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Ornithological Links

BTO partner organisations	BTO volunteers and their projects
Ornithological museums and libraries	Other projects and organisations
Bird and wildlife information	Bird sightings
Garden birds	Bird Clubs Partnership

BTO partner organisations

The Barn Owl Trust	http://www.barnowltrust.org.uk

Countryside Council for Wales	http://www.ccw.gov.uk

Countryside Survey 2000	http://www.cs2000.org.uk/

Department of the Environment, Northern Ireland	http://www.nics.gov.uk/env.htm

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions	http://www.wildlife-countryside.detr.gov.uk/

English Nature	http://www.english-nature.org.uk

Game Conservancy Trust	http://www.gct.org.uk

The International Wader Study Group	http://www.waderstudygroup.org

Joint Nature Conservation Committee	http://www.jncc.gov.uk/species/default.htm

The Mammal Society	http://www.abdn.ac.uk/mammal

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	http://www.maff.gov.uk/environ/envindx.htm

Muckin4life (defra) Volunteering opportunities	http://muckin4life.direct.gov.uk

National Centre for Statistical Ecology (NCSE)	http://www.ncse.org.uk

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)	http://www.rspb.org.uk

Scottish Environment Protection Agency	http://www.sepa.org.uk

Scottish Natural Heritage	http://www.snh.org.uk

Scottish Ornithologists Club	http://www.the-soc.org.uk

University of Birmingham (Centre for Ornithology)	http://www.ornithology.bham.ac.uk/

Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust	http://www.wwt.org.uk/

BTO volunteers and their projects

Ringing Groups

Banfield Wood	http://www.andy67.freeserve.co.uk

Dartford Ringing Group	http://www.dartford-ringing.co.uk

Doncaster & District Ornithological Society	http://www.birdingdoncaster.org.uk

Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society	http://www.gonhs.org

Merseyside Ringing Group	http://www.merseysiderg.org.uk/

Newbury Ringing Group	http://www.newburyrg.co.uk

North Lancashire Ringing Group	http://libweb.lancs.ac.uk/ldbws/nlrg.htm

North Thames Gull Group	http://www.ntgg.org.uk

North West Norfolk Ringing Group Good examples of valuable long-term studies.	http://www.nwnrg.co.uk

Rye Meads Ringing Group Watch out for low-flying Snipe!	http://www.rmrg.org.uk/

Wash Wader Ringing Group	http://www.wwrg.org.uk

Ornithological Museums and Libraries

Natural History Museum Bird Group at Tring	http://www.nhm.ac.uk/zoology/tring/birdgroup.html

National Museums Scotland	http://www.nms.ac.uk

Norfolk Online Library Services	http://norlink.norfolk.gov.uk/cgi-bin/norfolk-cat.sh

The British Library National Sound Archive wildlife section	http://www.bl.uk/collections/sound-archive/wild.html

University of East Anglia Library	http://www.lib.uea.ac.uk

Zoological Museum Amsterdam	http://ip30.eti.uva.nl/zma3d/

Other projects and organisations

Avian Demography Unit, University of Cape Town	http://www.uct.ac.za/depts/stats/adu/

BBCi Suffolk	http://www.bbc.co.uk/suffolk/nature/index.shtml

BirdWatch Ireland	http://www.birdwatchireland.ie/

BirdWatch Ireland (Fingal Branch)	http://www.bwifingal.ie

Institute for Bird Populations	http://www.birdpop.org

Biosphere Expeditions A non-profit-making research and conservation organisation offering hands-on wildlife conservation and adventures with a purpose for everyone	http://www.biosphere-expeditions.org/expeditions/peru.htm

Birding UK A directory of birding links for the UK	http://www.birding.uk.com/

BIRDNET Comprehensive site run by the Ornithological Council, which represents ten North American professional ornithological societies	http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/

Brighton & Hove City Council - wildlife information	http://www.citywildlife.org.uk

The British Association of Nature Conservationists An independent organisation which takes a critical look at the world of nature conservation.	http://www.banc.org.uk/index.shtml

Edward Grey Institute	http://egizoosrv.zoo.ox.ac.uk/EGI/EGIhome.htm

EURING (the European Union for Bird Ringing)	http://www.euring.org

Friends of the Earth - Scotland	http://www.foe-scotland.org.uk

Gay Birders Club	http://www.gbc-online.org.uk/

LIPU UK Pages managed by BTO volunteer David Lingard	http://www.lipu-uk.org/

Manx Bird Atlas project	http://www.manxbirdatlas.org.uk/index.shtml

Red Kite Programme (Chilterns)	http://www.redkites.net/index.html

Rural Community Gateway (Scotland)	http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/

The Science-Lab	http://www.the-science-lab.com/

Scottish Environmental Data Base	http://www.ed.ac.uk/~eco/env/

Staffordshire Biodiversity Action Plan	http://www.wildlifetrust.org.uk/staffs

German Trust for Bird Monitoring	http://www.vogelmonitoring.de/

The Sensory Garden A garden designed specifically to be "Positive About Disabled People". To stimulate the senses and provide a haven of peace, a place to chill-out and unwind from the stress of modern living.	http://www.sensory-garden.com

Wetland Birds of Korea	http://www.wbkenglish.com

Bird and wildlife information

Bird Forum	http://www.birdforum.net

British Wildlife	http://www.britishwildlife.co.uk

Birding on the Isle of Arran	http://www.arranbirding.co.uk/

Friends of Tring Reservoirs	http://www.tringreservoirs.btinternet.co.uk

Gulls in Amsterdam	http://www.illustrated-db-discography.nl/birds/

"Ornithology.com" American site, but many interesting links	http://www.ornithology.com/

SMH Books SMH BOOKS, publishers, booksellers, and providers of author and publisher services, worldwide, including Press Release International.	http://www.smh-books.co.uk

Talnotry Avian Care Trust Wildlife Centre Rehabilitation care for birds and wildlife in Northern Ireland	http://www.tactwildlifecentre.org.uk

UK Safari	http://www.uksafari.com

Wildlife Gardner Advice and ideas about creating wildlife gardens.	http://www.wildlifegardener.co.uk/

Wild About Britain An education charity that promotes all aspects of wildlife, the environment and conservation throughout the British Isles.	http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk

Bird sightings

Birdline South East	http://www.southeastbirdnews.co.uk

Birdline East Anglia	http://www.birdline-eastanglia.co.uk/birdline/recent_sightings.htm

Birdguides	http://www.birdguides.com/html/pager/rare_news.asp

British Birds Rarities Committee	http://www.bbrc.org.uk/

Irish Rare Birds Committee	http://www.irbc.ie/

Garden Birds

For lots more links, see the Garden BirdWatch links page.

Bird Clubs Partnership

Beds Bird Club	http://www.bedsbirdclub.org.uk

Berkshire Ornithological Club	http://berksoc.org.uk

Bristol Ornithological Club	http://www.boc-bristol.org.uk

Buckinghamshire Bird Club	http://www.hawfinches.freeserve.co.uk

Cheshire and Wirral Ornithological Society	http://www.cawos.org

Cumbria Bird Club	http://www.cumbriabirdclub.org.uk/

Durham Bird Club	http://www.durhambirdclub.org

The East Lancashire Ornithologists' Club	http://www.eastlancsornithologists.org.uk

Fylde Bird Club	www.fyldebirdclub.org

Glamorgan Bird Club & Gower Ornithological Society	http://www.glamorganbirds.org.uk

The Isle of Mull Bird Club	http://www.mullbirdclub.org.uk

Kent Ornithological Society	http://www.kentos.org.uk

Leicestershire & Rutland Ornithological Society	http://Iros.org.uk

Leigh Ornithological Society	http://www.leighos.org.uk or email:

Northern Ireland Ornithological Club	http://www.nioc.fsnet.co.uk

Pembrokeshire Bird Group	http://www.pembrokeshirebirdgroup.blogspot.com

Somerset Ornithological Society	http://www.somornithosoc.freeserve.co.uk

Surrey Bird Club	http://www.surreybirdclub.org.uk

Sussex Ornithological Society	http://www.sos.org.uk updated 30 Aug 07

West Midland Bird Club	http://www.westmidlandbirdclub.com

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