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Several types of migratory birds arrive here each year from South Asia and coastal regions. They start arriving in June. The migratory species includes open-bill storks, egrets, night herons and cormorants. The resident birds are kites, flycatchers, owls, kingfishers, woodpeckers, drongoes, etc. Ornithologically, Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary is a very important heronry.
Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary is situated near Raiganj in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The bird sanctuary is home to 164 species of birds, and some 90,000 to 100,000 migratory birds visit the sanctuary every year. As per the MEE report, West Bengal''s Jaldapara national park and Raiganj wildlife sanctuary, Himachal Pradesh''s Sainj and Tirthan wildlife sanctuaries as well as the Great Himalayan national park have been declared as top five national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in India.
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উত্তর দিনাজপুর জেলা সংগ্রহালয় Uttor Dinājpur Jelā Songrohāloy
The museum has a collection of pottery works, terracotta sculptures and Surjapuri (a Bengali/Maithili dialect) manuscripts.
A Mughal-style mosque built in 1425 and owned by the Mohanta family.
The cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raiganj and one of the few churches in sub-Himalayan North Bengal. The cathedral features glass and ceiling paintings, prominent pillars on both sides modelled on Greek columns, carved doors and a high altar with a hexagonal dome on top.