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):...
Congratulations to Clara Correia, Dipankar Dev, Jaydev Menon, Manoj Kumar MK, Rama M V and Samir E and others who met eBird-India's 2022 Yearlong Challenge targets!
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.
From the 37 names of eBirders who met the November 2022 eBird-India challenge, one winner was drawn using a computer-generated random number. This person is Angeline Mano M who receives a who receives a T-shirt (Endemic Birds of India) as a small gift in appreciation!
The eBird-Nagaland challenge is to post at least 10 lists from 22nd Dec- 31st Dec 2022. Upload at least 1 list each day on the above dates.
The eBird-India challenge for December is to post at least 40 lists and to augment them with media (photographs/ sound recordings). At least 5 out of the 40 lists should have 1 or more media. Each list should be no-X, complete checklists of at least 15 minutes duration
October is usually one of the best months for birding in India with migration in full swing. Birdwatchers were remarkably active this October as you can see from the break-up of eBirding in India during the month (with previous month in brackets). We observed a...
The eBird-India November challenge is to upload 1 checklist every day in November. However, during the first weekend of November upload at least 4 lists per weekend day.
The challenge for September was to upload at least 30 list with 6 out of 30 lists to be shared lists. A total of 114 birders met the target.
The eBird-India challenge for October is to post at least 40 eligible lists over 31 days of the month. However, at least 5 out of these lists should be uploaded on 8th October–Wild Bird Day.
The challenge for August was not just to upload a set number of lists but also to add behaviour comments and breeding codes. A total of 20 birders met the target. From these 20 names, one was drawn using a computer-generated random number. This person is Supriya Kulkarni who receives a copy of The Most Perfect Thing: Inside (and Outside) a Bird’s Egg by Tim Birkhead as a small gift in appreciation!
September 2022 challenge was to upload at least 30 lists, of which, at least 6 should be shared with other eBirders. A total of 114 birders met the target and the winner is H Nambiar from Kerala.
