February 2018 eBirding Challenge
Upload at least 20 eligible lists during GBBC (16-19 Feb), and another 20 eligible lists in the other twenty-four days of February
Upload at least 20 eligible lists during GBBC (16-19 Feb), and another 20 eligible lists in the other twenty-four days of February
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 eBird Yearly Challenge.
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.
The October eBirding challenge was simple - just bird a lot, aggregating to 15 hours for the entire month. Were you able to achieve the target? The winter migrants have settled across the country now and birders are being treated to the sights and sounds of birds...
A Patch Report by Lakshmikant Rajaram Neve This report describes the birds and other wildlife of the Bhusawal Thermal Power Station, Maharashtra. It is based primarily on the period March 2016 to May 2017, and is a summary of the winning report submitted to Bird...
This month, the challenge is to spend as much time listing as possible.
The challenge in August is to upload at least 5 checklists a week, including 2 from an existing hotspot where you have not birded before.
The challenge in June was to upload 30 no-X, complete checklists of at least 15-minute duration of which at least three lists must document a brood-parasitic cuckoo (seen or heard). Each year, a lull in birding activity is witnessed in July as the monsoon makes its...
The popular view of birdwatchers (or 'twitchers') is of people who rush madly from one end of the country to another to tick birds off their lists. But behind the headlines are an army of enthusiasts who do quite the reverse - they stay devotedly within a small...
The challenge for the month of May is to upload at least 30 no-X, complete of at least 15-minute duration. The checklists of all those who complete the challenge will be pooled together, out of which the one list will be chosen at random out of those that contain a breeding code. The person who uploaded that list will be given a small gift in appreciation.