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Jul 22, 2022, 8 tweets

On 14 May this year, 424 birders from India, Nepal, and Bhutan accumulated 1,150 checklists and recorded 626 species on the day of the first-ever HIMALAYAN BIRD COUNT.

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This first edition of the Himalayan Bird Count was designed to coincide with the worldwide #GlobalBigDay and the #EndemicBirdDay in India.

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Bird Conservation Nepal (@birdlifenepal), Royal Society for the Protection of Nature, Bhutan (@rspnbhutan) and Bird Count India (@birdcountindia) coordinated at national level.

Within India, a number of groups, incl. Arunachal Pradesh Birding Club..
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.. , Himachal Pradesh Forest Department, multiple groups in Jammu & Kashmir, Wildlife Conservation and Birds Club of Ladakh, Doon Nature Walks,and Titli Trust worked across the Himalayan landscape to make this happen.

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This map shows (in yellow dots) the locations from where birders uploaded their lists to the eBird platform (@Team_eBird).

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And here are the 5 most commonly reported species in three regions of the span of the Himalaya that was covered.
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If you took part in the #HimalayanBirdCount, do drop a reply -- and our great appreciation and thanks for your participation!

Detailed results are here:
birdcount.in/hbc22-results/

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Please help spread the word about the results of this year's #HimalayanBirdCount, and let's get in gear for next year!

@nehaa_sinha @vivek4wild @rameshpandeyifs @mizoraman

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