Poila Baisakh Bird Count

West Bengal West Bengal, India

"Poila Baisakh" is a festival that celebrates the first day of the Bengali New Year, and marks the onset of summer. Celebrate Poila Baisakh by participating in the Poila Baisakh Bird Count, an annual 'summer' event in West Bengal's birding calendar! April is an interesting time for birds in the region - many are already […]

Himalayan Bird Count

New: Full Results of Himalayan Bird Count 2023 See here: Full Results of Himalayan Bird Count 2022 The next edition of Himalayan Bird Count will be on 11 May 2024 The Himalaya, the tallest mountain range in the world, has fascinated millions by its sheer might and beauty. The snow-capped mountains, the cold deserts, the […]

Endemic Bird Day

Endemic Bird Day is an annual event in India in May, coinciding with the Global Big Day, a worldwide effort to document as many species as possible in a single 24-hour period. This year the Endemic Bird Day is on 13 May 2023.

Onam Bird Count

The Onam Bird Count in Kerala is an annual celebration of birds in the State. The dates for this year's count are from 25- 28 Aug 2023.

WWF India’s Vulture Estimation Program 2023

India , India

Join in WWF India's annual Vulture Count to observe and document the vulture species of India! 2nd September to 1st October,  2023 Vulture Estimation Program is a citizen science initiative organised by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF India) in association with Bird Count India (BCI). This is the third year of this program where […]

Passage Migrant Count

Kachchh Gujarat, India

Passage Migrant Count is a citizen science initiative organized by Bird Conservation Society Gujarat (BCSG) in association with Bird Count India (BCI). After Onam Bird Count in Kerala, Pongal Bird Count in Tamil Nadu, and Bihu Bird Count in Assam, this will be the fourth repeated regional bird count in the country, and the first systematic count!

Wild Bird Day

Wild Bird Day in a single day India wide event that happens every October. This year it will be celebrated on 14 Oct 2023.

Tokhü Emong Bird Count

The second installment of Nagaland's Tokhü Emong Bird Count, an event dedicated to documenting the region's bird species, is scheduled for 4th to 7th November 2023!

Sálim Ali Bird Count

NEW– SABC 2023 Result Summary The Environmental Information, Awareness, Capacity Building and Livelihood Programme (EIACP) Programme Centre (PC), Resource Partner (RP) on Avian Ecology at the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS-EIACP) in association with Maharashtra Pakshimitra Sanghatana and Bird Count India is celebrating the birth anniversary of Dr. Sálim Ali (12 Nov) and birthday of Shri […]

Pakshi Saptah

Maharashtra , India

Pakshi Saptah is a birding event celebrated in Maharashtra to commemorate the birth anniversaries of two of India's renowned ornithologists/ naturalists–Shri. Maruti Chitampalliand Dr. Sálim Ali. This event coincides with BNHS-ENVIS's– Salim Ali Bird Count. The dates of the event are 5- 12 Nov.

India Bird Races

Having started in 2005 in Mumbai, the India Bird Races have spread to many cities and regions of the country. The idea is to search for birds from dawn to dusk and record as many species as possible while enjoying being outdoors and watching birds! For more information, and to look for a Bird Race […]

Bihu Bird Count

The Magh Bihu Bird Count is from 13- 16 January 2024. This is part of the Bihu Bird Count events organised by the Assam Bird Monitoring Network

Indian Skimmer Count

The second phase of BNHS's Indian Skimmer Count will be conducted on 27th & 28th Jan 2024.