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A visit to Manchinbele reservoir Initially I had planned to visit Savandurga this Saturday, but the destination changed en route. Starting from Bangalore at 8AM, and breakfasting at Kamat Lokaruchi 5kms past Ramanagaram, I took the north-bound deviation from Ramanagaram to go to Savandurga. A few kilometers later, I saw the board 'Manchinbele 15kms' pointing to the right. Immediately I changed my plans, for I had wanted to see this reservoir for quite sometime. The reservoir had a good amount of water, and it was a very beautiful place. Surrounded by hills and huge rocky hillocks, the reservoir was set amidst very scenic surroundings. And there were a lot of birds also to be seen and photographed. For the next few hours I had a good time generally roaming around the reservoir and stalking and shooting birds, until rains came on after noon, and I had to return. On the way back, I didn't go back to Ramanagaram, but instead took a shorter route to Bangalore-Magadi road, touching Bangalore by around 4pm. Here is a list of birds I saw: White Browed wagtails Red Vented Bulbuls Crested Larks Ashy Crowned Sparrow Lark Brahminy Kites Black Kites One Great Cormorant Few Little Cormorants Common Mynas Purple Rumped Sunbird Asian Silverbills Juvenile Baya Weavers Couple of Hoopoes One Purple Heron Few Pond Herons Little Egret Few Pied Bushchats