Global Birding In association with eBird & Swarovski Optik, supporting BirdLife Intl
NEW WORLD RECORDS FOR GLOBAL BIG DAY 2025
What incredible results from across the world for Global Big Day 2025
Massive thanks to everyone who joined in to create new world records for birds seen and recorded in one day
Full eBird Species data here (the total might have changed since it was announced but the official total is the number we use)
How You can Join In - as a Team or an Individual
WHO CAN TAKE PART?
What if I'm new to birdwatching or I have never used eBird?
HOW DO I TAKE PART?
EVERYONE CAN TAKE PART
JOIN IN!
1. EITHER GET A TEAM TOGETHER OR JOIN IN AS AN INDIVIDUAL
We do not encourage international travelling for this event. We ask people to stay in their own country and ideally close to home to minimise our carbon footprint.
So wherever you are in the world; in your garden, your local park or nature reserve, by a
EVERYONE CAN TAKE PART
JOIN IN!
1. EITHER GET A TEAM TOGETHER OR JOIN IN AS AN INDIVIDUAL
We do not encourage international travelling for this event. We ask people to stay in their own country and ideally close to home to minimise our carbon footprint.
So wherever you are in the world; in your garden, your local park or nature reserve, by a wetland or the ocean, deep in a forest or high up in the remotest mountains, every bird sighting counts.
EVERY SPECIES COUNTS -from the most common to the rarest. Each bird is as important as the next.
You don't need to register - just take part and join in the fun! PLEASE ENSURE YOUR EBIRD ACCOUNT IS WORKING and submit your lists ideally on 12 October to count in the total.
Your lists must be submitted by Tuesday 15 October to be counted in the official totals.
Register with eBird to ensure all your sightings are recorded.
HOW DO I TAKE PART?
What if I'm new to birdwatching or I have never used eBird?
HOW DO I TAKE PART?
We are working in association with eBird, which is a project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in the USA.
1. Get an eBird account - this is free to all users
2. YOU CAN GO OUT BIRDWATCHING ON ALL 3 DAYS IF YOU LIKE AND SUBMIT YOUR SIGHTINGS TO EBIRD BUT ESPECIALLY ON SATURDAY 12 OCTOBER - OCTOBER BIG DAY - GO OUT BIRDWATCHING AND ENJOY
We are working in association with eBird, which is a project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in the USA.
1. Get an eBird account - this is free to all users
2. YOU CAN GO OUT BIRDWATCHING ON ALL 3 DAYS IF YOU LIKE AND SUBMIT YOUR SIGHTINGS TO EBIRD BUT ESPECIALLY ON SATURDAY 12 OCTOBER - OCTOBER BIG DAY - GO OUT BIRDWATCHING AND ENJOY WHAT YOU SEE - with family, friends, groups or just take time out on your own.
3. Enter what you see and/or hear on eBird
4. Watch the sightings roll in on eBird's October Big Day page
5. Keep posting your photos and videos during the day on our social media pages #globalbirdweekend
What if I'm new to birdwatching or I have never used eBird?
What if I'm new to birdwatching or I have never used eBird?
What if I'm new to birdwatching or I have never used eBird?
"Discover how eBird can support your passion for birds and how your participation can help us better understand them. Birder, bird watcher, or bird lover, it doesn’t matter—this course is for you. Whether you watch birds at your feeder or on the way to work, or travel miles for that one bird you can’t wait to see, eBird can help. This fre
"Discover how eBird can support your passion for birds and how your participation can help us better understand them. Birder, bird watcher, or bird lover, it doesn’t matter—this course is for you. Whether you watch birds at your feeder or on the way to work, or travel miles for that one bird you can’t wait to see, eBird can help. This free course guides you through how to get the most out of your eBirding experiences and invites you to become a part of this worldwide project".
Global Birding hopes that this excellent video will help you and encourage you to take part in our event.
We believe that this excellent guide will be of benefit to all. Click on the link below to get started!
Your Global Big Day Instructions - Please read!
Dear Global Birding Friends!
First of all a BIG THANK YOU for joining in Global Big Day on Saturday 10 May 2025.
We are amazed by the level of support and grateful to all of you.
Follow the progress of the day here with eBird
Take a minute to look at our teams page - if your team is on there you can ask your friends to support you and donate via your fundraising links for BirdLife International.
What’s happens on Global Big Day?
Saturday 10 May 2024
COUNT
GO OUT BIRDING!, log your sightings in eBird as part of Global Big Day.
Help our World Record attempt for the number of species seen and the number of people taking part in a birdwatching event.
New to eBird? Get started here https://support.ebird.org/en/support/solutions/articles/48001158707-get-started-with-ebird
A Few Reminders for Everyone
Here are a few reminders for everyone, whether you have registered as an Individual or a Team. Please take a few minutes to do your own checklist so you are ready for Global Bird Weekend..
Safety
This is our number one priority. We want everyone to enjoy Global Bird Weekend while remaining safe at all times. Please ensure when taking part you comply with any local rules regarding access to locations and any Covid-19 restrictions.
Please respect your fellow citizens and the environment.
Social Media
Please:
Follow us on social media and keep up to date with what’s happening!
Share and retweet our posts to reach a bigger global audience.
Use #globalbirdweekend
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/globalbirdweekend
Twitter https://twitter.com/global_birding
Instagram Global Birding
eBird for Individuals
Please make sure you have your eBird account ready for the Big Day!
If you need to open an eBird Account, please go to https://ebird.org/home to sign up and make sure you are familiar with how to use eBird before Global Bird Weekend/October Big Day.
Question: Is there a time limit on submitting lists to eBird so they count towards October Big Day?
Answer: Ideally, submit your list on Saturday 12 October - eBird can then produce a real time daily total and give information about how many people are out listing for the event as it happens! You can watch the lists roll in on eBird’s October Big Day page. The number of species submitted will be updated every few minutes throughout the day.
Please contact us on info@globalbirding.org if you have any questions.
EBIRD TEAM ACCOUNT
Have you managed to set up your eBird Team account? There are instructions for this on our website https://globalbirding.org/ebird-team-information
Hopefully we can answer a couple of questions about this here:
Question: Does EVERYONE on the team have to submit their own individual list to eBird as well as the complete group or team list?
Answer: Ideally, YES! Once everyone has got their own lists, then each team member submits their lists individually AND then shares their lists to their Team Leader who submits the complete Team List to eBird.
If someone on your team doesn’t have eBird or the suitable equipment to upload their lists, then they can communicate what they have seen to their Team Leader who can add their sightings manually on the Team Leader eBird account.
Question: Is there a time limit on submitting lists to eBird so they count towards Global Big Day?
Answer: Ideally, submit your lists on Saturday 12 October! - eBird can then produce a real time daily rolling total of species recorded and show how many people are out listing for the event as it happens! You can watch the lists roll in on eBird's Big Day Page. The number of species submitted will be updated every few minutes throughout the day.
ABOVE ALL HAVE A GREAT FUN BIG DAY!!!
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR AMAZING SUPPORT
TIM APPLETON FOUNDER - GLOBAL BIRDING
Global Birding Team
Keep in touch - thanks for your support
Join Team Swarovski Optik
Join the Team SWAROVSKI OPTIK for October Big Day 2024 to find as many birds as we can. We will be joining tens of thousands of birdwatchers trying to find as many birds as possible in gardens and wild areas around the globe. And it doesn’t matter if you just record the blackbirds and tits in your garden, or if you spend the day trying to break a personal record – every bird observation counts and will help scientists and conservationists understand the state of the world’s birds.
Watch out for the new Swarovski Optik Women's Team!
Be part of the Birdlife International Family
Become a Member or sign up for Birdlife International News
As well as participating - or if you’re not able to actively participate this time - consider becoming a Member of BirdLife International.
Your support will help save birds around the world from extinction, support disadvantaged communities in key wildlife spots and help protect vital habitats from the many threats they face today.
You can also sign up to the Birdlife International newsletter which will keep you informed about the latest conservation news, projects, science and other ways to get involved. Small steps in your local community can make a big difference on a global scale to help preserve our environment and wildlife. Just complete the form at the bottom of their event page
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Covid 19 - Safety and Respect for People and the Environment
- IMPORTANT NOTICE
- TO ALL PARTICIPANTS OF GLOBAL BIG DAY
- YOUR SAFETY AND THAT OF OTHERS IS PARAMOUNT.
- PLEASE RESPECT ALL LOCAL AND NATIONAL GUIDELINES REGARDING COVID 19 WHILST TAKING PART IN GLOBAL BIG DAY. Read eBird's advice to Bird Mindfully
- NEITHER GLOBAL BIRDING NOR ANY ASSOCIATES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PUBLIC LIABILITY FOR PARTICIPANTS TAKING PART IN THE EVENT.
IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS PLEASE STAY AT HOME & STAY SAFE
YOU CAN FOLLOW OUR PROGRESS FROM AROUND THE WORLD VIA EBIRD AND ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO GO OUT BIRDWATCHING
Who is Involved?
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Global Birding is delighted to bring together the world of birding so everyone can enjoy the birds and nature around them. Our first event not only made s a massive contribution to science, it created a world leading birdwatching event supporting a vital conservation project. Join us again for another great event.
Tim Appleton MBE, founder of Global Birding, is also available for consultancy on projects relating to his knowledge of Eco Tourism, nature reserve creation and management, wetlands projects, birdfairs. Please contact us to discuss your requirements.
In association with Swarovski Optik
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SWAROVSKI OPTIK inspires people to love and care for nature. Our premium products sharpen the senses so that everyone may perceive the ever-present beauty of nature - gand understand the need to protect it. We kindly invite you to let yourself be enchanted by the preciousness of the moment, so that you may fall in love with Mother Nature again. For the love of Nature.
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Supporting BirdLife International
Supporting BirdLife International
Discover a new world of birding....with eBird
What's your latest life bird? What bird lists do you care about? eBird tallies them for you and archives your photos and sounds—all for free.
Your sightings contribute to hundreds of conservation decisions and peer-reviewed papers, thousands of student projects, and help inform bird research worldwide.; as well as all this, it is helping create a world record and supporting a vital conservation project.
If you are new to Birdwatching and wish to have some help with identification of birds, download the mobile app "Merlin Bird ID" which is free at http://merlinbirdid.page.link/download
Supporting BirdLife International
Supporting BirdLife International
Supporting BirdLife International
BirdLife International is the world’s largest nature conservation partnership, connecting and co-ordinating the work of national conservation organisations in over 100 countries. BirdLife is widely recognised as the world leader in bird conservation. Rigorous science, informed by practical feedback from projects on the ground in important sites and habitats, enables us to implement successful conservation programmes for birds and all nature. Our actions provide practical and sustainable solutions, significantly benefiting nature and people.
Please help BirdLife Stop Illegal Killing of Migratory Birds by donating to the 2021 Global Big Day Project.
How You can Join In - as a Team or an Individual
WHO CAN TAKE PART?
What if I'm new to birdwatching or I have never used eBird?
HOW DO I TAKE PART?
EVERYONE CAN TAKE PART
JOIN IN!
1. EITHER GET A TEAM TOGETHER OR JOIN IN AS AN INDIVIDUAL
We do not encourage international travelling for this event. We ask people to stay in their own country and ideally close to home to minimise our carbon footprint.
So wherever you are in the world; in your garden, your local park or nature reserve, by a
EVERYONE CAN TAKE PART
JOIN IN!
1. EITHER GET A TEAM TOGETHER OR JOIN IN AS AN INDIVIDUAL
We do not encourage international travelling for this event. We ask people to stay in their own country and ideally close to home to minimise our carbon footprint.
So wherever you are in the world; in your garden, your local park or nature reserve, by a wetland or the ocean, deep in a forest or high up in the remotest mountains, every bird sighting counts.
EVERY SPECIES COUNTS -from the most common to the rarest. Each bird is as important as the next.
You don't need to register - just take part and join in the fun! PLEASE ENSURE YOUR EBIRD ACCOUNT IS WORKING and submit your lists ideally on 12 October and before 15 October to count in the total.
Register with eBird to ensure all your sightings are recorded.
HOW DO I TAKE PART?
What if I'm new to birdwatching or I have never used eBird?
HOW DO I TAKE PART?
We are working in association with eBird, which is a project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in the USA.
1. Get an eBird account - this is free to all users
2. GO OUT BIRDWATCHING ON SATURDAY 12 OCTOBER AND SUBMIT YOUR SIGHTINGS TO EBIRD. ENJOY WHAT YOU SEE - with family, friends, groups or just take time out on your own.
3. Enter wh
We are working in association with eBird, which is a project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in the USA.
1. Get an eBird account - this is free to all users
2. GO OUT BIRDWATCHING ON SATURDAY 12 OCTOBER AND SUBMIT YOUR SIGHTINGS TO EBIRD. ENJOY WHAT YOU SEE - with family, friends, groups or just take time out on your own.
3. Enter what you see and/or hear on eBird
4. Watch the sightings roll in on EBIRD'S BIG DAY PAGE
5. Keep posting your photos and videos during the day on our social media pages #globalbirding #birdsuniteourworld
What if I'm new to birdwatching or I have never used eBird?
What if I'm new to birdwatching or I have never used eBird?
What if I'm new to birdwatching or I have never used eBird?
"Discover how eBird can support your passion for birds and how your participation can help us better understand them. Birder, bird watcher, or bird lover, it doesn’t matter—this course is for you. Whether you watch birds at your feeder or on the way to work, or travel miles for that one bird you can’t wait to see, eBird can help. This fre
"Discover how eBird can support your passion for birds and how your participation can help us better understand them. Birder, bird watcher, or bird lover, it doesn’t matter—this course is for you. Whether you watch birds at your feeder or on the way to work, or travel miles for that one bird you can’t wait to see, eBird can help. This free course guides you through how to get the most out of your eBirding experiences and invites you to become a part of this worldwide project".
Global Birding hopes that this excellent video will help you and encourage you to take part in our event.
We believe that this excellent guide will be of benefit to all. Click on the link below to get started!