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Pongal Bird Count 2016

January, 15-18

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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 second time in Tamil Nadu and saw an increase in enthusiasm and

participation from last year.

2015 2016

329 lists 1296 lists

285 species 334 species

174.3 hours 790.4 hours

85 participants 170 participants

1296 Checklists in 29 districts

Out of 32 districts in Tamil Nadu, birders from 29 districts and an adjoing Union

Territory, Puducherry, participated in PBC 2016.

Map of Tamil Nadu and

Puducherry showing the lists

submitted during PBC 2016.

Each list is shown in the map as

a translucent circle: darker

areas therefore represent

multiple lists from the same or

adjacent locations.

Dotted regions represent the

districts (Dharmapuri, Karur,

Perambalur and Theni) from

where no lists were submitted.

Out of 1296 lists submitted most lists were from Chennai, Kancheepuram, Pudukkottai,

Coimbatore and The Nilgiris (top 5 districts). In camparison, districts from central and

southern Tamil Nadu submitted relatively lower number of checklists.

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During the PBC 2016, more than 200 checklists were submitted daily (Day1-389, Day2-

359, Day3-324, Day4-224) of which 94% were effort based complete checklists

(Stationary and Travelling) and rest being casual or incidental observations.

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Travelling Staionary Incidental

334 species

Out of nearly 525 species likely to occur in Tamil Nadu region, 334 species were

reported within four days of PBC 2016. Complete list of birds reported during this

period can be seen in Annexure 1.

House Crow was the most common resident bird appearing in 64% of all the checklists

and the Blyth’s Reed Warbler was the most common migrant appearing in 26% of the

checklists. Top 5 species reported in individual districts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry

during PBC 2016 can be seen in Annexure 2.

Top 10 resident birds reported during PBC 2016

Sl. No. Common Name Scientific Name Percentage occurrence

1 House Crow Corvus splendens 64%

2 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 58%

3 Indian/Eastern Jungle Crow (Large-billed Crow)

Corvus macrorhynchos 49%

4 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri 46%

5 Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii 44%

6 White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis 37%

7 Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus 35%

8 Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica 33%

9 Eastern/Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 33%

10 Yellow-billed Babbler Turdoides affinis 32%

Top 10 migrant birds reported during PBC 2016

Sl. No. Common name Scientific name Percentage occurrence

1 Blyth's Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 26%

2 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 24%

3 Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo 10%

4 Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus 8%

5 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus 7%

6 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 7%

7 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 7%

8 Northern Pintail Anas acuta 6%

9 Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 5%

10 Garganey Anas querquedula 4%

790 hours and 170 participants

During PBC 2016, each participant spent on an average 4.65 hours on birding. This

includes individual participants and group accounts. Coimbatore and Kancheepuram

districts had highest number of participants (28 each). Nagappattinam and Erode had

highest per person effort of 6.0 and 5.9 hours, respectively.

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

districts, in terms of number of lists recorded (up to 5 participants per districts are

shown). For a complete list of participants, see Annexure 3.

Districts No. of Participants

Ave. Per Person Effort (hrs)

Participant Names

Puducherry 8 2.5 Surendhar Boobalan, Vigneshwaran B, Arulmozhi Senthil, J Nagaraj, Coumarane Kupps

Ariyalur 3 3.8 Albert Relton, Raja Simma Pandiyan, Babu santhanakrishnan

Chennai 17 4.2 TheNatureTrust(GroupAccount), Vivek Puliyeri, Rama Neelamegam, Susy Varughese, Mahathi Narayanaswamy

Coimbatore 28 2.4 Appavu Pavendhan, CinchonaGHS(GroupAccount), Prakash G, Selvaganesh K, Gunasekaran M

Cuddalore 1 1.3 Surendhar Boobalan

Dindigul 5 1.7 Mohan Raj K., Amudha Hariharan, Arunsankar N, Dhruv Athreye, Bharathidasan Subbiah

Erode 8 5.1 Himanshu Dave, Abu Clicks, Shanmugam Kalidass, Anand Palani, R Selvamani

Kancheepuram 28 3.9 TheNatureTrust(GroupAccount), Ganeshwar S V, Vijay Kumar, Devika Rani

Kanniyakumari 2 1.7 Jayadev Menon, Nila Subramanian

Krishnagiri 3 3.4 Rupa Maity, Rajesh Balakrishnan, Arvind Adhi

Madurai 11 5.1 Badri Narayanan Thiagarajan, Priya Rajendran, Raveendran Natarajan, Patrick David, Priya Darshini

Nagappattinam 7 6.0 Nature Society of Tirupur Tirupur (GroupAccount), Amol Mande, Pradeep Kumar V B, Balaji P B

The Nilgiris 10 5.9 Indira Srinivasan, Bhoopathy A & Indrajith A, Vijay Krishnaraj, Sivakumar SS, Kavin SG

Namakkal 6 3.2 Mohanraj T, Subash Nachimuthu, Elavarasi P, TheNatureTrust (GroupAccount), Sivaranjini K

Pudukkottai 10 4.7 Selvaganesh K, GovtArtsCollege4Women Pudukkottai (Group Account), Priyanga A, Priyadarshini K, Panchapakesan Jeganathan

Ramanathapuram 6 4.1 Dr. Ravi M, Raveendran Natarajan, Seen Mani, Priyadarshini K, Priyanga A

Salem 5 2.1 Carlton Relton, Gokul Vadivel, Subraja Vasudevan, (Maram Palanisami), Dr. Ravi M

Sivaganga 4 2.7 Raveendran Natarajan, Dr. Ravi M, Priya Darshini, Karthika MD

Tiruchirappalli 4 5.0 Siva T, Palani Andavan Balasubramanian, Sathiaseelan Karthikeyan, Aishwarya D

Tirunelveli 2 3.8 Subbu Rajan, Thalavai Pandi

Thanjavur 7 3.8 Raja Simma Pandiyan, Panchapakesan Jeganathan, Sheeba Nanjan, Griffith Michael, Duraiswamy Navaneetham

Thoothukkudi 5 3.1 Naveen Joseph, Sakthi Manickam, Rajeesh Kumar MP, Amudha Hariharan, Sundar Lakshmanan

Thiruvallur 8 2.5 Amirtharaj Uthirasu, Rajarajan V, TheNatureTrust (GroupAccount), Sundar Palanivelu, Melvin Jaison

Tiruppur 14 2.2 Shanmugam Kalidass, Arumugam Mohankumar, AM Amsa, Anand Palani, Nature Society of Tirupur Tirupur (Group Account)

Thiruvarur 9 1.5 Raja Simma Pandiyan, Amirtharaj Uthirasu, Oviya Nakkeeran, Sheeba Nanjan, Panchapakesan Jeganathan

Tiruvannamalai 3 4.0 Amirtharaj Uthirasu, Kalaimani Ayuthavel, Vijay Kumar

Vellore 2 1.0 Harshjeet Bal, Jaganathan Mohan

Viluppuram 5 4.6 Surendhar Boobalan, Lekshmi R, Rajamanikam Ramamoorthy, Kalaimani Ayuthavel, Vigneshwaran B

Virudunagar 3 1.3 Sharan Venkatesh, Junglehome Mudumalai, Viji G

Some participants and groups showed dedicated efforts during PBC 2016 and are

mentioned below:

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

Name No. of Lists

Selvaganesh K 80

Ganeshwar S V 65

Indira Srinivasan 60

Vivek Puliyeri 51

Panchapakesan Jeganathan 49

Shanmugam Kalidass 41

Susy Varughese 38

Surendhar Boobalan 37

Sheeba Nanjan 34

Mahathi Narayanaswamy 33

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

Name No. of Lists

TheNatureTrust (GroupAccount)

94

GovtArtsCollege4Women Pudukkottai

27

Cinchona GHS (Group account)

18

CNS Nature 6

Nature Society of Tirupur 5

Birds Auroville (GroupAccount)

4

Name Hours

Surendhar Boobalan 26.0

Raveendran Natarajan 20.5

Selvaganesh K 20.0

Ganeshwar S V 19.5

Shanmugam Kalidass 16.9

Raja Simma Pandiyan 15.8

Indira Srinivasan 15.0

Vijay Kumar 14.6

Dr. Ravi M 13.3

Vivek Puliyeri 12.8

Name Hours

TheNatureTrust (GroupAccount)

47.3

CNS Nature 9.0

Nature Society of Tirupur 9.0

Cinchona GHS (Group account)

6.9

GovtArtsCollege4Women Pudukkottai

6.8

Birds Auroville (GroupAccount)

0.0

Some memorable moments of PBC 2016 from participants

From A. Bhoopathy, The Nilgiris.

In the Nilgiris, a team members (Myself, My grandson A Indrajit and K. Prabu) of Sackatha

village, Aravenu, Kotagiri taluk covered the eastern slopes included Sackatha village,

Banagudi Shola and the Longwood Shola.

We started the Pongal Bird Count from the elevation of 1600mts to 1025mts. The have

been observing in the farm land of Coffee and Tea estates as well as the forest habitations

of Shola and evergreen forests. Out team had a good collection of birds in the farmland

rather than the forest lands. The winter is the good season for observing the migrants,

altitudinal migrants and resident birds.

In this bird count, Mamaram, Kunjapanai, Kolikarai and Chemmanarai were intensively

covered by our team. Within this Eastern slopes mountain boundaries, live characteristic,

plants, animals, birds, insects and other inhabitants, adapted to the region’s climate,

landforms and soil. In the tea and coffee estates eco-system, evergreen forest patches

surround the tea fields and the rivulets cut across the tea and coffee estates and run

through the hedges and bushes which are unique by itself in the Nilgiris; especially in the

Vagapanai slopes, Cliffy slopes, Konavakarai slopes and the Jackanarai slopes . These are

the geographical features of Nilgiri Eastern Slopes.

The eastern slope was one of the favorite birding place of late Dr. Salim Ali, as he

mentioned in his biography of “The Fall of the Sparrow”.

G. Parameswaran (Shiva), Coimbatore

I could only contribute a morning count of Ukkadam Big Tank in Coimbatore on Sunday the 17th of the month. Since Pongal is a time that many bird watchers have other important family commitments, I had to go it alone. My list has been posted in ebird on Jan 17th. Notable sightings are (1) Watercock and (2) Clamorous Reed Warbler. One should also point out the lack of 'long distance migrant ducks' like Pintails, Garganeys and Shovelers in the Coimbatore area this winter. Only a systematic implementation of this seasonal bird count will answer many of the questions that arise due to changes in the environment and may be even climate change.

I would also suggest one simple change to the duration of the count. Given family obligations, perhaps one could consider extending the count duration to at least ten days or two weeks, by including two successive weekends. All these matters and certainly worthy of discussion in the Tamil Birder's group.

Duraiswamy Navaneetham. Thanjavur district I started my hobby of bird watching a year ago with the Pongal Bird Count 2015. Most of my Counts are from the village of Mannankadu (10º25’26" N, 79º23’18" E) in Thanjavur district. My enjoyable experience of checklist-a-month, mostly in coconut groves and around the house, made me to try out waterbodies around the edge of the village for PBC 2016. Dry for several seasons these ponds and streams are now brimming with water due to copious northeast monsoon rains. Birds that I have not seen there for a while such as Common Sandpiper, Eurasian Coot were a lovely sight. Also PBC gave me the opportunity to learn and differentiate the male Indian Robin from the female. Resourceful experts readily helping out when I was in doubt about any bird species is very encouraging. Here are some of the birds that I sighted during PBS 2016.

1. Indian Roller, 2. Common Kingfisher, 3. Common Sandpiper, 4. Eurasian Collard Dove, 5. Black-headed Munia, 6. Blue-tailed Bee-eater

From Rajesh Balakrishnan, Karthikeyan S, with Rupa Maity, Jijo Birding at Melagiris - PBC 2016 Quite unusually, on a visit to Melagiris (near Hosur), we had a wee bit of expectation/wish! A couple of colleagues were joining us and we wanted their first birding session to be memorable. Armed with pocket field guides and binoculars, we set off.

Swallows doing sorties, grebes diving, long-legged stilts, a hornbill, and a black-winged kite made it a decent start. A Spotted Owlet took us by surprise, reiterating that fleeting glimpses are the norm.

Near Jawalagiri, we spotted and stopped - Yellow-wattled Lapwings and later Lesser Whistling Ducks. Some movement at the far end of the lake caught our attention, Northern Pintails - a first for us from this region! Ears turned and we were soon lip-syncing "Brain Fever" with the Common Hawk Cuckoo!

The drier regions were made colourful by the Roller - no wonder it is popular among State Birds. A dry leaf on a tree top turned out to be a Kestrel!

The avian fauna diversity at Melagiris is interesting. A count of over 70 species was quite a Bumper Harvest, appropriate for Pongal; we would've settled for much less at an introductory birding session! The fine Early Bird Pocket Field Guide, from NCF, got tested as well and came through with flying colours, quite literally! Malabar Parakeets from Melagiris

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1. Black-headed Cuckooshrike 2. Ashy Woodswallow 3. Chestnut-winged Cuckoo

4. Barn Owl (Roadkill), 5. Pallid Harrier, 6. Chestnut-tailed Starling

Sharang Satish, Coimbatore

I had some wonderful moments during the Pongal Bird Count 2016 that I would like to

share. I decided to introduce two of my friends to birding, and we headed off to Longwood

Shola in Kotagiri, a wonderful location with its beautiful trails and teeming birdlife. Here I

was able to see birds like Black-and-Orange flycatcher and Nilgiri Laughingthrush, among

many others that were there on my wish list. The prized catch here was the Brown-Wood

Owl. The next day, I was lucky to see the Citrine wagtail in Coimbatore, which could

probably be the first record for the city. With a total of 8 lifers, it was a memorable close to

the event.

1. Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher, 2. Citrine Wagtail, 3. Nilgiri Flycatcher,

4. Brown Wood-Owl

From Selvaganesh K, Pudukkottai

எனது முதல் ப ொங்கல் றவைகள் கணக்பகடுப்பு:

பென்ற ஆண்டு தமிழ்நொடு வைளொண் ல்கவைக்கழகத்தில் நடந்த தமிழ்

றவையொளர்கள் ெந்திப் ில் கைந்து பகொள்ள திரு.பெகநொதன் அைர்கள் அவழத்தொர்.

நொனும் என் தங்வகயும் ங்கு பகொண்வடொம்,அங்கு தமிழ்நொட்டில் றவை ொர்த்தைின்

நிவை ற்றியும் தமிழகத்தின் றவைகள் ரைல் ற்றிய ைிைரங்கள் மிகவும்

குவறைொக இருப் தொகவும் அவத இந்த ப ொங்கல் றவைகள் கணக்பகடுப் ில் முடிந்த

அளைிற்கு தமிழகம் முழுைதும் இதுைவர றவை ொர்த்தல் பெய்யப் டொத குதிகளில்

றவைகவளப் ொர்த்து அவத ebird மூைம் திவு பெய்ய முடிவு எடுக்கப் ட்டது.

மொைட்ட ைொரியொக பென்ற ஆண்டு (2015) ப ொங்கல் றவைகள் ொர்த்த தகைல்கள்

கொண் ிக்கப் ட்டன அதில் நொன் ிறந்த மொைட்டமொன புதுக்வகொட்வடயில் ஒருைர் கூட

றவை ொர்த்தவை பெய்யைில்வை எனவை நொன் புதுவகொட்வடயில் றவை

ொர்த்தவை நடத்துைதொக கூறிவனன். புதுவகொட்வடயில் ொர்வை ொர்த்தவை ள்ளிகள்

மற்றும் கல்லூரி மொணைர்கள் மூைம் பெய்ய திட்டமிடப் ட்டது. ெிை கொரணங்களொல்

நங்கள் நிவனத்த அளைிற்கு பெய்ய முடியைில்வை என்றொலும் இரண்டு ள்ளிகள்

மற்றும் இரண்டு கல்லூரி மொணைர்கள்இதில் ங்கு ப ற்றனர். தொரொபுரத்வத வெர்ந்த

திரு. ெண்முகம் கொளிதொஸ் அைர்கள் ப ொங்கல் றவை ொர்த்தல் தமிழ்நொட்டின் 50

ப ொதுப் றவைகள் அடங்கிய 100 துண்டு ிரதிகவள எனக்கு அனுப் ினொர் அவை புதிய

றவை ொர் ைர்களுக்கு மிகவும் யனுள்ளவையொக இருந்தது.

ப ொங்கலுக்கு முந்வதய நொள் என் அண்ணன் மகன் முத்து, என் ெித்தப் ொ மகன்

நொகரொஜ் மற்றும் மணியுடன் அமர்ந்து நொவள எங்கு எங்கு றவைகவளப் ொர்க்கைொம்

என்று ஆவைொெித்துக் பகொண்டிருந்வதொம். அப்ப ொழுது நொன் அந்த துண்டு ிரதிகவளக்

கொட்டி இதில் உள்ள றவைகளில் எத்தவன றவைகவள ொர்த்துள்ளரீ்கள் என்று

வகட்வடன். அதற்கு முத்து வைகமொக “ெித்தப் ொ நொன் இதிை இருக்குற 14 றவைகள

ெொப்ட்டு இருக்வகன்“ என்றொன் எனக்கு ெிரிப் தொ அழுைதொ என்று பதரியைில்வை,

நீதொன் எனக்கு றவைகள் இருக்குற இடத்வத எல்ைொம் கொட்ட வைண்டும் என்று

பெொன்வனன். அைனும் கொவையில் ெீக்கிரமொ வ ொனொல் தொன் றவைகவள நிவறய

ொக்கைொம் என்று பெொன்னொன். ெரி கொவை ஆறு மணிக்கு ொக்கைொம் என்று பெொல்ைி அனுப் ிைிட்வடன்.

தினொன்கு ைருடங்களுக்க்கு ிறகு நொன் ிறந்த ஊரில் ப ொங்கல் பகொண்டொடுகிவறன்.

அதுவும் எனக்கு ிடித்த றவைகளுடன். கொவை 4.30 மணிக்கு புள்ளி ஆந்வதவய

ொர்த்து எனது ப ொங்கல் றவை ொர்த்தவை என் மொமொ மகன் கமைநொதனுடன்

பதொடங்கிவனன். கொவை 5 மணிக்வக எங்கள் ைடீ்டுப் ப ொங்கல் ப ொங்கியது. ை

ைருடம் கழித்து அய்யம் ட்டினத்தில் ப ொங்கல் பகொண்டொடுைது மகிழ்வைத் தந்தது.

ெர்க்கவரப் ப ொங்கல் ெொப் ிட்டுைிட்டு றவை ொர்த்தவைத் பதொங்கைொம் என்று

இருந்வதன், ெரியொக 6.20 க்கு முத்துவும் மணியும் ைந்தனர் அைர்களுக்கு எவ்ைொறு

றவை ொர்ப் து, றவை ொர்த்தவை குறிப்வ ட்டில் குறிக்கும்வ ொது றவை ொர்த்த

இடம், நொள், பதொடங்கிய வநரம், நடந்து ொர்த்வதொமொ ஒவர இடத்தில் நின்றுபகொண்டு

ொர்த்வதொமொ என் வதயும் றவைகளின் எண்ணிக்வகவயயும் குறிக்க வைண்டும்

என்வறன். இருைரும் மிகவும் ெிறப் ொக றவைகவளப் ட்டியைிட்டனர்.

ின் நொங்கள் எங்கள் ையக்கொடு க்கம் றவை ொர்க்க பென்வறொம் ின் எம் கண்மொய்,

தண்ணரீ் ந்தல், இவடயொன் குளம் குதிகளில் றவை ொர்த்வதொம், அப்ப ொழுது

முத்துைிடம் உனக்கு ிடித்த றவை என்ன என்ன வகட்வடன் அைன் கொச்ெில் (Indian

Pitta) என்றொன். ஏன் என்வறன், அதன் கறி நல்ைொ இருக்கும் அப்புறம் நல்ைொ கைரொ

இருக்கும் ெித்தப் ொ என்றொன். அைன் உங்களுக்கு புடிச்ெது என்ன றவை என்று

வகட்டொன் நொன் ப ரிய இருைொெி என்வறன். ஏன் என்று வகட்டொன் , நொன் அது

கூடவமக்கும் ைிதத்வதயும் அது தன் குஞ்வெப் வ ணும் ைிதத்வதயும் அைனுக்குக்

கூறிவனன். அவடகொக்கும் கொைத்தில் ஆண் றவை வைட்வடயொடப் ட்டொல் அந்த

ப ண் றவை மற்றும் குஞ்ெின் நிவை என்ன எனக் வகட்வடன். அைன் ொைம் ெித்தப் ொ

அதுவும் பெத்து வ ொகும் என்றொன். அது வ ொைத்தொன் நீயும் றவைவய அடித்து

ெொப் ிட்டொல் அைற்றின் குஞ்சு அைங்க அம்மொ அப் ொ இல்ைொமல் பெத்து வ ொகும்

என்வறன். உங்களுக்கு என்ன என்ன றவை ப யர் பதரியும் என்று அைர்களிடம்

வகட்வடன், வதன் ெிட்டு(sunbirds), ெொதொ ெிட்டு(warblers), குறு முளியொன் (Asian Brown

Flycatcher), உள்ளொன் (Sandpipers, Plovers) ,மஞ்ெப் ட்டு (Indian Golden Oriole), பகொண்டைொத்தி, கொக்கொ, மயில், குயில், பெம்வ ொத்து, மண்டகுருைி (Brown Shrike), தூகனங்குருைி, னங்கொவட, கொச்ெில் என்று அடுக்கி பகொண்வட வ ொனொர்கள் ிறகு ையிறு ெிக்க

பதொடங்கியது எனவை ைடீ்டுக்கு வ ொய் ெொப் ிட்டு ைிட்டு ெொயங்கொைம் றவை

ொக்கைொம் என்று பெொல்ைி கிளம் ிைிட்வடொம்.

ெொப் ிட்டதும் 5 கிமி தள்ளி உள்ள வமட்டுக் பகொள்வளயில் என் ெித்தப் ொ ைடீ்டிற்கு

பென்று என் தங்வக கொர்த்திகொவுடன் அருகில் இருந்த குட்வடயில் றவைகவளப்

ொர்த்வதொம். ின் மீண்டும் மொவை முத்து, மணி, நொகரொஜ் ஆகிவயொருடன் ஆெொன்

கண்மொய் க்கம் றவை ொர்க்க பென்வறொம். அப்ப ொழுது நீைைொல் ஞ்சுருட்டன்

ொர்த்வதொம். இது ைிைெொய கொைங்களில் ைைவெ ைரும் றவை. இது யிவரத் தொக்கும்

பூச்ெிகவளக் கட்டுப் டுத்த ப ரிதும் உதவும் என்வறன். அைர்களும் நிவறய

வகள்ைிகவளச் ெவளக்கொமல் வகட்டனர். குருமுழியொன், மண்ட குருைி, பகொண்டைொத்தி இருக்கும் இடத்துை தொன் கொச்ெில் இருக்கும், தூக்கணொங்குருைி தண்ணரீுக்கு அருகில் தொன் கூடவமக்கும், கரிச்ெொன் ருந்வதவய ெண்வடயிை

வதொற்கடிக்கும் வ ொன்ற ை தகைல்கவள நொன் அைர்களிடம் இருந்து

கற்றுக்பகொண்வடன்.

From Thirunaranan, The Nature Trust, Chennai We just finished the uploads of our PBC checklists 94 nos.Really its a very great learning experience and very much useful for our monitoring field work especially uncover north Chennai (thickly populated and highly polluted ). This year also lot of surprises from the unprotected and unnoticed habitats, some of the interesting species documented by our boys from North Chennai such as Pied Myna, White wagtail and Grey Headed Lapwing. From Pallikaranai Marsh we have recorded Citrine wagtail, White wagtail, Yellow Wagtail. From Kancheepuram we have recorded a pair of Indian Spotted Eagle, White Stork and Red Munia. Locations covered by our team: North Chennai (K. Deva and Kamala Kannan), Kancheepuram (Gowatham Ganesan), Thirukazhukundram, Namakkal and Mahaballipuram. Other members participated and help us in various ways are S. Ayyanar, J.Abraham, K.Thiyagarajan, S.Madhan and Chandrasekar.

Members of The Nature Trust birding during the PBC 2016. Photo: Thirunaranan K

Annexure 1. Complete list of birds reported during PBC 2016.

S.No. Common name Scientific name

1 Alpine Swift Apus melba

2 Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus

3 Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis

4 Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus

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

6 Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa latirostris

7 Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella

8 Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus

9 Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans

10 Asian Palm-Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis

11 Asian Pied Starling (Pied Myna) Gracupica contra

12 Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus

13 Barn Owl Tyto alba

14 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

15 Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus

16 Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus

17 Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus

18 Besra Accipiter virgatus

19 Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis

20 Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus

21 Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis

22 Black Kite Milvus migrans

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

24 Black-bellied Plover (Grey Plover) Pluvialis squatarola

25 Black-chinned Laughingthrush (Nilgiri Laughingthrush) Trochalopteron cachinnans

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

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 Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus

52 Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus

53 Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus

54 Brown Fish-Owl Ketupa zeylonensis

55 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus

56 Brown Wood-Owl Strix leptogrammica

57 Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus

58 Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui

59 Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker (Indian Pygmy Woodpecker) Dendrocopos nanus

60 Brown-cheeked Fulvetta Alcippe poioicephala

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

62 Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus

63 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia

64 Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus

65 Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti

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

67 Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica

68 Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus

69 Cinereous Tit (Great Tit) Parus cinereus

70 Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus

71 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola

72 Clamorous Reed-Warbler (Indian Great Reed-Warbler) Acrocephalus stentoreus

73 Comb Duck (Knob-billed Duck) Sarkidiornis melanotos

74 Common Babbler Turdoides caudata

75 Common Buzzard Buteo buteo

76 Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus

77 Common Emerald Dove (Emerald Dove) Chalcophaps indica

78 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia

79 Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius

80 Common Iora Aegithina tiphia

81 Common Kingfisher (Small Blue Kingfisher) Alcedo atthis

82 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis

83 Common Pochard Aythya ferina

84 Common Redshank Tringa totanus

85 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula

86 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus

87 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos

88 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago

89 Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius

90 Common Tern Sterna hirundo

91 Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus

92 Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus

93 Cotton Pygmy-Goose (Cotton Teal) Nettapus coromandelianus

94 Crested Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus

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

96 Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela

97 Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata

98 Crimson-backed Sunbird (Small Sunbird) Leptocoma minima

99 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea

100 Dark-fronted Babbler Rhopocichla atriceps

101 Dusky Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne concolor

102 Eastern/Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis

103 Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto

104 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra

105 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata

106 Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops

107 Eurasian Kestrel (Common Kestrel) Falco tinnunculus

108 Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus

109 Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus

110 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia

111 Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope

112 European Bee-eater Merops apiaster

113 Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus

114 Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor

115 Garganey Anas 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

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 Sandpiper Tringa ochropus

132 Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus

133 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides

134 Green-winged Teal (Common Teal) Anas crecca

135 Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus

136 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea

137 Grey Junglefowl Gallus sonneratii

138 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea

139 Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus

140 Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii

141 Grey-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus priocephalus

142 Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis

143 Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus

144 Grey-headed Swamphen (Purple Swamphen) Porphyrio poliocephalus

145 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica

146 Hill Swallow (House Swallow) Hirundo domicola

147 House Crow Corvus splendens

148 House Sparrow Passer domesticus

149 Hume's Whitethroat Sylvia althaea

150 Indian Blackbird Turdus simillimus

151 Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea

152 Indian Bushlark (Red-winged Bushlark) Mirafra erythroptera

153 Indian Cormorant (Indian Shag) Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

154 Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus

155 Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus

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

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 Mesophoyx intermedia

176 Jerdon's Bushlark Mirafra affinis

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

178 Jungle Babbler Turdoides striata

179 Jungle Bush-Quail Perdicula asiatica

180 Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus

181 Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica

182 Kashmir Flycatcher Ficedula subrubra

183 Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus

184 Laggar Falcon Falco jugger

185 Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei

186 Large Grey Babbler Turdoides malcolmi

187 Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris

188 Laughing Dove (Little Brown Dove) Streptopelia senegalensis

189 Legge's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus kelaarti

190 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus

191 Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis

192 Lesser Fish-Eagle Ichthyophaga humilis

193 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni

194 Lesser Sand-Plover Charadrius mongolus

195 Lesser Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica

196 Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus

197 Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax 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

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 Parakeet (Blue-winged Parakeet) Psittacula columboides

209 Malabar Trogon Harpactes fasciatus

210 Malabar Whistling-Thrush Myophonus horsfieldii

211 Malabar Woodshrike Tephrodornis sylvicola

212 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis

213 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus

214 Nilgiri Flowerpecker Dicaeum concolor

215 Nilgiri Flycatcher Eumyias albicaudatus

216 Nilgiri Pipit Anthus nilghiriensis

217 Nilgiri Thrush Zoothera neilgherriensis

218 Nilgiri Wood-Pigeon Columba elphinstonii

219 Northern Pintail Anas acuta

220 Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata

221 Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus

222 Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina

223 Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster

224 Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis

225 Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula

226 Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus

227 Osprey Pandion haliaetus

228 Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva

229 Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus

230 Painted Bush-Quail Perdicula erythrorhyncha

231 Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala

232 Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos

233 Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus

234 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus

235 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

236 Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus

237 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta

238 Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata

239 Pied Cuckoo (Jacobin Cuckoo) Clamator jacobinus

240 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis

241 Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura

242 Plain Prinia Prinia inornata

243 Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala

244 Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps

245 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea

246 Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus

247 Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica

248 Red Avadavat Amandava amandava

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

250 Red Spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea

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

252 Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera

253 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica

254 Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer

255 Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus

256 Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus

257 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi

258 River Tern Sterna aurantia

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

260 Rock Pigeon (Blue Rock Pigeon) Columba livia

261 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri

262 Rosy Starling Pastor roseus

263 Ruff Calidris pugnax

264 Rufous Babbler Turdoides subrufa

265 Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda

266 Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus

267 Rufous-bellied Shortwing (Nilgiri Blue Robin) Brachypteryx major

268 Rufous-tailed Lark Ammomanes phoenicura

269 Rusty-tailed Flycatcher Muscicapa ruficauda

270 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis

271 Scaly-breasted Munia (Spotted Munia) Lonchura punctulata

272 Shikra Accipiter badius

273 Short-toed Snake-Eagle Circaetus gallicus

274 Sirkeer Malkoha Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii

275 Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei

276 Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus

277 Southern Hill Myna Gracula indica

278 Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus

279 Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis

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

281 Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis

282 Spotted Owlet Athene brama

283 Square-tailed Bulbul (Black Bulbul) Hypsipetes ganeesa

284 Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis

285 Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar

286 Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus

287 Striated Heron (Little Heron) Butorides striata

288 Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama

289 Taiga Flycatcher (Red-throated Flycatcher) Ficedula albicilla

290 Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax

291 Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra

292 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii

293 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus

294 Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile

295 Thick-billed Warbler Iduna aedon

296 Tickell's Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae

297 Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis

298 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis

299 Tricolored Munia (Black-headed Munia) Lonchura malacca

300 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula

301 Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis

302 Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus

303 Vernal Hanging-Parrot (Indian Lorikeet) Loriculus vernalis

304 Watercock Gallicrex cinerea

305 Western Crowned Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis

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

307 Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava

308 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus

309 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida

310 White Stork Ciconia ciconia

311 White Wagtail Motacilla alba

312 White-bellied Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis pallipes

313 White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens

314 White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster

315 White-bellied Shortwing (White-bellied Blue Robin) Brachypteryx albiventris

316 White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus

317 White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus

318 White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola

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

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

321 White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa

322 White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata

323 White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus

324 White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis

325 White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus

326 Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii

327 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola

328 Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus

329 Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis

330 Yellow-billed Babbler Turdoides affinis

331 Yellow-browed Bulbul Iole indica

332 Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense

333 Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus

334 Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis

Fulvous Whistling-duck recorded during PBC 2016. Photo: Surender Boobalan

Annexure 2. Top 5 species reported in districts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry during PBC 2016

Ariyalur 132 species, 5 lists

Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus 80%

Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus 80%

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 80%

Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii 80%

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus 80%

Chennai 103 species, 240 lists

House Crow Corvus splendens 95%

Indian/Eastern Jungle Crow (Large-billed Crow) Corvus macrorhynchos 87%

Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri 86%

Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus 69%


Coimbatore 179 species, 128 lists




Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis 31%

Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus 31%

Cuddalore 47 species, 3 lists


Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus 100%

White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis 100%


Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 66%

Dindigul 69 species, 7 lists




Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer 85%


Erode 105 species, 60 lists

Eastern/Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 63%



Yellow-billed Babbler Turdoides affinis 40%

Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus 40%

Kancheepuram 146 species, 165 lists






Kanniyakumari 66 species, 5 lists



Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger 80%

Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus 80%

Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus 80%

Krishnagiri 76 species, 11 lists



Jungle Babbler Turdoides striata 90%


Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus 90%

Madurai 125 species, 31 lists





Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 61%

Nagappattinam 106 species, 26 lists


Little Egret Egretta garzetta 88%


Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 84%

Great Egret Ardea alba 80%

Namakkal 72 species, 33 lists





Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis 42%

Pudukkottai 91 species, 159 lists


Asian Palm-Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis 52%




Ramanathapuram 125 species, 31 lists






Salem 71 species, 10 lists



House Sparrow Passer domesticus 90%


Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica 70%

Sivaganga 67 species, 13 lists





Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 61%

Thanjavur 115 species, 65 lists




Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius 52%


The Nilgiris 166 species, 70 lists


Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus 75%




Thiruvallur 96 species, 25 lists



Rock Pigeon (Blue Rock Pigeon) Columba livia 40%

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 24%


Thiruvarur 107 species, 18 lists




Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis 77%


Thoothukkudi 96 species, 21 lists






Tiruchirappalli 119 species, 37 lists





Yellow-billed Babbler Turdoides affinis 54%

Tirunelveli 90 species, 5 lists

House Sparrow Passer domesticus 100%





Tiruppur 118 species, 43 lists






Tiruvannamalai 68 species, 12 lists




Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica 50%


Vellore 18 species, 3 lists

Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus 66%



Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo 33%

White-browed Bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus 33%

Viluppuram 128 species, 33 lists



Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus 60%



Virudunagar 82 species, 4 lists





Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis 75%

Annexure 3: Full list of participants of PBC 2016

A

ABINAYAH RM, ABU CLICKS, AISHWARYA D, AKASH KRISHNA, AL AMEEN AMEEN, ALBERT

RELTON, AM AMSA, AMIRTHARAJ UTHIRASU, AMOL MANDE, AMUDHA HARIHARAN, ANAND

PALANI, ANAND SUNDARAM, APPAVU PAVENDHAN, ARAVIND RAM, ARULMOZHI SENTHIL,

ARUMUGAM MOHANKUMAR, ARUNSANKAR N, ARVIND ADHI, ARVIND KARTHIK, ASHWIN HP,

. (INBO. AMBIKA)

B

BABU SANTHANAKRISHNAN, BADRI NARAYANAN THIAGARAJAN, BALAJI P B,

BHARATHIDASAN SUBBIAH, BHOOPATHY. A & INDRAJITH.A, BIRDS AUROVILLE

(GROUPACCOUNT), BIRUNTHA S

C

CARLTON RELTON, CINCHONA GHS (GROUP ACCOUNT), CNS NATURE, COUMARANE KUPPS

D

DEVIKA RANI, DHAMODARAN S, DHANAPAL DHANDAPANI, DHRUV ATHREYE, DIVYA

MUDAPPA, DIVYAPRIYA CHANDRASEKARAN, DR. RAVI M, DURAISWAMY NAVANEETHAM

E

ELAVARASI P, ENAKSHI BHATTACHARYA, ESWARAN ARUMUGAM

G

GANAPATHY SIVAPIRAGASAM, GANESH NAMASIVAYAM, GANESHWAR S V, GAUTAM

KRISHNAN, GNANASKANDAN KESAVABHARATHI, GOKUL VADIVEL,

GOVTARTSCOLLEGE4WOMEN PUDUKKOTTAI (GROUP ACCOUNT), GOWRISHANKAR M,

GRIFFITH MICHAEL, GUNASEKARAN M

H

HARSHJEET BAL, HIMANSHU DAVE

I

INDIRA SRINIVASAN, IRENE DANIEL

J

JAGANATHAN MOHAN, JAI PRAKASH SRINIVASAN, JAYA KUMAR K, JAYADEV MENON,

JUNGLEHOME MUDUMALAI

K

KALAIMANI AYUTHAVEL, KALYAN RAMAKRISHNA CHOWDARY VUNDAVALLI, KARTHIKA MD,

KAVIN SG, KRISHNAMOORTHY CAA, KRISHNAMOORTHY MUTHIRULAN, KN SIVAKUMAR, M

KARTHIKEYAN

L

LEKSHMI R, LIMA ROSALIND

M

MADHUMITA PANIGRAHI, MAHATHI NARAYANASWAMY, MANGESH PRABHULKAR,

MANIKANDAN S, MANOJ K, MANOJ RAM, MELVIN JAISON, MOHAN RAJ K., MOHANRAJ T,

MUTHU PANDI, MYMOON MOGHUL

N

NAGAPPAN R, NAGARAJ M, NATURE SOCIETY OF TIRUPUR TIRUPUR (GROUP ACCOUNT),

NAVEEN JOSEPH, NILA SUBRAMANIAN, J NAGARAJ

O

OVIYA NAKKEERAN

P

PALANI ANDAVAN BALASUBRAMANIAN, PANCHAPAKESAN JEGANATHAN, PARVEZ AHMED,

PATRICK DAVID, POOJA PAWAR, PRADEEP KUMAR V B, PRAKASH G, PRIYA DARSHINI, PRIYA

RAJENDRAN, PRIYADARSHINI K, PRIYANGA A, S. PRITHIVI RAJ, (MARAM

PALANISAMY), G PARAMESWARAN

R

K RATNAM, RAGHU BHEEMARAYAN, RAJA SIMMA PANDIYAN, RAJAGOPAL S, RAJAH JAYAPAL,

RAJAMANIKAM RAMAMOORTHY, RAJARAJAN V, RAJEESH KUMAR MP, RAJESH BALAKRISHNAN

RAJKUMAR VENKATAPATHY,RAJKUMAR S, RAMA NEELAMEGAM, RAMESH SANNACI, RAMRAJ

S

RAVEENDRAN NATARAJAN, RENUKA VIJAYARAGHAVAN, RUPA MAITY

S

K.SRAVAN KUMAR, R SELVAMANI, SAKTHI MANICKAM, SANKARANARAYANAN N, SARAYU

RAMAKRISHNAN, SASHI KUMAR, SATCHIT SIVAKUMAR, SATHEESH KUMAR, SATHIASEELAN

KARTHIKEYAN, SEEN MANI, SELVAGANESH K, SELVI KALAI, SHANMUGAM KALIDASS, SHANTI

RAJESH, SHARAN VENKATESH, SHARANG SATISH, SHEEBA NANJAN, SIBIN THOMAS, SIVA T,

SIVAKUMAR HARIHARAN, SIVAKUMAR SS, SIVARANJINI K, SMITHA JAYAKANTHAN, SUBASH

NACHIMUTHU, SUBBU RAJAN, SUBHADRA KONDREDDY, SUBHASHINI SIVASUBRAMANIAN,

SUBRABHARATHI MANIAN, SUBRAJA VASUDEVAN, SUBRAMANIAN SANKAR, SUDHARSHAN R,

SUNDAR LAKSHMANAN, SUNDAR PALANIVELU, SURENDHAR BOOBALAN, SUSY VARUGHESE, T

R SHANKAR RAMAN

T

TANMAY JAIN, THALAVAI PANDI, THEIVAPRAKASHAM HARI, THENATURETRUST

(GROUPACCOUNT)

U

UMADEVI KUMAR

V

VIGNESHWARAN B, VIJAY KRISHNARAJ, VIJAY KUMAR, VIJAY YERRA, VIJAYGANAPATHY

PARTHASARATHY, VIJI G, VIKAS MADHAV NAGARAJAN, VIVEK PULIYERI

Press coverage Here are a few of the articles published on PBC 2016 in local newspapers.

Pongal Bird Count 2016 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 2016 Report prepared and compiled by P. Jeganathan and Swati Sidhu.

Young participants from Cinchona Government High School. Cinchona, Valparai, Coimbatore District. Photo: Selvaganesh K.

Organized by Powered by - Bird Count India...event organized by the Tamilbirds group and Bird Count India. This event was organized for the second time in Tamil Nadu and saw an increase

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