Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary
It is a small, but important bird sanctuary of Uttar Pradesh. It comprises of fresh
water wetland, popularly known as Keetham jheel. Seeing the large number of migratory
as well as resident birds arriving in this wetland year – after- Year, the
area was declared a Sanctuary in 1991.
Unique for scenic beauty, religion-cultural heritage and rich assembling of fauna
and flora, It has been named after Soordas – the great poet of Hindi literature,
who was born blind and whose place of birth is said to be within the boundary of
this sanctuary.
A huge lake surrounding by dense and luxuriant vegetation is a rare experience and
picturesque sight in the semi-arid part of the country.
Situated close to the important city of Agra, this sanctuary, though small in size
is very rich in avifauna. It is an important birding destination for ornithologists.