Here are a few links to web sites relating to Birdwatching.

To suggest a link, or if any of these links don't work send an email to contact@gbc-online.org.uk. 

Links for gay birding and similar organisations

• GBNA - Gay Bird Watchers North America
• GAGGLE - a lesbian and gay birders group in Greater Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Well worth visiting if you are a lesbian or gay birder in the USA.
• Gay Outdoor Club - home page for the popular UK-based club. Covers interests in walking, mountaineering, rock climbing, cycling, swimming etc.
• IGLOO (International Gay & Lesbian Outdoor Organizations) - resources for gay outdoor groups across the world

• TideTimes - You can view today's tide times quickly and easily.
• Wildsounds - a company run by our own Duncan Macdonald. Major stockist of all wildlife sound recordings and now also a major distributor of bird books.  Also videos and sound recording equipment.
• Surfbirds - a great magazine site for UK/US birding issues, including some great I.D. features.
• The Fat Birder - a great site with all kinds of information for all levels of birding ability.
• Birdguides - A commercial site which includes regular updates of rare bird news from the Birdnet pager service.
• Junior Bird Club - A site for youngster birders.

• Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - protects birds and wildlife sites in the UK on behalf of more than 1 million members.
• British Trust for Ornithology - a research organisation which coordinates a number of major surveys, including Atlases, Breeding Bird Survey, Wetlands Bird Survey etc.
• British Ornithologists Union - mainly an academic organisation, but responsible for maintaining the British list.
• Rare Breeding Birds Panel - a panel for compiling information on the fortunes of rare breeding birds in the UK.
• Worldwide Fund for Nature Global Network - an excellent site for this organisation devoted to wildlife conservation across the world.
• The Wildlife Trusts' Partnership - the umbrella organisation for the local nature conservation trusts.
• Joint Nature Conservation Committee - the government body co-ordinating nature conservation in the UK.
• English Nature - the government body dealing with nature conservation in England.
• Scottish Natural Heritage - the government body dealing with nature conservation and the countryside in Scotland.
• Countryside Council for Wales - the government body dealing with nature conservation and the countryside in Wales.
• Environment and Heritage Service, Northern Ireland - the government body dealing with nature conservation and the countryside in Northern Ireland

• Bird Links in Sweden - lots of links to Scandinavian web sites.

• American Birding Association Online - a large organisation for field birders in USA.
• Audubon Society - large membership organisation geared to conservation of natural ecosystems.
• Peterson on line - an online magazine for birders. Many popular articles about birds.
• The Virtual Birder - another internet magazine for birders.
• North American Rare Bird Alert - current news on North American rarities.
• Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology - sound recordings galore, mainly for North American birds, but the labs collecting wildlife recordings from across the world.

• Birding on the Web - Jack Siler and Willem-Pier Vellinga's very comprehensive resources and links site
• Birder Home Page - a very well constructed web site giving many links to birders resources.
• WebDirectory Bird Links - a jumble of links to a wide diversity of wild and caged bird sites.
• Where do you want to go birding today ? - Probably the most comprehensive set of links for birding sites. I doubt there is anywhere in the world which has been missed out.

• Ocean Wanderers - Angus Wilson's identification resource. Includes taxonomic list for all the seabirds and marine mammals.
• Brian Patteson Pelagics - a fantastic site giving a lot of information about pelagic trips organised off North Carolina. Lots of pictures, including a new species for the North American list.
• Shearwater Journeys Home Page - Debra Love Shearwater's site for pelagic trips out of Monterey Bay, California. Anyone with a name like this has to be into seabirds, big time.

• Australian Birding - a great starting point for information about birding in Australia and a good set of antipodean links
• New Zealand Birds - and the same for New Zealand. 

• NHBS Ltd. - an excellent natural history book catalogue and ordering service.
• Optics for Birding - a great site to look at if choosing new binoculars or teleescope.
• Foreign & Commonwealth Office - good advice about visiting overseas countries. The advice tends to be a bit precautionary. However, when they advise on not visiting a particular country, don't count on being able to get any travel insurance for there. This site has become “LGBT friendly”.
• European Medium Range Weather Forecast - probably one of the most accurate weather forecasting tools for 3 - 6 days ahead. Covers a large area. Great for finding out what the winds are going to be doing and have fun predicting what migrant birds it will bring. No information about fronts unfortunately.

• Stonewall - national organisation campaigning for equality for lesbians and gays in the UK. Plenty of information about how you can help their latest campaigns.
• SHOE INTERNATIONAL is new, cool and fresh - It's GIRL POWER worldwide!!!
• ScotsGay - site for the free magazine covering Scottish gay-lesbian life. Links and local information kept very up-to-date.
• Gay Times - national magazine containing Gay News and much other information.
• Out in the UK - a non-commercial site for gay men in the UK.
• Gay to Z Directory - lots of information about other gay/lesbian sites and events.