Blyth's and Richard's Pipits winter across the region and are easily confused with Paddyfield Pipits. Here's how to ID them.
Bird Count India
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
5 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
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
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
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.