Besides these sites of archaeological importance, there is also a lake in Kapilvastu Municipality Ward No 9 called Jagadishpur, located 11km north of Taulihawa. Spread over 157 hectares, the lake hosts thousands of birds that migrate from countries such as Siberia, China, Russia, Mongolia, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan with the onset of winter. The birds stay here until February. The pond also provides a habitat for more than 22,000 birds, including Gadwall, Lesser Whistling duck, Tufted duck, Ferruginous duck, Northern pintail, Northern shoveler, Eurasian Wigeon, Common Pochard, Cotton Pygmy-goose.
Jagadishpur Lake