Challenges
Challenges

June 2023 eBirding Challenge

eBird-India challenge for June is to submit minimum of 30 checklists, with at least five of them containing a brood-parasitic cuckoo. 

Lesser Cuckoo photographed by Aseem Kothiala
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April 2023 eBirders of the Month

The challenge for April was to upload 20 or more rated photos or audio recordings to your April 2023 checklists.  A total of 105 birders met the target!

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May 2023 eBirding Challenge

Though the soaring temperatures in May might make you uncomfortable going out birding it's still one of the best times of the year to watch breeding behaviour. There are also 3 one-day events happening in May– Endemic Bird Day, Himalayan Bird Count and Global Big...

Eurasian Wren or Winter Wren photographed by Rajkumar Das
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March 2023 eBirders of the Month

The challenge for March was to upload at least 31 lists and out of which 2 to be from 2 different hotspots. A total of 46 birders met the challenge. The winner selected from these 47 names is Srinivas Mallela.

Indian Cormorant photographed by Ashwini Bhatt
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February 2023 eBirders of the Month

From the 153 eBirders that met Feb 2023's eBird Challenge, the winner drawn using a computer-generated random number is Dambar Kumar Pradhan.  

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March 2023 eBirding Challenge

The challenge for March is to upload at least 31 eligible lists* out of which 2 should be from 2 different hotspots where you eBirded during the previous three months (December 2022 to February 2023)

Rosy Pipit by Parthasarathi Chakrabarti
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January 2023 eBirders of the Month

A total of 52 birders met the eBird-India challenge for January 2023! It involved uploading at least 20 lists, with a few from two different wetlands.

Tickell's Leaf Warbler by Aseem Kothiala
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December 2022 eBirders of the Month

Before moving on to the results for the monthly challenges, here is a brief glimpse of birding in December by-the-numbers (with the previous month in brackets) No. of birders: 4,273 (3,906) Number of observations: 8 lakh (6.8 lakh) Number of lists (all types):...

Indian Scops-Owl photographed by Able Lawrence
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January 2023 eBirding Challenge

For January, the challenge is to upload at least 20 eligible* lists. From the set of 20 lists at least two lists should be from two different wetlands.

Pallas's Fish-Eagle by Dibyendu Das and Macaulay Library