Hokersar wetland

Current Context : Lack of water due to excess deficit rainfall at the Hokersar wetland in the Kashmir Valley in recent years has impacted the arrival of migratory bird populations in the region.

About Hokersar wetland

It is a permanent eutrophic lake in the floodplains of the Jhelum River, located west of Srinagar​

Designated Ramsar Site in 2005.

Ecological Features:

• Fed by two perennial streams: Doodhganga and Sukhnag.
• The only site in Kashmir with remaining reed beds.​

Major migratory birds : Large Egret, Great Crested Grebe, Little Cormorant, Common Shelduck, Tufted Duck and endangered Whiteeyed Pochard, coming from Siberia, China, Central Asia, and Northern Europe.