This page lists a number of open birding events (mostly birdwalks) that recur every week or month in different parts of India.
If you wish to add your event, please send the following details to us at [email protected]:
City/Town. If organized by a group, its name. Frequency (weekly, monthly, occasional). Contact person(s) and contact detail. Any additional information, for example meeting point and time, if this is constant; and a link to the event or the organising group
Here is some advice for those organising bird walks: Conducting Bird Walks: the Basics.
Delhi
- Delhibird. Weekly bird walks on Sundays. Contact: Nikhil Devasar <[email protected]>
- Ninox-Owl About Nature conducts regular bird walks on weekends. Contact: Abhishek Gulshan <[email protected]>
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East Delhi Birders. Regular walks mostly around Noida, Greater Noida, Dhanuri, etc. Meeting points vary. Contact: Prasanna Gautam <[email protected]>
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Mid-week Birders DelhiNCR. Weekday bird walks in Delhi NCR. Meeting location and time variesContact Narender Khaira (aka Newton) at 9810704331. Email: <[email protected]>
Chhattisgarh
Jagdalpur
- CROW Foundation (on Facebook). Bird walk every Sunday. Meeting location and time varies. Contact: Prateek Mandal (7989118743), Ameet Mandavia (7000272220). Email: <[email protected]>
Goa
- Goa Bird Conservation Network (web). Bird walk on the first Sunday of every month. Meeting location and time varies. Contact: Mandar Bhagat (9822168887), Omkar Dharwadkar (9049911877). Email: <[email protected]>.
Jammu & Kashmir
Jammu
- J&K Birdlife (on Facebook). Bird walks on almost all weekends and holidays. Locations vary. Contact Parvez Shagoo (9797290608) <[email protected]>.
Karnataka
Bengaluru
- Birdwatchers’ Field Club. Monthly bird walk on the 2nd Sunday of each month, to Lalbagh, see calendar here. Contact: Ulhas Anand (9845171063) <[email protected]>.
- Covid-Careful Outings. On many weekends, to different locations. Contact Deepa Mohan <[email protected]>
Manipal
- Manipal Birders’ Club (on Facebook). Weekly bird walk on Sundays. Meet at 06:30 hrs in front of Cafe Coffee Day, opposite MIT AB-5 main gate (see on a map). Contact: Rahul Narlanka <[email protected]>.
Mysuru
- Aranya Outreach (on Facebook). Monthly bird walks. Meeting location and time varies. Contact: Kiran Bagade (9916340451), Saptha Girish (9900105195).
- Mysore Nature. (web). Occasional bird walks. Meeting location and time varies. Contact: Shivaprakash A (9480191661).
Kerala
- Kollam Birding Battalion (on Facebook). Bird walks are organized in and around Kollam, last Sunday of every month. Contact: Jishnu R (9447150300).
Madhya Pradesh
Indore
- Details coming soon.
Maharashtra
Bhusawal
- Occasional bird walks around Bhusawal Thermal Power Station and nearby hotspot (eg Hatnur). Location and meeting times vary. Contact: Lakshmikant Neve <[email protected], [email protected]>; +91 8149659353 / +91 7588740661. Past events can be viewed on Facebook.
Mumbai
- Mumbai Birdwatchers’ Club (MBC on Facebook). Occasional bird walks. Location and meeting times vary. Contact: MBC <[email protected]>.
Thane
- Birds of Thane & Raigad District (on Facebook). Monthly bird walks on a Sunday. Location and meeting times vary. Contact: Pratham (9821455643).
Wardha
Occasional bird walks conducted by Bahar Nature Foundation (on Facebook). Contact: Dilip Virkhade +91 77758 83861
Kishore Wankhade +91 98814 88756.
Nagpur
Weekly bird walks conducted by Save Ecosystem and Tiger (on Facebook). Contact- Tejas Parshionikar +91 95526 29853
Sangli
Weekly bird walks conducted by Birdsong Education and research (on Facebook). Contact: Sharad Apte +91 98903 84400, Shankar Shelar +91 96578 87532
Odisha
Bhubaneswar
- The Bhubaneswar Bird Walks (on Facebook). Occasional weekend bird walks. Contact: <[email protected]>.
Rajasthan
Jaipur
Weekly Birdwalks in Jaipur from 6- 7 am. Meeting Point -Jawahar Circle, Patrika Gate, JLN Marg Jaipur. Contact: Arun Nair +91 98296 35003
Tamil Nadu
Coimbatore
- Coimbatore Nature Society. Weekly bird walk on Sundays. Contact: Selvaraj PR (9842261279), Satish K (9442341404), Prakash G (9840092602).
Hosur & Melagiri
- Melagiri Birding (KANS) (On Whatsapp Group, Facebook). Monthly bird walks on a Sunday. Location and meeting times vary. Contact: Surya Raghavendar V (9443882207).
Telangana
Hyderabad
- Hyderabad Birding Pals (on Facebook, Telegram, Twitter, Instagram) weekly bird walk on Sundays. Email: [email protected]
hyderabadbirdingpals.com
Uttarakhand
Dehradun
- Doon Nature Walks (web, Facebook). Monthly walks. Location and time varies. Contact: Sanjay Sondhi, Titli Trust (9412052189) <[email protected]>; Raman Kumar, Nature Science Initiative, (9412348345) <[email protected]>.