The Environmental Information Awareness Capacity Building and Livelihood Programme (EIACP) Programme Centre (PC), Resource Partner (RP) on Avian Ecology at the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS-EIACP) is organising Bird Count at Bhandup Pumping Station.

 

Date: January 14, 2023

 

Time: 7.30 to 9.30 am.

 

Address: Bhandup Pumping Station, Mulund East, Mumbai, Maharashtra.

 

Note: Please note BNHS-EIACP will not charge any fees. However, the Forest Department charges at Bhandup Pumping Station entry will be applicable. Camera charges will be extra.

 

Join us using following WhatsApp link for further instruction: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HYe2rvytB0IDLqnqp3hekr

 

 

As you are aware that every year, a citizen-science based water bird census is conducted  for recording and monitoring waterbirds and wetlands across the globe. India is also a part of this monitoring programme under the Asian Water Bird Census (AWC) , held every year in mid winter  with the help of the volunteers nationwide and guidance of State Coordinators. The AWC is jointly coordinated in India by Wetland International- South Asia and Bombay Natural History Society. Field implementation is led by the State Coordinators and the network of the State Forest Department Staff, local birders, researchers, students and concerned stakeholders ( please find the list of State Coordinators given below).

 

The recommended dates for the AWC 2023 could be selected during Saturday 7 January to Sunday 22 January 2023. 

 

An information page for the AWC 2023 is available on the Wetlands International-South Asia website at the following link:  https://south-asia.wetlands.org/news/join-us-for-the-asian-waterbird-census-2023/

 

 

 

Andaman and Nicobar – Dr. C. Sivaperuman, Scientist-E & Officer-in-Charge, Zoological Survey of India, Andaman & Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair – 744 102, Telephone: 91-3192-237582 / 230115 (Telefax) ; c_sivaperuman1@rediffmail.com

 

Andhra Pradesh & Telangana – Mr Humayun Taher, Deccan Birders, humayun.taher@gmail.com

 

Assam – Prof. Prasanta Kumar Saikia , Department of Zoology, Gauhati University, Gopinath Bardoloi Nagar, Jalukbari, Guwahati, Assam, 781014 pksaikiaaewb2016@gmail.com

 

Bihar – Mr Arvind Mishra, Member Executive, Mandar Nature Club, Anand Chikitsalaya Road, Bhagarpur – 812002; mncarvind@hotmail.com / mncarvind@rediffmail.com

 

Chhattisgarh – Mr Arun Bharos, Chhattisgarh Wildlife Society, B-101 Gayatri Nagar, P.O.Shankar Nagar, Raipur cwsraipur@yahoo.co.in

 

Delhi – Mr Tarun K. Roy, 3/3A, Street No.5, K-Block, Gangotri Vihar, Delhi – 110053 ecology_delhi@yahoo.in and tarunkroy@rediffmail.com

 

Goa – Dr. Pronoy Baidya, Vice President- Goa Bird Conservation Network, C/o Architecture R/T 2S2, Edicon Enclave, Vasudha Colony, Lane-1, Alto – St Cruz, Bambolim; titan2ae@gmail.com/ mail.gbcn@gmail.com Website: www.birdsofgoa.org

 

Gujarat – Dhaval Vargiya (Institute of Environment Education and Research Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune) dhaval.mwcc@gmail.com & Dishant Parasharya (Bombay Natural History Society) dparasharya@gmail.com

 

Himachal Pradesh – Mr. DS Dadwal, Divisional Forest Officer, WL Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh Forest Department. dd123.singh@gmail.com

 

Jammu & Kashmir – Dr. Pankaj Chandan pchandan@wwfindia.net

 

Jharkhand – Mr Satya Prakash, Neo Human Foundation,Vision Enclave-I Flat No 104, New Forest Colony, Hurhuru, Hazaribag – 825 301 nhfsatya@hotmail.com

 

Karnataka – Dr S. Subramanya, HPHT Scheme, ‘J’ Block, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru – 560 065; subbu.subramanya@gmail.com

 

Kerala – Dr P. O. Nameer, Asst. Professor Dept. of Wildlife Sciences, College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University Kau (PO). Thrissur – 680 656; nameer.ommer@gmail.com

 

Maharashtra – Dr Anil B Pimplapure, Sec. Academy, VNHS Centre Nagpur, Q – 12, Siddhivinayak Apartments, Laxminagar, Nagpur 44 00 22; anilpimplapure@gmail.com

 

North East states (other than Assam) – Dr Anwaruddin Chowdhury, C/o Mr. Alauddin Choudhury, Near Gate No. 1 of Nehru Stadium, Islampur Road, Guwahati – 781 007; acbadru56@gmail.com

 

Odisha – Monalisa Bhujabal, Secretary Wild Orissa, Plot 3A Satya Nagar, Janpath, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. 751001. wildorissa@hotmail.com

 

Punjab – Ms Gitanjali Kanwar, WWF-India Harike Field Office, Harike Bird Sanctuary, C/o Range Office, Harike, Tarn Taran, Punjab, 143 412; gkanwar@wwfindia.net

 

Tamil Nadu – Mr KV Sudhakar, No 10, South Leith Castle Street, Santhome, Chennai 600 028; kvsudha@gmail.com and k_sathasivam@yahoo.co.in

 

Uttar Pradesh – Neeraj Srivastava, Flat No. 303, Kumar Enclave, Wazir Hasan Road, Lucknow; neervun1@gmail.com

 

West Bengal – Dr. Rudraprasad Das, Member of the Executive Committee, Prakriti Samsad rudraprasaddas@hotmail.com