eBird Monthly Challenge
Challenges

November 2022 eBirding Challenge

The eBird-India November challenge is to upload 1 checklist every day in November. However, during the first weekend of November upload at least 4 lists per weekend day.

Murmuration of Rosy Starlings against a pink and lavender sky by Shrutidev Mishra
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October 2022 eBirding Challenge

The eBird-India challenge for October is to post at least 40 eligible lists over 31 days of the month. However, at least 5 out of these lists should be uploaded on 8th October–Wild Bird Day. 

Crimson-backed Sunbird (Small Sunbird) Leptocoma minima © Ganesh Gore/ Macaulay Library
Challenges

August 2022 eBirders of the Month

The challenge for August was not just to upload a set number of lists but also to add behaviour comments and breeding codes. A total of 20 birders met the target. From these 20 names, one was drawn using a computer-generated random number. This person is Supriya Kulkarni who receives a copy of The Most Perfect Thing: Inside (and Outside) a Bird’s Egg by Tim Birkhead as a small gift in appreciation!

Indian Blue Robin by Jaya Samakutty and Macaulay Library
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September 2022 eBirding Challenge

September 2022 challenge was to upload at least 30 lists, of which, at least 6 should be shared with other eBirders. A total of 114 birders met the target and the winner is H Nambiar from Kerala.

Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin. Photograph by Saswat Mishra
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July 2022 eBirders of the Month

The eBird monthly challenge for July was to upload at least 31 lists–15 lists in the first half of the month and at least 16 lists in the second half. A total of 100 birders met the target. From these 100 names, one was drawn using a computer-generated random number. This person is Tarachand Bairwa who receives a T-shirt (Endemic Birds of India) as a small gift in appreciation.

Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus by Rajkumar Das
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August 2022 eBirding Challenge

eBird-India monthly challenge for August is to upload 20 or more eligible lists containing at least one species with comments on its behaviour. In addition to this, any 10 lists among the 20 should have at least one breeding code.

Adult Blue-tailed Beeeater by Raghavendra Pai
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June 2022 eBirders of the Month

June saw less birding compared to May. It could be because of the heat or rains in many places or the absence of birding events. Before moving on to the results for the monthly challenges, here is a brief glimpse of birding in June by the numbers (with the previous...

Asian Emerald Cuckoo. Photo by Amitava Ganguly
Challenges

July 2022 eBirding Challenge

It can be easy to let birding activity slip into a bit of a lull in July as the monsoon makes its presence felt across much of the country. But the rains are hardly a reason to cut down on watching birds! A number of interesting observations can be made during this...

Ashy Prinia
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May 2022 eBirders of the Month

May is usually the month with the lowest birding activity in India, however many birders were out birding braving the high temperatures and heavy rains in some regions. Here is the breakup of birding in India in the month of May 2022 (with the previous month in...

Challenges

June 2022 eBirding Challenge

June is the time when both resident and migratory cuckoos are active and searching for potential sites where the host birds are likely to nest. In the Himalaya, Large Hawk-Cuckoo, Himalayan Cuckoo, Common Cuckoo have been vocal since May, and in northeast India its...

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April 2022 eBirders of the Month

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 2022 (with the previous month in brackets): No. of birders: 3,339 (3,985) Number of observations:...