Websites & Blogs of friends & contributors
Andrew Carey – Andrew Carey Photography
Andy Rouse – Andy Rouse Wildlife Photography
Ben Locke, wildlife photography – Ben Locke
Ben Macdonald – Ben Macdonald
Bob Philpott – Cotswold Water Park Birding Blog
David Slater – DJS Photography
Gareth Harris – Cotswold Water Park
Gary Thoburn – Gary’s Photos
Graham Watson – Sea and Sky Birding
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 Masters – Paul’s Birding Diary
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.
Arkive One of my favourite sites packed with movies, pictures and info of wildlife.
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.
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 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 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.
The Birds of South Gloucestershire Martin Hayes Birds of South Gloucestershire.
Beginners Guide to Birdwatching From Jessica Lowe, Colorado
The Boat Inn Visit the Boat Inn at Ashleworth for great beer, a lovely setting and a friendly atmosphere.
Bob Bushell’s Wildlife Photography Bob’s wildlife photos and much more.
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.
Cheltenham Bird Club Contact at contact@cheltenhambirdclub.org.uk
Dawlish Warren A site for Dawlish Warren in Devon.
Dictionary An excellent Bird dictionary.
DJS Photography David Slater’s photographic site.
Dursley Birdwatching and Preservation Society
DBA Dutch Birding Association
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.
The Forest of Dean Blog Ben Locke’s Forest of Dean Blog. The fauna, flora and landscapes of the Dean in pictures.
Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust’s site.
Gwent Ornithological Society Everything you need to know about birding in Gwent.
Herefordshire Ornithological Club Herefordshire birding site.
Isle of Mull Cottages Book a self catering holiday home on the Isle of Mull
Leurmans Harry Leurmans Nature photography site.
Portland Bird Observatory Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre, latest sightings, pictures etc.
Roundabout Malvern Steve Avery’s Malvern wildlife and nature page.
Severnsidebirds Paul Bowerman’s Severnside Birds.
Simon Mackie and West Country Birder Simon Mackie’s Digital Photography sites.
Simon Thurgood Images Simon’s images of natural history found in the United Kingdom and Blog.
The Somerset Birder James Packer’s site.
Southern Curlews A new website on Curlews in southern England www.curlewcall.org
Surfbirds Huge UK/US birding site.
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/ For all kinds of useful information about the county.
UK Moths The best British moth site around………..probably.
The Ultimate Guide to Wildlife Photography Lots of interesting information that can help budding photographers and beginners to start their craft.
The Welsh Kite Trust Information on Welsh Red Kites and Gigrin Farm.
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.
Wildlife Sightings This site shares wildlife sightings on a variety of social media platforms, but predominately Twitter.
Worcester Birding Brian Stretch’s Worcester Birding site
County news, sites to visit, trip reports and other information about birds in Gloucestershire and beyond, since 2000.