January 26, 2021

GBBC 2021: Stories from the field

Around 3000 eBirders in India participated in this year’s Great Backyard Bird Count and Campus Bird Count. Birders across the country were busy organizing and conducting bird talks and walks, introducing new people to birds and bird watching.

Here are some of the stories by people across the country who participated in this year’s GBBC/ CBC.

The results of the GBBC & CBC will be posted soon!

If you want to submit a write-up highlighting your activities during this year’s GBBC, please email us at skimmer@birdcount.in

A summary of GBBC and CBC 2021 results can be seen here.


Banner image: GBBC in Adarashgaon-Kiraksal, Satara, by Chinmay Sawant

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