We're past the midway mark on the annual calendar and amidst one of the most awaited events of the year - the annual monsoon. Have you experienced the monsoon showers in your part of the country yet?
Birds that move in and out, rains to look forward to, a lot of breeding activity to take note of, multiple eBird challenges to take part in and a lot more! June can be a happening month for the observant birdwatcher.
eBird went global in 2010, and in January 2014 the Bird Count India partnership began to encourage birdwatchers in India to use the platform so that observations of Indian birds could be collated in one place.
When Soumya Kundu uploaded his six pictures of Yellow-browed Bunting from the Sundarbans, West Bengal, the total number of bird species covered in eBird from India touched 1,300!
The summer truly arrives in May. Birds like the Blyth’s Reed Warbler, Booted Warbler, Western Yellow Wagtail and Eurasian Marsh Harrier that are our ubiquitous companions in winter, will now have almost entirely left for their temperate breeding grounds.
This May’s eBirder of the Month challenge, sponsored by Carl Zeiss Sports Optics, is all about birding on Global Big Day! Only one week left until 5 May, Global Big Day: submit 3 or more eligible checklists for your chance at free binoculars.
eBird and the Macaulay Library have a fun new tool: the eBird photo + sound quiz. Quiz yourself on 20 images or sounds from birds anywhere in the world, all based on media uploaded by eBirders everywhere.
Colourful blooms and cheerful birdsongs are the very spirit of the month of March. Spring brings with it some very interesting changes in the birdlife around us.
In October 2017, eBird had announced a sensitive species list (at a global- and country-level) to protect species which could be at risk of exploitation due to open-access data. This initial list is now being revised.
February is amongst the more happening months of the year for birds and birders. Winter migrants and resident birds are active, while the GBBC and CBC keep everyone on their toes!