Rare Bird Alert
www.rarebirdalert.co.uk
Definitive online sightings databank; always get the news out before Birdguides.
Surfbirds
Essential birding databank for everything from photo galleries to lists, trip reports & forums.
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The Gloster Birder
www.birder.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
Comprehensive, thorough coverage of Gloucestershire – have found many localised species by thanks to the many people who report to this site. Useful trip reports collated here too.
Severnside Birds
Brilliant local patch site with excellent photographs: daily coverage has meant well over 150 species get seen yearly including many local scarcities.
Richard Ford Birding
http://richardsbirdingdiary.blogspot.com/
Website of fellow local birder Richard Ford, who's also beginning to get things going.
Lewis Thompson Nature Photography
Quality nature photography; you only have to look at that Hawfinch to see dedication and skill.
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Expert Weather
Ace aid for seawatching: got the big days down in
Beaufort Wind Scale
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~jesu0073/beaufort.html
For those who, like me, need to be reminded what a moderate breeze is in mph.
1:25,000 OS Mapping
Best OS mapping on the web.
Google Maps
Brilliant for planning trips abroad.
www.pol.ac.uk/ntslf/tidalp.html
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Public Transport
I don’t have a car so this spot-on site has helped me get to most of my 260 birds this year.
Train Times
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Travelling Birder
The most comprehensive online collection of trip reports on the web.
Rich Bonser
Probably one of the most thorough birders doing the WP at the moment, seems to use spot-on gen from several sources and his trip reports are fantastic.
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Oriole Adventures
Ashley is a first-rate guide with disturbingly sharp eyesight – knows
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