Flamingo Festival (2010) in Nellore district

The Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary, considered one of the biggest habitat for some hundreds of pelicans and other birds, will host the ‘Flamingo Festival,’ in Doravari Satram mandal, in Nellore district.

Elaborate arrangements are being made for the annual fete, to be held in the second week of March in Sulluripeta division in the district. Located about 20 km north of the Pulicat Lake on the Andhra Pradesh-Tamil Nadu border, the sanctuary is spread in about 459 hectares.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/28/stories/2010022860360400.htm