Cornwall Birding

LINKS

CORNWALL WEBSITES

The Isles of Scilly Bird Group - Website of the ISBG.

Cornwall Birds - The website of Cornwall Birdwatching and Preservation Society (CWBPS)

Birdwatching in West Cornwall - Birding site covering the West Penwith area

Falmouth Birding - Birding in the Falmouth area (inc. College and Argal Reservoirs)

Cornwall Wildlife Trust - Website of the CWT

Cornwall RSPB - Website of our Local RSPB group

Cornwall Moth Group - When there are few birds around in the summer months, turn to mothing!

The Pasty.com - Couldn’t resist this one! Buy the best Cornish Pasties OnLine!

Explore Cornwall - Holiday Cottages in Cornwall.

HandyKam.com - A range of high quality wildlife camera products like bird box cameras, nest box cameras and outdoor cameras for many wildlife and commercial applications. West Cornwall based company.

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.

OTHER BIRDING SITES

BirdForum - Birding chat and discussion website 

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.

Dawlish Warren NR - Website of Dawlish Warren, Devon

Deanbirders - Birding website for the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire maintained by and for disabled birders.

Essex Birdwatching Society - Birding in Essex

Gwent Ornithological Society -Birding in Gwent

Glamorgan Birds - Birding in Glamorgan

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.

BIRDING ABROAD/BIRDING TOURS

Birdwatching in Turkey - with Ali Safek in the aladag demirkazık area of Turkey

Gambia Birdwatching Holidays - with Halycon, The complete birding holiday in the Gambia.

Southern Brittany Birdwatching - Guided birdwatching and accomodation in Brittany at Belle Vilaine

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

Richard Stonier Photography - includes photos taken in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly

Simon Knight Photography - Great shots of rarities in the UK including Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

www.NATURE-PHOTOS.biz - Cornwall Birding contributor Matt Sallis’s superb Wildlife photography

The Bumbling Bears - Superb Bird Photography site including Cornwall and Scillies stuff by Jon, Dave and Pete Hall.

Birdpix - Does exactly what it says on the tin! Site dedicated to Bird Photos.

BIRDING BLOGS

Kernowbirder Diaries - A Lighthearted look at the birding year in Cornwall

Jamie’s World of Wildlife - Young Essex birder Jamie Wades Wildlife Blog.

The Amatuer Naturalist - Wildlife and Birding blog by Paul Killmurray, very amusing and well worth a read!

OTHER SITES

 Avocet Cruises - Birdwatching cruises along the River Exe, Devon

Wildlife UK - Wildlife discussion and chat group.