WINGS - Birds of India Nature Awareness Programme held a one-day bird count across Thiruvananthapuram on December 14, 2025. WWF-India and the Trivandrum Birding Team coordinated the event. Together, they recorded 188 bird species across wetlands, forests, hill stations, campuses, and urban landscapes. The Kottoor forests reported the highest number with 85 species, including Changeable hawk-eagle, Common buzzard, Small Minivet, and Black-naped monarch. The Arippa forest along the Thiruvananthapuram-Shengottai route yielded 83 species. With help from Kerala Forest Development Corporation guides, participants spotted the rare Sri Lanka frogmouth. The Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (JNTBGRI), near the Western Ghats, showed 50 species, proving campuses outside protected zones can be biodiversity hotspots. Hill areas like Ponmudi and Bonacaud noted 67 and 73 species, including Lesser coucal, Indian pitta, and Rufous babbler. The Vellayani-Punchakkari wetland recorded 76 species, such as Amur falcon and Baillon’s crake. Kadinamkulam Lake had 36 species, and the Akkulam-Veli urban region showed 51 species, highlighting urban biodiversity. Around 500 Lesser whistling ducks were seen on the National Centre for Earth Science Studies campus. At the Thiruvananthapuram zoo and Kesavadasapuram paddy fields, teams found 46 species, including migratory birds like Indian pitta and Grey wagtail, signaling good city green space health. Nearly 50 volunteers, including scientists, birdwatchers, forestry guides, and students, joined the 19th edition of this survey. The initiative began by Sunjoy Monga, known as Mumbai’s Birdman, who sadly passed away in May 2025. Key organisers and speakers included Saju S. Nair, Assistant Conservator of Forests; Dileep M.R., Director of KITTS; and WWF-India officials Renjan Mathew Varghese and Anushreedha S.S. The WINGS team coordinators A.K. Sivakumar and Govind Girija also addressed participants.