Birder Profile–Anamika Chandran
Anamika was most impressed and inspired by the book- The Fall of a Sparrow, written by Dr. Sálim Ali and further by other events like the Onam Bird Count...
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Birder Profile: Ansar Ahmad Bhat
Since 2019, Ansar got into a habit of watching birds that came to the orchards near his house. In just couple of years, he has seen more than 135 species of birds just around his house. He quest is to find one of the rarest birds in India- Long-billed Bush Warbler!...
Birder Profile: Usha Ramaiah
Avid birder, naturalist. educator- Usha Ramaiah enjoys observing migrant birds especially those are long distance migrants. It was her mother who got her interested in watching birds at a very young age.
Birder Profile: Rahul Iyer
Rahul Iyer visits local patches regularly for birding as he enjoys discovering new perspectives and understanding of their behaviours. It also helps him to understand association of birds with different habitats and how loss or alteration of such habitats might impact them.
Birder Profile: Jabili Rao
Jabili Rao is a birder and a naturalist who enjoys watching mixed-species flocks in the Andaman Islands. Continue reading to learn more about her... Please tell us a bit about yourself. What do you do and where do you live? I am Jabili Rao, born and raised in the...
Birder Profile: Chinmay Sawant
Chinmay Sawant is one of the many people who took birding seriously during the pandemic. Inspired by the writings of Shri. Maruthi Chitampalli and Dr. Sálim Ali, he decided to explore his hometown in Kiraksal, Satara and document all the birds that are found there. This kind of exercise was the first to be done in Kiraksal. Continue reading to learn more about his birding adventures and his upcoming goals for the year.
Birder Profile: Pallavi Arora
Pallavi Arora is a writer and editor working at Varanasi. Although all birds are her favourite, barbets and babblers amuse her. Here is more about her and how she started her journey in the hobby of birdwatching. 1. Please tell us a little about yourself. Where do...
Birder Profile: Vizz Vishwanath
"I came across an Oriental Scops-Owl, and a year after, I also found a Striolated Bunting. These are some of the incredible sightings as they were the first record for Raichur" - says Vizz Vishwanath, an ardent birder, and naturalist from Raichur, Karnataka. Read...
Birder Profile: Amarjeet Kaur
"To me birding is like therapy, uplifting my mind"- says Amarjeet Kaur, a researcher at the Wildlife Insitute of India. Read on to know how she got interested in birds and what makes her tick. 1. Please tell us a little about yourself. Where do you live and what do...
Birder Profile: Adithi Muralidhar
A raptor hunting a snake or a lark mimicking calls of other birds, or a honey buzzard raiding a beehive—these are some of the most interesting natural history phenomena that Adithi looks forward to witnessing while birding. Read on to know more about her and her...
Birder Profile: Dipak Sinha
Dipak Sinha, an ardent birdwatcher from Tripura says that he got inspired to take up birding because of his wife! Here is more about him and how he started his journey in birding... 1. Please tell us a little about yourself. Where do you live and what do you do? I...
Birder Profile: Rethsuthong and Jona Yimkhiung
This month's birding profile features two brothers - Rethsuthong and Jona Yimkhiung. Both live in a picturesque village called Thanamir, situated in the high mountains of Nagaland. What must it be like to find rare/ uncommon specialties- Blyth's Tragopan, Hodgson's...
