Events & Activities

Birding events, workshops and other activities

From 50,000 photographs and 2000 sound recordings in 2016, we today have crossed an astonishing number of 5,00,000 photographs and 18, 000 bird sounds in eBird India. Thanks to the efforts of eBirders like you! Here are some of the benefits of uploading media to your eBird lists: Checklists with media hold memories of the birding trips you made either… read more »

Fifty thousand to Five hundred thousand!!

21 October 2019 Events & Activities / Patterns and Analysis Mittal Gala

West Bengal has an amazingly diverse landscape, from the high peaks of the Himalayas in the north, to the coastal regions in the south, and with the Gangetic plains in between. Correspondingly, the birdlife here is rich and fascinating with more than 800 species reported, which puts West Bengal ahead of any other Indian State in terms of number of species.… read more »

Bird Monitoring and eBird workshops in West Bengal

1 October 2019 Events & Activities Mittal Gala

Spread the love of birds this Wildlife Week (2-8 October 2019) by introducing new audiences to the wonderful world of birds. You could give a talk about birds, play bird games, conduct a quiz — so many possibilities! See here for a variety of resources you can use. But don’t forget to take people out to a lake or park to… read more »

Wildlife Week 2019

27 September 2019 Events & Activities Mittal Gala

The Great Backyard Bird Count and Campus Bird Count 2019 results are now live and can be viewed here. 1,786 birders in India submitted 22,273 lists, spent a total of 10,764 person-hours birding and recorded 852 species— 65% of the total number of species known to occur in the country! India stood third in the world, in terms of number… read more »

GBBC 2019 Results

2 April 2019 Events & Activities Anisha Jayadevan

Here is the situation at the end of Day 1 of the Great Backyard Bird Count. Note that the numbers on the GBBC live submissions site may differ somewhat from those presented here because of the time lag as well as slight differences in methods of calculation. Globally, India is high up in terms of both effort (number of checklists)… read more »

GBBC 2019 Day 1 Results

16 February 2019 Events & Activities Anisha Jayadevan

We hope you have your binoculars ready, because the Great Backyard Bird Count and the Campus Bird Count are just around the corner! Join this global event from 15th to 18th February to create an annual snapshot of different bird species in India. And through this global event, contribute to an understanding of birds worldwide! It’s simple: go birding for… read more »

Great Backyard Bird Count & Campus Bird Count 2019

21 January 2019 Bird Count India / Events / Events & Activities Bird Count India

For the fifth year in succession, a one day workshop on Bird Monitoring in Kerala was held at the Centre for Wildlife Studies, College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur on 10 June 2018. About 70 birdwatchers and nature enthusiasts, representing various organisations in Kerala participated in the workshop. Participants represented Cochin Natural History Society (CNHS), Malabar Natural History Society (MNHS),… read more »

Kerala Bird Monitoring Workshop June 2018

15 June 2018 Events / Events & Activities / Projects Praveen J

Grey Francolin, Indian Peafowl, Common Hawk-Cuckoo, Indian Grey Hornbill, Black-rumped Flameback, Plum-headed Parakeet, Indian Pitta, Ashy Prinia, Jungle Babbler, Indian Robin, Brahminy Starling and Purple-rumped Sunbird. What do these common birds have in common? They are all endemics to our region; that is, they are found nowhere else in the world (at least not naturally). This 5th of May, let’s… read more »

This 5th of May is Endemic Bird Day!

24 April 2018 Events & Activities Bird Count India

2017 was the biggest year yet for Bird Count India since it's inception in 2014.

2017 – a quick review

1 February 2018 Bird Count India / Events & Activities Bird Count India

The Great Backyard Bird Count and the Campus Bird Count are just around the corner! Click on the links or the posters to the right to find out more. Join thousands of bird enthusiasts across India and the world in creating a snapshot of where different species are!

Great Backyard Bird Count & Campus Bird Count 2018

27 January 2018 Events & Activities 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!

1 January 2018 Bird Count India / Challenges / Events & Activities / Projects Bird Count India

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.

Bird monitoring and eBird workshop in Porbandar

29 December 2017 Events & Activities Bird Count India

On 21 October 2017, a Bird Count India workshop on bird monitoring and documentation was held in the city with the help of Vizag Birdwatchers' Society at the Visakha Public Library.

Bird monitoring and eBird workshop in Visakhapatnam

16 November 2017 Events & Activities Bird Count India

A workshop on bird monitoring and using eBird for documentation was held in Patna, Bihar, on 09 September 2017. This was the first Bird Count India workshop in the state.

Bird monitoring and eBird workshop in Patna, Bihar

11 October 2017 Events & Activities Bird Count India

A workshop on bird monitoring and eBird was conducted in Bikaner on 25 July 2017.

Bird Monitoring and eBird Workshop in Bikaner

28 July 2017 Events & Activities Bird Count India

For the fourth year in succession, a one day workshop on Bird Monitoring in Kerala was held at Centre for Wildlife Studies, College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur on 12 June 2017 . About 100 birdwatchers and nature enthusiasts, representing various organisations in Kerala participated in the workshop. Participants from Kerala represented Cochin Natural History Society (CNHS), Malabar Natural… read more »

Kerala Bird Monitoring Workshop June 2017

26 June 2017 Bird Count India / Events & Activities / Projects Praveen J

The Pongal Bird Count (PBC), an initiative of the TamilBirds network, is an annual bird monitoring program. Take a look at the results of the third edition of this event PBC 2017 as well read descriptions of many memorable moments as recounted by several participants. Quick results: 1741 lists 346 species 885.4 hours of birding 178 participants From the participants… read more »

Pongal Bird Count 2017 – Results

14 April 2017 Events & Activities / Patterns and Analysis Panchapakesan Jeganathan

Over 1,400 eBirders submitted lists to the eBird India database during this year’s GBBC. This included several regular and experienced birders, birders who organized events and counts in their regions, state coordinators who were instrumental in ensuring the counts went off smoothly and several participants who experienced birdwatching for the first time ever! View some accounts by the participants themselves on… read more »

GBBC 2017: Stories from the field

17 March 2017 Events & Activities Bird Count India

Supporting listing and monitoring of birds across India