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RSPB

The Main RSPB website

Wildlife Explorers For young RSPB members

RSPB Images The excellent RSPB image library

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Local Websites

Wallasea Wetlands Promoted by the UK’s Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs European Wildlife Division (DEFRA European Wildlife Division) the aim is to create new mudflat and saltmarsh to compensate for losses of these habitats (and associated impacts seabird species that used them) which occurred following past port developments at Lappel Bank (in the Medway Estuary) and Fagbury Flats (in the Orwell Estuary). It was also designed to enhance the coastal protection afforded to the island the north bank of which was at risk of natural and unmanaged seawall breaching.

Southend Ornithological Group

Essex Birdwatching Society

The Lady Essex Seal Watching and Wildlife River Trips. Seal trips to see the seals in the River Roach. There are also thousands of wading birds and wildfowl and a good population of raptors which you can see regularly on these trips. Each trip will be of about two and a half hours duration with around 30 minutes of this being spent with the seals.

http://www.southendparkwatch.org.uk/ Park Watch covers all of the parks, open spaces and cemeteries in the Borough of Southend-on-Sea. It works in a similar way to Neighbourhood Watch by encouraging park users to take a personal interest in the parks that they use. As the website develops, pages on each park and group of parks will be added to keep you informed of events, initiatives and projects by both the Southend Parks Department and Park Watch. Also includes wildlife sightings and gallery.

Richard Chew Photography On this website you will find a selection of photos that have been taken over the last 11 years with a particular emphasis on the Scottish Highlands and Islands. Also included are the Pitsea Waxwings as well as some other Essex birds.

Friends of Hadleigh Castle Country Park The Friends of Hadleigh Castle Country Park was formed following the conclusion of a successful campaign by another group against a proposal to drive a major road across the Park. The Society is a meeting point for all who are interested in the Park. It is non-political but will campaign where necessary in the interests of the Park.

Friends of Two Tree Island and Leigh Marshes This is the web site for people who use the area known as Two Tree Island and Leigh Marshes in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.

Wakering and District Natural History Society

Rainham Marshes RSPB Reserve

Blackwater Birder Website dedicated to the fascinating birds and wildlife of the Blackwater estuary and its beautiful surrounding countryside. Lots of bird images taken by the Web Author Nic Lindsell.

Nature Break Wildlife Cruises Nature Break was formed in 1991, a non profit making organisation, offering opportunity's for all ages to explore the wealth of wildlife in and around our Essex rivers and estuary's. Offering birdwatching and seal watching trips throughout the year.

The Southend Museums The Southend Museums Service organises occasional events of interest to the natural history and birdwatching enthusiast. Check their events and exhibitions page for details. The Museum Service is interested in unusual records, specimens found dead and in reasonable condition, for its wildlife displays and occasional wildlife-related events.

ThamesWEB ThamesWEB is the website of the Thames Estuary Partnership - an umbrella organisation working to stimulate through shared information, co-operation and action, an appropriate balance between the competing demands on the Thames Estuary.

Southend Library Details of forthcoming events.

The Birds of East Tilbury East Tilbury, on the Essex shore of the Thames.

East London Birders' Forum ELBF was set up in August 1997 as a forum for local birders to network more easily and to accumulate data on the local avifauna and most importantly to promote the importance of local patch birding.

Welsh Harp Conservation Group The Brent reservoir, or 'Welsh Harp' as it is more commonly known, is situated on the borders of the London boroughs of Brent and Barnet. The site is frequently considered for development, and the need for a body dedicated to preserving its current status as a SSSI and an important breeding site for wildfowl has been demonstrated with alarming frequency. The Welsh Harp Conservation Group (WHCG) was formed in 1972, and works in close liaison with both Brent and Barnet councils. It was formed to protect the area, not only as a habitat for a variety of birdlife and rare species of flora, but in the interests of public recreation.

Black Redstarts in London The Black Redstart was first reported to have bred in London at the Wembley Exhibition Centre in 1926 and since then its population has fluctuated primarily as a consequence of man€™s activities within the urban fabric.

You Can Make a Difference

Proact Proact is a non-political, independent and voluntary organisation committed to coordinating and monitoring support for selected environmental campaigns in Europe and its periphery Its prime, but not exclusive concern, is the conservation of birds and their habitats. Joining the Proact Team to protect birds and their habitats worldwide offers: EFFECTIVE and RAPID REACTION where it is needed and FREEDOM OF CHOICE for our individual supporters. Campaigns will be primarily concentrated on threats to birds and their habitats. Collateral benefit for other organisms and habitats will almost always result.

Farmwildlife Wildlife information for the farming community. Learn from the experiences of other farmers doing conservation work €“ what they have done, why they are doing it and what has it achieved for their wildlife and their farm businesses. Your chance to post ideas, ask questions and read discussions on how to benefit wildlife through farm management. The best information on farmland wildlife conservation and the schemes available can be found here through links to the relevant websites.

Neighbouring Counties

The Dungeness bird Observatory Dungeness is a dry shingle beach jutting out into the English Channel at Britain's most south-easterly point. The aim of this site is to promote and share our information and records with all people interested in the natural history of this unique habitat.

Kent Ornithological Society

North Kent Birding North Kent Birding offer a range of tailored birding trips to birders visiting London and south-east England. We are located within easy reach of London and the airports of Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted and specialise in short, tailor-made itineraries in the south-east of England. We offer a full range of individually tailored birding trips, anything from a few hours to a full scale tour of the UK.

Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve, Kent.

Birdline East Anglia Providing bird news for East Anglia and a national rarity summary.

Birdline South East  Up-to-the-minute, reliable and comprehensive bird news from south-east England

The Lounge Lizard   Website set up by the birders of Lowestoft in Suffolk. The site contains regularly updated local news as well as video grabs and photos of local and national birds.

Other Counties

http://www.deanbirders.co.uk/ 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. We want to set up feeder stations and nesting boxes in the gardens of those people that are either elderly or have a disability and are limited to the house.

www.birdnews.co.uk Features a map of UK and by moving the cursor over the map the rarest bird sightings are revealed. Plus rare bird email alert service.

National Trust - Orford Ness The largest vegetated shingle spit in Europe.

The Peterborough Bird Club.

British Garden Birds British Garden Birds Shares information about the birds that visit a suburban garden in Sheffield, England.

http://www.cbwps.org.uk/  The official Cornwall Bird Watching and Preservation Society website, including latest news, images, and breakthroughs taking place in Cornwall.

Websites in Scotland

Hebrides Birds Hebrides Birds is an informal birders page for sharing first sightings of the season, rare birds sightings, unusual birds to an area, and other birding pursuits.

The Wildlife Web This web site is a resource for birders and wildlife enthusiasts in or visiting Scotland. The site offers a "hire a guide" service, available to guide small numbers of people around the best birding and other wildlife sites.

Scottish Ornithologists' Club, The site gives information about the SOC, including it's branches, meetings, publications, surveys and conferences, and about birdwatching in Scotland. It also lists the Local Recorders and gives details of local bird reports in Scotland.

www.mullbirds.com The Wildlife of the Mull and the Islands of Argyll.

www.holidaymull.org Tourist website of the Isle of Mull.

Websites in Wales

Gigrin Farm The Gigrin Farm Red Kite Feeding Station.

C.O.S The Cambrian Ornithological Society, which covers Anglesey, Gwynedd and the western half of Conwy.

Websites in Ireland

BirdWatch Ireland (BWI) is the trading name of the Irish Wildbird Conservancy (IWC) formed in 1968. We are the the leading voluntary conservation organisation in Ireland, devoted to the conservation and protection of Ireland's wild birds and their habitats. We are a registered charity supported almost entirely from membership subscriptions, donations, grants and sponsorship. BWI has over 10,000 active members and supporters, and a network of 20 branches throughout the country actively promoting the importance of birds and habitats, and general conservation issues. BWI is the Birdlife International partner in Ireland, participating in worldwide conservation efforts.

Official Bodies

British Trust for Ornithology

British Ornithologists Union Including Records Committee.

The British List (from the BOU) Full listing of all categories of the official British bird list.

http://www.bto.org/birdtrends/  This website is a "one-stop-shop" for information about the population status of our common terrestrial birds. With one page per species, users can quickly find all the key information about trends in population size and breeding performance over the period 1968-1999 as measured by BTO monitoring schemes.

English Nature English Nature is the statutory service responsible for looking after England's variety of wild plants and animals - the country's biodiversity - and its natural features.

Conservation Walks Conservation Walks throughout England in countryside managed under environmental schemes providing public access.On this Web site you can find details - and maps - for 1,000 walks and areas of open access. 

Rare Birds Breeding panel The Panel's prime function is to act as a secure depository of sensitive information on the breeding of rare birds in Britain.

The Wildlife Trusts

The Essex Wildlife Trust

London Wildlife Trust

Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Peterborough

Norfolk Wildlife Trust

Kent Wildlife Trust

Scottish Wildlife Trust

The Wildlife Trusts National Association of Wildlife Trusts - umbrella organisation for the County Wildlife Trusts.

Trust and Conservation Groups

Hawk and Owl Trust United Kingdom charity dedicated solely to the conservation of wild birds of prey and their habitats.

The Sand Martin Trust Website devoted to Sand Martins.

Concern for Swifts The Concern for Swifts web-site, aims to share information about nest sites, the threats to them, ways of keeping existing sites and designs for creating new ones.

http://www.roydennis.org/honeybuzzard.htm This website includes migration maps of radio tagged Scottish Honey Buzzards. The Forestry Commission have joined the Highland Foundation for Wildlife in funding this research using satellite transmitters to track Honey Buzzards on migration.

http://www.goldeneagle.ie This five-year project aims to re-introduce golden eagles to Donegal, Ireland, where they became extinct in 1910.

General Birding Links

www.birdforum.net BirdForum is the largest online birding community dedicated to wild birds and birding. BirdForum is totally free to join and allows members to discuss a huge range of bird and nature related subjects in the comprehensive forums. In addition, BirdForum has a hugely popular photo gallery where members can upload their photos. Just some of the discussion areas include: Members Notice Board, Monthly, Gallery Pictures, UK Rare bird photographs, All Things Birding, Birds & Birding, Your Rarities, Tips for new Birders,  Daily UK Rarity Sightings and Photography, digiscoping and Equipment.

Gull Identification - Very good Website from Holland.

The Fat Birder Site Aiming to link up as many birding enthusiasts world-wide as it can.

www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk British Wildlife and Environment News, Forums, Photography, Events, Reviews and Information.

www.wildabouttheworld.com Worldwide Wildlife and Environment News, Forums, Photography, Events, Reviews and Travel Information.

Birdguides Web site providing latest countrywide rarity sightings.

Birding.uk.com A directory of birding links for the UK

Birding Pals Going on a business trip, to a conference or on vacation? Have a bit of extra time? Don't waste it, connect with a local birder who knows the local hot spots and have a great time birding. Locate the best places to find a bird for your list and meet nice people with the same favourite pastime as yourself.  

The Disabled Birders Association

Birding Hotspots Around the World

Bird On Birdwatchers in the UK and USA have come together to provide current and fascinating information for everyone who is aware of the wild birds around them.

Helen's Birding Page A very nice website from Helen Baines in Texas, she keeps a Texas list, a backyard list and a UK list.

Surfbirds.com This website is a collaboration between a group of British and American birders. Its aims are to bring together the best birding articles from both sides of the Atlantic onto one website.

Kibbutz Lotan Centre for Birdwatching This very informative website is about birds, birdwatching and birding tours in Israel.

Bird Trip Reports

Birdtours.co.uk Provides birdwatching trip reports from all around the world. 95% of the bird watching reports on this site are provided freely by fellow birders. Trip reports from six continents and over seventy countries. More added every week.

On-line Magazines

The Birds of Britain Monthly web magazine for bird watchers.

Birding World Europe's monthly bird magazine.

Images and Calls

RSPB Images The excellent RSPB image library

www.harlequinpictures.co.uk Wildlife photographic site for Robin Chittenden. The web site is in the process of being upgraded with a species search engine.

Wild Bird Food and Feeders

CJ WildBird Foods As Europe's largest wild bird food supplier, CJ WildBird Foods offer exceptionally high quality products to help you attract a wide variety of wild birds to your garden. CJ WildBird Foods is the exclusive manufacturer of the RSPB BirdCare range of seed and peanut feeders, bird food and accessories. On-line orders over £15 are post free.

Binoculars and Telescopes

http://www.binoculars-uk.org.uk/ Binoculars and Telescope Store

Miscellaneous Interest

Bavarian Bird Quiz (in English) A fantastic bird quiz site from Germany with more than 500 photos of more than 260 European species (including vagrants). Please compete and try to get more English birders on their league board!

ARKive An initiative of The Wildscreen Trust, ARKive will be the world's electronic archive of photographs, moving pictures and sounds of endangered species and habitats. It will relate closely to the Red Data Books and the work of the World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC).

WHARFE  A resource for anyone interested in British heritage. It links to other sites with information on wildlife and the environment, including The Wildflower Page, to historical and archaeological sites, and also to sites with information on computing and to reference sources.

The East Anglian Field Study Centre The East Anglian Field Study Centre offers quality hostel accommodation for bird watching groups, located in Norfolk, close to Welney Washes and Holme, Titchwell and Cley.

Wildlife News Promoting nature in a virtual world.

The Wild Flower Society

The Ornithology of Anglo-Saxon England A very interesting website giving a historical perspective on our native birds.

The Comprehensive Recreation Web Directory. The online Recreation directory designed to help its users find the online recreation source, companies, products, services, and information.

Techno Nerdy Stuff

Various websites have been utilized to create these pages. A big thank you must go to Stu Nicholls at CSSplay for providing some very cool style sheet effects.