Overview
- The four-day count from February 13–16 documented 1,087 species worldwide, with India finishing second overall.
- State-by-state results show West Bengal at 519 species, while Andhra Pradesh recorded 319 species and placed 12th nationally.
- District tallies in Andhra Pradesh included Chittoor with 203 species, Vizianagaram 141, Visakhapatnam 133 and a modest Srikakulam total despite ecologically rich estuaries.
- Thiruvananthapuram district listed 238 species through about 125 volunteers who submitted 1,160 observations, alongside a Campus Bird Count that engaged 110 birders across 11 campuses.
- Site-level highlights underscored urban and wetland refuges, including 85 species at the Visakhapatnam airport wetland and 43 species recorded on the GITAM university campus.