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Pongal Bird Count

2018

January, 13-16

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Pongal Bird Count

Pongal was celebrated by birders of Tamil Nadu through Pongal Bird Count (PBC), an

event organized by the Tamilbirds group and Bird Count India. This event was

organized for the 4th time in Tamil Nadu.

2015 2016 2017 2018

329 lists 1296 lists 1741 lists 1734

285 species 334 species 346 species 350 species

174.3 hours 790.4 hours 885.4 hours 1176.7 hours

85 participants 170 participants 178 participants 196 participants

1734 Checklists in 32 districts

Birders from all districts in Tamil Nadu and an adjoing Union Territory, Puducherry,

participated in PBC 2018.

Heat map of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry showing the lists submitted during PBC 2018. Deeper red indicates overlapping lists, which signal more lists from that location.

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Out of 1734 lists submitted most lists were from Salem, Coimbatore, Tirupur,

Pudukkottai and Chennai (top 5 districts).

During the PBC 2018, more than 370 checklists were submitted daily (Day1-472, Day2-

424, Day3-374, and Day4-464)

350 species

Out of nearly 525 species likely to occur in Tamil Nadu region, 350 species were

reported during within four days of PBC 2018. Complete list of birds reported during

this period can be seen in Annexure 1.

Common Myna was the most common resident bird appearing in 52% of all the

checklists and the Blyth’s Reed Warbler was the most common migrant appearing in

22% of the checklists. Top 5 species reported in individual districts of Tamil Nadu and

Puducherry during PBC 2018 can be seen in Annexure 2.

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Top 10 resident birds reported during PBC 2018

Sl. No. Common Name Scientific Name Percentage Occurrence

1 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 51.4

2 House Crow Corvus splendens 50.9

3 Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus 39.0

4 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri 37.2

5 Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii 36.0

6 Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos 35.5

7 Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer 31.7

8 Yellow-billed Babbler Turdoides affinis 31.1

9 Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis 30.7

10 Asian Palm-Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis 29.6

Top 10 migrant birds reported during PBC 2018

Sl. No. Common Name Scientific Name Percentage Occurrence

1 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 22.8

2 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 20.6

3 Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus 15.8

4 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 9.5

5 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 9.5

6 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus 9.1

7 Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 8.0

8 Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus 6.8

9 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 6.5

10 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 6.3

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1176.7 hours and 196 participants

During PBC 2018, each participant spent on an average 6.2 hours on birding. This

includes individual participants and group accounts. Coimbatore and Kancheepuram

districts had highest number of participants (48 and 24 respectively). The Nilgiris (2.8

hrs) and Ariyalur (2.6 hrs) had highest per person effort.

The table shows the top participants (including group accounts) per union territory/

districts, in terms of number of lists submitted. (Top 5 participants per districts are

shown. In case there were any group accounts among the list of top 5 participants,

individuals that followed in the order are also mentioned.)

DISTRICT NO. OF PARTICIPANTS

AVERAGE PER PERSON (HRS)

PARTICIPANT NAMES

ARIYALUR 4 2.6 CHERAN J, ELANGOVAN VISVANATHAN, ELAVARASAN M, PARTHASARATHY THIRUMALAI.

CHENNAI 21 1.0 KARTHIKEYAN PONNAMBALAMOORTHY, SUNDAR PALANIVELU, KARTHICK VS, RAMRAJ S, VIVEK PULIYERI.

COIMBATORE 48 1.6 CINCHONA GOVT HIGH SCHOOL(GROUP ACCOUNT) , CNS NATURE , VIJAYKUMAR KRISHNAMURTHY , THEIVAPRAKASHAM HARI , ARULVELAN THILLAINAYAGAM , PRATHAP RAMASAMY , BHAVI K.

CUDDALORE 4 0.6 SURENDHAR BOOBALAN, VIGNESHWARAN B, GANESHWAR SV, SHAN MUGAM.

DHARMAPURI 6 0.7 VADIVUKKARASI A, SALEM NATURE & WILDLIFE TRUST SNWT, SHANKAR SHRIJAN, SARAVANAN DHANDAPANI, GHSS ARASUR, TARACHAND WANVARI.

DINDIGUL 12 1.3 RAMESHWARAN HOOPOE , KARTHIKEYAN G B , ALAN TRAUTMANN , BULBUL MURUGES , SATHEESH MUTHU GOPAL B.

ERODE 4 0.6 AM AMSA, GHSS ARASUR, RAJASEKARAN PERIYASAMY, VISHNU C S.

KANCHEEPURAM 24 1.2 CHERAN J, KARTHIKEYAN PONNAMBALAMOORTHY, SHERMAN GARNETT, SIDDHARTH S, GNANASKANDAN KESAVABHARATHI.

KANNIYAKUMARI 1 0.3 ARUN M

KARUR 3 0.2 AM AMSA, PANCHAPAKESAN JEGANATHAN, SHEEBA NANJAN.

KRISHNAGIRI 1 0.0 TARACHAND WANVARI

MADURAI 13 1.9 KARTHIKEYAN G B, CHERAN J, GOWTHAM RAM, AMOL MANDE, BADRI NARAYANAN THIAGARAJAN.

NAGAPPATTINAM 4 0.3 SURENDHAR BOOBALAN, VIGNESHWARAN B , SUNDAR K , RAJESH KUMAR.

NAMAKKAL 2 0.5 SALEM NATURE & WILDLIFE TRUST SNWT , GHSS ARASUR.

PERAMBALUR 1 0.5 KARTHIKEYAN G B

PUDUCHERRY 6 1.0 SURENDHAR BOOBALAN , VIGNESHWARAN B , GANESHWAR SV , KARTHICK VS , GANAPATHY SIVAPIRAGASAM.

PUDUKKOTTAI 4 0.6 RAJARAJAN V, SELVAGANESH K, SATHYA NARAYANAN, IBIS ANDRIL (GROUP ACCOUNT).

RAMANATHAPURAM 2 1.7 RAVEENDRAN NATARAJAN , DR. RAVI M

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SALEM 21 0.9 SALEM ORNITHOLOGICAL FOUNDATION (GROUP ACCOUNT) , VASEN SULI , SUBRAMANIA SIVA , GANESHWAR SV , BHARATH KUMAR , V.KALAISELVAN,P.U.P.SCHOOL, NEERMULLIKUTTAI,SALEM.

SIVAGANGA 6 1.0 PRASANNA MANIVANNAN, JEYARAJ AATHI, DR. RAVI M, RAVEENDRAN NATARAJAN, RAJARAJAN V.

THANJAVUR 5 0.6 RAJA SIMMA PANDIYAN, RAMMANOHAR B, DURAISWAMY NAVANEETHAM, PARTHASARATHY THIRUMALAI, DR GUNALAN.

THE NILGIRIS 6 2.8 STEPHAN LORENZ, WILL YANDIK, WILLIAM COOK, DRUVA MURALI, KINGSLEY DAVID, NANDHAKUMAR RADHAKRISHNAN.

THENI 2 0.8 RAVEENDRAN NATARAJAN , HARI KUMAR

THIRUVALLUR 9 1.1 SATHYA KUMAR, SIVAKUMAR SS, JAIGANESH BALAKRISHNAN, KARTHICK VS, ARUL PARADISE.

THIRUVARUR 7 1.7 ARAVIND AMIRTHARAJ, NALINI ARAVIND, ELANGOVAN VISVANATHAN, PARTHASARATHY THIRUMALAI, RAJA SIMMA PANDIYAN.

THOOTHUKKUDI 5 1.1 MUTHU NARAYANAN, VINOBA ANAND, ROHIT PANSARE, JOHN JOSEPH CHELLADURAI, GHSS ARASUR.

TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 10 1.3 AMOL MANDE, SACHDEEP S, NOOR ASADULLAH, BALA BHARATHI, GNANITH.

TIRUNELVELI 7 1.4 SUBRAMANIAN R, RAJANNA VENKATRAMAN, LINGARAJA VENKATESH, PAVANASAM VELAYUTHAM, RAMA NARAYANAN.

TIRUPPUR 23 0.9 GHSS ARASUR, AM AMSA, SHANMUGAM KALIDASS, RAVEENDRAN KC, ILAN RAJASEKARAN, SUBHASHINI SIVASUBRAMANIAN.

TIRUVANNAMALAI 5 1.5 SIVAKUMAR RAMASAMY, PARIPOORANAM KATHAVARAYAN, KALAIMANI AYUTHAVEL, ARUN VENKATARAMANAN, MOHAMED SALMAN.

VELLORE 6 1.0 HARSHJEET BAL, SANTHARAM V, PRITHIVI RAJ S, PRAVEEN KUMAR , SUJITH VERGHIS.

VILUPPURAM 7 0.8 SURENDHAR BOOBALAN, VIGNESHWARAN B , GANESHWAR SV , ARAVIND AMIRTHARAJ , NEETHI VDS.

VIRUDUNAGAR 6 0.6 WAR RAJAPALAYAM (GROUP ACCOUNT) , VIJI G , PAVITHIRA KUMAR , GHSS ARASUR , VISHNU SANKAR , ALAN TRAUTMANN

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Some participants and groups showed dedicated efforts during PBC 2018 and are

mentioned below:

Top 10 individuals by no. of lists Top 10 individuals by no. of hours

Name No. of Lists

Rajarajan V 84

Selvaganesh K 83

Ganeshwar SV 54

Surendhar Boobalan 54

Vigneshwaran B 46

Kalaimani Ayuthavel 42

Shanmugam Kalidass 38

Vasen Suli 31

Panchapakesan Jeganathan 28

Subramania siva 27

Vivek Puliyeri 26

Top Group Accounts by no. of lists Top Group Accounts by no. of hours

Name Hours

Selvaganesh K 28.6

Rajarajan V 27.7

Ganeshwar SV 23.4

Siddharth S 22.1

Surendhar Boobalan 22.0

Will Yandik 18.6

William Cook 18.6

Magesh Ram 18.1

Cheran J 17.9

Elavarasan M 17.8

Vasen Suli 17.4

Name Hours

GHSS Arasur 121.3

Cinchona Govt High

School(Group account)

57.5

Salem Ornithological

Foundation (Group Account)

47.8

Krishnampudur School

Students (Group Account)

13.9

WAR Rajapalayam (Group

Account)

5.6

The Pollachi Papyrus 3.4

French Birds (Group Account) 1.8

P.U.M.School Thalavaipatty

General Account

0.7

Name No. of Lists

GHSS Arasur (Group account)

139

Cinchona Govt High School (Group account)

135

Salem Ornithological Foundation (Group Account)

96

Krishnampudur School Students (Group Account)

17

CNS Nature 16

Salem Nature & Wildlife Trust SNWT

7

WAR Rajapalayam (Group Account)

7

French Birds (Group Account)

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Annexure 1. Complete list of birds reported during PBC 2018.

Sl. No.

Common Name Scientific Name

1 Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus

2 Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis

3 Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus

4 Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark (Ashy-crowned Finch-Lark) Eremopterix griseus

5 Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica

6 Asian Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica

7 Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella

8 Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus

9 Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans

10 Asian Palm-Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis

11 Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla

12 Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii

13 Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus

14 Barn Owl Tyto alba

15 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

16 Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus

17 Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus

18 Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus

19 Besra Accipiter virgatus

20 Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis

21 Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus

22 Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis

23 Black Kite Milvus migrans

24 Black-and-rufous Flycatcher (Black-and-orange Flycatcher) Ficedula nigrorufa

25 Black-bellied Plover (Grey Plover) Pluvialis squatarola

26 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax

27 Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera

28 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus

29 Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus

30 Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus

31 Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea

32 Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis

33 Black-rumped Flameback (Lesser Goldenbacked Woodpecker)

Dinopium benghalense

34 Black-shouldered Kite (Black-winged Kite) Elanus caeruleus

35 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa

36 Black-throated Munia Lonchura kelaarti

37 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus

38 Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius

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39 Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni

40 Blue-capped Rock-Thrush Monticola cinclorhynchus

41 Blue-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus viridirostris

42 Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus

43 Blue-throated Flycatcher (Blue-throated Blue-Flycatcher) Cyornis rubeculoides

44 Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii

45 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum

46 Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata

47 Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus

48 Booted Warbler Iduna caligata

49 Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus

50 Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum

51 Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus

52 Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus

53 Brown Fish-Owl Ketupa zeylonensis

54 Brown Hawk-Owl Ninox scutulata

55 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus

56 Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus

57 Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui

58 Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker (Indian Pygmy Woodpecker)

Dendrocopos nanus

59 Brown-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe poioicephala

60 Brown-headed Barbet (Large Green Barbet) Psilopogon zeylanicus

61 Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus

62 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia

63 Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus

64 Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti

65 Chestnut-shouldered Petronia (Yellow-throated Sparrow) Petronia xanthocollis

66 Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica

67 Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus

68 Cinereous Tit (Great Tit) Parus cinereus

69 Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus

70 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola

71 Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus

72 Comb Duck (Knob-billed Duck) Sarkidiornis melanotos

73 Common Babbler Turdoides caudata

74 Common Buzzard Buteo buteo

75 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia

76 Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius

77 Common Iora Aegithina tiphia

78 Common Kingfisher (Small Blue Kingfisher) Alcedo atthis

79 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis

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80 Common Redshank Tringa totanus

81 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus

82 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos

83 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago

84 Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius

85 Common Tern Sterna hirundo

86 Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus

87 Common/Stejneger's Stonechat (Siberian/Stejneger's Stonechat)

Saxicola maurus

88 Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus

89 Cotton Pygmy-Goose (Cotton Teal) Nettapus coromandelianus

90 Crab-Plover Dromas ardeola

91 Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus

92 Crested Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus

93 Crested Honey Buzzard (Oriental Honey-buzzard) Pernis ptilorhynchus

94 Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela

95 Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata

96 Crimson-backed Sunbird (Small Sunbird) Leptocoma minima

97 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea

98 Dark-fronted Babbler Rhopocichla atriceps

99 Dunlin Calidris alpina

100 Dusky Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne concolor

101 Eastern/Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis

102 Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto

103 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra

104 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata

105 Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops

106 Eurasian Kestrel (Common Kestrel) Falco tinnunculus

107 Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus

108 Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus

109 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia

110 Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope

111 European Bee-eater Merops apiaster

112 Flame-throated Bulbul (Ruby-throated Bulbul) Pycnonotus gularis

113 Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus

114 Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor

115 Garganey Spatula querquedula

116 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus

117 Golden-fronted Leafbird (Golden-fronted Chloropsis) Chloropsis aurifrons

118 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo

119 Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii

120 Great Egret Ardea alba

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121 Great Hornbill (Great Pied Hornbill) Buceros bicornis

122 Great Thick-knee (Great Stone-curlew) Esacus recurvirostris

123 Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis

124 Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus

125 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus

126 Greater Painted-Snipe Rostratula benghalensis

127 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus

128 Greater Sand-Plover Charadrius leschenaultii

129 Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga

130 Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis

131 Green Imperial-Pigeon Ducula aenea

132 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus

133 Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus

134 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides

135 Green-winged Teal (Common Teal) Anas crecca

136 Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus

137 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea

138 Grey Junglefowl Gallus sonneratii

139 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea

140 Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus

141 Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii

142 Grey-fronted Green-Pigeon (Pompadour Green-Pigeon) Treron affinis

143 Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis

144 Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus

145 Grey-headed Swamphen (Purple Swamphen) Porphyrio poliocephalus

146 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica

147 Heart-spotted Woodpecker Hemicircus canente

148 Hill Swallow (House Swallow) Hirundo domicola

149 House Crow Corvus splendens

150 House Sparrow Passer domesticus

151 Hume's Whitethroat Sylvia althaea

152 Indian Blackbird Turdus simillimus

153 Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea

154 Indian Cormorant (Indian Shag) Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

155 Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus

156 Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo

157 Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris

158 Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus

159 Indian Nuthatch Sitta castanea

160 Indian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi

161 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus

162 Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura

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163 Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii

164 Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus

165 Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis

166 Indian Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus horsfieldii

167 Indian Scops-Owl Otus bakkamoena

168 Indian Silverbill (White-throated Munia) Euodice malabarica

169 Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha

170 Indian Spotted Eagle Clanga hastata

171 Indian Swiftlet Aerodramus unicolor

172 Indian Thick-knee (Indian Stone-curlew) Burhinus indicus

173 Indian Tit (Indian Black-lored Tit) Machlolophus aplonotus

174 Indian/Eastern Jungle Crow (Large-billed Crow) Corvus macrorhynchos

175 Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia

176 Jerdon's Bushlark Mirafra affinis

177 Jerdon's Leafbird (Jerdon's Chloropsis) Chloropsis jerdoni

178 Jerdon's Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis

179 Jungle Babbler Turdoides striata

180 Jungle Bush-Quail Perdicula asiatica

181 Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus

182 Jungle Nightjar (Indian Jungle Nightjar) Caprimulgus indicus

183 Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum

184 Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica

185 Kashmir Flycatcher Ficedula subrubra

186 Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus

187 Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei

188 Large Grey Babbler Turdoides malcolmi

189 Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris

190 Laughing Dove (Little Brown Dove) Streptopelia senegalensis

191 Legge's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus kelaarti

192 Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis

193 Lesser Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus humilis

194 Lesser Sand-Plover Charadrius mongolus

195 Lesser Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica

196 Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus

197 Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger

198 Little Egret Egretta garzetta

199 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis

200 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius

201 Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra

202 Little Stint Calidris minuta

203 Little Swift (Indian House Swift) Apus affinis

204 Little Tern Sternula albifrons

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205 Long-billed Sunbird (Loten's Sunbird) Cinnyris lotenius

206 Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach

207 Malabar Barbet (Crimson-throated Barbet) Psilopogon malabaricus

208 Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus

209 Malabar Lark Galerida malabarica

210 Malabar Parakeet (Blue-winged Parakeet) Psittacula columboides

211 Malabar Starling (Blyth’s Starling) Sturnia blythii

212 Malabar Whistling-Thrush Myophonus horsfieldii

213 Malabar Woodshrike Tephrodornis sylvicola

214 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis

215 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus

216 Mottled Wood-Owl Strix ocellata

217 Mountain Imperial-Pigeon Ducula badia

218 Nilgiri Blue Robin Sholicola major

219 Nilgiri Flowerpecker Dicaeum concolor

220 Nilgiri Flycatcher Eumyias albicaudatus

221 Nilgiri Laughingthrush Montecincla cachinnans

222 Nilgiri Thrush Zoothera neilgherriensis

223 Northern Pintail Anas acuta

224 Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata

225 Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus

226 Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina

227 Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster

228 Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis

229 Oriental Scops-Owl Otus sunia

230 Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula

231 Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis

232 Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus

233 Osprey Pandion haliaetus

234 Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva

235 Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus

236 Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola

237 Painted Spurfowl Galloperdix lunulata

238 Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala

239 Palani Laughingthrush Montecincla fairbanki

240 Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos

241 Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus

242 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus

243 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

244 Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus

245 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta

246 Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata

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247 Pied Cuckoo (Jacobin Cuckoo) Clamator jacobinus

248 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis

249 Plain Prinia Prinia inornata

250 Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala

251 Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps

252 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea

253 Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus

254 Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica

255 Red Avadavat Amandava amandava

256 Red Collared-Dove (Red Turtle-Dove) Streptopelia tranquebarica

257 Red Spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea

258 Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus

259 Red-naped Ibis (Indian Black Ibis) Pseudibis papillosa

260 Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera

261 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica

262 Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer

263 Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus

264 Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus

265 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi

266 River Tern Sterna aurantia

267 Rock Eagle-Owl (Indian Eagle-Owl) Bubo bengalensis

268 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri

269 Rosy Starling Pastor roseus

270 Ruddy Shelduck (Brahminy Duck) Tadorna ferruginea

271 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

272 Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca

273 Ruff Calidris pugnax

274 Rufous Babbler Turdoides subrufa

275 Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda

276 Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus

277 Rufous-tailed Lark Ammomanes phoenicura

278 Rusty-tailed Flycatcher Ficedula ruficauda

279 Sanderling Calidris alba

280 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis

281 Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis

282 Scaly-breasted Munia (Spotted Munia) Lonchura punctulata

283 Shikra Accipiter badius

284 Short-toed Snake-Eagle Circaetus gallicus

285 Sirkeer Malkoha Taccocua leschenaultii

286 Slaty-breasted Rail Gallirallus striatus

287 Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei

288 Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus

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289 Small Pratincole Glareola lactea

290 Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis

291 Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica

292 Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis

293 Spot-breasted Fantail (White-spotted Fantail) Rhipidura albogularis

294 Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis

295 Spotted Owlet Athene brama

296 Square-tailed Bulbul (Black Bulbul) Hypsipetes ganeesa

297 Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis

298 Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar

299 Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola

300 Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus

301 Striated Heron (Little Heron) Butorides striata

302 Sykes's Short-toed Lark Calandrella dukhunensis

303 Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama

304 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris

305 Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra

306 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii

307 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus

308 Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile

309 Thick-billed Warbler Iduna aedon

310 Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae

311 Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis

312 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis

313 Tricolored Munia (Black-headed Munia) Lonchura malacca

314 Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis

315 Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus

316 Vernal Hanging-Parrot (Indian Lorikeet) Loriculus vernalis

317 Watercock Gallicrex cinerea

318 Western Reef-Heron (Western Reef-Egret) Egretta gularis

319 Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava

320 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus

321 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida

322 White Wagtail Motacilla alba

323 White-bellied Blue Flycatcher Cyornis pallipes

324 White-bellied Blue Robin Sholicola albiventris

325 White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens

326 White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster

327 White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus

328 White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus

329 White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola

330 White-browed Wagtail (Large Pied Wagtail) Motacilla maderaspatensis

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331 White-cheeked Barbet (Small Green Barbet) Psilopogon viridis

332 White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa

333 White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus

334 White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata

335 White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus

336 White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis

337 White-tailed Iora (Marshall's Iora) Aegithina nigrolutea

338 White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis

339 Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii

340 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola

341 Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus

342 Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis

343 Yellow-billed Babbler Turdoides affinis

344 Yellow-browed Bulbul Iole indica

345 Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Dendrocopos mahrattensis

346 Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense

347 Yellow-footed Pigeon (Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon) Treron phoenicopterus

348 Yellow-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus xantholaemus

349 Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus

350 Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis

Black-bellied Plover by Raveendran Natarajan from Dhanushkodi, Ramanathapuram

District (13th January 2018) https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S42084192

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Annexure 2. Top 5 species reported in districts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry during PBC

2018. Districts with only one list are not given here.

Ariyalur 126 Species 18 Lists

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus 78 %

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 72 %

Eastern/Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 72 %

Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis 72 %

Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 61 %

Chennai 113 Species 86 Lists

House Crow Corvus splendens 78 %

Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri 66 %

Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii 60 %

White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis 56 %

Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica 53 %

Coimbatore 250 Species 322 Lists

Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis 52 %

Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus 48 %

Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis 40 %

Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus 38 %

House Crow Corvus splendens 37 %

Cuddalore 64 Species 26 Lists

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus 58 %

House Crow Corvus splendens 50 %

Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii 50 %

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 46 %

White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis 46 %

Dharmapuri 86 Species 19 Lists

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 63 %

Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus 53 %

Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer 53 %

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus 47 %

House Crow Corvus splendens 47 %

Dindigul 135 Species 25 Lists

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus 56 %

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 52 %

House Crow Corvus splendens 52 %

Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer 40 %

Eastern/Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 36 %

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Erode 67 Species 25 Lists

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 84 %

Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri 84 %

Yellow-billed Babbler Turdoides affinis 76 %

Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius 64 %

House Sparrow Passer domesticus 64 %

Kancheepuram 152 Species 74 Lists

House Crow Corvus splendens 80 %

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 69 %

Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii 69 %

Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger 62 %

White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis 62 %

Karur 23 Species 8 Lists

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 50 %

Eastern/Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 50 %

Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus 38 %

Indian/Eastern Jungle Crow (Large-billed Crow) Corvus macrorhynchos 38 %

Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus 25 %

Madurai 124 Species 29 Lists

House Crow Corvus splendens 86 %

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus 79 %

Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus 76 %

Asian Palm-Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis 72 %

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 72 %

Nagappattinam 57 Species 32 Lists

Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus 53 %

White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis 53 %

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 47 %

Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius 44 %

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus 41 %

Namakkal 26 Species 3 Lists

Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis 67 %

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 67 %

Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer 67 %

Yellow-billed Babbler Turdoides affinis 67 %

Asian Palm-Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis 33 %

Puducherry 98 Species 47 Lists

Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii 81 %

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus 72 %

Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus 70 %

Asian Palm-Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis 66 %

Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus 64 %

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Pudukkottai 130 Species 163 Lists

Asian Palm-Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis 62 %

Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis 53 %

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus 50 %

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 49 %

Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus 45 %

Ramanathapuram 92 Species 7 Lists

Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 100 %

Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus 100 %

Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 100 %

Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii 100 %

Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis 100 %

Salem 142 Species 324 Lists

House Crow Corvus splendens 69 %

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 64 %

Indian/Eastern Jungle Crow (Large-billed Crow) Corvus macrorhynchos 49 %

Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri 40 %

Asian Palm-Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis 40 %

Sivaganga 69 Species 11 Lists

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus 91 %

Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri 82 %

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 73 %

House Crow Corvus splendens 55 %

Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii 55 %

Thanjavur 103 Species 21 Lists

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 67 %

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus 62 %

Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer 57 %

Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii 48 %

Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda 48 %

The Nilgiris 150 Species 31 Lists

Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus 65 %

Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus 55 %

Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis 48 %

Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum 39 %

Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 39 %

Theni 117 Species 4 Lists

Asian Palm-Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis 75 %

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus 75 %

Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus 75 %

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 75 %

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Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius 75 %

Thiruvallur 76 Species 19 Lists

House Crow Corvus splendens 58 %

Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius 53 %

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 47 %

Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri 47 %

Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica 42 %

Thiruvarur 112 Species 15 Lists

Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus 73 %

Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 73 %

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 73 %

Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri 73 %

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus 67 %

Thoothukkudi 108 Species 19 Lists

Little Egret Egretta garzetta 68 %

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 58 %

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 47 %

Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus 47 %

House Crow Corvus splendens 47 %

Tiruchirappalli 93 Species 48 Lists

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus 38 %

House Crow Corvus splendens 38 %

Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer 35 %

Asian Palm-Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis 33 %

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 33 %

Tirunelveli 89 Species 20 Lists

Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus 70 %

Eastern/Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 65 %

Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii 65 %

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 60 %

Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus 50 %

Tiruppur 171 Species 205 Lists

House Crow Corvus splendens 58 %

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 55 %

House Sparrow Passer domesticus 38 %

Little Egret Egretta garzetta 35 %

Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri 33 %

Tiruvannamalai 110 Species 64 Lists

House Crow Corvus splendens 41 %

Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri 38 %

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 36 %

Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii 31 %

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Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer 31 %

Vellore 81 Species 22 Lists

Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius 59 %

Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer 59 %

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 50 %

White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus 50 %

House Crow Corvus splendens 45 %

Viluppuram 118 Species 25 Lists

Asian Palm-Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis 72 %

White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis 68 %

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus 64 %

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 64 %

Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii 64 %

Virudunagar 68 Species 19 lists

Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer 58 %

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus 47 %

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 47 %

House Crow Corvus splendens 47 %

Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus 47 %

White-tailed Iora by Shanmugam Kalidass from Kalipalayam, Tiruppur District. (16th January 2018) https://ebird.org/india/view/checklist/S41959012

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Annexure 3: Full list of participants of PBC 2018

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ABHISHEK GOPAL, ALAN TRAUTMANN, AM AMSA, AMOL MANDE, ANBARASAN SANGEETHA,

ARAVIND AMIRTHARAJ, ARUL PARADISE, ARULVELAN THILLAINAYAGAM, ARUN M, ARUN

VENKATARAMANAN, ASHISH GUPTA, ASHISH JHA

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BADRI NARAYANAN THIAGARAJAN, BALA BHARATHI, BALAJI P B, BHARATH KUMAR,

BHARATHIDASAN SUBBIAH, BHAVI K, BULBUL MURUGES

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CHANDAN MANGHNANI, CHERAN J, CHETAN HARIKISHANDAS JOSHI, CINCHONA GOVT HIGH

SCHOOL(GROUP ACCOUNT), CNS NATURE

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DANIVAL SANTHOSH,DIVYA MUDAPPA,DIVYA SUBRAMANI,DIVYAPRIYA CHANDRASEKARAN,DR

GUNALAN, DRUVA MURALI,DURAIRAJU RAMASAMY,DURAISWAMY NAVANEETHAM

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ELANGOVAN VISVANATHAN, ELAVARASAN M

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FRENCH BIRDS (GROUP ACCOUNT),

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GANAPATHY SIVAPIRAGASAM, GANESHWAR SV, GHSS ARASUR,GNANASKANDAN

KESAVABHARATHI,GNANITH, GOWTHAM RAM

H

HAMSIA KANI, HARI KUMAR, HARSHJEET BAL,

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IBIS ANDRIL (GROUP ACCOUNT), ILAN RAJASEKARAN, ILANGO K

J

JAIGANESH BALAKRISHNAN, JAYALALITHA PAGADALA, JEBAMALAI MICHAEL AUGUSTINE SANTIAGO,

JEEVA VARUTHARAJ, JEYARAJ AATHI, JOE M RAJA, JOHN JOSEPH CHELLADURAI, JOHN RAVINDRAN

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KALAIMANI AYUTHAVEL, M KARTHIKAYAN, V.KALAISELVAN,P.U.P.SCHOOL, KINGSLEY DAVID,

NEERMULLIKUTTAI,SALEM., KALYAN VARMA, KARAN CHELLAPPA, KARTHICK VS, KARTHIKEYAN G B,

KARTHIKEYAN PONNAMBALAMOORTHY, KAVI NILAVU, KRISHNAKUMAR K IYER, KRISHNAMOORTHY

MUTHIRULAN, KRISHNAMPUDUR SCHOOL STUDENTS (GROUP ACCOUNT), KRISHNAVENI

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LINDA RACIOPPI, LINGARAJA VENKATESH,

M

MAGESH RAM, MILA SAJEEV, MOHAMED SALMAN, MOHAMMED HIRASH, MOHAMMED SALEEM,

MONIKA GANDHI, MRINALINI SIDDHARTHA, MUTHU DHIVAKAR, MUTHU NARAYANAN

N

NALINI ARAVIND, NANDHAKUMAR RADHAKRISHNAN, NEETHI VDS, NITHILA DEVI NALLASAMY, NITYA

SREE, NOOR ASADULLAH,

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P.U.M.SCHOOL THALAVAIPATTY GENERAL ACCOUNT, PANCHAPAKESAN JEGANATHAN,

PARIPOORANAM KATHAVARAYAN, PARTHASARATHY THIRUMALAI, PAVANASAM VELAYUTHAM,

PAVITHIRA KUMAR, PERIYASAMY RAJANGAM, POOJA PAWAR, PRABHAKARAN MARUTHAI, PRAKASH

G, PRAKASH KUNNATH, PRASANNA MANIVANNAN, PRATHAP RAMASAMY, PRAVEEN KUMAR,

PRAVEEN MANIVANNAN, PRAVIN SHANMUGHANANDAM, PRITHIVI RAJ S, PRIYA RAJENDRAN,

PRIYATHARSINI RAJENDRAN

R

RAJ ELANGOV, RAJA SIMMA PANDIYAN, DR. RAVI M, RAJANNA VENKATRAMAN,RAJARAJAN V,

RAJASEKARAN PERIYASAMY, RAJESH KUMAR, RAJESH M, RAMA NARAYANAN, RAMA

NEELAMEGAM, RAMESH DESAI, RAMESHWARAN HOOPOE, RAMIT SINGAL, RAMMANOHAR B,

RAMRAJ S, RAPHY KALLETTUMKARA, RAV SRINIVAS, RAVEENDRAN KC, RAVEENDRAN NATARAJAN,

RENUKA VIJAYARAGHAVAN, ROHIT PANSARE

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SACHDEEP S, G SURESH, SADHASIVAM DHAMU, SALEM NATURE & WILDLIFE TRUST SNWT, SALEM

ORNITHOLOGICAL FOUNDATION (GROUP ACCOUNT), SANTHARAM V, SARAVANAN DHANDAPANI,

SATHEESH MUTHU GOPAL B, SATHIA MOORTHY, SATHYA KUMAR, SATHYA NARAYANAN, SATHYA

PANCHAPAKESAN, SEKAR VINCENT, SELVAGANESH K, SELVARAJ RANGASAMY, SENTHIL VEERASAMY,

SHAN MUGAM, SHANKAR SHRIJAN, SHANMUGAM KALIDASS, SHEEBA NANJAN, SHERMAN GARNETT,

SHREYA RAY, SIDDHARTH S, SIDHARTH SRINIVASAN, SIVA T, SIVAKUMAR RAMASAMY, SIVAKUMAR

S, SIVAKUMAR SS, SREEKUMAR K GOVINDANKUTTY, SREENIVASAN K, SRINIVASAN VASAN, STEPHAN

LORENZ, SUBHASHINI SIVASUBRAMANIAN, SUBRAMANIA SIVA, SUBRAMANIAN R, SUBRAMANIAN

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RAJAPANDIAN, SUGUNA R, SUJITH VERGHIS, SUNDAR K, SUNDAR PALANIVELU, SURENDHAR

BOOBALAN, SUSY VARUGHESE, SWARNA RAVISHANKAR, SYED ABDUL KADHAR, T R SHANKAR

RAMAN

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TAMIL SELVAN A, TAMILBIRDS (GROUP ACCOUNT), TANMAY JAIN, TARACHAND WANVARI, THE

POLLACHI PAPYRUS, THEIVAPRAKASHAM HARI, THIRUMOORTHY N V,

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VADIVUKKARASI A, VARUN ALAGAR SURENDRAN, VASEN SULI, VENKATRAMAN RAJAMANICKAM,

VIDHYA SWAMINATHAN, VIGNESHWARAN B, VIJAYKUMAR KRISHNAMURTHY, VIJI G, VINOBA

ANAND, VINODH KAMBALATHARA, VISHAL SHANMUGASUNDARAM, VISHNU C S, VISHNU SANKAR,

VIVEK PULIYERI, VIVEK SUDHAKARAN

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WAR RAJAPALAYAM (GROUP ACCOUNT), WILL YANDIK, WILLIAM COOK

Y

YOGESWARIE SREEDHARAN

Sykes's Short-toed Lark by Renuka Vijayaraghavan from Walayar Dam, Coimbatore District (15th January 2018). https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S41946473

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Press coverage Here are a few of the articles published on PBC 2018 in local newspapers.

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Pongal Bird Count 2018 Media Coverage 3th January 2018

Dinamalar - : 13

http://www.dinamalar.com/news_detail.asp?id=1931649 10 January 2018

Dinamalar – மாநில அளவில் பறவவகள் கணக்ககடுப்பு பணி http://epaper.dinamalar.com/PUBLICATIONS/DM/COIMBATORE/2018/01/10/ArticleHtmls/10012018270017.shtml?Mode=1 11 January 2018 Times of India- 4-day Pongal bird count to begin on January 13 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/4-day-pongal-bird-count-to-begin-on-january-13/articleshow/62452910.cms 11 January 2018 Adayar Times - Pongal Special – Readers share their experience – Interview with Vikas Madhav http://www.adyartimes.in/atepaperpongalissue/ 11 January 2018 The Hindu, Metro Plus - Greet the birds this Pongal! Link here 11 January 2018 The Hindu, Counting on the avian enthusiasts http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/counting-on-the-avian-enthusiasts/article22423103.ece 12 January 2018

Dinamani - தினமணி - கபாங்கல் பறவவகள் கணக்ககடுப்பு நாவள கதாடக்கம் (புதுச்சேரி) Link here and here

13 January 2018 The Hindu – Metro Plus – Pongal Bird Count http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/pongal-bird-count/article22433903.ece 13 January 2018

தி ஹிந்து – பறவவகளுடன் ஒரு கபாங்கல் http://tamil.thehindu.com/general/environment/article22434773.ece 13 January 2018

Dinamani - தினமணி -

(Link here) 14 January 2018 The Hindu (Tiruchirapalli) - Counting the avian population (Link here)

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Flyers shared and distributed for PBC 2018 publicity

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Illustration by Rohit Bhasi

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Facebook page of Pongal Bird Count https://www.facebook.com/pongalbirdcount/

A WhatsApp Group (Temporary) created to communicate and share various events/sightings during this PBC 2018

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Pongal Bird Count 2018 was coordinated by TamilBirds and Bird Count India and its various partners. For more information, see the following links: Tamilbirds - in.groups.yahoo.com/group/Tamilbirds/ Bird Count India - http://www.birdcount.in/ Join the Facebook group -(https://www.facebook.com/groups/birdcountindia/) Pongal Bird Count http://www.birdcount.in/events/pongal-bird-count/ Contact Bird Count India at [email protected] eBird - eBird India (http://ebird.org/ebird/country/IN/) Pongal Bird Count 2018 Report prepared and compiled by P. Jeganathan.

Front Cover Illustration by Rohit Bhasi

Front and back cover Kolam (Rangoli) by Vidhya Sundar

Slaty-breasted Rail by Karthikeyan Ponnambalamoorthy from Pallikaranai Marshland,

Chennai (15th January 2018). https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S41923607

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