13th Mid-Year Bird Census


Date : 07 Jul 2012 - 08 Jul 2012
Time : 7.30am to 10.30am on either Saturday or Sunday
Location : Various birdwatching sites in Singapore. For more information and to register, please email Wing Chong at wingchongsg@gmail.com before 25 June 2012.

This is the time of the year when our resident birds are completing their breeding season and some of our early migrants are just arriving.  This census is designed to monitor these two groups of birds.  Happily, we are now into our second decade of the census.  Unlike the other counts which conclude in just one day, this census extends over two days to allow birdwatchers to cover their backyard, neighbourhood parks or home patches.  Change is the only constant in the Singapore landscape and its effects on our rapidly diminishing bird habitats are all causes for concern.  Such censuses provide hard data to substantiate our conservation proposals.  We would like to invite all birdwatchers, especially newcomers to the society, to join in this census.  There is no need to worry about being unable to identify some of the birds as we will assign experts for each site.  Time for the count is 7.30am to 10.30am, either Saturday or Sunday.  Please let us know your availability on Saturday, Sunday or both days.  If you can help, please email coordinator Wing Chong at wingchongsg@gmail.com to register before 25 June 2012.