pune the pu la deshpande garden at sinhagad road has become home to several species of birds managed by the pune municipal corporation bird watchers feel the ideal landscape of the garden and less human interference has helped many birds breed hereamong the several species spotted here are grey hornbill coppersmith barbet redvented bulbul types of mynahs tailor birds hoopoe koel redwhiskered bulbul cormorants spotbill ducks kingfisher wagtail swallows among others migratory birds like redthroated flycatcher greenish warbler and red start bird that prefer woodland also visit this gardenamateur botanist shrikant ingalhalikar says people are not allowed to move away from the walking path they are also not able to reach the remote areas because of less human interference birds are seen flocking in plentyi have seen a wild spotbill duck breeding here it was a pleasure to watch the courtship of these large ducks their nest at the edge of the pond and ducklings jumping into the pond he saidbirds nest and breed in places where they feel secure also people are not allowed to picnic inside the garden and dirty the place no one is allowed to play in the lawns or feed the fish the garden has been maintained well he addedsanjeev nalawade a faculty in geography department of fergusson college says that in the 80s when the garden was nonexistent a nullah flowed through the area and some aromatic plants grew in the vicinity even then the greenery and proximity to the pachgaon parvati hills attracted many birds to this place after the garden was set up scrubland and grassland birds were replaced with woodland birds still many common birds as well as migratory birds visit this place nalawade said adding it is the best garden in the city the pmc has done a good workthe states first japanese garden has been designed in a way that a walk through the premises helps one enjoy the changing landscape on one hand there are trees like coffee and cherry while on the other hand there is a large pond and a mount with lush green lawn there are waterfalls lakes and artificial streams toobhanudas mane head of the pmc garden department said the garden spread on a 12 acre land attracts several birds besides all birds come on their own they were not brought he added