Before moving on to the results for the monthly challenges, here is a brief glimpse of birding in January by-the-numbers (with the previous month in brackets).
No. of birders: 5,130 (4,273)
Number of observations: 11.9 lakh (8 lakh)
Number of lists (all types): 41,657 (45,666)
Number of species: 1,094 (1,099)
Number of lists with media: 5,520 (5,028)
January Challenge:
The challenge for January was to post at least 20 lists or more. From the set of 20 lists, at least two were to be from two different wetlands. A total of 57 birders met the target.
Abeer Watve, Adil Ali, Ampady Sugathan, Amrit Raha, Aneesh Sasidevan, Angeline Mano M, Arjun Suresh , Aryjit Satapathy, Athira M Suresh, Ayan Yogesh Watve, Azhar Muhammed, Bharatendra Singh Parihar, Bhuvan Raj K, Brian Lobo, Chirag Munje, Claudia Pinheiro, Deepali Watve, Dhruba Saikia, Dibyendu Ash, Dolphin Bengaluru, Dr Mohammed Umer Sharieff, Ganeshwar S V, Gaurav Singh, Govind Girija, Hakimuddin F Saify, Hardik Dayal, Harikrishnan C P, Harish Babu M, Janardhan Uppada, Jayadev Menon, Lakshmi Bharadwaj, Lakshmikant Neve, Lathika Anoth, Madhu Gupta, Manoj Karingamadathil, Mayuri Jani, Mohanan Choron, Nihal Mahesh, Nishant Bhagwat, Padma Gyalpo, Praphul G, Praveen Chavan, Premchand Reghuvaran, Ramesh Shenai, Rahul Wakare, Ritika Singh, S Prasanth Narayanan , Sakthivel Thangavel, Sarabjeet Kaur, Shilpa Gadgil, Shyamkumar Puravankara, Sreekanth C, Sreekumar Chirukandoth, Sreelal K Mohan, Subha N, Venus Joshi, Vidhya Swaminathan, Vijaya Lakshmi.
Congratulations to all these birders!
The above list does not include group accounts and those with no identifiable names.
From these 57 names, one was drawn using a computer-generated random number. This person is Subha N who receives a copy of Bird Sense: What it’s like to be a bird, by Tim Birkhead, as a small gift in appreciation.
Are you doing your best to match the target for February?
Also, see here for the fresh set of yearlong challenges for 2023!
Header Image: Tickell’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis by Aseem Kothiala/ Macaulay Library
