Birdwatch

Event Duration: 20 minutes

Event Times: Randomly starts

What is Birdwatch?

Birdwatch is an eccentric "capture the flag" type event where the goal is to gain points by holding birds whilst
protecting their nests.
It is a complex event and needs some playtime to be understood well.

Event Info

  • When the event starts, 3 differently colored bird nests spawn at random places in spawn. You can type /birdwatch
    to see where they are.
  • Right-click a bird to pick it up. It will perch on your shoulder, and you will gain 1 point per second for
    as long as you are holding it. You will also glow whilst holding the bird.
  • Bird holders take increased damage from most attacks.
  • While standing inside the highlighted "Hot Zone" with a bird, you will gain 2 points per second. You will also receive
    50 bonus points when reaching it.
  • When a bird is taken from its nest, an egg, that can be attacked will spawn in its place. If the egg is destroyed, you
    will lose the bird and one-third of your points.

Losing Points

You can only lose points in Birdwatch in the following ways:

  • If your bird's egg is destroyed, you lose one-third of your points.
  • If you lose your bird within 5 seconds of being attacked by another player, you lose half of your points.

Losing The Bird

You can lose the bird by doing the following:

  • Dying.
  • Leaving the game.
  • Leaving spawn.
  • Entering north gate.
  • Mounting a mob.
  • Using Riptide.
  • Using an elytra.
  • Teleporting using a Voidsteel Sabre, ender pearl, or chorus fruit.
  • Going into the swimming pose.
  • Using teleport commands (/warp, /spawn, /tp)

If another player kills you, they will take your bird.

Birdwatch Rewards

  • 1st: 3x Scorned Feather, 15x Dragon Eggs, 10x Star Remnants
  • 2nd: 2x Scorned Feather, 12x Dragon Eggs, 8x Star Remnants
  • 3rd: 1x Scorned Feather, 8x Dragon Eggs, 6x Star Remnants
  • 4th: 8x Dragon Eggs, 6x Star Remnants
  • 5th-7th: 3x Dragon Eggs, 2x Star Remnants

Trivia

  • The first Birdwatch happened on 2020-09-11.
  • The Hot Zone can drift almost anywhere in spawn, but it cannot enter north gate or leave spawn.
  • There were once 5 different colors of birds.