Patch Birding Challenge

A Patch Made in Heaven
Dominic Couzens

Following on from the series of articles from Bird Count India about Patch Birding, we are pleased to announce details of the exciting Bird Count India Patch Birding Challenge. Simply register to take part below and write a patch report, based on the ideas discussed in the previous article, that covers the complete winter season: start as soon as possible, and end at the end of April 2017.

Reports can be produced individually, or as a team effort. If multiple people visit the same patch (whether known to you or not) you should include collated observations from all of them into an overall summary. If you know that you are not going to be able to visit your patch personally for a period of time, we recommend asking someone else to visit to ensure you have good coverage.

Submit your report (in any format) to Bird Count India by 1 Jun 2017 and the best three reports will win the following prizes:

• signed copy of A Patch Made in Heaven by Dominic Couzens
• Amazon India gift vouchers (Rs 3,000 for the overall winner, and Rs 1,500 each for two runners up)
• the opportunity for your report to be published in Indian Birds magazine

Reports will be judged on a combination of factors, including patch-birding effort, quality of presentation and interesting analyses. We will be looking for reports that demonstrate thorough coverage of your patch; however, the actual number of species recorded is irrelevant, and the number of checklists or hours spent watching is of secondary importance.

Register to take part below. Registrations received so far are listed on the next page. Do use the Facebook group to discuss and share your patch birding with others.

Patch Birding Challenge

* Required

Patch Birding Challenge Registration Form

Your Name *

If multiple people are entering together, give a primary contact here

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Your Email *

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Patch Name *

Name of the patch you are entering for the challenge

Your answer

Patch Hotspot Id

eBird location id (e.g. L1234567) of your patch* (if multiple hotspots, list all)

Your answer

State *

State that your patch is in

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Andhra Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh

Assam

Bihar

Chandigarh

Chhattisgarh

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Daman and Diu

Delhi

Goa

Gujarat

Haryana

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu and Kashmir

Jharkhand

Karnataka

Kerala

Lakshadweep

Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra

Manipur

Meghalaya

Mizoram

Nagaland

Odisha

Puducherry

Punjab

Rajasthan

Sikkim

Tamil Nadu

Telangana

Tripura

Uttar Pradesh

Uttarakhand

West Bengal

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* eBird location id can be found from the Hotspot Explorer (search for the location by name, then click View Details, and note the last part of the URL, e.g. http://ebird.org/ebird/india/hotspot/L1234567) or via Manage My Locations (search for the location by name, then click Edit, and note the last part of the URL, e.g. http://ebird.org/ebird/india/MyEBird?cmd=EditLoc&locID=L1234567)

To be eligible for publication in Indian Birds, you will have to continue your report to the end of 2017 so that it covers an entire calendar year. (Reports may require specific editing to fit the constraints of a printed magazine, and the final publication decision will rest with the Indian Birds editors.)

When patch birding, don’t forget to look up!
Greater/Sykes’s Short-toed Lark © Mike Prince

We hope you have enjoyed the patch birding series and are encouraged to try it yourself, and enter our challenge: let us know how you get on in the comments, or in our Facebook discussion group.