Before moving on to the results for the monthly challenges, here is a brief glimpse of birding in November by-the-numbers (with the previous month in brackets).
No. of birders: 4,985 (4,593)
Number of observations: 8.4 lakh (7.6 lakh)
Number of lists (all types): 45,638 (43,358)
Number of species: 1,104 (1,071)
Number of lists with media: 5,250 (4,950)
The challenge for November was dedicated to celebrate renowned ornithologists and regional festivals in India. eBirders were to upload a total of thirty-six lists in a certain way (see here). A total of 37 birders met the target! (Updated on 21-12-2023)
Ahmad Faiz Mustafa, Ajay Sarvagnam, Am Amsa, Amrit Raha, Anish Bera, Anuranjan Singh Dhurwey, Arun Singh, Aryakumaran M, Ashok Agarwal, Birder Baba, Dipankar Dev, Dr Mohammed Umer Sharieff, Gaja Mohanraj, Hakimuddin F Saify, Janardhan Uppada, Jayadev Menon, Joe M Raja, Krishnendu Das, Lakshmikant Neve, Madhur Upadhyay, Manoj Pai, Mehala Kumar, Mohan Moolepetlu, Panchapakesan Jeganathan, Prabhudatta Bal, Rahul Chetre, Ramesh Shenai, Sandhya Lenka, Sarabjeet Kaur, Shilpa Gadgil, Shyamkumar Puravankara, Siva T, Sourav Mandal, Sreekumar Chirukandoth, Subhadra Devi, 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 37 names, one was drawn using a computer-generated random number. This person is Amrit Raha who receives a T-shirt (Endemic Birds of India) as a small gift in appreciation.
Are you doing your best to match the target for December?
Also, see here for the fresh set of yearlong challenges for 2023!
Header Image: Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis by Abhishek Das/ Macaulay Library
