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Kerala Bird Monitoring Workshop June 2016

For the third year on the run, a one day workshop on Bird Monitoring in Kerala was held at Centre for Wildlife Studies, College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur on 14 June 2016 . More 100 birdwatchers and nature enthusiasts, representing...

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Endemic Bird Day 2016 Results

Saturday 14 May was a great success as Endemic Bird Day in India, with 204 birders uploading 592 lists to eBird - more than 13,000 bird observations! A total of 449 different species were recorded, and this was 56% of the 225 endemics that occur in South Asia....

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Dry-land Birds Wing it to ‘Wet’ Kerala

This is a summary of an article by S. Gopikrishna Warrier in India Climate Dialogue, using eBird India data to demonstrate the range expansion of dry-land species, such as Indian Peafowl, Siberian Stonechat, Desert Wheatear and Red-headed Bunting, in Kerala. What...

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Amur Falcons – From Russia to Africa

With over 3 million observations uploaded on eBird from India, it is now possible to look at interesting patterns that can be generated from such data. Amur Falcons are renowned for their long migration route. Each year, they spend the summer in their breeding...

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Great Backyard Bird Count 2016––Final Results

7,908 lists from 1,105 birders, with 785 species in total – that’s the impressive headline from 4 days of birding for this year’s GBBC in India. A total of 5,938 hours were spent birding, across 34% of districts nationwide, by experienced birders and newcomers,...

Birdwatchers at Vasai, Mumbai
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Campus Bird Count 2016–Final Results

The Campus Bird Count is a coordinated effort to document the birdlife in multiple campuses across India. This is an important exercise for documenting birds in places that can be overlooked but often provide valuable habitats to a variety of birds. It is also a...

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Great Backyard Bird Count 2016––Final Results

Summary 7,908 lists 1,105 participants 785 species 5,938 hours 7,908 lists from 1,105 birders, with 785 species in total – that’s the impressive headline from 4 days of birding for this year’s GBBC in India. A total of 5,938 hours were spent birding, across 34% of...

Birders at Hoskote Lake
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Delhi workshop on bird listing and monitoring

Organised by Bird Count India and WWF-India How can birders continue to watch birds and at the same time contribute towards a better understanding of the birds we all love? This workshop will talk about how just documenting the birds we see on our trips can be...

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September 2015 workshops: Jammu & Kashmir

By Rohit Chakravarty As part of our efforts to reach out to birders and birding groups, Bird Count India conducts workshops about bird listing and monitoring in different parts of the country. In the last 10 months, we have conducted such workshops in a variety of...

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September workshops

As part of our efforts to reach out to birders and birding groups across the country, Bird Count India conducts workshops about bird listing and monitoring. In the last 10 months, we have conducted such workshops in a variety of places, including Gujarat,...