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Patch Monitoring Project—Systematic Bird Monitoring

Results of 2022 Patch Monitoring Project Suhel Quader made an eBird checklist almost every school day, from January 2014 to December 2019, while he walked his children to their bus stop. He analysed the data to come up with this beautiful representation of the...

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Rongali Bihu Bird Count 2021-Results

Rongali Bihu or Bohag Bihu marks the beginning of the Assamese New Year. This is the time of the year when summer is setting in, and birds all around you will be busy with breeding activities. Aim of the Rongali Bihu Bird Count is to document the wide variety of birds in Assam, particularly those that breed in Assam during this time of the year.

Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus © Rajkumar Das/Macaulay Library
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1 million photos & 1 million lists

In the last ten years, the eBird community in India has grown tremendously. One of the landmark birding events in the country, the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) has seen participation grow from just 200 birders in 2013 to 2954 birders in 2021. In late 2020, we...

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Sálim Ali Bird Count 2020––Final Results

The participation in Sálim Ali Bird Count (SABC) was so enthusiastic that it rivaled even the Great Backyard Bird Count!  More than 26,000 checklists were uploaded by 2,926 birders on the online platform eBird, recording a total of 855 species. See...

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Magh Bihu Bird Count 2021-Results

Magh Bihu or Bhogali Bihu has its own importance of celebrating the harvesting season of crops. It is that time of the year when you are surrounded by misted fog, cold nights, and migrating birds. The aim of Magh Bihu Bird Count is to document the diversity of bird species and their number at this time of the year.

Great Hornbill (Great Pied Hornbill) Buceros bicornis © Vinit Bajpai/Macaulay Library
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Great Backyard Bird Count 2021—Preliminary Results

Congratulations to everyone involved in the very successful Great Backyard Bird Count! At a global level, India did very well, uploading the second-highest number of species and the third-highest number of checklists of any country. We thank all the...

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Bird Webinars

Since April 2020, the number of Indian bird-related webinars, quizzes and other online sessions has increased dramatically. The table below contains a list of all such events with links to where the recordings have been archived. To add an online event that is...

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Great Backyard Bird Count 2020—Final Results

(Skip to Campus Bird Count results) Summary The Great Backyard Bird Count is a 4-day birding event that takes place every year in February. During this event birders across the world spend at least 15 min recording the birds they see and hear. Since GBBC is carried...

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Magh Bihu Bird Count 2020-Results

Magh Bihu Bird Count 2020, was the first Bihu Bird Count that took place from 11th to 13th January, 2020. The aim is to encourage people to go birding anywhere, recording and sharing their observations and uploading their checklists on the eBird website. The...

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Conducting a bird walk: the basics

As birdwatchers, we know that watching birds in nature around us can be a great source of joy, instill peace and calm into our daily lives, and teach valuable skills of patience and observation. By conducting a bird walk you get the opportunity to share your...