4 In the first part of the series related to identifying waders, we try and tackle an often misidentified group consisting of the Tringa sandpipers.
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The Pied Cuckoo is well known to birdwatchers and in folklore as the bird that heralds the beginning of the monsoon. Legend has it that the ‘chaatak’ arrives just in advance of the rains. When the first Pied Cuckoo of the season is spotted, the rains can’t be far behind. The story is a little more complicated. This species is… read more »
The Rain Bird and the Monsoon
1 Oozing enthusiasm, confidence and determination - Manjeet Kaur Bal is a very active birder from Chhattisgarh.
Birder Profile – Manjeet Kaur Bal
It has been raining over much of the country in August. Many resident birds are in the late stages of breeding, and fledglings and juveniles are quite common to see: a great time for birding! Here is the break-up of eBirding in India in Aug 2017 (with previous month in brackets). Number of birders: 921 (295) Number of lists (all… read more »
August 2017 eBirders of the month
The challenge in September is to upload at least one checklist for every day of the month.
September 2017 eBirding Challenges
3 Cross-posted from http://ebird.org/content/india/news/using-ebird-india-portal/ If you are an eBirder from India, please ensure that your lists are tagged as part of the eBird India portal, and you will be helping India meet its international biodiversity commitments. How so? Read on to find out! What is the eBird India portal? The eBird India portal was launched on 15 August 2015. The India… read more »
Using eBird through the India portal
2 Of the 925 eBirders from India in July, 55 met or exceeded the July target. 11 birders met the target for the gap-filling challenge.
July 2017 eBirders of the Month
The challenge in August is to upload at least 5 checklists a week, including 2 from an existing hotspot where you have not birded before.
August 2017 eBirding Challenges
A workshop on bird monitoring and eBird was conducted in Bikaner on 25 July 2017.
Bird Monitoring and eBird Workshop in Bikaner
In this new series, we will feature interesting articles about birds from India and around the world. Do write in if you have a suggestion: skimmer@birdcount.in Much to learn, appreciate and admire about this article on the Beauty and Biology of Egg Colour. And while we’re on the topic of bird eggs, do take a look at this wonderful visualization… read more »
Bird links 22Jul17
4 A doctor and a top-notch birder, Dr. Chetna Sharma's enthusiasm for birds has brought the joy of birding to many in and and around Haryana.
Birder Profile – Chetna Sharma
With the monsoon bringing a welcome break from the summer heat in some parts of the country, June is a good time to be out and about — for example looking for breeding birds. Here is the break-up of eBirding in India in June 2017 (with previous month in brackets). Number of birders: 870 (995) Number of lists (all types):… read more »
June 2017 eBirders of the Month
2 The challenge in June was to upload 30 no-X, complete checklists of at least 15-minute duration of which at least three lists must document a brood-parasitic cuckoo (seen or heard). Each year, a lull in birding activity is witnessed in July as the monsoon makes its presence felt across much of the country. But the rains are hardly a reason to cut… read more »
July 2017 eBirding Challenges
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
Vidhya Sundar is a mainstay on the "recent visit" page for Bangalore county on eBird India, and she enjoys birding as one of her many hobbies. Read on to find out more about her.
Birder Profile: Vidhya Sundar
The summer doldrums have set in, and birders are not venturing out as much as we did in the winter months. There are still good reasons to be out birding, though! Here is the break-up of eBirding in India in May (with previous month in brackets). Number of birders: 995 (1,060) Number of lists (all types): 9,300 (10,200) Number of… read more »
May 2017 eBirders of the Month
The popular view of birdwatchers (or ‘twitchers’) is of people who rush madly from one end of the country to another to tick birds off their lists. But behind the headlines are an army of enthusiasts who do quite the reverse – they stay devotedly within a small local area, their Patch, and enthuse and obsess about the birds within… read more »
Patch Birding Reports
In the third of the Getting Started series, we discuss how to begin identifying birds.