THE 12th GREAT HIMALAYAN BIRD COUNT

ANNOUNCING
The 12th GREAT HIMALAYAN BIRD COUNT 2024

Welcome to the family of GHBC citizen scientists once again, looking forward to your valuable participation support once again this year.

The annual GHBC is a pioneering bird conservation initiative involving citizen science, when started in 2008 for base-line avifauna data generation in Uttarakhand and till date ARCH volunteers have identified around 720+ bird species in Uttarakhand out of 1305 reported in the country till date & we feel mighty proud, that so far THREE SPECIES were 1st SIGHTING RECORDS and what can I talk about Uttarakhand, it’s a destination of its own kind for immersive natural history and birding experiences.

The 12th GREAT HIMALAYAN BIRD COUNT 2024
7th to 10th November, 2024

Gather your friends or fellow bird group members to join your team in the 12th GREAT HIMALAYAN BIRD COUNT 2024 which is organised in one of the richest baird areas of our country, as more than 720+ odd species out of 1305 reported in the country from a canvas of 50,000 sq. kms in Garhwal region.
One-of-its-only-kind, the biggest, the largest and the oldest THE GREAT HIMALAYAN BIRD COUNT is planned on the most popular trekking trails situated in the river valleys of Pabber in the west to Tons; Yamuna; Kamal Nadi; Bhagirithi; Bhilingna; Ganga; Mandakini; Alaknanda; Song, Malan and Koshi rivers in the east in Garhwal and Kumaon Hills representing some amazing Himalayan bird species habitats covering wetlands to alpine snow meadows in mesmerizing Uttarakhand Himalayas providing birding n trekking opportunity in all representative bird habitats from 300 to 3700 meters altitude in Garhwal Himalayas (32,887 km2 area) covering 106 Treks in four days by 25 odd teams of 5-6 birders each.

GHBC now is the most popular adventurous birding festival among birders from pan-India and overseas and has evolved greatly in the last 15 years since its founding! This most popular opportunity of birding in Himalayan outdoors happen during visiting winter migration.
• All levels and ages of birders and bird photographers are welcome to join this unique four days Himalayan birdwatching festival.
• There are all category of bird habitats for everyone, from wetlands to alpine meadows – from the beginning birder to the serious lister!
• Your participation in the 12th GHBC supports the conservation and nature appreciation initiatives involving young minds from Uttarakhand villages initiated by “ARCH- Action & Research for Conservation in Himalayas” strong belief – if birds thrive, we all thrive.
• Its an encounter-rate base-line data generation survey.
• Birding with some of the most dedicated & prominent birding n photography talent of our country you’ll start calling friends.
• Trails combine, birding in-and-around world famous national parks & wildlife sanctuaries (Rajaji National Park, Benog Wildlife Sanctuary, Gangotri National Park, Govind Wildlife Sanctuary, Kanchula Kharak Musk Deer Sanctuary, Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary, (UNESCO heritage site Valley-of-flowers, Nandadevi Biosphere), sacred religious shrines (Mahasu Temple, Yamnotri, Surkunda Devi, Kedarnath, Triyuginarayain, Rudranath, Tungnath) regional archaeology (Lakhamandal, Ashvamedh Yagya-Purola) , local architecture, Yoga capital of the world Rishikesh, and off-course lip-smacking organic cuisine & Garhwali Culture of this hill state aptly called as the land of the Gods.
• Your assured take-home gifts are: Event Knap-sack, T-shirt, Cap, Lapel Pin, Participation Certificate etc and off course wonderful memories.
• Gather your team, register, and go trek-birding—it’s truly that simple.
• So why wait, pack up your binoculars/cameras and join us!
• Dehradun is well connected with Air, Rail and Road.
• We strictly adhere to the principle of first come first serve, Pl. CALL NOW!

Garhwal Himalayas:
I still believe that Garhwal is the most beautiful country of all High Asia. Neither the primitive immensity of the Karakoram, the aloof domination of Mount Everest, the softer Caucasian beauty of the Hindukush, nor any of the many other regions of Himachal can compare with Garhwal, Mountains and valleys, forests and alps, birds and animals, butterflies and flower, all combine to make a delight unsurpassable elsewhere. ……….…. Longstaff

LOCATION:
Starting Point Dehradun: 30.291902, 78.053468

Please feel to call anytime for any query
and kindly share it with your birdwatching friends and groups

Forever yours in bird conservation

Prateek Panwar
+91-9412054216, 8859289651
Email: arch.birdcount@gmail.com

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