->3 kids in a trenchcoat: Correcting date of Ramsar site designation

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Correcting date of Ramsar site designation

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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox protected area
| name = Sandi Bird Sanctuary, Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh
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| location = [[Sandi, Uttar Pradesh|Sandi]], [[Hardoi district|Hardoi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| nearest_city = [[Hardoi]]
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| website = http://upforestwildlife.org/sandisanctuary/index.html
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| designation1 = Ramsar
| designation1_offname = Sandi Bird Sanctuary
| designation1_date = 26 September 2019
| designation1_number = 2409<ref name="RSIS">{{Cite web|title=Sandi Bird Sanctuary|website=[[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar]] Sites Information Service|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/2409|accessdate=3 February 2020}}</ref>}}
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'''Sandi Bird Sanctuary''' is a [[bird sanctuary]] in [[Hardoi district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]].

The sanctuary is located at a distance of 19 km on [[Hardoi]]-[[Sandi, Uttar Pradesh|Sandi]] Road in Sandi in [[Hardoi district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Sandi Bird Sanctuary is 1 km from Sandi town on Main Road at Nawabganj, near Sandi Police Station of [[Hardoi district]].

Sandi Bird sanctuary was created in the year 1990 in order to protect the natural habitats and aquatic vegetation for the local residents and migratory birds. It has been designated as a protected [[Ramsar site]] since September 2019.<ref name="RSIS"/> The Sandi Bird sanctuary is also known by its ancient name as "Dahar Jheel" (Jheel = Lake). The lake's area is 309 ha (3.09 km²). '''River Garra''', formerly known as Garun Ganga, passes near the sanctuary.

Migratory birds rest on the banks of the river before reaching the Sandi Bird sanctuary. The migratory birds begin to arrive at the sanctuary at the beginning of winter in the month of November. Sandi is a tourist As a tourist destination and is of particular interest to birdwatchers. The best time to visit the sanctuary is from December to February. The nearest railway station is at Hardoi (19 km).

In the past, the rare [[Siberian white crane]] ''[[Grus leucogeranus]]'' has been seen here, and some scientists believe it returns under the right circumstances.<ref>{{cite book|last=Woistencroft|first=James A.|author2=S.A. Hussain|author3=C.K. Varshney|title=India|publisher=Ramsar Sites Information Service|pages=40–41|chapter=Dahar and Sauj (Soj) Jheels|url=http://ramsar.wetlands.org/Portals/15/India.pdf|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110626233132/http://ramsar.wetlands.org/Portals/15/India.pdf|archivedate=2011-06-26}}</ref>

==References==

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*{{cite news|url=http://www.wdpa.org/siteSheet.aspx?sitecode=308595|title=The Sandi Sanctuary|work=World Database on protected Areas|accessdate=2008-11-10}}
*{{webarchive |url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20090410071428/http://cpcbenvis.nic.in/newsletter/birdsanctury/ch30703.htm |title=Envis Centre on Control of Pollution - Newsletter - Bio-Monitoring of Wetlands in Wild Life Habitats of Birds Sanctuaries in India - Case Studies |date=2009-04-10}}

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{{Ramsar sites in India}}

[[Category:Bird sanctuaries of Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Ramsar sites in India]]
[[Category:Hardoi district]]
[[Category:2019 establishments in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 2019]]

Sandi Bird Sanctuary - Revision history

->3 kids in a trenchcoat: Correcting date of Ramsar site designation