LINKS

LOCAL WEBSITES

The Isles of Scilly Bird Group - *ALL NEW* Website of the ISBG.

Scilly Pelagics - New website all about the seabird pelagics off the Isles of Scilly.

St Gothian Sands NR - New Blog about the local nature reserve at Gwithian.

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

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

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.

Into Cornwall - Into Cornwall is a complete guide to Cornwall, including information for residents and visitors and everything you need for your holiday in Cornwall.

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.

Devon Birding - Blogsite dedicated to birding in Devon.

Devon Birds - Website of the Devon Birdwatching and Preservation Society.

Essex Birdwatching Society - Birding in Essex

Gwent Ornithological Society -Birding in Gwent

Glamorgan Birds - Birding in Glamorgan

Hatfield Moors Birding - Blog site about the excellent Hatfield Moors NR, Doncaster. Daily updated sightings etc.

Irish Birding - A nationwide web resource for birders in Ireland. Comprehensive selection of features including bird news, photographs, topical articles and much more.

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.
Bird Observatories Council - Administrative body for the bird observatories in Britain and Ireland.
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 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 - Scotish observatory with a great record for attracting rarities.
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

BIRDING ABROAD/BIRDING TOURS/TRAVEL/ACCOMMODATION

**NEW* Pure Cornwall -  an exciting new company for Luxury Holiday Lets. Sales. Management coming soon to Cornwall in association with Cornwall Birding. Register your email at www.purecornwall.co.uk for the chance to win a lovely Cornish Hamper. (Please quote Cornwall Birding when booking accomodation with Pure Cornwall)

Isles of Scilly Helicopter - Book your travel by helicopter to the Scillies here.

Cornwall Cottages - for all your accommodation needs in Cornwall

Sandbank Holidays - Self catering accomodation near Gwithian, close to Hayle Estuary and St Gothian Sands NR.

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 in Spain - In ‘Birding in Spain’ you’ll find all kinds of information about birds, both common and rare, and plenty of reasons for birding in northeast Spain

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

Martin Goodey Wildlife Photography - Excellent photo site from Scillies resident Martin Goodey.

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.

Birdmad.com - Photography website of Yorkshire bird photographer Dean Eades.

BobSharples Photography - Galleries of  Birds and other wildlife in Cornwall

BIRDING BLOGS

It’s just a HOBBY - Birding in Cornwall, back garden and occasionally further afield, notes and photos by Paul Freestone.

Mark’s Wild Thyme Birding - Cornwall based birder Mark Halliday’s birding blog. Some excellent photos by a new Blogger.

Widerscoped - Blog by a bunch of London birders/nutters, one based on Scilly, very funny.

Ebirder - Photographer and naturalist Marcus Conways blogsite. New site with Great photos and content.

Ornithological Idiocy - Fun birding blog following the travels of York birder James Spencer.

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!

Sam and Lisa’s Wildlife Photography Blog - Regular Cornwall Birding contributors Mr and Mrs Williams’ blog of Cornish Birds and Wildlife

SWOpticsblog - Photography Blog by SW Optics’ Steve Rogers.

Ashley H Photography - Cornish Wildlife photography by Ashley Hugo

OTHER SITES

Avocet Cruises - Birdwatching cruises along the River Exe, Devon

Wildlife UK - Wildlife discussion and chat group.