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Birds Unite Our World
WORLD RECORD BREAKING NEWS
7,235 SPECIES
192 COUNTRIES
51,853 PARTICIPANTS
133,989 CHECKLISTS
EVEN IF YOU COULDN'T JOIN IN
YOU CAN STILL HELP PROTECT BIRDS on their amazing migratory journeys by supporting BirdLife International's Flight for Survival campaign.
Global Big Day Results
Global Big Day is already a Record Breaking Event!
The first bird listed was a Barn Owl in Vanuatu
by Dominik Ramik & his wife, Nadine.
Barn Owl photo credit David Tipling.
Chinstrap Penguin c BAS
All other photos taken by Global Birding participants on Global Big Day.
Keep up to date with the latest results on eBird below
World Migratory Bird Day
We are working alongside World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) organized by the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) & Environment for the Americas (EFTA) all dedicated to raising awareness of migratory birds & the need for international cooperation to conserve them
What are the Aims of the Event
1. We would like to have as many people as possible join in Global Big Day on May 8. Get a Team together to make it even more fun!
Covid-19 Lockdown meant many people became more aware of their local natural surroundings. We want everyone to celebrate the love for nature and birds across the world in their own local areas or "patch". The event is run in association with eBird's Global Big Day when we aim to create a NEW WORLD RECORD for the largest number of birds seen by the greatest number of people on this peak migration weekend.
We achieved this last October for Global Bird Weekend so let's see if we can break that record together again.
We hope that at least 50,000 participants will go out Birdwatching on SATURDAY 8 MAY 2021 and tell us what they see.
Please go birdwatching mindfully & respect any local Covid-19 restrictions - read this advice from eBird
2. Record as many different species of bird as possible. Let us know by recording your sightings on eBird.
Our goal is to record more than 6,500 bird species
3. Share this experience with your new Global friends on our social media pages using #GLOBALBIRDING and upload your images to eBird's dedicated Global Big Day page.
4. RAISE FUNDS FOR THE BIRDLIFE CONSERVATION PROJECT: PROTECT MIGRATORY BIRDS ALONG THEIR GLOBAL FLYWAYS
How You can Join In
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!
EITHER GET A TEAM TOGETHER OR JOIN IN AS AN INDIVIDUAL
We do not encourage International travelling for this event. We want 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, b
EVERYONE CAN TAKE PART - JOIN IN!
EITHER GET A TEAM TOGETHER OR JOIN IN AS AN INDIVIDUAL
We do not encourage International travelling for this event. We want 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.
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. ON SATURDAY 8 MAY, 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. W
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. ON SATURDAY 8 MAY, 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 Global Big Day page
5. Keep posting your photos and videos during the day on our social media pages #globalbirding
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 Global Big Day.
We believe that this excellent guide will be of benefit to all. Click on the link below to get started!
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
Your Global Big Day instructions - Please read!
Dear Global Birding Friends!
First of all a BIG THANK YOU for registering at www.globalbirding.org to take part in
GLOBAL BIG DAY
We are amazed by the level of support and grateful to all of you.
Follow the progress of the day here: https://ebird.org/news/global-big-day-8-may-2021
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.
What’s happens on Global Big Day?
Saturday 8 May
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
Submit your photographs and audio recordings to eBird. If you are unsure about how to do this, please check this link https://ebird.org/news/a-new-way-to-upload-and-tag-photos-and-sounds
Sharing some of your images and videos to eBird as well as social media will create an incredible record of the event for everyone to enjoy.
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 Big Day!
Safety
This is our number one priority. We want everyone to enjoy Global Big Day 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.
Fund Raising
Please try to help us with some fundraising if you can. However much you can afford or raise, all funds count and we are incredibly grateful to those of you who have already donated. We understand that times are particularly difficult at the moment.
Please remember that for this event our conservation project is supporting BirdLife International’s Campaign to PROTECT MIGRATING BIRDS. The ILLEGAL KILLING of migrating birds is something which we all would like to see ended.
If you are able to donate please watch out for details from April 1st.
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 #globalbirding
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 Big Day!
Question: Is there a time limit on submitting lists to eBird so they count towards Global Bird Weekend?
Answer: Ideally, submit your list on Saturday 8 May - Global Big Day! - 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 Global 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.
TEAM REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Please encourage all your team members to register as individuals on our website https://globalbirding.org/individual-registration
TEAM FUNDRAISING
This will be open on April 1st.
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 8 May! - 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 Global Big Day page. The number of species submitted will be updated every few minutes throughout the day.
ABOVE ALL HAVE A GREAT FUN GLOBAL BIG DAY!!!
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR AMAZING SUPPORT
TIM APPLETON FOUNDER - GLOBAL BIRDING
Global Birding Team
Keep in touch - thanks for your support
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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.
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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.
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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.