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Bookmark this Page, Press "Ctrl D" Now BIRDING - GENERAL Surfbirds.com - An excellent site for active birders on both sides of the Atlantic. Features, photos & more. Bird Links to the World - A vast collection of bird links for Europe and beyond. The Fatbirder - One of the best birding web sites in the world - very comprehensive links. UK Birdwatching Links - Plenty of very useful info' plus up to date bird news in the UK. UK - Birding.uk.com - A directory of birding links for the UK www.deanbirders.co.uk - Birders eager to assist/encourage less able-bodied birdwatchers IRISH SITES BIRDTRACK- Superb online recording system for birders in Ireland and the UK BirdWatch Ireland - Ireland's leading NGO dealing with the conservation of birds & habitats in Ireland. BirdWeb - Web site of the South Dublin branch of BirdWatch Ireland. BWI Fingal - North Dublin branch events, information and more. BWI Galway - Web site of the Galway branch of BWI. BWI Tipperary - Website of the Tipperary branch of BWI. Local sites, events and information. BWI Tolka - Website from Dublin's Tolka Valley branch BWI West Cork - Local events, news and information. BWI Sligo - News, events, site guide and more. BWI Mayo - Mayo branch of BWI with news, site guide etc. Irish Golden Eagle Project - News on the Golden Eagle re-introduction programme. IrishBirdNet (IBN) - Archives from the IBN mail group. Birdsireland.com - Web site of Birds of Ireland News Service, Ireland's rare bird news providers www.irishbirding.com - the new look data base web site run by Joe Doolan. Birdwatching in N. Ireland - Very useful information on birding in Northern Ireland. Irish Rare Birds Committee - Details of the the IRBC, rarity recording in Ireland, rarity forms etc. Waterford Wildlife - Useful source of information on wildlife in Co. Waterford with plenty to interest birders. County Nature Trust - New NGO dealing with wildlife conservation. WaterfordBirds - Recent reports, archives, county list, photos, site guide, survey results etc for Co. Waterford www.biology.ie   - Interactive website on Irelands fauna and flora. www.irishwildlife.net   -Jim Wilsons web site www.wildlifesnaps.com - Photographic Web Site of Tom Shevlin www.irishbirdimages.com - Paul & Andrea Kellys photographic web site www.waxwingfilms.ie - Film web site of John Murphy and Stan Nugent  www.iol.ie/~birdsgalway - Tom Cuffes Nature photographic Web Site  www.aughty.org  residents committee in Crusheen promoting this region of Clare www.wcwc.ie the home page of the West Clare Wildlife Club www.duchasnasionna.eu www.cliffs-of-moher-cruises.com http://www.atlanticdivingschool.ie/ http://www.atlanticdivingschool.ie/ OTHER EUROPEAN / WORLDWIDE SITES (WITH ENGLISH CONTENT) BTO - Web site of the British Trust for Ornithology - surveys & research into common birds and much more. AERC - Website of the Association of European Rarity Committee's. BOU - British Ornithologists Union website SOC - Web site of the Scotish Ornithologists Club with lots of useful information, news, features, etc. UK400 Club - Feature packed, subscription only web site with news, photos, twitching league tables etc. Bavarian Birds - A German site with news, links and a good interactive bird photo quiz. Irania - Danish website with lots of features. Eurobirding - An excellent resource for European birders. Index of ID articles, trip reports and more. Birding Israel - A nice site from the Kibbutz Lotan Bird Station with plenty of info' for visitors Iceland Birding - An introduction to birding in Iceland, photos, Icelandic bird news etc. Birding in Jordan - As the name suggests, a guide to birding in Jordan. African Bird Club - Provides a worldwide focus for African ornithology. BCU Georgia - Web site of the Bird Conservation Union of Georgia. OSME - Excellent site packed with information from The Ornithological Society of the Middle East. WP Birds - Information on bird records throughout the Western Palearctic. Hungarian Birdwatching - Information on 43 Hungarian IBA'a and important local species www.ecotours.hu Birding Hungary&Eastern Europe by Ecotours our url is: Kusbank - An excellent online bird recording resource for Turkey BirdLife International - A golbal conservation body that works in conjunction with national organisations. BirdWatch Ireland - BirdLife International partner in Ireland. Conservation of birds and habitats RSPB - Covering bird conservation in Northern Ireland and the UK Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust - Web site of the WWT, list of reserves, projects, wildfowl information etc. Proact - An independent, non-political & voluntary organisation. Campaigns for bird & habitat conservation. www.naturalbornbirder.com    - European and Norwegian birding and seawatching. www.ekologia.ilawa.pl   - Polish website about birds and birding in general.   www.barnowltrust.org.uk    -  Everything you may want to know about Barn Owls. BIRD OBSERVATORIES Bird Observatories Council - Administrative body for the bird observatories in Britain and Ireland. Cape Clear Island - Web site run by the island's Co-op, useful for visiting birders with ferry times, etc. 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, regularly updated 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 - This Scotish observatory has a great record for attracting rare birds. 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. BIRD NEWS   UK - Birdguides - UK bird news via the web, e-mail or SMS plus much more. EU - Eurotwitch - Links for European bird news providers. FR - Ornithos - French bird news plus occasional news from adjacent countries. FR - BirdNews - Latest French bird news, photos, links, etc. GE - Club300 - Germany's Club300 website with news, information etc. AU - Club300 - Bird news from Austria's Club300 team. DK - Netfugl - An excellent site with news and photos from Denmark. DK - Fugelognatur - Where to watch birds and wildlife in Denmark, comprehensive. SW - Svalan - Click on "Today's Birds" for latest news from Sweden. SW - SKOF - More Swedish news from SKOF FI -Tarsiger - Latest Finnish news in English plus photos. SZ - Birding Switzerland - Swiss Club 300 web page with recent bird news. IC - Birding Iceland - Latest news from Iceland plus photos. SP - Rare Birds in Spain - An excellent Spanish site with news, photos and useful links. SEABIRDS Ocean Wanderers - You must visit this site if you're interested in seabirds! Tony Palliser - Stunning photography and lots of pelagic birding info'. Brian Patteson Pelagic Birding - Pelagic trips, photos, seabird links & much more. Cape Town Pelagics - An excellent site with details on SA pelagic trips, recent news, contacts, etc. Marine Ornithology - Introduction to various seabird research projects and reports. WATERFOWL Waterfowl ID - Good collection of photos and identification details from the US site. WBK - Wetland Birds of South Korea : ID, birdnews, wetlands, conservation and more. BIRDS OF PREY Barn Owls - Web site of the Barn Owl Centre with info' on their conservation. The Owl Pages - Good selection of information on owls in Europe. Welsh Kite Trust - Conservation of Red Kites. Osprey Project - Satellite tracking of Ospreys from the UK. Raptors - Conservation and protection of raptors. Raptors : Lost & Found - Database of lost and found birds of prey in the UK Raptor Research - Introduction to various raptor research projects and reports. GULLS MartinReid.com - Much to offer gull enthusiasts on both side of the Atlantic. Norwegian Gulls - Probably the best single source of gull photos in Europe. Yukon Gullery - Photographs and more of gulls from Canada and North America Gull Index - Good photos and links from Rudy Offereins WADERS / SHOREBIRDS Shorebird Index - A huge archive of wader photos arranged by index. StintFan - Japanese based web site with excellent photos of calidrid sandpipers from Asia. Gallinago - Web site for those interested in the various snipe species. Good photos etc. Corncrake Conservation - Website of the BirdLife International Corncrake Conservation Team. Wader Study Group - Full of information of wader populations, reports and more. PASSERINES / NEAR PASSERINES Swifts - Plenty of information here on Common Swifts Blackbirds - Comprehensive site dealing with all aspects of European Blackbird ecology. CJ Wildbird Foods - An excellent resource for anyone interested in garden birds. The Sand Martin Trust - Information on Sand Martins and how habitat creation for breeding. Feathers - 650+ scans of various feathers from over 180 species. BIRDING PUBLICATIONS British Birds - Profiles the highly respected magazine of the same name. Birding World - Web site for 'Birding World' magazine, the 'Bird Information Service' and 'Books for Birders'. Dutch Birding - Web site based around the excellent Dutch Birding magazine. Alula - Web site of the highly regarded Finnish magazine "Alula". Birders Journal - Canadian magazine with interesting articles for birders in Europe. Bird Care / First Aid ISPCA - Main web site with a full list of local contacts for sick and injured birds and animals in Ireland. Irish Animals on the Web - Useful list of contacts. TACT - Talnotry Avian Care Trust is based in N. Ireland and cares for & rehabilitates sick & injured birds TRAVEL / TRIP REPORTS Eurobirding.com - Superb portal site with access to a huge collection of trip reports. Bird Tours - Another useful web based collection of trip reports. Added to frequently. Urs Geiser's Trip Reports - A collection of very useful trip reports from around the world. Birding Pal - Web site for travelling birders to get in touch with others and to organise trips worldwide. Splatzone - Dutch site with various trip reports. FOREIGN BIRDING / TOUR GUIDES AS - Birding Australia - An essential first stop for anyone planning a trip down under. NO - Birding Norway - Plenty of information on sites, species, recent news, guided trips and more. EU - Probirder - Gerard Gorman's site for birders visiting Eastern Europe incl. Romania, Czech Rep., Hungary. JO - Birding in Jordan - As the name suggests, a guide to birding in Jordan. PO - Birding in Poland - Useful for visitors with site details, contacts etc. PO - Birding Polska - Polish site with birding locations & species info', trips etc. PO - Birds Poland - An UK/Polish company offering guided birdwatching tours to Poland & Romania. AF - Birding Africa - Sites, species, contacts and lots more for visiting birders. Plenty of useful resources here. MD - Birding Madeira - Good selection of information for visitors with emphasis on seawatching. BU - Halietor - Information on sites and species in Bulgaria plus tour guide services. BU - Birdwatchingbulgaria - Country information, species lists, guided trips etc. AF - Natures Wonderland Safaris - Guided birding trips based in Kenya SP - Donanabirdtours - Professionally guided bird tours in Europe's largest wetland reserve area COLOUR-RINGED BIRDS Colour-Ringed Birds - On-line database of colour-ringing schemes around the world to help report sightings. BIRD SOUNDS WP Bird Songs - Online recordings of most European species - very useful. World Bird Sounds - A collection of bird song and calls The Virtual Bird - Songs and calls of European birds. Wildsounds - Online retailer of a huge selection of bird sound CDs tapes etc. BIRD IMAGES / ART Eagle Eye OpticZooms - Manufacturers of everything you need for digiscoping, including eyepiece adaptors. Birdillustrators.com - Excellent new site with artwork from the worlds top bird illustrators Don Des Jardin - Excellent photos of a whole range of species from North America and beyond. Michael O' Clery - Irish wildlife artist Michael O' Clery's web site, well worth a look ! Digiscoping - How to take bird photographs with a digital camera and a telescope. Useful tips, links etc. Cursorius - Leo Boon's photo & video library - very high quality . Mike Brown - Stunning bird & wildlife photography from Co. Cork based Mike Brown. Nigel Blake - Nigel adds superb photos to his site almost weekly; common & rare birds, foreign trips, etc. Paul Hackett - Web site of one the UK's leading digiscoping experts. Bird-Pix - Web based discussion group for anyone interested in bird photography. Daniscoping - Packed full of quality photos of Iberian birds with new additions regularly. Birds-on-Film - Website of Steve Young, one of the UK's top bird photographers. Ashley Beolens - Digiscoped images of British birds Naturescapeimages - Useful photo and ID resource from Julian Hough Wildlifesnaps.com - Web site featuring Tom Shevlin's photographs of birds and other Irish wildlife Digiscoped.com - Andy Bright's excellent website, full of digiscoping tips. WEATHER Met Eireann - A quick and very useful site from Ireland's Met' Service BBC Weather - The BBC weather site with some very useful info, graphics, charts etc. Irish Data Buoys - Access to the latest data from offshore weather recording devices in Irish waters. Sea State - Sea conditions in European waters. NOAA - An immense amount of weather info' from this US Government web site Tide Timetables - Daily tide timetables for the whole of Ireland. UK Met Office - Access to a huge amount of weather data from the UK Met office. Atlantic Stormwatch - Keep track of Atlantic weather movements here. http://easytide.ukho.gov.uk/EasyTide/EasyTide/SelectPort.aspx  - EasyTide 7 day tide charts