Over 350 species of birds have been recorded from Tamil Nadu during the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) India 2024, a four-day bird watching event held from February 16 to 19.
According to preliminary results, 355 bird species were observed from 37 districts across the State. In the same trend as last year, Salem topped the number of checklists, which refer to entries of bird sightings, in the eBird web portal. Coimbatore recorded the highest number of species (268) followed by Salem (203), Chengalpattu (172), and Erode (147). Tamil Nadu stood 7th among 37 states in India with 348 species and 3,804 checklists.
Subramanian Sankar, regional coordinator for Tamil Nadu at Bird Count India, said the overall participation in GBBC has increased with the involvement of virtual communities, and so have contributions of photographs of the sightings. Mr. Sankar, who led a team to Ottiyambakkam big lake on February 17, sighted two Peregrine falcons and one Osprey.
