Doyang Lake

If you happen to be a lover of ornithology or photography or both, this could well turn out to be your Mecca. Doyang Lake in Nagaland offers opportunities to bird gaze like no other in the country. This huge water reservoir that is formed due to the impounding of the waters of the River Doyang near Doyang dam region attracts a large number of migratory birds during the winter season each year, primary among these is the Amur Falcon. This is the chosen spot for this beautiful raptor that travel from Mongolia, China and Siberia only to take a break in Nagaland before it continues for another 4000 km across the Indian Ocean right up till East Africa. It does this in flocks numbering thousands.
Doyang Lake that till two years ago was not just a roosting ground but also a hunting ground for this bird is today a conservation site after a government ban on hunting of the Amur Falcons. The area is also being developed exclusively for bird watching. People of Pangti village, after which one of the three falcons has been named, have vowed to save these long distance travellers instead of hunting them and have contributed immensely to the conservation efforts.