2 Subhadra Devi is a passionate birder and traveller. Find out more.
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1 Last month saw a sharp uptick in birding activity in India. Here is the breakup of eBirding in the country in October 2018 (with previous month in brackets): Number of birders: 1,528 (1,171) Number of lists (all types): 15,400 (11,500) Number of observations: 2.81 lakh (1.96 lakh) September challenge The challenge for October was to bird for at least 5… read more »
October 2018 eBirders of the Month
2 The October eBirding Challenge asked birders to mark the Wildlife Week celebrations and the first ever Wild Bird Day with additional birding. Were you able to achieve the target? Across the country, the winter migrants have settled and birders are being treated to the sights and sounds of birds from India and afar. The time is ripe for birding, and the… read more »
November 2018 eBirding challenge
3 In this article, a few tricks to become better at remembering bird sounds are listed out.
Getting Started 6: Learning Bird Sounds
Updated on 11 Oct 2018 to correct an error in analysis As the winter approaches, both migrants and birders are more active. Here is the breakup of eBirding in India in the month of September 2018 (with previous month in brackets): Number of birders: 1,171 (1,069) Number of lists (all types): 8,800 (11,474) Number of observations: 1.96 lakh (1.36 lakh)… read more »
September 2018 eBirders of the month
This month's challenge involves birding during the Wildlife Week
October 2018 eBirding Challenge
1 By understanding and recognising bird sounds, birders can further enrich their birding experience.
Getting Started 5: Tuning in to bird sounds
1 Garima Bhatia is featured on this month's birder profile.
Birder Profile – Garima Bhatia
Blyth's and Richard's Pipits winter across the region and are easily confused with Paddyfield Pipits. Here's how to ID them.
Identifying Pipits: Blyth’s and Richard’s Pipits
1 We see a bit of an uptick in birding in August, as some migrants start trickling in and birders venture further afield. Here is the breakup of eBirding in India in the month of August 2018 (with previous month in brackets): Number of birders: 1,069 (920) Number of lists (all types): 8,500 (7,600) Number of observations: 1.36 lakh (1.26 lakh)… read more »
August 2018 eBirders of the month
The challenge in September is to upload a minimum of 20 checklists and spend an aggregate of at least 12 hours of birding over the course of this month.
September 2018 eBirding Challenge
6 Mahathi is a 16 year-old birdwatcher from Chennai who loves everything about nature. Read on to find out more about one of India's most promising young birders!
Birder Profile: N Mahathi
1 The Paddyfield Pipit is resident across most parts of the country and this is an excellent time of the year to familiarise oneself with the most common pipit of the region.
Identifying Paddyfield Pipits
Breeding of many species continues in July, and we should also see a number of fledgelings and birds in immature plumage in the breaks between the rain. Here is the breakup of birding in India in the month of July 2018 (with previous month in brackets): Number of birders: 920 (995) Number of lists (all types): 7,600 (8,500) Number of… read more »
July 2018 eBirders of the month
The August challenge is to upload at least 5 checklists a week, and 2 from a hotspot you haven't visited.
August 2018 eBirding Challenge
Uttar Pradesh is dominated by crowded urban centres and intense agriculture, typically not a good recipe for large wetland birds. Yet cranes in Uttar Pradesh are flourishing, not despite the people — but because of the people.
In A Crowded State, Farmers And Sarus Cranes Coexist
The key to improving ID skills is spending more time in your park or garden and observing the common birds that live there. Read on to find out why.
Getting Started 4: Know the common birds
June brings welcome rain to many parts of the country, and a number of species are in full breeding activity, so it is a very interesting month for birding. Here is the breakup of birding in India in the month of June 2018 (with previous month in brackets): Number of birders: 995 (1,207) Number of lists (all types): 8,500 (11,300)… read more »