GBBC India is the Indian implementation of the global Great Backyard Bird Count, which runs for 4 days every February. Indian birders have participated in the GBBC since the event went worldwide in 2013. The 2023 edition of GBBC engaged over 4,259 birders who uploaded over 53,000 checklists and recorded 1,072 species!
Tracking the migration of species is a fascinating experience and this gets even more exciting when it involves those that literally travel across the globe. With advancements in space-based tracking technology incredible feats of migrating birds are now beginning to be revealed. And one such is the story of Amur Falcon Falco amurensis from Northeast India.
Photo Courtesy
- Video created by Aindrila Sarkar.
- Images by Priyam Chattopadhyay
Observer: Sumanta Pramanick
Species: Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Date & Time: Jan 22, 2019
Location: Bali Island, Sundarban, South 24 Parganas, WB, India