Websites & Blogs of friends & contributors
Andrew Carey Andrew Carey Photography
Andy Rouse Andy Rouse Wildlife Photography
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 McGill Anser Birding
Nathan Casburn Weekend Birder
Paul Bowerman Severnside Birds
Paul Masters Paul’s Birding Diary
Steve Preddy The Bristol wildlife Blog http://www.bristolwildlife.com
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 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.
Beginners Guide to Wildlife Photography Thank you to Ms. Martin’s students.
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 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.
Birdwatching in Israel Asher Ariel’s new Israel site with great photos and a mystery quiz.
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.
Birdtours John Girdley’s Birdtours
Birdwatch in Alentejo Jorge Safara’s small company based in southern Portugal that promotes personalised bird watching tours.
Birdwatching Bulgaria Birdwatching Bulgaria from Ivailo Nikolov.
The Boat Inn Visit the Boat Inn at Ashleworth for great beer, a lovely setting and a friendly atmosphere.
Boletas Birdwatching Centre Birding northeast Spain.
Bristol Wildlife The Bristol wildlife Blog
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.
Cheltenham Bird Club Contact at contact@cheltenhambirdclub.org.uk
Cheshire & Wirral Ornithological Society Protecting, recording and enjoying the county of Cheshire’s birdlife.
Dawlish Warren A site for Dawlish Warren in Devon.
Dee Estuary Birding A look at all the key birdwatching sites of the Dee Estuary.
Denbury Farm Colin Meadows website Denbury Farm in Somerset. Webcams broadcasting 24/7 real-time Live bird, badger and wildlife watching.
Dictionary An excellent Bird dictionary.
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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.
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.
Green Bird Tours Green Bird Tours – in Mexico.
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
Ken Billington’s Focusing On Wildlife Celebrating the biodiversity of Planet Earth.
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.
Leurmans Harry Leurmans Nature photography site.
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.
Norfolk Fishing Trips Fishing, Birdwatching and Wildlife Trips available on Norfolk’s most comfortable charter boat.
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.
Roundabout Malvern Steve Avery’s Malvern wildlife and nature page.
Severnsidebirds Paul Bowerman’s Severnside Birds.
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.
The Somerset Birder James Packer’s site.
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 Welsh Kite Trust Information on Welsh Red Kites and Gigrin Farm.
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.
Wildlife Sightings This site shares wildlife sightings on a variety of social media platforms, but predominately Twitter.
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
County news, sites to visit, trip reports and other information about birds in Gloucestershire and beyond, since 2000.
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