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Rasikbil
or
Rasikbeel
is
situated
at
the
foothill
of
Sintura
Hill
of
the
great
Himalaya
in
the
Coochbehar
district
of
West
Bengal.
It
is
basically
low
water
land
(Bil
or
Bill)
or
swamp,
where
water
may
be
available
all
over
the
year.
There
is
five
such
a
kind
of
low
water
land
or
marshland,
namely,
Neeldaba,
Bochamari,
Raichangmari,
Shankhadanga
and
Rasikbil.
These
attract
a
lot
of
birds
which
make
nests
in
the
trees
around
this
area.
And
a
Bird
Sanctuary
is
grown
up
with
175
hector
area.
Besides
the
bill
a
tribal
village
is
also
there.
Various
kind
of
local
birds
are
available
in
and
around
the
Rasikbil
all
over
the
year
and
also
some
migrant
birds
are
available
in
winter.
The
bird
variety
includes
Cormorants,
different
varieties
of
storks,
ibis,
spoonbill,
kingfisher,
parrots,
owl
and
many
others.
Famous
water
birds
are
Lesser
Whistling
Teal,
Common
Teal,
White-eyed
pochard,
Red
Crested
Pochard,
Shoveler,
Pintail,
Wigeon
duck,
Grey-headed
Lapwing
and
many
more.
There
is
also
a
dear
Park,
a
python
house,
a
leopard
house,
Aviary,
a
tortoise
rescue
centre
and
a
crocodile
rehabilitation
centre.
Tourists
who
loved
to
watch
the
local
birds
and
migratory
birds,
Rasikbil
is
the
real
place
for
them.