Links
BIRD INFORMATION
Birdline SW - For up to date bird news for the whole of the SW phone 09068 700241 (phone your sightings to the Hotline on 08454567938)
Surfbirds - World birding website, daily sightings and Photos
Birdguides - British based website with daily sightings and Photos
OPTICAL SALES
South West Optics - The South West’s premier optics outlet based in Truro.
BIRDING SITES
Scilly Pelagics - Website of the Scilly seabird Pelagics with up-to-date info on this years trips etc.
British Birds Rarities Committee - The home of the decision makers!
British Birding Association - The home of the UK400 Club
British Trust for Ornithology - Website of the BTO.
Cornwall Birding - The definitive site for Bird, Birders and Birding in Cornwall
Dawlish Warren NR - Website of Dawlish Warren, Devon
Deanbirders - Birding website for the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire maintained by and for disabled birders.
Devon Birding - Blogsite dedicated to birding in Devon.
Devon Birds - Website of the Devon Birdwatching and Preservation Society.
Draycote Birding - Birding news and events from Draycote Reservoir.
Essex Birdwatching Society - Birding in Essex
Gwent Ornithological Society -Birding in Gwent
Glamorgan Birds - Birding in Glamorgan
Irish Birding - A nationwide web resource for birders in Ireland. Comprehensive selection of features including bird news, photographs, topical articles and much more.
Leicestershire and Rutland Ornithological Society - promoting the study, conservation and enjoyment of birds and birding in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Rossendale Bird Club - website of the Rossendale Bird Club based in Lancashire.
BIRD OBSERVATORY WEBSITES
Spurn Bird Observatory - Website of the east coast Birding Mecca.
Bird Observatories Council - Administrative body for the bird observatories in Britain and Ireland.
Copeland Bird Observatory - Web site with details on Northern Ireland’s main bird observatory.
Bardsey Bird & Field Observatory - Info’ on this Welsh bird observatory
Portland Bill Bird Observatory - Excellent web site from this UK south coast observatory.
Dungeness Bird Observatory - Kent-based observatory. News, photos, booking info’ etc.
Sandwich Bay Field Station - Another SE England observatory and field station.
Fair Isle Bird Observatory - Full details on birds, booking, etc from the premier bird obs’ in the UK.
North Ronaldsay Bird Observatory - Scottish observatory with a great record for attracting rarities.
Filey Brigg Bird Observatory - A busy English east coast observatory with an informative web site.
Falsterbo Bird Observatory - Good info’ from this famous bird obs’ on Sweden’s south coast.
Helgoland Bird Observatory - Very good site from this German North Sea bird obs
BIRDING ABROAD/BIRDING TOURS/TRAVEL
Isles of Scilly Helicopter - Book your travel by helicopter to the Scillies here.
Costa Blanca Bird Club - Website of this Spanish Bird club. All in English and with some superb photos by Bryan Thomas.
BIRDING MAGAZINES
Birding World - Website of Birding World Magazine and all you need to know about Birding in Norfolk
Dutch Birding - The Netherlands equivalent of Birding World, superb images and articles
British Birds - THE definitive mag for Birds in Britain, celebrating 100 years in 2007
Birdwatch - website of Birdwatch Magazine
Birders World - Excellent glossy American journal.
BIRD PHOTOGRAPHERS/PHOTOGRAPHY SITES
Martin Goodey Wildlife Photography - Excellent photo site from Scillies resident Martin Goodey.
Richard Stonier Photography - includes photos from the Isles of Scilly
Simon Knight Photography - Great shots of rarities in the UK including Isles of Scilly
www.NATURE-PHOTOS.biz - Matt Sallis’s superb Wildlife photography
The Bumbling Bears - Superb Bird Photography site including Scillies stuff by Jon, Dave and Pete Hall and John Judge.
Birdpix - Does exactly what it says on the tin! Site dedicated to Bird Photos.
Birdmad.com - Photography website of Yorkshire bird photographer Dean Eades.
BIRDING BLOGS
Widerscoped - Blog by a bunch of London birders/nutters, one based on Scilly, very funny.
OTHER SITES
Wildlife UK - Wildlife discussion and chat group.