Indian Skimmer Count

Phase II: 27th–28th January 2024

Calling all birders to count Indian Skimmer!

After the successful three years of the Indian Skimmer Count, Bombay Natural History Society in association with Bird Count India announces the 4th coordinated global Indian Skimmer Count. The second phase will be conducted on 27^th – 28^th JANUARY 2024.  Like the previous three years, participants are encouraged to visit any of the short-listed sites or other potential sites of their choice where Indian Skimmers are likely to be recorded on the count dates.

This is an initiative to fill the knowledge gap about the Indian Skimmer population. For participating, please register yourself using the link below.

https://forms.gle/PpoZaMap6hTSf1Er5

HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INDIAN SKIMMER COUNT

• Visit any of the short-listed sites from here or any other sites of your choosing either on 27^th January or 24^th January, 2024 or both the dates
• Count total number of Indian Skimmer at the selected site and upload it through the eBird Mobile App.
• Share your checklist with the user ID – Indian Skimmer or email ID [email protected] (see this PDF that provides step by step procedure to upload your skimmer counts using the eBird Mobile app. Here is a help document that shows how to count skimmers.
• If possible, undertake a careful count of Juvenile, Immature and Adults. See here for understanding age classification. To learn about how to edit and add additional information in your checklists, see here
• See here to know about how to add photos, call recordings to your eBird checklist.
• We encourage participants to contribute their observations/data through eBird mobile app. However, participants can also use google forms OR MS word fill-in datasheet to contribute their observations. Email the MS word filled datasheet to [email protected]. Details on how to use the data-sheet can be seen here.
• More details for conducting the count will be shared to the registered participants. 

For any queries and clarifications, please contact:

Ms. Parveen Shaikh (Coordinator- Indian Skimmer Count)
Email: [email protected]
Bombay Natural History Society,
Hornbill House, Opp. Lion Gate, S.B. Singh Road,
Mumbai-400 001, India.
Phone No: -+91-22-22821811 (Office)
Website: www.bnhs.org

Header Image: Flock of Indian Skimmer Rynchopsalbicollis by Srikanth Mannepuri