RECOMMENDED LINKS

Some of the best and most useful links in local, national and world birding

TOP SOUTH GLOSS SITES

    BIRD WATCHING AT OLDBURY POWER STATION: The Power Station is owned by British Nuclear and consists of a verity of habitats.

    RICHARDS BIRDING DIARY: Richard L Ford South Gloucestershire, United Kingdom Welcome to my diary.

    SEVERNSIDE BIRDS: The web site for anyone with an interest in the birds of the Severn Beach area on the mid Severn Estuary.

    WILD OWL: Based in South Gloucestershire, a life long bird of prey enthusiast raising awareness of British owls.

OTHER LOCAL, NATIONAL & WORLD SITES

    AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY: ABC's mission is to conserve native wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas.

    ARIEL BIRDING: Dedicated to avid birders who bird in Panama’s woodlands, marshes, savannas and mountains.

    AVON WILDLIFE TRUST: The largest local membership organisation dedicated to promoting and protecting wildlife.

    BBRC: The British Birds Rarities Committee is the official adjudicator of rare bird records in Britain.

    BIRDGUIDES:  Brings you better birding through technology. We offer up-to-the-minute news and views from Britain and Ireland.

    BIRDING WORLD: Is the essential magazine for keen birdwatchers in Britain and throughout Europe.

    BIRDLIFE INTERNATIONAL: Is a global Partnership of conservation organisations that strives to conserve birds and their habitats.

    BIRD LIST: Sightings for the Weston-Super-Mare area located along the southern side of the Severn Estuary in the South West of England.

    BIRD TRACK: Welcome to BirdTrack. The online bird recording scheme to increase the personal, local and national value of your sightings.

    BOC: The Bristol Ornithological Club was founded to promote, encourage and co-ordinate the scientific study of ornithology in the Bristol area.

    BOU: The British Ornithologists' Union is one of the world’s oldest and most respected ornithological organisations.

    BRERC: Bristol Regional Environmental Records Centre was established in 1974 and is the central repository for ecological and geological data.

    BRISTOL NATURALISTS SOCIETY: Exists to stimulate a greater awareness of natural history and geology in the Bristol area.

    BTO: The British Trust for Ornithology promotes bird conservation through volunteer-based surveys.

    CVL BIRDING: Chew Valley Lake is ten miles south of Bristol. This website contains frequently updated news and information on birds and wildlife.

    DEAN BIRDERS: This project is the result of keen birdwatchers sharing their hobby with those that have difficulty getting out and about.

    HALCYON GAMBIA: Is very much a family run business and has become the fulfilment of a long-held dream.

    OLIVER SMART WILDLIFE IMAGES: My main focus is birds but I am beginning to experiment with butterflies and dragonflies.

PRINTABLE BIRD CHECKLISTS: All species lists include residents, migrants, accidentals and introductions, basically all birds recorded in that country. Introductions & escapes will be identified as such. Species which are classified as extinct, but, may still occur will also be identified.

RBA: Read the news first with Rare Bird Alert The fast, accurate, comprehensive news service for sightings of rare and scarce birds throughout the UK.

RSPB: The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds is the UK charity working to secure a healthy environment for birds and other wildlife, helping to create a better world for us all. We rely upon memberships and donations to fund our work.

SAVE THE ALBATROSS: Your support will help the BirdLife Partnership to convince governments and fishing authorities around the world to pass and enforce laws to protect albatrosses and other seabirds. This must include clear targets and timescales to reduce seabird deaths.

SOMERSET BIRDER: This web site was initially created to host my birding trip reports, but a few other things have appeared here since, notably a collection of some of my bird photos. Apart from the trip reports, the site has a bias towards birding in my home county of Somerset in the UK.

SOMERSET BIRDS: The Somerset Ornithological Society has been actively recording and conserving birdlife in the county since 1974, when it took over these tasks from the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society, which had published Annual Reports since 1915.

SURFBIRDS: We're a group of birding friends from Britain and America who decided to team up on an international birding website. Bringing the best birding articles from both sides of the Atlantic onto one website, we hope to have created something unique.

THE GLOSTER BIRDER: Welcome to The Gloster Birder. My name is Mike King and have lived all my life in Gloucestershire. I am happiest birding around Frampton but I especially love Cornwall. I hope you will find this site interesting. It includes County news, sites to visit, trip reports and other information about birds in Gloucestershire and beyond.

WILTSHIRE BIRDS: The Society was formed on 30 November 1974 and has grown to approximately 500 members. We are dedicated to the preservation and monitoring of birds in Wiltshire. Our primary task is to produce the Wiltshire Bird Report each year, to this end members send all of their interesting bird sightings to the County Recorder.

WWT: The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) is a leading conservation organisation saving wetlands for wildlife and people across the world. WWT is the only UK charity with a national network of specialist wetland visitor centres.

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