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Based here in England, this is an absolutely first-rate site providing tons of info on birds and birding activities across the globe, both on and off the internet. Bo Beolens (right) seems to devote his entire time to ensuring that his site is up to date. Fatbirder is a remarkable achievement and an essential bookmark. >> Click on the pic for Bo's bio page. | ||||||||||||||||||
My favourite and possibly the best Euopean birders' forum. Incredibly active, you can get a bird id within minutes from knowledgeable members. Not confined to European birds either. As of July 2007, 62,000 members, approaching 1 million posts, and 2,000-3,000 people online at any one time!! Well worth keeping a tab on.
British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) Quite a lot of material here, including recent results of the Breeding Bird Survey (carried out with the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) and RSPB). For an online summary table (as opposed to pdf) click on "BBS results for 2006 now available" under the Turtle Dove pic. | ||||||||||||||||||
Gary Ritchison's pages at Eastern Kentucky University (ca 2004) Course notes for an Ornithology module at EKU, these pages are seriously good reading for anyone wanting to get their heads around what makes birds tick. Long, well-written, lavishly illustrated with pics and movies and with hundreds of links, you could spend weeks on these pages. This is internet-based information at its best. The individual course topics, each with its own page, are listed below. To reach them go to the Ornithology course main page. (Gary Ritchison teaches seven other courses -- for details see his home page.) | ||||||||||||||||||
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X | Introduction to Birds Bird Flight I Bird Flight II and Other Means of Locomotion The Geography of Birds I The Geography of Birds II Digestive System: Food & Feeding Habits Circulatory System Respiratory System Energy Balance & Thermoregulation Nervous System: Brain & Senses I | XI XII XIII XIV XV XVI XVII
XVIII | Nervous System: Brain & Senses II Vocal Communication Territorial & Colonial Behavior Mating Systems Avian Reproduction I: Anatomy & the Bird Egg Avian Reproduction II: Nests Avian Reproduction III: Clutch Size, Incubation, & Hatching Parental Care | |||||||||||||||
Kingfisher Diary in the Wild About Britain Birds forum I've only just discovered (Jul 07) this amazing, wonderful illustrated six-page diary running from March to June this year. With beautiful photos and long text descriptions, it covers the nesting activities of a pair of Kingfishers near Cambridge, and ends with a thought-provoking discussion of the matter of approaching the nesting sites of Schedule 1 birds. Worth a website in itself. | ||||||||||||||||||
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