Birders count 251 species in State on day one of count
3 years, 1 month ago

Birders count 251 species in State on day one of count

The Hindu  

The first day of the Great Backyard Bird Count began on a high note with citizens recording 251 bird species across Karnataka. Seventy bird species were spotted on the GKVK campus and along Saul Kere, while 66 species were observed at Lalbagh Botanical Garden. Checklists comprise of all the bird species spotted in a particular area. The GBCC is a global event entailing backyard bird count and is being held for four days across the world from February 18 to 21, and the data uploaded will be harnessed for conservation.

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104 bird species recorded in this year’s Campus Bird Count on and around Mangalore University campus
1 month ago

104 bird species recorded in this year’s Campus Bird Count on and around Mangalore University campus

The Hindu  

In all, 104 bird species were recorded on and around Mangalore University campus during the Campus Bird Count – 2025. The annual bird count, the 10th one, was conducted for four days from February 14, under the auspices of the Department of Applied Zoology and Natural History Association, at the university. A few Western Ghats endemic birds like flame-throated bulbul …

Thiruvananthapuram records 190 bird species in global bird count
1 month, 1 week ago

Thiruvananthapuram records 190 bird species in global bird count

The Hindu  

Reflecting the growing enthusiasm for birdwatching in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital district documented 190 species through 772 checklists during the recent Great Backyard Bird Count, a global citizen science initiative. This year, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram recorded the highest number of bird species, followed by Manchadininnavila, a village near Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary in the district. Among the …

Big bird day 2025 records 243 species across Delhi-NCR
1 month, 1 week ago

Big bird day 2025 records 243 species across Delhi-NCR

Hindustan Times  

As the sun rose over Delhi-NCR on February 16, birders armed with binoculars and cameras fanned out across parks, wetlands, and forests, eager to document the rich avian life of the region. “While there were no particularly unexpected species, several important birds were recorded, including Oriental pied hornbill, Oriental scops owl, golden plover, water rail, short-eared owl, Indian spotted eagle, …

Great Backyard Bird Count: Visakhapatnam ranks third in Andhra Pradesh recording 138 species
1 month, 1 week ago

Great Backyard Bird Count: Visakhapatnam ranks third in Andhra Pradesh recording 138 species

The Hindu  

As the sun rose over India’s diverse landscapes, birding enthusiasts across the country set out with binoculars and notebooks for the annual Great Backyard Bird Count – a global citizen science initiative that documents avian diversity over four days. This year at the GBBC conducted from February 14 to 17, India soared to an impressive second place in the global …

Public urged to take part in major UK bird count amid population fears
2 months ago

Public urged to take part in major UK bird count amid population fears

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Hundreds of thousands of people take part in the RSPB’s annual Big Garden Birdwatch, …

Bengaluru gears up to participate in world’s biggest bird counting exercise
1 year, 1 month ago

Bengaluru gears up to participate in world’s biggest bird counting exercise

The Hindu  

As the Great Backyard Bird Count, the annual bird counting event organised by Cornell University and the Audubon Society in the USA is around the corner, bird watchers and nature enthusiasts in the city are gearing up to be a part of it. Being held from February 16 to 19, the event is being coordinated in India by Bengaluru-based Bird …

Birds living in open habitat seeing declining trend, large number of common species in trouble: report
1 year, 7 months ago

Birds living in open habitat seeing declining trend, large number of common species in trouble: report

The Hindu  

Among the 338 bird species studied in India, 60% have shown long-term decline. Out of 359 species evaluated for current annual trend, 40% have shown declined, find second edition of the State of Indian Birds report released on Friday. The bird assessment report, released for the second time after 2020, says generalist species like shy Prinia, Rock Pigeon, Asian Koel, …

Majority of bird species in India face decline: Report
1 year, 7 months ago

Majority of bird species in India face decline: Report

Hindustan Times  

There are now 178 bird species in India classified as “high conservation priority” meaning that their abundance continues to decline after a considerable drop in the number over the years, and the sharpest decline in numbers is among species found in so-called open ecosystems or habitats, which typically have no protection. India’s birds are facing a significant decline in numbers …

Campus bird count records highest 114 species of birds in Mangalore University
2 years, 1 month ago

Campus bird count records highest 114 species of birds in Mangalore University

The Hindu  

The eighth annual Campus Bird Count done on the Mangalore University campus a few days ago has recorded the highest count of 114 species of birds of which three species are new additions to the aviation list. According to Mahim B. and Rithan Bopanna of the university, who co-ordinated the bird survey, the number of species sighted this year was …

At 25, Backyard Bird Count shows power of citizen science
2 years, 1 month ago

At 25, Backyard Bird Count shows power of citizen science

Associated Press  

It’s a given that when the Great Backyard Bird Count begins Friday, Steve and Janet Kistler of Hart County, Kentucky, will be joining in. “Every year we see increased participation,” and 2022 was a big jump, says Becca Rodomsky-Bish, the project’s leader at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, in Ithaca, New York, which organizes the count along with the National …

At 25, Backyard Bird Count shows power of 'citizen science'
2 years, 1 month ago

At 25, Backyard Bird Count shows power of 'citizen science'

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It’s fun and important to get the numbers, but …

Nagaland’s first-ever birding event records 178 bird species
2 years, 4 months ago

Nagaland’s first-ever birding event records 178 bird species

Live Mint  

Birders participating in a four-day birding event – the Tokhü Emong Bird Count – in Nagaland have recorded 178 species and uploaded 84 checklists to eBird, an online platform to record bird observations. What makes these findings special is the fact that TEBC was Nagaland's first-ever birding event where birdwatchers across the state carried out a bird documentation exercise. The …

First-ever Himalayan Bird Count shows encouraging results
2 years, 10 months ago

First-ever Himalayan Bird Count shows encouraging results

Live Mint  

About 607 species were recorded in the first edition of the Himalayan Bird Count, which was concluded last week. Like other regional bird count events in the country, such as Onam, Pongal and Bihu, the HBC is intended to become an annual event for the Himalayan region, which is known to attract many migratory birds – both seasonal and altitudinal …

Salem soars high in 2022 Great Backyard Bird Count
2 years, 11 months ago

Salem soars high in 2022 Great Backyard Bird Count

Live Mint  

Five Indian districts made it to the top 10 global list of districts or counties that submitted the highest number of checklists in the recently concluded Great Backyard Bird Count 2022. Interestingly, five birders from the district – all of them part of the Salem Ornithological Foundation – also made it to the top 10 global rankings for the highest …

Bird count held amid rising temperatures
3 years, 1 month ago

Bird count held amid rising temperatures

Hindustan Times  

Hundreds of birders set out across Delhi and the National Capital Region on Sunday morning as part of the Big Bird Day 2022 — each carrying notebooks, a pair of binoculars and cameras to capture photographs of both resident and migratory birds in the region. In last year’s count, 244 species of birds were recorded, and 253 were recorded in …

Great Backyard Bird Count begins
3 years, 1 month ago

Great Backyard Bird Count begins

The Hindu  

The first day of the Great Backyard Bird Count in Mysuru, which kicked off on Friday, has reinforced the rich biodiversity of Kukkarahalli Lake and the imperatives of its conservation. The GBCC is a global event entailing backyard bird count and is being held for four days across the world from February 18 to 21 and the data uploaded will …

Busy week ahead for birders as Delhi gears up for four surveys
3 years, 1 month ago

Busy week ahead for birders as Delhi gears up for four surveys

Hindustan Times  

Starting Friday, it will be a busy week ahead for birders and avian enthusiasts in Delhi and the National Capital Region, with the Great Backyard Bird Count along with an educational campus count to be held simultaneously from February 18-21, and the annual Big Bird Day on February 20. While the GBBC and the campus count invites participants to monitor …

How India soared high in the Great Backyard Bird Count
3 years, 11 months ago

How India soared high in the Great Backyard Bird Count

Live Mint  

The Common Myna continues to be the most commonly spotted bird in India, with the Red-vented Bulbul upending the House Crow to move to second position in the list of common birds sighted in India. These and many other interesting trends were gleaned from the India data of the Great Backyard Bird Count, which took place in February. The southern …

Great Backyard Bird Count generates high expectation
4 years, 1 month ago

Great Backyard Bird Count generates high expectation

Live Mint  

The Great Backyard Bird Count is on. India, which has been taking part since 2013, stood fourth globally last year in terms of the number of species reported from 194 countries; the top three countries were Colombia, Ecuador and Brazil. The coordinators in Assam are expecting the Bihu Bird Count held last month to boost participation in the GBBC. Campus …

India's Birds in Danger? Of Species Assessed in Citizen Science Project, 50% Show Decline
5 years, 1 month ago

India's Birds in Danger? Of Species Assessed in Citizen Science Project, 50% Show Decline

News 18  

Gandhinagar: India's birds are not in the pink of health. A pioneering citizen science report that assessed the status of 867 birds said that of the 261 species for which long-term trends could be determined, 52% have declined since the year 2000. Using the three key indices combined with the Red List of International Union for Conservation of Nature, the …

Big Bird Day results: Delhi-NCR’s species count goes up compared to 2018
6 years, 1 month ago

Big Bird Day results: Delhi-NCR’s species count goes up compared to 2018

Hindustan Times  

The results of the avian species count on Big Bird Day this year, held on February 3, were encouraging, with an increase in the number spotted, as compared to 2017, despite adverse weather conditions. In 2013, the Big Bird Day was organised on a pan-India level with over 160 teams comprising over 1,000 birders. In 2017, 6 international teams, including …

BNHS completes first pan-India common bird monitoring progamme
7 years, 9 months ago

BNHS completes first pan-India common bird monitoring progamme

The Hindu  

Data compiled from the first pan-India Common Bird Monitoring Programme organised by the Bombay Natural History Society's for all three seasons in succession will soon be available in the public domain. Planned as an annual exercise, the monsoon count was launched on September 11, 2016, followed by the count for winter on January 15, 2017, ending with the most recent …

Ready, Set, Watch: The Great Backyard Bird Count Starts Today
9 years, 1 month ago

Ready, Set, Watch: The Great Backyard Bird Count Starts Today

NPR  

Ready, Set, Watch: The Great Backyard Bird Count Starts Today Enlarge this image toggle caption Liu Chih-Fen/AP Liu Chih-Fen/AP Find your binoculars and fill up the bird feeders, because the Great Backyard Bird Count starts today. To participate, sign up online and then tally the numbers and kinds of birds you see for at least 15 minutes on one or …

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