Friends & Links

Websites & Blogs of friends & contributors

Andrew Carey         Andrew Carey Photography

Andy Rouse            Andy Rouse Wildlife Photography

Ben Macdonald        Ben Macdonald Birding

Bob Philpott            Cotswold Water Park Birding Blog

David Slater           DJS Photography

Gareth Harris         Cotswold Water Park 

Gary Thoburn         Gary's Photos

James Lees             JSLees Photography

Lewis Thomson         LT Images

Martin Dyer           Wildlife Across The Water  

Martin McGill         Anser Birding

Nathan Casburn       Weekend Birder 

Paul Bowerman         Severnside Birds

Paul Marshall          Paul Marshall Photography

Paul Masters           Paul's Birding Diary

Tom & Greg Mabbett    Mabbett Bros Birding

Vince Jones            The Barn Owl Centre

If I've missed anyone let me know.

Birding Links

The links are arranged alphabetically I test these links regularly but if you find any that have stopped working then please let me know.

Angus Birding Grapevine    Mark Caunt's Angus Birding Grapevine, news from NE Scotland.

Arkive    One of my favourite sites packed with movies, pictures and info of wildlife.

Avestrazos Wildlife Art    The wildlife art of Francisco José Hernández Fernández 

e-mail: fhernandez@avestrazos.com 

Blog:  http://www.bublegum.net/avestrazos/

Avibirds European birdguide online European database for over 450 species.

The Bakewell Birder    Simon Wilson's site on the birds of Bakewell, Derbyshire.

The Barn Owl Centre    Netheridge Farm, Netheridge Close, Hempsted, Gloucester GL2 5LE. Tel: 01452 383999.

Bavarian Birds    An excellent German site in English with a good bird quiz. 

BerksBirds    Berkshire birds.

BirdGuides    Dave Gosney and Max Whitby's site. The premier website dedicated to birdwatchers everywhere, offering news of UK rarities, an online reference and video library.

Bird Forum    Bird Forum hosted by Steve Elliott. 

Birding Holland    Pieter van der Luit email pieter@birdingholland.com Guided birding in the Netherlands.

Birding in Colombia    A site guide to birding in Colombia

Birding in Menorca    David Newman reports from Menorca

Birding In Spain    Steve West's new web site for travelling birders with an interest in NE Spain. There are free itineraries and maps to the best birding spots in northeast Spain, checklists, trip reports, downloads and more.     

Birding Israel    Asher Ariel's new Israel site with great photos and a mystery quiz. 

Birding on the Isle of Thanet    Where to watch birds in Thanet, Kent. Access/parking details for all the main sites, what to expect, and past rarities.

Birding Pal    A site to help you find a birding local when you holiday abroad 

Birding UK   Neil Rigby's  directory of birding links for the UK.

Birds of Britain    The new look Birds Of Britain website is well worth a visit. A monthly web magazine for birders.

The Birds of South Gloucestershire    Martin Hayes Birds of South Gloucestershire.

Birdseekers-Birdtours    Steve Bird's bird watching tour company, destinations worldwide.

Birdtours    John Girdley's Birdtours

Birdwatching Bulgaria    Birdwatching Bulgaria from Ivailo Nikolov.

Birdwatching in Emsworth    Mainly about birds and birdwatching sites in Emsworth, Havant and Portsmouth and the surrounding area of SE Hampshire, UK and more.

The Boat Inn    Visit the Boat Inn at Ashleworth for great beer, a lovely setting and a friendly atmosphere.

BOC-Bristol    Bristol Ornithological Club. 

Boletas Birdwatching Centre    Birding northeast Spain.

British Marine Life Study Society    Andy Horton's, British Marine Life Study Society. Go to Seabirds page.

10000 Birds    An excellent site by Charlie Moores and friends, a much travelled cabin crew member on British Airways.

CVL Birding    Chew Valley Lake birding. 

Cheshire & Wirral Ornithological Society    Protecting, recording and enjoying the county of Cheshire's birdlife.

Cotswold Nature  Cotswold Nature is an local online nature store selling a fantastic range of wildlife products.

David Miller    Wildlife artist David Miller's sites of his brilliant (my words not his) paintings. 

Dawlish Warren    A site for Dawlish Warren in Devon.

Dean Birders    A new site for the Forest of Dean.

Dee Estuary Birding    A look at all the key birdwatching sites of the Dee Estuary.

Dictionary    An excellent Bird dictionary.

DJS Photography    David Slater's photographic site. 

Dursley Birdwatching and Preservation Society

DBA    Dutch Birding Association 

    Dodo.com - A Travel Information Site for Globetrotters Worldwide

    The excellent Fat Birder site hosted by Bo Beolens. The Fat Birder links up birding enthusiasts from all over the world. Based in the UK it carries detailed information for UK birders but there is a sufficient variety of sites around the world to interest every visitor to the site.

Fotosearch    A searchable database of photos including many bird images. 

From The Field Book    Carol Thistlethwaite's countryside Blog. 

Gerhard Brodowski Photography       Gerhard's photography site, love the Long-eared Owl picture.

Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust    Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust's site.

GreenCorner Birding     A Dutch site in English which has produced a film of The Birds of Gambia.

Hawke Binoculars at Somerset Cameras	Tim Neal's great range and competitive prices on Hawke optics.
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Herefordshire Ornithological Club    Herefordshire birding site.

Herts Bird Club    The homepage of the Herts Bird Club, including all county sightings and bird news.

Image Download    The Bryant's photographic website. 

Isle of Mull Cottages    Book a self catering holiday home on the Isle of Mull 

Ken Billington's Bird Photography    A collection of high resolution bird photographs complete with birdsong in slideshow format.

Kent Ornithological Society    The site provides information about the Kent Ornithological Society and also about birds and birdwatching in Kent.

Knutsford Ornithological Society    The birds and birders of Knutsford, Cheshire, north-west England.

Lancaster and District Birdwatching Society    The official Lancaster and District Bird Watching Society Web Page. Membership details, surveys, publications etc.

Leurmans    Harry Leurmans Nature photography site.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liverpool RSPB Members Group    Group details and items of birding and conservation interest around Liverpool.

Moor Copse Nature Reserve    Wildlife trust nature reserve in Berkshire.

Natural Born Birder and Oygarden Birds    Julian Bell's site is dedicated to seawatching off his local headland in SW Norway, but it also covers offshore birding, North Northumberland, trip reports and a photo gallery. 

Nature Trails    Birdwatching in Thailand with "Nature Trails"

   
Norfolk Fishing Trips    Fishing, Birdwatching and Wildlife Trips available on Norfolk's most comfortable charter boat.

North Kent Birding    This site provides information about birds and birdwatching in North Kent. We also offer layover and short break birding and guided walks.

North West Birds    A quality short birding breaks service in the North West of England with expert guided birdwatching.

Oxford Ornithological Society    Site includes recent Oxfordshire bird news, rarity photographs, a guide to some of the best birding sites in the county, the Oxfordshire List, guidelines on submitting records, and Society information.

Peterborough Bird Club    Peterborough Bird Club meetings, events, news, reports and club details. Local news regularly updated.

Portland Bird Observatory    Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre, latest sightings, pictures etc.

Razorbill Ribs Charter    Daniel Worth's RIB (Rigid Inflatable Boat) Charter Business based in stunning North Pembrokeshire with a crew of keen amateur naturalists.

Ron Beddis Photography    Ron Beddis' Photography website. 

Roundabout Malvern    Steve Avery's Malvern wildlife and nature page. 

Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory Trust    The SBBOT is on the Kent Coast between Thanet and Deal. We hope to bring you as much information as possible on the birds of the area, plus all the info on Ringing Projects.

Severnsidebirds    Paul Bowerman's Severnside Birds.

Shearwater    Alan Gray's "Shearwater Coastal Cruises" from Pwllheli in North Wales. 

Sheffield Bird Study Group [SBSG]    Recent Local Bird News, Photographs and info on Sheffield birds, Recording area map and recording info, species and locality lists, SBSG meeting and group information, Visible Migration data.

Simon Mackie and West Country Birder    Simon Mackie's Digital Photography sites. 

[Simon Thurgood Images]Simon Thurgood's Images site.  Here you will find a wide range of images from wildlife, steam trains to horse racing.

The Somerset Birder    James Packer's site. 

Stealth Wildlife    Jan & Neill Carden's wildlife and nature watching equipment site. 

St Helens Wildlife Recording Group    Colin Davies St. Helens Wildlife Recording Group web site.

Surbiton and District Bird Watching Society    Details the activities of SDBWS.

Surfbirds    Huge UK/US birding site. 

Swindon Birds    Steve Davies's Swindon Birds site. All the info for Swindon and the surrounding area. 

http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/    For all kinds of useful information about the county.

travellingbirder.com    An index of trip reports available on the net of interest to all travelling birders.

UK400 Club Online    Lee Evans UK 400 Club site.

UK Moths    The best British moth site around...........probably. 

Watching Wildlife or Denbury Farm    Colin Meadows website Denbury Farm in Somerset. Webcams broadcasting 24/7 real-time Live bird, badger and wildlife watching.  

The Welsh Kite Trust    Information on Welsh Red Kites and Gigrin Farm.

West Midland Bird Club    Covers the counties of Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, and the Metropolitan WM.

West Midland Birding    Andy Thomas's website with details of birds in his local area and in the West Midlands as a whole.

Where Do You Want To Go Birding Today?    Where do you want to go birding? Worldwide information.

Wildlife of Sunderland Point    A beautiful birding area on the River Lune Estuary in Morecambe Bay.

Wildlife Bird Photography in Greece    Panos Oikonomou's photography site.

Wild Owl    Site of owl conservationist, photographer and professional speaker Ian McGuire based in South Gloucestershire.

Woolston Eyes Nature Reserve    Woolston Eyes Conservation Group - Warrington, Cheshire.

Worcester Birding    Brian Stretch's Worcester Birding site

Worcestershire Source     New Worcestershire site brought to my attention by Chris Nowak.