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"
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'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.