Kuldiha WLS – A Birder’s Paradise – 22nd Feb 2021
Trip Report Nestled on the foothills of the northern fringes of the Eastern Ghats in Odisha, is a small forest, known for its unique biodiversity
What we Do
Bird Maps
To maintain sightings records of birds across the geographical area of West Bengal.
Welcome To Birdwatchers' Society
We are a group of amateur birdwatchers.
Our society has been formed to study, observe, record and archive all aspects of birds, especially in West Bengal. We would try to promote and encourage conservation of birds in their natural environment. We also wish to assist any individual or organization working on the conservation of birds and their habitat. In the future, the society plans to bring out publications and online journals related to ornithology. We are open to collaboration with others including corporate bodies, individuals, societies or any other organisations.
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1st Pelagic Bird Survey – 12th&13th December 2020
Trip Report List of Species – Kalisthan Beach – 21st Nov 2020 List of Species – Bakkhali Beach – 21st Nov 2020 Participants Major B
2nd Pelagic Bird Survey-3rd & 4th April 2021
Trip Report In search of … the careless vagabonds of the sea. On 03, April 2021, a team of 16 birders of Birdwatcher’s Society (BWS)
Bakkhali – 21st Nov 2020
Trip Report 21st Nov 2020: Arnab Raychoudhury and I visited Kalisthan Beach at low tide ( https://ebird.org/checklist/S76477427) and Bakkhali Beach ( https://ebird.org/checklist/S76525957) at high tide.
শক্তিশালী পাখিরা
“দিকে দিকে পাখি পাতা, জাল নয়” জয় গোস্বামীর এই কবিতার লাইনটি সবসময় মনে পড়ে, যখন ভারতবর্ষে রেকর্ড হওয়া পাখির সংখ্যার দিকে তাকাই। ১২৫০টির মতন রেকর্ড
পাখি দেখতে সিকিমের মানখিমে
ছোট চারচাকার গাড়িটা যখন হোমস্টের সামনে নামিয়ে দিলো, তখন দুপুর প্রায় একটা, ম্লান একটা রোদের ভাব চারদিকে । রাস্তায় আসতে আসতে দেখছিলাম পাহাড়ের গায়ে
Tidbits From The Field
Courtship of Tricolored Munia
Rajarhat.
28th July 2020.
Sanchita Dey
Ashy-crowned Sparrowlark dust-bathing
Dust bathing (also called sand bathing) is an animal behavior characterized by rolling or moving around in dust, dry earth or sand, with the likely purpose of removing parasites from fur, feathers or skin. Dust bathing is a maintenance behavior performed by a wide range of mammalian and avian species.
Rajarhat | 2nd August 2020 | Sujan Chatterjee
Yellow-bellied Prinia
Habitat: tall grasses and reed-beds, lowland fields, wetlands by paddy fields, tamarisk thickets, grassy side of mangroves. Singly or in pairs. Forages low in vegetation, flicking its tail constantly. Food: mainly insects and their larvae; small spiders and butterflies. Song: distinctive; a cascading series of twitters following a buzzing introductory note.
Joka | June 17, 2020 | Pampa Mistri
Long-tailed Shrike working through a grasshopper
Rajarhat.
2nd August 2020.
Sujan Chatterjee
Black Kite Feeding While Flying
Kolkata | May 24, 2020 | Pampa Mistri
Spotted Flycatcher
Spotted Flycatcher is passage migrant which spend few weeks in Western India in monsoon during their pathway to wintering in Africa. It's bit strange to see this bird wintering in India, specially in the eastern part of the country. Probably this is the first record from West Bengal.
Bali Island, Sundarban | Jan 22, 2019
Sumanta Pramanick
Sanderling Foraging
Foraging behaviour of Sanderling. In the estuary, Sanderlings forage in muddy-sand areas during low tide which helps in achieving higher intake rates than in sandy areas.
Frasergunj estuarine , West Bengal | Sep 18, 2019
Sumanta Pramanick
Broad-billed Sandpiper
We found 8 birds were roosting amongst a large mixed flock of Curlew Sandpipers, Lesser/Greater Sand Plovers, Sanderlings and Dunlins. They were seen on the beach of Jambudwip (approx 8km south-west from Fraserganj coast in Bay of Bengal) during high tide.
Jambudwip, West Bengal | Feb 13, 2020
Sumanta Pramanick
Past Webinars
Hornbills in West Bengal
Hornbills in West Bengal & their conservation by Dr. Aparajita Datta.
By Birdwatchers’ Society
Great Photo & One More For My List
Citizen bird-watchers and their role
in conserving birds and their habitats.
By Birdwatchers’ Society
Beyond Birding and eBird
Bird-watchers contribution to science and conservation.
Speakers: Mittal Gala and Ashwin Viswanathan.
Organized by: Birdwatchers’ Society
Birds of Barak Valley
Birds of Barak Valley, Assam.
Speaker: Dr. Hilloljyoti Singha, Professor, Dept. of Zoology, Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, Assam.
Organized by: Birdwatchers’ Society
Woodpeckers of the Western Himalayas
Topic: Woodpeckers of the Western Himalaya: What They Are Telling Us and Why We Should Listen?
Speaker: Dr. Ghazala Shahabuddin (Senior Scientist, CEDAR)
White-bellied Heron
Webinar on White-bellied Heron.
By Birdwatchers’ Society
The Wandering Nomads of Our Grasslands
Harriers over time and space: indications of the status of critical habitats in India.
Speaker: Dr. T. Ganesh of ATREE
By Birdwatchers’ Society
Conserving Endangered Greater Adjutant
Conserving endangered Greater Adjutant through peoples movement in Assam.
Speaker: Purnima Devi Barman, Wildlife Biologist , Aaranyak.
By Birdwatchers’ Society
Black-necked crane
An occurrence status and conservation issues in Arunachal Pradesh.
Speaker: Dr. Daniel Mize, Department of Zoology, Rajiv Gandhi University.
Organized by: Birdwatchers’ Society