India · Uttarakhand
Corbett NP – Dhikala
453 species and 56,021 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February–March and December, with up to 308 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach
Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
Himalayan BulbulPycnonotus leucogenys
Jungle BabblerArgya striata
Changeable Hawk-EagleNisaetus cirrhatus
Plumbeous Water RedstartPhoenicurus fuliginosus
Kalij PheasantLophura leucomelanos
Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
Grey Bush ChatSaxicola ferreus
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
River LapwingVanellus duvaucelii
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis239 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 453 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Corbett NP22 km438 species
- Pangot58 km315 species
- Gujjar Basti, Gaindikhata63 km273 species
- Jhilmil Jheel Conservation Reserve67 km355 species
- Sattal70 km361 species
All 453 species recorded here
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Jungle Babbler Argya striata
- Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Kalij Pheasant Lophura leucomelanos
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Lesser Fish Eagle Icthyophaga humilis
- Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Grey Bush Chat Saxicola ferreus
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Plumbeous Water Redstart Phoenicurus fuliginosus
- Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris
- Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus
- Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus
- Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Collared Falconet Microhierax caerulescens
- White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta cinnamoventris
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri
- Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
- Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus
- Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
- Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos macei
- Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- White-capped Redstart Phoenicurus leucocephalus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Grey-throated Martin Riparia chinensis
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
- Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
- Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
- Blue-throated Barbet Psilopogon asiaticus
- Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum
- Slaty-headed Parakeet Psittacula himalayana
- Ashy Bulbul Hemixos flavala
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
- Himalayan Flameback Dinopium shorii
- Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Grey-hooded Warbler Phylloscopus xanthoschistos
- Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Tawny Fish Owl Ketupa flavipes
- Black-chinned Babbler Cyanoderma pyrrhops
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor
- Black-crested Bulbul Rubigula flaviventris
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
- Oriental Cuckooshrike Coracina javensis
- Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii
- Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Greater Yellownape Chrysophlegma flavinucha
- Yellow-bellied Fantail Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus
- Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus
- Common Green Magpie Cissa chinensis
- Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus
- Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
- Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensis
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Crested Bunting Emberiza lathami
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Great Stone-curlew Esacus recurvirostris
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Brown Crake Zapornia akool
- Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Himalayan Rubythroat Calliope pectoralis
- Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus
- Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- White-rumped Spinetail Zoonavena sylvatica
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Small Pratincole Glareola lactea
- Pin-tailed Green Pigeon Treron apicauda
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps
- Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae
- Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris
- Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
- Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara
- Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
- Whistler's Warbler Phylloscopus whistleri
- White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
- Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina
- Pale Martin Riparia diluta
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Mountain Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus nipalensis
- White-throated Laughingthrush Pterorhinus albogularis
- Lemon-rumped Warbler Phylloscopus chloronotus
- Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
- Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus roseus
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis virgatus
- Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl Ketupa nipalensis
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum
- Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
- Aberrant Bush Warbler Horornis flavolivaceus
- Chestnut-headed Tesia Cettia castaneocoronata
- Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata
- Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Great Barbet Psilopogon virens
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Grey Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus
- Brown Rock Chat Oenanthe fusca
- Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis
- Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris
- Brown-fronted Woodpecker Dendrocoptes auriceps
- Blue-winged Minla Actinodura cyanouroptera
- Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis
- Indian Pied Myna Gracupica contra
- Grey-bellied Tesia Tesia cyaniventer
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Black-throated Bushtit Aegithalos concinnus
- Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis
- Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Bar-tailed Treecreeper Certhia himalayana
- Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni
- Himalayan Black-lored Tit Machlolophus xanthogenys
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythroryncha
- Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos
- Yellow-breasted Greenfinch Chloris spinoides
- Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul
- Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus
- Indian Stone-curlew Burhinus indicus
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush Monticola rufiventris
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
- Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae
- Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis
- Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
- Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
- Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus
- White-capped Bunting Emberiza stewarti
- Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Besra Tachyspiza virgata
- Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris
- Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
- Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae
- Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii
- Grey-sided Bush Warbler Cettia brunnifrons
- Nepal Cupwing Pnoepyga immaculata
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor
- Dusky Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne concolor
- Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
- Himalayan Buzzard Buteo refectus
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Bengal Bush Lark Plocealauda assamica
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
- Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Sirkeer Malkoha Taccocua leschenaultii
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
- Common Babbler Argya caudata
- Nepal House Martin Delichon nipalense
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Blyth's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus reguloides
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Spotted Owlet Athene brama
- Blue-capped Redstart Phoenicurus coeruleocephala
- Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
- Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa agilis
- Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa
- Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Spotted Forktail Enicurus maculatus
- Himalayan Prinia Prinia crinigera
- Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii
- Streaked Laughingthrush Trochalopteron lineatum
- Rufous Sibia Heterophasia capistrata
- Green-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga nipalensis
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Collared Scops Owl Otus lettia
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa
- White-browed Shrike-babbler Pteruthius aeralatus
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- Indian Spotted Eagle Clanga hastata
- Long-billed Thrush Zoothera monticola
- Black-breasted Weaver Ploceus benghalensis
- Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Sand Lark Alaudala raytal
- Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon Treron sphenurus
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola
- Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Whiskered Yuhina Yuhina flavicollis
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Scaly-breasted Cupwing Pnoepyga albiventer
- White-bellied Erpornis Erpornis zantholeuca
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler Cettia major
- Chestnut-capped Babbler Timalia pileata
- Smoky Warbler Phylloscopus fuligiventer
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus
- Tawny-bellied Babbler Dumetia hyperythra
- Western Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida
- Brown-flanked Bush Warbler Horornis fortipes
- Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris
- White-browed Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps
- Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Little Forktail Enicurus scouleri
- Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
- Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus
- Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Jungle Bush Quail Perdicula asiatica
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix griseus
- Silver-eared Mesia Leiothrix argentauris
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera
- Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera
- Mountain Scops Owl Otus spilocephalus
- West Himalayan Bush Warbler Locustella kashmirensis
- Russet Sparrow Passer cinnamomeus
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
- Spot-winged Starling Saroglossa spilopterus
- Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris
- Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
- Himalayan Bluetail Tarsiger rufilatus
- Stripe-throated Yuhina Yuhina gularis
- Black-throated Accentor Prunella atrogularis
- Common Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Scaly-bellied Woodpecker Picus squamatus
- Siberian Pipit Anthus japonicus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Bristled Grassbird Schoenicola striatus
- Grey-crowned Prinia Prinia cinereocapilla
- Striated Babbler Argya earlei
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush Trochalopteron erythrocephalum
- Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Chestnut-crowned Warbler Phylloscopus castaniceps
- Rufous-bellied Woodpecker Dendrocopos hyperythrus
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
- Rufous-throated Partridge Arborophila rufogularis
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Himalayan Woodpecker Dendrocopos himalayensis
- Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps
- Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush Ianthocincla rufogularis
- Plain Mountain Finch Leucosticte nemoricola
- Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani
- White-tailed Stonechat Saxicola leucurus
- Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Hume's Short-toed Lark Calandrella acutirostris
- Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Fire-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga ignicauda
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Dusky Eagle-Owl Ketupa coromanda
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectens
- Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
- Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Tytler's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tytleri
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Corbett NP – Dhikala?
February–March and December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 308 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Corbett NP – Dhikala?
453 species, from 56,021 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Corbett NP – Dhikala in November?
The most recorded in November: Red-vented Bulbul, Long-tailed Shrike, Red Junglefowl, Himalayan Bulbul and Jungle Babbler.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.