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Great Backyard Bird Count & Campus Bird Count 2019

We hope you have your binoculars ready, because the Great Backyard Bird Count and the Campus Bird Count are just around the corner! Join this global event from 15th to 18th February to create an annual snapshot of different bird species in India. And through this...

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Great Backyard Bird Count 2018––Final Results

GBBC 2018 | Bird Walks & Talks (Registration form) | Resources | Contacts | Campus Bird Count 2018 14,000 lists 1,491 participants 839 species 8,400 person-hours Summary The sixth GBBC in India saw over 14,000 lists from almost 1,500 birders racking up over...

Eurasian Kestrel By Rahul Singh
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Great Backyard Bird Count 2018––Stories from the Field

GBBC 2018 summary results Campus Bird Count 2018 summary results A large number of birders uploaded lists to the eBird India platform during this year's GBBC and CBC. This included several regular and experienced birders, birders who organized events and counts in...

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Great Backyard Bird Count 2017––Final Results

GBBC 2017 | Bird Walks & Talks (Registration form) | Publicity Material | Photos | Contacts | Campus Bird Count 2017 11,861 lists 1,449 participants 825 species 7,951 hours Summary Another record-breaking GBBC in India! Nearly 12,000 lists from almost 1,500...

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Great Backyard Bird Count 2016––Final Results

7,908 lists from 1,105 birders, with 785 species in total – that’s the impressive headline from 4 days of birding for this year’s GBBC in India. A total of 5,938 hours were spent birding, across 34% of districts nationwide, by experienced birders and newcomers,...

Birdwatchers at Vasai, Mumbai
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Campus Bird Count 2016–Final Results

The Campus Bird Count is a coordinated effort to document the birdlife in multiple campuses across India. This is an important exercise for documenting birds in places that can be overlooked but often provide valuable habitats to a variety of birds. It is also a...

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Great Backyard Bird Count 2016––Final Results

Summary 7,908 lists 1,105 participants 785 species 5,938 hours 7,908 lists from 1,105 birders, with 785 species in total – that’s the impressive headline from 4 days of birding for this year’s GBBC in India. A total of 5,938 hours were spent birding, across 34% of...

Birders at Hoskote Lake
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GBBC and CBC 2016

The GBBC is underway! Keep track of progress here India | Global The Great (global) Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) spans four days of birding fun on 12-15 February 2016. Join hundreds of birders from around the country in watching birds, leading birdwalks and...

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Great Backyard Bird Count 2015––Final Results

GBBC-India 2015 home | Results (new) View Google presentation Participation in GBBC-India 2015 followed roughly along the lines of last year's pattern, but there were some differences. The number of lists submitted (over 7,000) was over double that of last year,...

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GBBC 2015: Tips & FAQs

GBBC-India 2015 home Tips/FAQs Some tips to make your GBBC weekend crackle! Please consider using this as an opportunity to introduce people to birding! They will get to have fun, and to see their first birdlist online! Add your event in the comments on the Events...

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Great Backyard Bird Count 2014––Final Results

GBBC-India 2014 GBBC 2014 was a record event for India! Over 1,100 birders participated, contributing more than 3,000 lists, which contain observations of 823 species -- this is the largest number of species contributed to the GBBC by any country in the world. A...

Watching birds at a lake in Delhi. Photo by Meghna Joshi
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Great Backyard Bird Count 2013––Final Results

The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is a free, fun, and easy event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of bird populations. Participants are asked to count birds for as little as 15 minutes (or as long as they...

Himalayan Snowcock by Saurabh Sawanth