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[CIN] Garden Bird Watch - November 2026


[CIN] Garden Bird Watch - November 2026
By National Parks Board

ABOUT
  • Garden Bird Watch November 2026
    Do you enjoy bird watching? Would you like to contribute to a citizen science study? Join us for the Garden Bird Watch, as part of the NParks Community in Nature Biodiversity Watch series, to help us learn more about our birds! Find out more here.

    This round of Garden Bird Watch will take place between 31 October (Saturday) to 8 November (Sunday) 2026.

    Registration closes on 11 October 2026 (Sunday).

    Signing Up
    To register, you would need an account with Volunteer.gov.sg. Please fill up all your information on your profile page (especially full name, email and contact number) for identification purposes. You may wish to refer to our step-by-step registration guide.

    New Volunteers
    New volunteers to Garden Bird Watch will need to undergo a compulsory online module (self-guided) and an on-site training on either 17 or 18 Oct morning (Saturday or Sunday) in order to run Garden Bird Watch independently. Please choose the new volunteer role below based on the date of the on-site practical training that you can attend.

    If you are a New Garden Bird Watch volunteer, sign up for 1 New Volunteer slot (based on your preferred date and time of the on-site practical training). There are 4 sessions available, based on first come first served basis.

    Experienced Volunteers

    If you are an Experienced Garden Bird Watch volunteer, sign up for the Experienced Volunteer slot.

    Signing up as a Group

    To sign up as a Group (of maximum 5 pax), please think of and input the same unique Group Code in the opportunity question 'Group Code' when prompted (e.g. GardenBirdWatch123) for all members in your group that are registering for Garden Bird Watch. We will group you together backend.

    For enquiries, please email cin@nparks.gov.sg with the subject title '[Garden Bird Watch]'. Thank you!

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Experienced Volunteer APPLY

Signing up for this experienced volunteer role (below) means that you are an experienced Garden Bird Watch volunteer (have participated in Garden Bird Watch before - attended training, ran survey, and submitted results at least once before).

The online module (self-guided) and other notes will be provided as refresher when you sign up. Should you like to attend the on-site practical training as a refresher, please sign up for this role and send an email to cin@nparks.gov.sg with the subject title '[Garden Bird Watch] Refresher Training Request'. Do note that priority will be given to new volunteers should there be no slots.

To sign up as a group with your friends/family/colleagues, do input the same unique Group Code in your registration.

*Please ignore the date and time listed for actual survey as it is a substitute date for volunteer hour allocation. 

Skills

None

Shifts

Date Time Location Registration open on Registration close on Available Slots Registration Status
Tuesday, 03/11/2026 07:00 AM– 10:00 AM - - #--- - Singapore 259569, 18/09/2026 05:00 PM 16/10/2026 09:00 PM 851

New Volunteer (Training Slot: 17 October, Saturday, 7.30 - 8.30am) APPLY

Signing up for this new volunteer role (below) means that you are a NEW Garden Bird Watch volunteer (have not participated in Garden Bird Watch before) that has signed up to attend the on-site practical training on:

Date: 17 October 2026 (Saturday)

Time: 7.30am - 8.30am

Location: Singapore Botanic Gardens

New volunteers to Garden Bird Watch need to attend a compulsory online module (self-guided) and an on-site practical training at Singapore Botanic Gardens on either 17 or 18 October (Saturday or Sunday) morning. 

Do remember to select BOTH compulsory training and actual survey* below when you sign up for this New Volunteer role.

To sign up as a group with your friends/family/colleagues, do input the same unique Group Code in your registration.

*Please ignore the date and time listed for actual survey as it is a substitute date for volunteer hour allocation. Volunteering hours are not given for training.

Skills

None

Shifts

Date Time Location Registration open on Registration close on Available Slots Registration Status
Tuesday, 03/11/2026 07:00 AM– 10:00 AM - - #--- - Singapore 259569, 18/09/2026 05:00 PM 12/10/2026 09:00 PM 24

New Volunteer (Training Slot: 17 October, Saturday, 9.00 - 10.00am) APPLY

Signing up for this new volunteer role (below) means that you are a NEW Garden Bird Watch volunteer (have not participated in Garden Bird Watch before) that has signed up to attend the on-site practical training on:

Date: 17 October 2026 (Saturday)

Time: 9.00am - 10.00am

Location: Singapore Botanic Gardens

New volunteers to Garden Bird Watch need to attend a compulsory online module (self-guided) and an on-site practical training at Singapore Botanic Gardens on either 17 or 18 October (Saturday or Sunday) morning. 

Do remember to select BOTH compulsory training and actual survey* below when you sign up for this New Volunteer role.

To sign up as a group with your friends/family/colleagues, do input the same unique Group Code in your registration.

*Please ignore the date and time listed for actual survey as it is a substitute date for volunteer hour allocation. Volunteering hours are not given for training.

Skills

None

Shifts

Date Time Location Registration open on Registration close on Available Slots Registration Status
Tuesday, 03/11/2026 07:00 AM– 10:00 AM - - #--- - Singapore 259569, 18/09/2026 05:00 PM 12/10/2026 09:00 PM 28

New Volunteer (Training Slot: 18 October, Sunday, 7.30 - 8.30am) APPLY

Signing up for this new volunteer role (below) means that you are a NEW Garden Bird Watch volunteer (have not participated in Garden Bird Watch before) that has signed up to attend the on-site practical training on:

Date: 18 October 2026 (Sunday)

Time: 7.30am - 8.30am

Location: Singapore Botanic Gardens

New volunteers to Garden Bird Watch need to attend a compulsory online module (self-guided) and an on-site practical training at Singapore Botanic Gardens on either 17 or 18 October (Saturday or Sunday) morning. 

Do remember to select BOTH compulsory training and actual survey* below when you sign up for this New Volunteer role.

To sign up as a group with your friends/family/colleagues, do input the same unique Group Code in your registration.

*Please ignore the date and time listed for actual survey as it is a substitute date for volunteer hour allocation. Volunteering hours are not given for training.

Skills

None

Shifts

Date Time Location Registration open on Registration close on Available Slots Registration Status
Compulsory Sunday, 18/10/2026 07:30 AM– 08:30 AM - - -- - Singapore 257494, 18/09/2026 05:00 PM 12/10/2026 09:00 PM 39
Tuesday, 03/11/2026 07:00 AM– 10:00 AM - - #--- - Singapore 259569, 18/09/2026 05:00 PM 12/10/2026 09:00 PM 44

New Volunteer (Training Slot: 18 October, Sunday, 9.00 - 10.00am) APPLY

Signing up for this new volunteer role (below) means that you are a NEW Garden Bird Watch volunteer (have not participated in Garden Bird Watch before) that has signed up to attend the on-site practical training on:

Date: 18 October 2026 (Sunday)

Time: 9.00am - 10.00am

Location: Singapore Botanic Gardens

New volunteers to Garden Bird Watch need to attend a compulsory online module (self-guided) and an on-site practical training at Singapore Botanic Gardens on either 17 or 18 October (Saturday or Sunday) morning. 

Do remember to select BOTH compulsory training and actual survey* below when you sign up for this New Volunteer role.

To sign up as a group with your friends/family/colleagues, do input the same unique Group Code in your registration.

*Please ignore the date and time listed for actual survey as it is a substitute date for volunteer hour allocation. Volunteering hours are not given for training.

Skills

None

Shifts

Date Time Location Registration open on Registration close on Available Slots Registration Status
Compulsory Sunday, 18/10/2026 09:00 AM– 10:00 AM - - -- - Singapore 257494, 18/09/2026 05:00 PM 12/10/2026 09:00 PM 1
Tuesday, 03/11/2026 07:00 AM– 10:00 AM - - #--- - Singapore 259569, 18/09/2026 05:00 PM 12/10/2026 09:00 PM 31