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Berksbirds
www.berksbirds.co.uk
Berksbirds.co.uk is a free resource about birding in Berkshire. It is run by local birder, Marek Walford. |
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Berkshire Ornithological Club
www.berksoc.org.uk
The BOC (formerly Reading Ornithological Club) was founded in 1947 to promote education and study of wild birds, their habitats and conservation in the Reading area and county of Berkshire. |
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Friends of Lavell's Lake
www.foll.org.uk
Lavell's Lake Conservation Area is 46 acres of land near Dinton Pastures Country Park. It has been set aside for wildlife conservation by Wokingham District Council and designated a Local Nature Reserve in 1992. |
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Moor Copse Nature Reserve
www.anjoro.plus.com/
This Berkshire reserve forms a part of the Sulham and Tidmarsh Woods and Meadows Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Fringing the beautiful River Pang, Moor Copse nature reserve appeals to walkers and natural historians alike. |
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Moor Green Lakes Group
www.mglg.org.uk/
The Moor Green Lakes Group (MGLG) was established in 1993 as an organisation to help manage the Moor Green Lakes Nature Reserve in Berkshire |
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Newbury Ringing Group
www.newburyrg.co.uk/
Newbury Ringing Group was formed in the autumn of 1966 after two local ringers and their trainee's had completed their first season ringing Reed and Sedge Warblers on Thatcham Marsh as part of the BTO's Acrocephalus Enquiry, (Acrocephalus Warblers include Reed and Sedge Warblers). The group has continued with various levels of activity to the present day. |
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Newbury Ornithological Club
www.ndoc.org.uk/
Founded in 1959, the Club promotes all aspects of birdwatching, and currently has around 110 members. Field trips are arranged throughout the year to local sites and further afield, with weekend stays to more distant parts. During the winter months, indoor meetings are held, usually at a local venue, where invited speakers talk on a variety of bird subjects, including ID workshops. |
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Withymead Nature Reserve
squidersbeta.com/withymead/index.html
Withymead Nature Reserve is situated between Goring-on-Thames and South Stoke in Oxfordshire and is a hidden gem that appeals to naturalists, walkers, artists and families. |
UK Bird News |
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Birdguides
www.birdguides.com
BirdGuides brings you better birding through technology. We offer up-to-the-minute news and views on British and Irish birds, comprehensive online and mobile reference, a huge photo library and the best products for birdwatchers everywhere. |
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Fatbirder
www.fatbirder.com/index.php
Fatbirder is the premier web resource about birds, birding & birdwatching for birders - hundreds of pages & tens of thousands of links about birding everywhere in the world; a page for every country & state; every bird family; books, guides, forums, reserves, accommodation, trip reports, bird clubs, ornithology, twitching, conservation, optics, holidays. So if you want to go birding, or want to know about particular birds then Fatbirder is for you! |
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Rare Bird Alert
www.rarebirdalert.co.uk
The fast, accurate, comprehensive news service for sightings of rare and scarce birds throughout the UK. |
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Surfbirds
www.surfbirds.co.uk/
We're a group of birding friends from Britain and America who decided to team up on an international birding website. Bringing the best in birding from both sides of the Atlantic and further afield onto one website, we hope to have created something unique. |
Trusts & Organisations |
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The Barn Owl Trust
www.barnowltrust.org.uk/index.html
The Barn Owl Trust is a small charity working very hard to conserve one of the most beautiful birds on earth. |
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Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust
www.bbowt.org.uk
The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) is one of 47 Wildlife Trusts working across Britain to achieve the shared aim of securing a better future for wildlife. |
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BirdLife International
www.birdlife.org/
BirdLife International is a global Partnership of conservation organisations that strives to conserve birds, their habitats and global biodiversity, working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources. |
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British Ornithologists' Union (BOU)
www.bou.org.uk/
The British Ornithologists' Union was founded in 1858 by scientists of the day including Prof Alfred Newton FRS. The BOU is one of the world's oldest and most respected ornithological organisations with an international membership stretching across all continents. In 2008, the BOU celebrates 150 years supporting ornithology. |
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British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)
www.bto.org/
The British Trust for Ornithology has existed since 1933 as an independent, scientific research trust, investigating the populations, movements and ecology of wild birds in the British Isles. Our speciality is the design and implementation of volunteer wild bird surveys. |
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Royal Society For The Protection Of Birds (RSPB)
www.rspb.org.uk
Our work is driven by a passionate belief that we all have a responsibility to protect birds and the environment. Bird populations reflect the health of the planet on which our future depends. |
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Swan Lifeline
www.swanlifeline.org.uk
Swan Lifeline is the oldest registered charity devoted entirely to the care of sick and injured swans in the Thames Valley and surrounding area. Originally known as Save Our Swans (SOS), it was founded in 1984 by a small group that had already long been involved with swan rescue and treatment. |
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The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT)
www.wwt.org.uk/
The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) is a leading conservation organisation saving wetlands for wildlife and people across the world. WWT is the only UK charity with a national network of specialist wetland visitor centres |
Maps |
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Multimap
www.multimap.com/
Multimap is one of the world's leading providers of online mapping and location-based services. |
Local Photographers & Blogs |
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Ash's Bird Blog
www.ashsbirdblog.blogspot.com/
Ashley's Bird Blog photos, videos from his birding travels. |
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Birds Of Berkshire
www.birdsofberkshire.co.uk/
Jerry O'Brien's Birds Of Berkshire |
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Marek Walford's Bird Photography
www.marekwalford.co.uk/index.asp
Marek Walford's Bird Photography |
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Michael McKee's Bird Photography
www.michaelmckee.co.uk
Michael McKee's Bird Photography |