On 17 December 2017, the Mokarsagar Wetland Conservation Committee, along with Bird Count India, successfully organised and conducted a workshop on bird documentation and using eBird.
1 Prasad JN is a keen birder and bird educator. He is also amongst those who have contributed valuable historical data about birds to the eBird database. Always learning and always teaching, he is an inspiration to new and experienced birders alike! Please tell us a bit about yourself. Where do you live? What do you do? I work from home in Bangalore as… read more »
Birder Profile – Prasad JN
4 A few species of birds evolved over time into life forms so different from their nearest relatives that evolutionary biologists place them alone in their own families. Here are the 7 monospecific families that are found in India. (Guest post by Pritam Baruah)
The Monospecific Bird Families of India
2 As temperatures cool and migrations spread through the country, birders fan out as well. Here is the break-up of eBirding in India in Nov 2017 (with previous month in brackets). Number of birders: 1,288 (1,162) Number of lists (all types): 12,800 (11,000) Number of observations: 2.42 lakh (2.02 lakh) November challenge The challenge for November was to upload at least… read more »
November 2017 eBirders of the month
In December, we'll focus on both birding effort as well as media uploads.
December 2017 eBirding Challenge
On 25 November 2017, some eBirders from the city organized a meet-up to get birders together under one roof with the aims of discussing eBird, how to use it more productively, and to ensure that the growth of eBird in Delhi is sustained over the coming years.
Delhi eBirders’ Meet-up: 25 November 2017
Here is the second in our series of occasional bird links (see earlier post here) – we list some interesting articles from India and around the world. Do write in if you have a suggestion: skimmer@birdcount.in Ever been confused by changing bird names, definition of species, splitting and lumping of species, and all the controversies behind it? Take a look at… read more »
Bird links 24Nov17
3 Murugesh Natesan is an ardent birder and geologist from Salem, Tamil Nadu. Here's more about him.
Birder Profile – Murugesh Natesan
On 21 October 2017, a Bird Count India workshop on bird monitoring and documentation was held in the city with the help of Vizag Birdwatchers' Society at the Visakha Public Library.
Bird monitoring and eBird workshop in Visakhapatnam
October is when the winter migration season heats up and more and more birders are out and about. Here is the break-up of eBirding in India in Oct 2017 (with previous month in brackets). Number of birders: 1,162 (957) Number of lists (all types): 11,000 (12,100) Number of observations: 2.02 lakh (1.78 lakh) October challenge The challenge for October was… read more »
October 2017 eBirders of the month
The October eBirding challenge was simple – just bird a lot, aggregating to 15 hours for the entire month. Were you able to achieve the target? The winter migrants have settled across the country now and birders are being treated to the sights and sounds of birds from India and afar. The time is ripe for birding, and the 11th month… read more »
November 2017 eBirding Challenge
4 This article focusses on the two species of a group of very small shorebirds known as Stints (Calidris sp) - the Little Stint and the Temminck's Stint.
Identifying Waders: Part 2
6 By P. Jeganathan Birders of yesteryear had field notebooks and pens or pencils to write down what they saw in the field. Some of them took copious notes and published their sightings in scientific journals and trip reports. Starting from early 2014, the online bird-listing portal eBird became popular among Indian birders. Since then eBird has picked up slowly but… read more »
One million bird records from Tamil Nadu
6 Vrinda Lath is a young birder from Manipal, Karnataka.
Birder Profile – Vrinda Lath
4 A Patch Report by Lakshmikant Rajaram Neve This report describes the birds and other wildlife of the Bhusawal Thermal Power Station, Maharashtra. It is based primarily on the period March 2016 to May 2017, and is a summary of the winning report submitted to Bird Count India for the Patch Birding Challenge. (The Patch Birding Challenge started in September 2016, but… read more »
Birds of Bhusawal Thermal Power Station, Maharashtra
1 A workshop on bird monitoring and using eBird for documentation was held in Patna, Bihar, on 09 September 2017. This was the first Bird Count India workshop in the state.
Bird monitoring and eBird workshop in Patna, Bihar
September sees more of a transition in our birdlife, a transition that starts in July and continues on to November — with more and more species and individuals of migrant birds seeking their winter home in India. Accordingly, September usually sees an uptick in birding activity in the country (although this is not so apparent this year!). Here is the… read more »
September 2017 eBirders of the month
This month, the challenge is to spend as much time listing as possible.