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'''MigrantWatch''' is a [[citizen science]] non-governmental organisation project in [[India]] for collection of information about bird migration. The organisation was conceived in July 2007 and is coordinated by the Science Programme of the [[The National Centre for Biological Sciences|National Centre for Biological Sciences]], in association with ''[[Indian Birds]]'' journal.<ref name="MigrantWatch">{{cite web|url=http://www.migrantwatch.in/ |title=Migrant Watch home page |author=NCBS and Indian Birds Journal |access-date=30 November 2010}}</ref>

The goal of the MigrantWatch programme is to collect information on the arrival, presence and departure of migrant birds that spend the winter in India and to assess any changes that occur in the timing of migration.<ref name="Qader & Raza (2008)">{{cite journal |last1=Quader |first1=S. |last2=Raza |first2=R. H. |year=2008 |title=MigrantWatch: A citizen science programme for the study of bird migration |journal=Indian Birds |publisher=New Ornis Foundation |volume=3 |issue=6 |pages=202–209 }}</ref> The MigrantWatch program provides a website where registered members can upload observations of migratory bird species, and access all the sighting records and maps with data plotted.

In the first year, the program targeted nine species of migratory birds:<ref name="Qader & Raza (2008)"/>

* Northern shoveller ''[[Anas clypeata]]''
* Marsh harrier,\ ''[[Circus aeruginosus]]''
* Wood sandpiper ''[[Tringa glareola]]''
* Common (or barn) swallow ''[[Hirundo rustica]]''
* Grey wagtail ''[[Motacilla cinerea]]''
* Brown shrike ''[[Lanius cristatus]]''
* Black redstart ''[[Phoenicurus ochruros]]''
* Greenish warbler ''[[Phylloscopus trochiloides]]''
* Rosy starling ''[[Sturnus roseus]]''

Subsequently, the list was increased to 30 migratory species.

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[[Category:Nature conservation organisations based in India]]
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[[Category:Bird conservation organizations]]
[[Category:Animal welfare organisations based in India]]

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