Links
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.
- http://birding.com - A very comprehensive web site.
- 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.
- BTO - Web site of the British Trust for Ornithology - surveys & research into common birds and much more.
- Birdtrack - Superb online recording system for birders in Ireland and the UK
Irish Sites - 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.
- http://www.clarebirdwatching.com - Web site for the Clare branch of BWI. Superb resource.
- 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 - General information site.
- Birdwatching in N. Ireland - Very useful information on birding in Northern Ireland.
- http://www.irbc.ie- Details of rarity recording in the Republic of Ireland
- Waterford Wildlife - Useful source of information on wildlife in Co. Waterford.
- County Nature Trust - New NGO dealing with wildlife conservation.
- WaterfordBirds - Recent reports, archives, county list, photos, site guide, etc.
- http://www.nioc.co.uk Northern Ireland Ornithologists Club, active in birding since 1965.
- http://ulsterwildlifetrust.org - Promoting wildlife conservation in Northern Ireland for 30 years. 1978-2008.
- http://iwt.ie - Irish Wildlife Trust. 1979-2009. Celebrating 30 years of wildlife conservation.
- http://www.inishowenwildlifeclub.com/viewsandnews.htm
Other European / Worldwide Sites (With English Content)
- 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.
- TravellingBirder - 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
- Kusbank - An excellent online bird recording resource for Turkey
- http://valeryschollaert.com
Conservation Organisations (Europe & Worldwide)
Bird Observatories Bird News Blogs
Pelagic Boat Hire
Irish Photographers
Listing and Twitching
Seabirds
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
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 - 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".
- http://www.birdwatch.co.uk The web site for 'BirdWatch' magazine, excellent resource. Birdwatch magazine is a high quality monthly publication.
Bird Care / First-Aid - ISPCA - Main site with a list of local contacts for sick and injured birds in Ireland.
- Irish Animals on the Web - Useful list of contacts.
- TACT - Talnotry Avian Care Trust in N. Ireland 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.
- 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 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.
- SP - Donanabirdtours - Guided tours for birders of Europe's largest wetland reserve
- http://birds.pt - Portugal, superb birding. Joao Jara guided tours are excellent value. Highly recommended.
- http://birdinginspain.com - Plan your birding trip to North East Spain and Mallorca
- http://www.oretani.com - Oretani Wildlife specialises in birdwatching tours in Castilla La Mancha, central Spain.
Colour-Ringed Birds - Colour-Ringed Birds - On-line database of colour-ringing schemes around the world to help report sightings.
Bird Sounds
Bird Images / Art
- Eagle Eye OpticZooms - Manufacturers of everything you need for digiscoping, including eyepiece adaptors.
- http://pbase.com/peregrine/birds - Northern Irish photographers web site, stunning images.
- 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.
- http://www.birdphoto.fi - A masterpiece of audio-visual bird photography.
- http://flickr.com/photos/sean_cronin/ - Sean Cronin. Talented photographer.
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/breffni/ - Great images.
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronanmclaughlin/ - A very sharp shooter.
- http://www.iol.ie/~birdsgalway - Tom Cuffe, a fresh perspective on Co. Galway and its birds.
- http://homepage.hispeed.ch/ken.billington/mybirds.htm - A collection of high resolution bird photographs complete with bird song in a slide show format.
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/griangraf - In a class of his own, Michael John O' Mahony.
- http://grahamclarke.me - Graham Clarke, Irish birder and photographer.
- http://flickr.com/photos/ronaldsurgenor- Belfast wildlife by Ronald Surgeneor.
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/drcarmo/ - Life through a lense. Mark Carmody.
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