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NEW WORLD RECORD
ONE DAY WORLD RECORD BROKEN
7098 SPECIES RECORDED IN ONE DAY (SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER 2020)
PLUS NEW WORLD RECORD SET
7243 SPECIES NOW RECORDED FOR GLOBAL BIRD WEEKEND
SEE RECORDS FROM SATURDAY ALONE BELOW - AMAZING!
WORLD RECORD 7243 SPECIES RECORDED FOR GLOBAL BIRD WEEKEND
eBird's Big October Day Lists
eBird's Big October Day Report
eBird's Big October Day Report
See the listings for eBird's Big October Day - please note this is for Saturday 17 October only!
eBird's Big October Day Report
eBird's Big October Day Report
eBird's Big October Day Report
October Big Day 2020: a global birding phenomenon
By Team eBird October 22, 2020
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Two World Records at One Event
GLOBAL BIRD WEEKEND PRESS RELEASE 27 October 2020
Two world records were smashed over the weekend of 17th and 18th October 2020 during the inaugural Global Bird Weekend when more than 38,000 people took part in “The Biggest Birdwatching Event in History”.
Across the Globe on 17th October, 7096 species of birds – more than ¾ of the world’s bird population - were recorded, beating the previous world record set in May 2018 of 7060 species.
The weekend brought birdwatchers together from 169 countries and from all seven continents. Participants were encouraged to minimise their carbon footprint and with current pandemic restrictions, stayed close to home. By midnight of Sunday 18th the second world record was created when a further 180 species recorded brought the total weekend count to 7276 species.
The first check list was submitted by Dominik Maximilian Ramik at 00.04 in Vanuatu with a Pacific Golden Plover and a Barn Owl. From then on, species came thick and fast as people woke up across the time zones of the world. The day ended with nocturnally calling White Terns and Tristam’s Storm-Petrels from Midway Atol.
The weekend was also about encouraging newcomers to birdwatching. Many clubs, societies and organisations including both commercial and NGOs were well represented throughout the world forming more than 150 teams to take their groups into the field.
Tim Appleton MBE, founder of Global Birding said “I was amazed at the response considering we only launched Global Birding in August 2020. Being able to unite a worldwide community for Global Bird Weekend by asking them to ‘Go Birding Together for Conservation’ went beyond my wildest dreams and has already produced significant scientific data and inspired new networks of communication”.
An incredible 50,383 photographs of birds and 1,101 audio recordings were submitted to the Macaulay Library: in one day. The event has been heralded as one of the greatest citizen science projects ever undertaken.
In the United Kingdom, 236 species of bird were recorded with up to 19 species of rare birds including Rufous Scrub Robin, Wilson’s Phalarope and appropriately, Masked Shrike.
Global Bird Weekend was special in many ways as it brought the existing eBird portal, based at Cornell University USA to a more widespread audience. Global Birding is delighted to work in association with Swarovski Optik and the eBird Team.
Global Birding supported BirdLife International’s Stop Illegal Bird Trade campaign and encouraged donations towards this critical project. To date the total has exceeded our £20,000 target with donation options available until 31st October. Naturetrek Wildlife Holidays and their generous supporters have raised a staggering £4650.00.
Highlights of Data Recorded for Global Bird Weekend Saturday 17th October courtesy of eBird.
Country Species recorded
Colombia 1289
Peru 1148
Ecuador 1125
Brazil 1107
Kenya 815
India 726
Australia 516
Spain 301
UK 236
Iran 203
Myanmar 163
Russia 103
Vanuatu 57
Top Global National Teams: Team Tanzania – 655 species; Aves Guatemala 409 species; All India Birding Tours 408 species; Mannakin Nature Tours 392 species.
Top European Team: Team Andalucia, Spain 164 species.
Top International Teams: Rockjumper Birding Tours 1852 species; Naturetrek Wildlife Holidays 1044 species; BirdLife Species Champions 766 species.
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Panama Day Trips have been brilliant. Not only are they giving us a live birding trip on Saturday 17 October, they are also giving us an amazing prize of 2 nights Bed and Breakfast for 2 people sharing. They will also give you guided walks and a boat trip down the Panama Canal!
HOW YOUR DONATION CAN HELP
See how your donation goes towards supporting the project
- £15 could support a day’s worth of fuel to conduct anti-poaching patrols in forests where hunted birds live
- £50 could support an ex-trapper to maintain his permaculture plot for a month to generate alternative sustainable income
- £100 could support a field team of 2 trained people to monitor Helmeted Hornbill populations in the field for a day to ensure they are protected
- £200 could support a trained indigenous forest guardian to protect one hornbill or parrot nest for a year
- £500 could support a 2-days forest ranger and patrol staff training to identify birds, and use data recording equipment to enable effective patrols
GLOBAL BIRDING'S INVOLVEMENT
This year, Global Birding is supporting BirdLife International's vital conservation project to stop the illegal trade in birds.
Did you know there are now more birds in cages in Java than in the country's natural habitat?
When making your donation, please mention Global Bird Weekend in the comment section.
Birds need your help, urgently.
Thank you.
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 makes a massive contribution to science, it is creating a world leading birdwatching event supporting a vital conservation project.
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.
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