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.
Bird Count India
3 Rujuta Phadke is an ardent and intrepid birdwatcher from Mumbai. She is also among the coordinators of the Mumbai Birdwatchers Club. Read on more about her.
Birder Profile – Rujuta Phadke
The challenge this month is to upload a minimum of 30 complete checklists of at least 15 minutes duration, of which at least three lists must document a brood-parasitic cuckoo (seen or heard).
June 2018 eBirding Challenge
5 This month, the birder's profile features Raja Simma Pandiyan. Read on to find out more about him!
Birder Profile – Raja Simma Pandiyan
3 In the absence of a camera, your phone and binoculars can prove to be an invaluable combination for taking photographs of birds. Read on for more...
Using a pair of binoculars and a smartphone to take ...
5 The diverse birdlife and habitats of North-India are tied together in intricate ways. This is a guest article by Pritam Baruah.
Bird Habitats of North East India
The challenge in March was to bird often, and bird often with other birders! This month, we’d like to change things a bit and see what species we can all record over a period of a month at our favourite patches. As temperatures soar across several parts of the country, you might prefer to sit down in the shade and… read more »
April 2018 eBirding Challenge
The challenge this month is to upload at least 30 checklists with a few shared between fellow birders.
March 2018 eBirding Challenge
Dadra and Nagar Haveli is a largely unexplored and underbirded region. Saswat Mishra writes about this union territory, which is home to several species that are found in the Western Ghats.
Birding in Dadra and Nagar Haveli
2017 was the biggest year yet for Bird Count India since it's inception in 2014.
2017 – a quick review
Upload at least 20 eligible lists during GBBC (16-19 Feb), and another 20 eligible lists in the other twenty-four days of February
February 2018 eBirding Challenge
2 We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 eBird Yearly Challenge.
2017 eBird Yearly Challenge Winners!
3 Vijaya Lakshmi Rao has been birding for almost three decades and her passion for winged creatures is ceaseless. Read on.
Birder Profile – Vijaya Lakshmi Rao
4 Merlin is coming to India... but to launch it successfully, multiple images of Indian birds are needed to train the app to identify them.
Calling all photographers!
The Bird Count India partnership (www.birdcount.in) seeks applications for the post of Programme Coordinator.
Work at Bird Count India
A New Year, and so many places to go and birds to see and admire. What can we look forward to in documenting the birds of our beautiful country?
Welcome to 2018!
The challenge this month is to contribute to the national effort towards the Asian Waterbird Census.
January 2018 eBirding Challenge
On 17 December 2017, the Mokarsagar Wetland Conservation Committee, along with Bird Count India, successfully organised and conducted a workshop on bird documentation and using eBird.