We are very excited to announce that Big Year has officially made it to one month (and a bit more, considering we started on the 21st of March)! Guess who is our Top Birder of the Month?
April's Top Birders
Congratulations Birder 1026 who took the crown with 16 recorded species in one month! Birder 1001 follows as the first runner up with 13 recorded species., while our second runner up is Birder 1027 with 12 recorded species. Congratulations again! For the rest, please don’t give up. You still have plenty of time to catch up!
Congratulations Birder 1026 who took the crown with 16 recorded species in one month! Birder 1001 follows as the first runner up with 13 recorded species., while our second runner up is Birder 1027 with 12 recorded species. Congratulations again! For the rest, please don’t give up. You still have plenty of time to catch up!
April's Spotted Bird Species
Thank you all for your numerous submissions on bird species spotted, which are hugely helpful in our efforts to update our UM Bird Checklist! Now we know we can catch the following 24 species of birds on campus!
Thank you all for your numerous submissions on bird species spotted, which are hugely helpful in our efforts to update our UM Bird Checklist! Now we know we can catch the following 24 species of birds on campus!
- Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)
- Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus)
- Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis)
- Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata)
- Pink-necked Green Pigeon (Trenon vernans)
- Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier)
- Oriental Magpie Robin (Copsychus saularis)
- Eurasian Tree-Sparrow (Passer montanus)
- Javan Myna (Acridotheres javanicus)
- Asian Glossy Starling (Aplonis panayensis)
- Jungle Myna (Acridotheres fuscus)
- Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)
- White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus)
- Striated Heron (Butorides striata)
- Black-napStriated Heron (Butorides striata)ed Oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
- Common Flameback (Dinopium javanense)
- Banded Woodpecker (Chrysophlegma miniaceum)
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus)
- Common Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)
- Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
- White-rumped Shama
- Pale-faced bulbul (Pycnonotus leucops)
- Black-thighed falconet (Microhierax fringillarius)
We would like to grab this opportunity to thank you for your “online” participation. During this month, we’ve successfully launched an informative website with many important and useful information about UM Big Year. It’s still a work-in-progress, as we strive to enrich its content. At the same time, our Whatsapp group is also a useful medium for real-time bird sighting and recording. Many interesting incidents – including a rescue mission! - have been shared among the birders. However, mostly a few birders are actively sharing; we’d love to see you share more birding stories with us. (How to share my Big Year Story?)
If you are still wondering what UM Big Year is, browse our website (umbigyear.weebly.com) to find out more!
Happy birding!
If you are still wondering what UM Big Year is, browse our website (umbigyear.weebly.com) to find out more!
Happy birding!