March 10, 2016

Great Backyard Bird Count 2016––Final Results

7,908 lists from 1,105 birders, with 785 species in total – that’s the impressive headline from 4 days of birding for this year’s GBBC in India. A total of 5,938 hours were spent birding, across 34% of districts nationwide, by experienced birders and newcomers, from sites as diverse as national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, village tanks and parks, and more than 130 institutional campuses as part of the Campus Bird Count.

Birders at Hoskote Lake

GBBC Birders at Hoskote Lake, Karnataka © Ravi Viswanathan

see the GBBC Report webpage
view the full GBBC Report as PDF
view the interactive CBC Report


Header Image: Birdwatching at Vasai, Mumbai. Photo by: Vasai Birds Team

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