I was in Chennai aka Madras for the weekend and I took off one morning to do some bird watching and to explore a part of the city – the Broken Bridge and the Adyar Estuary from the Besant Nagar side.
Adyar Estuary, Chennai
The Broken Bridge is a bridge to nowhere. Built in 1960s over the Adyar Estuary it collapsed in about ten years and was never rebuilt. It connected Santhome and Besant Nagar
Broken Bridge – Chennai
Although I have seen it from the Santhome end, (see pictures from my earlier post here )I had always wanted to walk on the broken bridge and see the sunrise.
Broken Bridge – Chennai
The Adyar Estuary is also a birding hotspot, filled with migratory birds.
Plovers at Adyar Estuary
Dreamy and beautiful, I spent the morning in Chennai walking on the bridge and spotting a few plovers, stints, stilts and loads of photographers.
Plovers – possibly sand plovers or kentish plovers
Sunrise – Broken Bridge
There was one wedding photographer who in fact disturbed a huge flock of plovers on the beach. There was also a lady wearing a long silky gown , I think red in colour, sitting on a horse being filmed – I was not sure if it was for a TVC or a TV serial. I was there for barely an hour, but surprisingly the beach was clean . I am heading back soon again to do more bird watching.
Nice article. I loved the pics.
Thanks Deepti.
A morning well spent I would say. As for the ‘wedding photographer,’ try doing an early morning bird walk with a bunch of cackling women. It ain’t pretty !!
I can never do a walk in the morning with a group of cackling women, let alone bird watching.
Beautiful, Lakshmi!!! I esp love that last pic!
Thanks Anu..
really wonderful pics thanks for sharing this article..!!!
Really wonderful pics. Thanks for sharing this article..!!!Elephant Polo in India
A resident doesn’t usually get to view his city the way a discerning visitor does. We could do with more of Lakshmi, the likes of her, and their images.
Thanks so much..I have realized I am more of a tourist than a resident in Madras now…probably never knew about these when I was staying there
Nice photos… beautifully captured…
thanks
i havent seen this side of chennai…