hygam-Ningli, Wullar and Dahra. The Department of Tourism intend to invite manyrenownedpersonalitiesinthefieldofOrnithologytoconducttechnicalsessionsduringthisfestivalTo showcase Jammu & Kashmir as a promising bird-tourism destination and formulate a strategy to promote itlocally&globally,whileraisingtheawarenessofbirdconservation