Every year millions of migratory birds across the world get killed due to collisions with glass buildings, walls, powerlines.
In India, although many of us have witnessed or heard about instances of birds colliding against man-made structures, there is no proper study or documentation to understand the intensity of this issue.
To better document which species are affected in India, and under what circumstances, Bird Count India has partnered with a citizen science initiative called Global Bird Rescue (GBR).
By participating, you will be providing much-needed data on bird-building collisions which can help design better policies and mitigation measures to protect birds.
WHEN
3-9 October 2022
WHERE
Anywhere in the country
HOW
Between 3- 9 October, participants walk around their neighbourhoods, and scan the ground to look for injured/ dead birds. Ideal places to look for such instances are near buildings and other man-made structures mentioned above.
Here are the general guidelines on how to participate…
Please do have a look at the following videos from creating an account on GBCM to how to report bird collisions on the GBCM web app
How to create an account with the GBCM
How to report/ upload your sightings of injured/dead birds on the GBCM web app
Note: Please go through the Global Bird Rescue manual before you start looking at injured/ dead birds — it has important guidelines about your own safety and also tips on rescuing injured birds.
Please feel free to continue to use the Global Bird Collision Mapper for any bird-building collisions you encounter throughout the year.
Note: In addition to reporting in GBR, we request birders in India to document their bird-collision sightings in iNaturalist under this project- Bird Collisions India
Header Image:Â Eurasian Scops-Owl Otus scop by Dhaval Vargiya/ Macaulay Libary
An Emerald Dove died after crashing into a glass pane in Coonoor, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, on 31 July 2020, early in the morning. I would be glad to share further details if they are useful for this project.
Hi Tara,
You can upload this to the Global Bird Rescue Mapper, a webapp. https://birdmapper.org/app/
You could also add it to this project on iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/bird-collisions-india