- Shekha Bird Sanctuary is located near the village of Shekha in Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh, India.
- The Upper Ganges Canal, constructed in 1852, played a crucial role in the formation of the Shekha Bird Sanctuary.
- Area: The Shekha Bird Sanctuary covers an area of 25 hectares (62 acres).
- Lake: The Shekha Bird Sanctuary Lake is a freshwater perennial water body that originated following the construction of the Upper Ganges Canal in 1852.
- Flora:
- Wetland Vegetation (reeds, rushes, and water lilies),
- Riparian Vegetation (willows, shrubs, and grasses),
- Woodland and Scrubland Plants (neem, babul, and peepal, along with shrubs, grasses, and wildflowers).
- Birds:
- Black-necked stork
- White ibis
- Spoonbill
- Greylag goose
- Bar-headed goose
- Lesser whistling teal
- Ruddy shelduck
- Northern pintail
- Common teal
- Indian spot-billed duck
- Sarus crane
- Asian openbill stork
- Red-breasted flycatcher
- Black- necked stork
- Wooly-necked stork
- Common Pochard
- Ferruginous Duck
- Ferruginous Duck
- Baer’s Pochard
- Tufted Duck
- Black Francolin
- Gray Francolin
- Woolly-necked Stork
- Black-necked Stork
- Little Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
- Eurasian Spoonbill
- Egyptian Vulture
- Purple Heron
- Cattle Egret
- Indian Pond-Heron
- Black-headed Ibis
- Red-naped Ibis
- Black Kite
- Egyptian vulture