Birding links on the Internet An increasing amount of information on bird watching is on the Internet. We hope that you will find this collection of links useful. Please let us know of any new sources you have - and if any of the links below fail to work. Email information to: info@yorkbirding.org.uk

UK and Ireland - Organisations


Find a Bird Club near you - http://www.birdsofbritain.co.uk/bird-clubs/
TreeSparrows.com - the site has been set up to record sightings of Tree Sparrows, particularly in the Harrogate area - although reports are welcomed from anywhere in the UL
Summerhill Bird Club, Hartlepool, NE England
Rawcliffe Meadows - A small, nature-rich site near the centre of York
Dean Birders This project was the result of two keen birdwatchers getting together and wanting to share their hobby with those that have difficulty getting out and about.
Doncaster and District Ornithological Society The website gives information about the organisation and also gives information of birding in Doncaster. It also offers feedback form visitors, and is updated regularly.
Which Club - An online directory of UK clubs & societies - not just birdwatching!
Scarborough Birders - This Scarborough-based bird club's has info on local sightings and club activities.
WWT Learn For Life - a new educational web site from The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust. Has a comprehensive range of National Curriculum-linked, cross-curricular materials about water, wetlands and wetland life.
Filey Brigg Ornithological Group - Useful year lists and some nice photos from this well-watched stretch of Yorkshire's coast
Peterborough Bird Club - Includes "where to watch", recent sightings and much more info about birding in this area
The Barn Owl Centre - A well designed and informative site about.. well, work it out!
Lancaster & District Birdwatching Society - Useful small collection of trip lists as well as info about the Society
Hull Valley Wildlife Group - an excellent resource site for birding the East Coast of Yorkshire
Potteric Carr Nature Reserve - A Yorkshire reserve (near Doncaster) owned by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
East Yorkshire RSPB Members Group Here's where you can get details of the famous boat trips to see breeding sea cliff birds and skuas / shearwaters
Yorkshire Naturalists Union Some good descriptions of the flora and fauna of Yorkshire. The site has yet to be fully developed.
Herts Bird Club Good local news reports, and novel mystery bird photo quiz!
Craven and Pendle RSPB Members Group and
York RSPB Members Group One of a number of websites that local RSPB groups have put up. This one is our local group in York
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - a prestigious site, as you would expect, and one that has tremendous potential!
Ryedale Natural History Society A local Yorkshire site, with future potential for some good content
British Ornithologists' Union - Included here for the sake of completeness. A rather dull and unattractive site. OK if you want their list of publications and committee members
Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust - a well designed and informative site about all aspects of wildlife in this East Coast area of England. A newly designed site, with excellent info about the Trust's Reserves.
North West (England) Raptor Protection Group - who have done some excellent work!
Kent Ornithological Society An excellent local area site, with detailed descriptions of local bird reserves and other bird watching areas in Kent.
Birdwatching in the Guildford (UK) area
EuroBird Net - UK Section Summaries of the latest UK and European birding news - plus details of how to subscribe to the Email Discussion Lists of EBN and its UK section.
The UK 400 Club At last, the British twitcher's Web Site! Lists of lists of lists! Includes details of 'contentious' birds, plus where to find those 'difficult' species.
The Knutsford Ornithological Society
The Cheshire & Wirral Ornithological Society
uk.rec.birdwatching The UK's birding Newsgroup
Greater Manchester Birding Page Includes not only recent sightings in the Greater Manchester Area, but also links to many of the birdwatching organisations and bird clubs in the UK.
Birding news from County Cork, Ireland - and details of their latest annual report.
Shetland Bird Club From the far north of the British Isles
Bird Web - from the Culterty Field Station, with a Scottish bias, but including a UK Bird List
UKBirdNet Send your email address here for inclusion in this lively mailing list
Sheffield Bird Study Group South Yorkshire, UK
Oriental Bird Club With info, we think, from the latest magazine.
uk.rec.birdwatchingNewsgroup for UK birdwatchers.


UK and Ireland - Other Resources


Hebrides Birds - Regularly updated sightings in the Outer Hebrides
birding.uk.com A directory of birding links for the UK
Shearwater Cruises Specialising in scenic coastal cruises and pelagic birding trips along the Lleyn Peninsula coastline, including Bardsey Island
Birding in Lancaster & District Links, photos and a local site guide
Swaledale Birds - one-page website with recent sightings
Gigrin Farm - the prime Red Kite Feeding Station in mid-Wales. Accommodation there, too!
MullBirds.com - A useful birding guide if you are visiting the Scottish island of Mull
A Birdwatcher's Guide to the Dee Estuary An attractive and useful guide if you're visiting this area in NW England
UK Birdwatching Links Excellent list of useful links
Holy Island Tide Times - If you're crossing to this prime birding area off the Northumberland coast, you'll need the times when the causeway is open. Here's where you can find out.
BirdGuides' Rare Bird News - Can't afford a pager? Want a UK twitch? A page updated almost as rapidly as the Birdnet pager.Other useful stuff, too, on this commercial site.
Birds in a Cheshire Garden - a delightful site illustrating how rewarding garden watching can be. (New URL - March 1998 - and page layout)
Skokholm Island A lovely web site about this bird-rich island of the coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Birdguides A commercial site aimed at selling the excellent books, videos and CDRoms by Dave Gosney. Some good free birding info here - plus an interesting gallery of bird images.
The National Sound Archive's Wildlife Section. (New URL as at 23 March 1998)
Natural History Book Service A big searchable natural history book resource - order over the Web. But for "Where to Watch" books, check out this page first!
Birding on the Net A listing of UKBirdNet postings
Swan study All about ringing swans!