2017
The 7th edition of the annual Manipal Bird Day will be held on 05 February 2017. Everyone is welcome to join in on the birdwalks or after at the KMC Food Court for some discussions, fun and games!
Please register here.
2016
This year’s Manipal Bird Day was held on 07 February 2016 and a total of 187 people attended the event. A total of 15 different locations were covered by 15 different teams and they recorded a total of 150 species of birds on the morning.
Summary
Total species recorded: 150
Total individuals recorded: 3497
Total checklists: 15
Total participants: 187
Hours of effort: 42
Checklists:
Golikatte (59 species)
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S27356218
Saralebettu 1 (61 species)
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S27349238
Saralebettu 2 (61 species)
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S27349593
Herga Temple Road (82 species)
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S27356564
Dashrath Nagar (66 species)
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S27349634
Eshwar Nagar 1 (63 species)
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S27356358
Eshwar Nagar 2 (60 species)
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S27349248
Herga 1 (55 species)
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S27355983
Herga 2 (74 species)
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S27355570
Shettybettu (69 species)
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S27349276
Shanthi Nagar (69 species)
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S27349335
End Point 1 (47 species)
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S27356129
End Point 2 (48 species)
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S27349293
Indrali (76 species)
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S27355793
MIT Campus (41 species)
For the full summary: MBD 2016 Summary
2015
The 5th edition of the annual Manipal Bird Day took place on 01 February 2015.
75 birdwatchers, nature enthusiasts and others took part in bird walks around Manipal to celebrate and recognize the diverse avifauna that thrives here.
Manipal is a small university town located in the Udupi district of Karnataka with a small but active birding community. Almost 50% of the participants each year are people who have never birded before.
Of the 20 locations we planned on covering, 17 were covered in the morning, 1 in the evening and another at night. Vinayak Temple – due to shortage of team leaders, had to be scrapped.
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Here’s a short summary of Manipal Bird Day 2015:
Total species recorded – 155
Total checklists – 16
Total participants – 75
Hours of effort – 45
Checklists:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S21646725 Saralebettu Herga
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S21643320 Indrali Temple
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S21643348 Eshwara Nagar
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S21643258 End Point 1
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S21643291 End Point 2
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S21646472 TAPMI
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S21648799 Golikatte
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S21643305 Indrali Temple Road
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S21643213 MIT Campus
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S21649341 Herga 2
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S21649157 Shettybettu
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S21648960 Dashrath Nagar
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S21643247 Herga 1
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S21643394 Saralebettu
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S21643402 Manipal Lake
Most abundant species (top 10):
Chestnut-tailed Starling
Jungle Babbler
Green Bee-eater
Wood Sandpiper
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Indian Golden Oriole
Cattle Egret
Red-wattled Lapwing
White Wagtail
Species seen most frequently (top 10):
Indian Golden Oriole
Red-wattled Lapwing
Spotted Dove
White-throated Kingfisher
Green Bee-eater
White-cheeked Barbet
Ashy Drongo
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Common Myna
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Full PDF here: MBD2015_final_report
Happy Bird-Day Ramit Singal and Shiva Shankar and good luck to all participants, as the saying goes “Panchamam Karya Siddhi”
SIR,
Iam P.V.BHAT ornithologist . reside at vatekere, Muroor, Kumta. writer bird artical in udayavani ‘Bahumukhi Page. I observed and studied more than 350 spicies, 20 birds ful life circle.
, I received your pdf chequlist , thank for your work,. please send your latter for bird observation
thank U
Nice to see such initiative. I have not this earlier but will be interested in participating and capturing birds in action (via camera)
Let me know how I can participate
Hi Shirish
Please register here: http://goo.gl/forms/RdD4cXOA3k for the event.
We assemble by 0630 hrs at Hotel Sheela Sagar (below Hotel Green Park near MIT) from where teams leave for their birding trails.
We gather by 1030 hrs at the KMC Food Court to discuss the bird sightings and moments for the day over breakfast.
For any further details, you may contact me at [email protected]