Upload at least 20 eligible lists during GBBC (16-19 Feb), and another 20 eligible lists in the other twenty-four days of February
The Great Backyard Bird Count and the Campus Bird Count are just around the corner! Click on the links or the posters to the right to find out more. Join thousands of bird enthusiasts across India and the world in creating a snapshot of where different species are!
Great Backyard Bird Count & Campus Bird Count 2018
2 We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 eBird Yearly Challenge.
2017 eBird Yearly Challenge Winners!
3 Vijaya Lakshmi Rao has been birding for almost three decades and her passion for winged creatures is ceaseless. Read on.
Birder Profile – Vijaya Lakshmi Rao
4 Merlin is coming to India... but to launch it successfully, multiple images of Indian birds are needed to train the app to identify them.
Calling all photographers!
The Bird Count India partnership (www.birdcount.in) seeks applications for the post of Programme Coordinator.
Work at Bird Count India
December is peak birding season in much of India. Here is the break-up of eBirding in India in Dec 2017 (with previous month in brackets). Number of birders: 1,476 (1,288) Number of lists (all types): 16,500 (12,800) Number of observations: 3.37 lakh (2.42 lakh) December challenge The challenge for December was to upload at least 30 eligible birdlists (see the… read more »
December 2017 eBirders of the month
A New Year, and so many places to go and birds to see and admire. What can we look forward to in documenting the birds of our beautiful country?
Welcome to 2018!
The challenge this month is to contribute to the national effort towards the Asian Waterbird Census.
January 2018 eBirding Challenge
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.
Bird monitoring and eBird workshop in Porbandar
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
5 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.