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[[File:Rasikbeel tower.jpg|thumb|Watch Tower at Rasikbeel]]<br />
'''Rasikbil''' or '''Rasikbeel''' is a small [[lake]] situated in the [[Cooch Behar district]] of [[West Bengal]], [[India]], but nearest town is [[Uttar Kamakhyaguri|Kamakhyaguri]]. This lake attracts a lot of birds which make nests in the trees around the lake. The bird species which live in and around the lake includes [[cormorants]], different varieties of [[stork]]s, [[ibis]], [[spoonbill]], [[kingfisher]], [[parrot]]s, [[owl]] and many others. There is a deer park and a crocodile rehabilitation center by the side of the lake. There are also a leopard house, a python house, Aviary & a Tortoise rescue entre. Birds species include [[lesser whistling teal]], [[common teal]], [[ferruginous duck]], [[red-crested pochard]], [[northern shoveler]], [[northern pintail]], [[Eurasian wigeon]], [[grey-headed lapwing]], [[northern lapwing]], [[pied kingfisher]], [[stork-billed kingfisher]], [[common kingfisher]], [[little cormorant]], [[great cormorant]] and [[gadwall]].<br />
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'''Rasikbil''' is situated in Cooch Behar district, Tufanganj subdivision, but nearest town [[Uttar Kamakhyaguri|Kamakhyaguri]]. From [[Uttar Kamakhyaguri|Kamakhyaguri]]&nbsp; it is about 7.5 km away. The nearest railway station is Kamakhyaguri Railway Station.&nbsp; Cars are available for hire at the station.<br />
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File:Rasikbil bird Sanctuary in Cooch Behar District 3.jpg|A picture of Rasikbil<br />
File:Rasikbil bird Sanctuary in Cooch Behar District 1.jpg|Rasikbil Bird Sanctuary<br />
File:Rasikbil bird Sanctuary in Cooch Behar District 2.jpg|A Trail in Rasikbil<br />
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[[Category:Lakes of West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Cooch Behar district]]<br />
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