Campus Bird Count 2023

The Campus Bird Count (CBC) at Nitte is held in February each year as a part of a sub-event of the bigger event of the Great Backyard Bird Count organised by eBird, The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. This event is held across India, in which several campuses participate and collect data simultaneously on the bird species found in and around their respective campuses. This is later uploaded to eBird servers for research purposes.

The CBC event was organised by Nitte University for the fourth consecutive year from 17th to 20th February 2023. A seminar on bird watching was conducted on 17th February at the University Auditorium, Paneer Campus. Dr Vineet Kumar K, Principal, CFAL and a popular birder of Mangalore was the chief resource person. Mr. Shashi Kumar Shetty, NSS Officer, Nitte DU presided over the lecture session. This was followed by bird counting in different campuses, conducted twice a day - early morning & late evenings from 18th to 20th February 2023. The walks were led by Dr Vineet Kumar K, Mr Mohd. Saif Hasmani, Student Coordinator and Dr Smitha Hegde, Dy. Director, NUCSER.

The Campus Bird Count event organised by Nitte DU is a successful initiative that brings together individuals from different backgrounds to appreciate and learn about birds and value these gorgeous companions on campus. The event provided valuable data on bird species within the campus. The event saw an impressive turnout of 61 individuals from various faculties. They collectively recorded sightings of 70 bird species in the campus’. The recorded species included migratory birds and resident birds ranging from small passerines to large raptors. The participants recorded sightings of rare species, such as the Pied Kingfisher and Indian Nightjar.