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Samaspur
Bird Santuary is situated in Rohaniya Development block of the
district, about 122 km from Lucknow on Lucknow-Varanasi highway.
It was established in 1987 on a total area of about 799.371 hectare.
Nearest railway station is Unchahar and the nearest airport is
Fursatganj, Raebareli.The best period of visit is from November
to March. More than 250 varieties of birds can be seen here. Some
of the birds come here from a distance of 5000 km which includes
Greleg Googe, Pin Tail, Common Teel, Vision, Showler, Surkhab
etc. Local birds include Comb Duck, Whistling Teel, Spot Bill,
Spoon Bill, King Fisher, Vulture etc. Twelve varieties of fish
are there in the lake at Samaspur.
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