The Oriental Bird Club (OBC) has registered a team to compete during the Global Bird Weekend, 13–15th October with the October Big Day on 14th October. The annual Global Bird Weekend event is held In association with eBird & Swarovski Optik, and supports the work of BirdLife International.

All OBC members, their birding friends and acquaintances are encouraged to join in and post their bird checklists from the relevant days on the OBC Team’s eBird webpage here: https://ebird.org/profile/NDQ4MDM5Ng/

To be a part of the OBC Team:

1. Open an eBird account (unless you already have one): https://ebird.org/home
2. Go out birdwatching wherever you are and enjoy what you see—with family, friends, groups or just take time out on your own any time over the 3 days (13–15th October)
3. Submit your sightings to eBird, especially those on Saturday 14 October—October Big Day—and most importantly, share your list with @orientalbirdclub
4. Keep posting your photos and videos during the day on social media using the hashtag #globalbirdweekend
5. The results of each team will be shared on eBird’s October Big Day page

You can find out fyrther information about how to get involved here:
https://globalbirding.org/

The Global Birding event—the brain child of Tim Appleton—aims to inspire birdwatchers to come together as a global community and celebrate birds by participating in birdwatching, birdwatching events, citizen science and conservation during an intense three days in October.

Last year an astonishing 7,717 bird species were recorded worldwide during the three days—7,453 of them during a single day—by a staggering 34,670 participants who contributed a total of 80,000 checklists to eBird making a significant contribution to knowledge about the distribution of bird species across 188 countries and territories. This year, the event’s organisers hope even more species will be recorded.

We look forward to you joining the OBC Team!