The challenge in September is to upload a minimum of 20 checklists and spend an aggregate of at least 12 hours of birding over the course of this month.

The August challenge is to upload at least 5 checklists a week, and 2 from a hotspot you haven't visited.

The challenge this month is simple. Upload a minimum of 31 complete checklists of at least 15 minutes duration.

The challenge this month is to upload a minimum of 30 complete checklists of at least 15 minutes duration, of which at least three lists must document a brood-parasitic cuckoo (seen or heard).

As the temperature rises in most parts of India, April tends to see a further drop in birding activity. Here is the breakup of birding in India in the month of April 2018 (with previous month in brackets): Number of birders: 1,271 (1,611) Number of lists (all...

May is peak breeding season for birds across India. Or is it? Sadly breeding seasonality of our birds is poorly known. With Endemic Bird Day approaching, let's go out to see how many subcontinental endemics are around us. Many of these birds are resident and this...

The challenge in March was to bird often, and bird often with other birders! This month, we’d like to change things a bit and see what species we can all record over a period of a month at our favourite patches. As temperatures soar across several parts of the...

The challenge this month is to upload at least 30 checklists with a few shared between fellow birders.

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 challenge this month is to contribute to the national effort towards the Asian Waterbird Census.

In December, we'll focus on both birding effort as well as media uploads.