Jayakwadi Bird Sanctuary

It is located near Jayakwadi village in Paithan taluka of Aurangabad district in Maharashtra State, India.

The sanctuary is located in 30 islands of various sizes in the shallow waters, with trees for roosting; this provides an ideal shelter for migratory birds.

[1][2] [3] Having completed the construction of dam in 1976, The supply of water started collecting here as well as it is major project to be established as bird sanctuary announced in 1986.

There are more than 50 species of fishes found in the sanctuary which attract migratory birds coming from foreign regions.

There is environment change causing droughts due to the lack of rain in the upper regions affecting sanctuary thus result in loss of birds numbers.