The Birdwatchers' Field Club of Bangalore is a birdwatching club in Bangalore founded in the 1970s. The group has been active in conducting mid-winter waterfowl censuses. The club was also involved in a survey of wetlands around Bangalore in collaboration with the Forest Department of the Karnataka state and was involved in a comprehensive survey of water quality parameters including chemical, physical and biological status. The results of this survey helped in the creation of action plans for wetland conservation and have helped in highlighting the roles of wetlands in cities. Birding or birdwatching is a hobby concerned with the observation and study of birds (the study proper is termed ornithology). ... Bangalore (ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು in Kannada) is the capital and largest city of the state of Karnataka in India. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... Falcated Duck at Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands centre, Gloucestershire, England Wildfowl or waterfowl, also waterbirds, is the collective term for the approximately 147 species of swans, geese and ducks, classified in the order Anseriformes, family Anatidae. ... Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ in Kannada) is one of the four southern states of India. ... Conservation may refer to the following: Conservation ethic in relation to preserving ecosystems Conservationist Conservation movement Conservation ecology Conservation law of physics Conservation of energy Conservation of mass Conservation in genetics Conservation in psychology Prolonging the material integrity of cultural and artistic objects Art conservation Architectural conservation or immovable object...

An informal organization, it meets every second Sunday of the month at 7:30 AM in the Lalbagh Glass House. No membership fees or other formalities are needed to be a part of the group.

Another trip on the 4th Sunday of every month is made to chosen locations and intimations for this trip are made on the email discussion group.

Nearly 350 species of birds have been recorded from the Bangalore region of which around 60 species may be seen with ease.

Some of the favourite birding locations in and around Bangalore include

• Nandi Hills - (50 km away) a good habitat for thrushes and forest birds
• Lalbagh Botanical gardens - provides garden and wetland habitats
• Thippagondanahalli reservoir - (30 km away) deep water lake with open countryside (permission required)
• Hebbal Lake - wetland with numerous waterbirds, especially good in winter
• Puttenahalli Lake - near Yelahanka - small waterbody with surprising birdlife
• Bannerghatta National Park - scrub and forest habitat (permission required)
• Valley School - scrub and forest habitat (private property)
• UAS-GKVK campus - scrub and agricultural land (permission required)
• UAS-Hebbal campus - agricultural and garden land (permission required)

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External links and references

• Birds and Wildlife of Bangalore
• join mailing list
• A list of the birds of Bangalore
• A guide to identifying the common birds of Bangalore
• Birding in India