FIFTH COIMBATORE BIRD RACE ON 31ST JANUARY 2016
Along with Hong kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) and Yuhina Eco-Media, Mumbai, SACON is organizing a Bird Race in Coimbatore on 31st January 2016. The India Bird Race is a dawn-to-dusk event where a large gathering of experienced and budding birdwatchers spend an entire day spotting and identifying birds in an effort to record as many species of birds as possible.
It is my pleasure to invite all our bird watcher friends of Coimbatore to take part in this event. As this year mark the silver Jubilee (25th) Year of SACON, I greatly appreciate your full support in all the nature education activities including this one. I request all members to take part in the Bird Race this year. Participants may have to form a team with an experienced bird watcher as the team leader. Maximum number of members permitted in a team is four. Please register your team on or before 26th January 2016. Registration forms (refer below) should be filled in advance and submitted to the coordinator at SACON. Just sending application does not guarantee the participation in the programme. Details of all the teams and their routes, detailed rules of the race will be available in the Nature Education Website of SACON (www.saconeducation.org) 29th January onwards for every body’s knowledge. On 31st, the race should start at 6.00 am, later on the day there will be a get together for an interactive experience sharing session at 7.00 p.m. followed by dinner in Hotel City Tower, Gandhipuram, Coimbatore.
With warm regards
Dr.P.Pramod
Principal Scientist &
Coordinator, Coimbatore Bird Race
The race should start at 6.00 am can go up to 5.00 p.m. All teams have to submit the filled data sheet to the jury committee by 5.30 p.m. at Hotel City tower.
There will be a get together, meeting followed by dinner in the Hotel (6.30- 8.30 pm)
The application without the valid email ID and cell phone number will not be considered.
The locations which are not mentioned in the application form will not be considered.
All members of one team should go together. Splitting of team is not allowed.
NOTE: TO DOWNLOAD BIRD RACE 2016 REGISTRATION FORM, CLICK HERE
TO DOWNLOAD BIRD RACE 2016 WORKSHEET, CLICK HERE
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RULES TO BE FOLLOWED
- * A team can go maximum 40 km away from City Centre (ie. Gandhipuram).
- * Captain or any one member should carry a mobile phone in the field and that number should be intimated to the coordinator.
- * Cannot change the members now.
- * The list of the birds in the appropriate format (given to you already and also attached with this mail) should be submitted to the coordinating team on or before 6.00 at Hotel City Tower.
- * Every team should mention in their data sheet, what they consider is the bird of the day and the exciting observation of the event.
- * Names, Phone and email of all the members should be given clearly in the data sheet
- * No splitting of the group and members going to different places simultaneously during bird race.
- * Happy to inform you that the Commissioner of Coimbatore Corporation has kindly agreed to be chief guest for the function.
- * All participants are invited to the meeting for experience sharing and dinner thereafter in the Hotel City Tower in Gandhipuram.
Wish you all an eventful and exciting birding.
BIRD RACE 2016 – PARTICIPANTS’ LIST
S.No | Captain Name | Team Name | Contact No. | Email ID |
1 | Haridas M | 9442261063 | haridas_maniketh@rediffmail.com | |
2 | Chetan H Joshi | Shaheen | 9360333379 | chetankumarjoshi@gmail.com |
3 | Paventhan | Sirkeer Malkoha | 9952200334 | pave67620@yahoo.co.in |
4 | Balaji PB | Monarch | 9942222141 | balaji@chandranspoultry.com |
5 | M. Vijayaraj | Hornbill | 9894714646 | vijayaraj.19@gmail.com |
6 | Sudarsan MurthyD | Oriole | 7200072159 | sudarsan.1687@gmail.com |
7 | Suguna Saravanan | Emerald Dove | 9379945582 | sugysarva@gmail.com |
8 | Ravindran | Jungle crow | 9994845454 | ravindran.pk@kggroup.com |
9 | Varshini | 9943682774 | varshini_birds@yahoo.co.in | |
10 | Amit Mathur | reachamitmathur@yahoo.com | ||
11 | Mansur Ahamed | Harriers | 9976767676 | manuahamed@gmail.com |
12 | Pavithra R (PSGG School) | psggkanyagurukulamghss@gmail.com | ||
13 | Sangara Gomathi (PSGG School) | psggkanyagurukulamghss@gmail.com | ||
14 | R. Sharmila | Golden Oriole | 9486010578 | |
15 | M. Gokul Raj | Common Hoopoe | 9994126784 | |
16 | S. Vivek kumar | Flamingo | 9688102167 | |
17 | Osai – Team 1 | 9976767676 | ||
18 | K. Mohan Raj | Myna | 9363147760 | justmacmohan@gmail.com |
19 | Lakshminarayan | Indian Pitta | 9843081966 | lakshminaraynan6@gmail.com |
20 | Francis Xavier | 9443889722 | outreachi@gmail.com | |
21 | Saravanan C | Osprey | 9003099199 | sarankgc@gmail.com |
22 | Vijayakumar | Pelican | 8056446075 | vijikkovai@gmail.com |
23 | C. Divyapriya | Common Iora | 9962581286 | cdp08india@gmail.com |
24 | Madhumita P | Florican | 9486947782 | simba.atease@gmail.com |
25 | Shanthala devi | |||
26 | Ajaikumar Ramamoorthy | Crow | 8220000096 | ajai@tpcc.co.in |
27 | Indira S | Great Indian Hornbill | 8508795274 | indirasrinivasan1322@gmail.com |
28 | Jishnu C P | Black & orange flycatcher | 9843593677 | jishnu.rider@gmail.com |
29 | R. Vasudevan | Paradise flycatcher | 9360046460 | surveyorvasudevan@yahoo.co.in |
30 | Suguna Saravanan | Shikra | sugysarva@gmail.com |
Happy Birding !
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ARCHIVES…
FOURTH COIMBATORE BIRD RACE ON 22ND FEBRUARY 2015
Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology & Natural History, along with Hong HSBC and Yuhina Eco-Media, Mumbai, SACON is organizing a Bird Race in Coimbatore on 22nd February 2015. The India Bird Race is a dawn-to-dusk event where a large gathering of experienced and budding birdwatchers spend an entire day spotting and identifying birds in an effort to record as many species of birds as possible.
More than 100 bird watchers Coimbatore will take part in this event. The participants will form teams of four members with an experienced bird watcher as the team leader. Registration of teams is started in SACON and last date is 15th February 2015. A briefing session on the rules and the plan of Bird race is planned along with the meeting of Sálim Ali Naturalist Forum at 9.30 am on 15th February . Just sending application does not guarantee the participation in the programme. Details of all the teams and their routes, detailed rules of the race will be available in the Nature Education Website of SACON (www.saconeducation.org) 16th February onwards. On 22nd, the race will start at 6.00 am, later on the day there will be a get together for an interactive experience sharing session at 7.00 p.m.in Coimbatore.
With warm regards
Dr.P.Pramod
Sr.Scientist & Coordinator, Coimbatore Bird Race.
NOTE: TO DOWNLOAD BIRD RACE 2015 REGISTRATION FORM, CLICK HERE
TO DOWNLOAD BIRD RACE 2015 DATA SHEET, CLICK HERE
For further details, visit http://www.saconeducation.org/index.php/bird-race
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Coimbatore Bird Race – 15th December 2013
HSBC and Yuhina Eco-Media, Mumbai, Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology & Natural History and Salim Ali Naturalist Forum (SANF) are organizing the 3rd edition of Bird Race!
The following are the important note to the birders, and the participating team list for the Coimbatore Bird Race- 15th December 2013.
Note:
- The race should start at 6.00 amcan go up to 5.00 p.m. All teams have to submit the filled data sheet to the jury committee by 5.30 p.m.at Hotel City tower.
- There will be a get together, meeting followed by dinner in the Hotel (7.00- 8.30 pm)
- Participants of the Bird race and special invitees are only allowed to participate in the get together
- All members of one team should go together. Splitting of team is not allowed.
Happy Birding !
Bird Race 2013 – Participating Team list
TEAM 1
Team Name: Kingfisher
Name | Mobile Number | ||
Captain | S.Jayachandran | 9443050401 | wildjai31@gmail.com |
Birdie1 | N. Arun Shankar | 9842176730 | arunawareodc@gmail.com |
Birdie2 | K.Mohan Raj | 9363147760 | justmacmohan@gmail.com |
Birdie3 | M. Rameshwaran | 9159406285 | hoopoebulbul@gmail.com |
Route and locations planned to visit for bird watching on 15th:
Mulli, Pillur, Athikkadavu, Nellithurai, Kallar, Sirumugai, Siddankuttai, Coimbatore wetlands.
Mode of transport: Car
TEAM 2:
Team Name: Peafowl
Name | Mobile Number | ||
Captain | Siddhartha balakrishnan | 8883563999 | Rocky_siddhartha@yahoo.co.in |
Birdie1 | Abisheik A | 9500869137 | Abisheik.rockz@gmail.com |
Birdie2 | Vetri K | 8148970467 | vetrivictorious@gmail.com |
Birdie3 | Pradeep kumar | 9003220990 | vbkumar1995@gmail.com |
Route and locations planned to visit for bird watching on 15th:
From Rs puram at 6:00AM. Places of birding (i) Krishnampathi lake (ii) Botanical garden (iii) Ukkadam lake (iv) Perur Lake. Lunch and rest after that birding will continue at Sulur Lake and Kanampalayam Lake
Mode of Travel: Bike
TEAM 3
Team Name: Sea Gull
Name | Mobile Number | ||
Captain | LAKSHMI NARAYANAN | 9843081966 | Lakshminarayanan16@gmail.com |
Birdie1 | Dr. RAVINDRANATH&Mrs . Nagalakshmi | 9487490661 | ravirishi@gmail.com |
Birdie2 | Mr.GOWTHAM KC | 9626618528 | greencartons@gmail.com |
Birdie3 | Dhanuparan& mohan | 8344140833 |
Route and locations planned to visit for bird watching on 15th: —
Mode of Travel: SUV / jeep
TEAM 4:
Team Name: CROW
Name | Mobile Number | ||
Captain | Ajaikumar Ramamoorthy | 822 000 0096 | ajai@tpcc.co.in |
Birdie1 | Harish Venkatraman | 784 555 5184 | harish@tpcc.co.in |
Birdie2 | Babu Subramaniam | 979 190 1921 | babu@tpcc.co.in |
Birdie3 | Madhusudhanan | 989 474 9920 | madhu@tpcc.co.in |
Route and locations planned to visit for bird watching on 15th:
Marudhamalai, Ponnuthu, Anuvavi, NBNP, Sholayur, Mulli, Selvapuram, Vedapatti, Perur, Kovai Pudur, Kuniyamuthur, Singanallur, Pallapalayam, Kannampalayam, Sulur, Kulathur
Mode of Travel: Car
TEAM 5
Team name –
Name | Mobile Number | ||||||
Captain | M.VIJAYARAJ | 98947 14646 | mvijaya_raj@yahoo.co.in | ||||
Birdie1 | Mr. Sathish | 9442341404 |
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Birdie2 | Mr.Sathya Narayana | ||||||
Birdie3 | Mr.Deiva Prakash |
Route and locations planned to visit for bird watching on 15th :
Marudhamalai FootHills, Semmedu (Alandurai), Sundakkamuthur, Vedapatti, Muthannankulam, Ukkadam.
Mode of Travel : By Car
TEAM 6:
Team Name: Golden Plover
Name | Mobile Number | ||
Captain | M.Gaythri Devi | 9942310000 | gaythridevi@yahoo.co.in |
Birdie1 | Mansur Ahamed | 9976767676 | manuahamed@gmail.com |
Birdie2 | Gokul Ram | 9600992200 | |
Birdie3 | Abisek Ahamed.M.G | 9578112345 |
Route and locations planned to visit for bird watching on 15th : Walayar to Chinniyampalayam
Mode of Travel : Car
TEAM 7:
Team Name: Flamingos
Name | Mobile Number | ||
Captain | A.M.Kannan | 9976914000 | amkannan@rocketmail.com |
Birdie1 | Renuka | 9842201456 | |
Birdie2 | Devi | ||
Birdie3 | Sanjay |
Route and locations planned to visit for bird watching on 15th : —
Mode of Travel : Car
TEAM 8
Team Name: Lesser Pied Kingfisher
Name | Mobile Number | ||
Captain | Umesh Marudhachalam | 9042891702 | umesh_marudhu@yahoo.com |
Birdie 1 | Sai Nehali.U | 8754306236 | sai361181@gmail.com |
Birdie 2 | Vandhana Rajashree | 9865899046 | vandhanarajshree627@gmail.com |
Birdie 3 | Ramanathan.L |
7418808853 |
mechanicalbullz@gmail.com |
Route and locations planned to visit for bird watching on 15th :
-Ukkadam Bigtank,Valankulam(6 A.M),-Vellingiri Foothills(Reserve Forest Area & Noyyal River Bank)08.30 A.M to 11.59 A.M,-Vellalore Waste Dump Yard ‘ (01.15 P.M to 04.00 P.M),-Coimbatore City-Gandipuram(04.45 P.M)
Mode of Travel : Govt. Bus.
TEAM 9:
Team Name: Kingfisher
Name | Mobile Number | ||
Captain | Pavendhan A | 9952200334 | pave67820@yahoo.co.in |
Birdie1 | Soundarrajan | 9994712299 | soundar16@ymail.com |
Birdie2 | Mohan Prasath | 9894644541 | grdmohan@gmail.com |
Birdie3 | Rajinikanth | 9865288908 | rajinikanth@rsmautokast.com |
Route and locations planned to visit for bird watching on 15th :–
Mode of Transport – Car
TEAM 10:
Team Name : Kestrel
Name | Mobile Number | ||
Captain | Harishvara Venkat | 9843213551 | alpinuswild@gmail.com |
Birdie1 | Mitra Vinothini | 770802154 | m.vindi@gmail.com |
Birdie2 | Gitika Parthiban | 7200810188 | gitikaparthiban@gmail.com |
Birdie3 | Varshini Choudhry | 9943682774 | varshini_birds@yahoo.co.in |
Route and locations planned to visit for bird watching on 15th:
Mettupalayam, Karamadai, Kannampalayam, Sulur.
Mode of Travel: Car.
TEAM 11:
Team Name: Shaheen
Name | Mobile Number | ||
Captain | G. Parameswaran | 8220871624 | shivanparam@gmail.com |
Birdie1 | Mrs. Parvathi Ravikumar | ||
Birdie2 | Mr. Saravanan Natrayan | ||
Birdie3 | Mrs. Sarayu Ramakrishnan |
Route plan for bird watching on 15th:
-Sholayoor area with stops near the forest check post and surrounding areas {6 AM – 8:30 AM}, Sholayoor – Anaikatti Road {8:30 AM – 9 AM}, Anaikatti – Thadagam Road {9 AM – 9:30 AM}, SACON – Moongilpallam area {till 10:30 AM}, Ponnoothu /Chinnathadagam valley area {11 AM – 12 Noon}, Ukkadam – Periakulam {1 PM – 1:45 PM}, Perur – Sundakamuthur Lake {2 PM – 2:45 PM}, Vedapatti – Narsampathi Lakes {3 PM – 3:45 PM}, Dhaliyur – Lakshminagar areas {till 4:15 PM}, Krishnampathy/Selvampathy/Kumarasamy Lakes {4:30 PM to 5 PM}.
Happy Birding !
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Dr. P.Pramod 4th December 2013
Sr. Scientist (Nature Education)
Circular
Third Coimbatore Bird Race on 15th December 2013
With the support of HSBC and Yuhina Eco-Media, Mumbai, Sàlim Ali Centre for Ornithology & Natural History and Sàlim Ali Naturalist Forum (SANF) is organizing the third edition of Bird Race in Coimbatore on 15 December 2013. The Bird Race is a dawn-to-dusk event where a large gathering of experienced and budding birdwatchers spend an entire day spotting and identifying birds in an effort to record as many species of birds as possible.
It is my pleasure to invite all our bird watcher friends of Coimbatore to take part in this event. Those who are interested to take part in the Bird Race may have to form a team with an experienced bird watcher as the team leader. Maximum number of members permitted in a team is four. Please register your team on or before 9th December 2013. Registration forms (refer Note below) should be filled in advance and submitted to the coordinator on or before 9th December. There will be a briefing session at ExNora International, 2/166, Kalidas Road, Ramnagar, Coimbatore 641009 (Opp to ICICI Bank) at 5.00 p.m on 13th December 2013 . Preferably the leader or atleast one member of each team has to attend the briefing session. Just sending application does not guarantee the participation in the programme. Details of all the teams and their routes, detailed rules of the race will be available in the Nature Education Website of SACON (www.saconeducation.org) 13th December onwards for every body’s knowledge. On 15th, the race should start at 6.00 am, later on the day there will be a get together for an interactive experience sharing session at 7.00 p.m, followed by dinner in Hotel City Tower, Gandhipuram, Coimbatore.
Please note the following:
- The race should start at 6.00 am can go up to 5.00 p.m. All teams have to submit the filled data sheet to the jury committee by 5.30 p.m. at Hotel City tower.
- There will be a get together, meeting followed by dinner in the Hotel (7.00- 8.30 pm).
- Participants of the Bird race and special invitees are only allowed to participate in the get together.
- The application without the valid email ID and cell phone number will not be considered.
- Confirmation of the participation along with the data formats will be given on 13th in the briefing session.
- The locations which are not mentioned in the application form will not be considered.
- All members of one team should go together. Splitting of team is not allowed.
P.S. Mail correspondence can be done to sanc.sacon@gmail.com
With warm regards,
Dr. P.Pramod (Co-ordinator-Coimbatore Bird Race),
Senior.Scientist,
Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History,
Anaikatty.P.O.
Coimbatore.
India 641108.
Phone 91 422 2203115, 9443167773.
Note: To download Bird Race 2013 registration form, click here
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Archive News!
Along with HSBC and Yuhina Eco-Media, Mumbai, SACON is organizing a Bird Race in Coimbatore on 15th December 2013. The India Bird Race is a dawn-to-dusk event where teams of experienced and budding birdwatchers will spend an entire day spotting and identifying birds in an effort to record as many species of birds as possible.
100 Bird enthusiasts from Coimbatore will take part in this event. There will be 20 teams participating in the event. All the media such as local and national news papers, radio will carry the spirit of the event actively. Radio city FM will conduct live phone in programmes with the bird watchers in the field
Later, on the day there will be a get together of the participants for the experience sharing in the Hotel City Tower, Gandhipuram, Coimbatore.