Global Bird Weekend October 2020 the Biggest Birdwatching event of the year

This year, the World is celebrating the largest global birding event with the smallest carbon footprint. On the weekend of 17^th and 18^th, October 2020; all birders from across the entire World will unite for an amazing event – the Global Bird Weekend.

The aim of the weekend is to have all birders united across the entire World to raise awareness about birds and also raise funds for species conservation efforts.

On the 17^th, all birders will take part in the Global Big Day, hosted by eBird. This will be a day where birders will aim to see the highest number of birds species over a 24 hours period. The target will be to set a World record and therefore the species lists from the entire World will be combined to make one big global list.

On the 18^th, birders will again unite for a second day of birding, as they seek to find more species. But the main goal of this second day will be showing the entire World all the amazing birds that were seen across the entire globe on the 17^th of October. On the 18^th, birders are encouraged to visit their local forest, park or any nearby patch for them to see and photograph as many birds as they can. The photographs will then be shared with the whole World online using different platforms. Some birders may also choose to draw or sketch the birds they see in their local area and these will also be shared with the whole World.