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2025 Impact
810
Observations contributed as raw data.
225
Unique species recorded- Including 4 historic rarities.
1,885
Individual species catalogued.
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Getting Started
A beginner’s guide to birding: who watches, where it begins, why it matters. Start not with knowledge, but with the courage to notice.


Witness With Care: Ethics at the Edge of Observation
In this reflection on ethical birding, I share what it means to observe without disturbing—from resisting the temptation of playback calls, to honoring the space birds need to survive. I explore the hard lessons learned while birdwatching and photographing wildlife, and the deeper practice of choosing care over curiosity.
Ethical birding isn’t about taking the perfect photo or checking off a list.
It’s about stepping back, walking away when needed, and allowing wild creature

Najika Akane
Apr 19, 20257 min read


Listen, Watch, Breathe: Birding as a Multisensory Practice
Birding begins with a pause, not a name. Explore how birdwatching awakens all your senses—sight, sound, smell, and touch—and how ethical birding invites you to belong quietly to the world you observe.

Najika Akane
Apr 8, 20258 min read


Observation as Conservation: Field Notes from a Living Archive
Small sightings, big impact. On presence, attention, and contributing to conservation by simply noticing.

Najika Akane
Apr 5, 20254 min read
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