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News & Updates

Goa Big Year 2017

Goa Bird Conservation Network have just announced the Goa Big Year 2017. This is a year long event that encourages all birders to record as many birds as possible, using eBird, within the state of Goa state. It is open to visiting birders as well as Goan residents,...

News & Updates

50k bird images

A few days ago, eBird India passed 50,000 bird photos, uploaded since the media feature was implemented back in November 2015. This means that, on average, over 100 photos per day of Indian birds have been uploaded over the past year -- a rate that is perhaps not...

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One million bird records from Kerala

When Tony Antony recorded two Scaly-breasted (Spotted) Munias in his list from Erayilkadavu Bypass Road, Kottayam, on Sunday, 20 November 2016, the number of records uploaded to eBird from Kerala reached 1 million! With more than 70,000 checklists, covering 499 of...

Challenges, Projects

Announcing the 2016 eBird-India data challenge!

A large number of birdwatchers across India have been using eBird over the last 2-3 years, and have collectively generated a huge amount of information on the birds of our country. The eBird-India Data Challenge invites anyone interested to download the information...

Getting Started with Birding

Getting started 2: What do I need to watch birds?

This is the second in a series of posts for new and potential bird watchers who are just getting introduced to the world of birds. Now that you have some idea of why many people watch birds, it is time to understand what tools one can use to become a better birder....

Getting Started with Birding

Getting started 1: Why do we watch birds?

This is the first in a series of posts for new and potential bird watchers who are just getting introduced to the world of birds. There are tens of millions of birdwatchers/birders across the globe - all united by a common passion for birds. Some may view the hobby...

News & Updates

One million bird observations from India

We are happy to announce that today (5 Feb) morning, eBird in India crossed the milestone of 1 million records! More details will be provided in a following post, but we wanted to share this news with you as soon as possible. Many thanks to all eBird users and all...