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Fatbirder is the premier birders’ web resource about birds, birding and birdwatching. Whether you are looking for facts about hummingbirds, songbirds, shorebirds or raptors in your backyard or are planning a trip or birding tour anywhere in the world Fatbirder is the site for you.
There are tens of thousands of links on two thousand pages about birding everywhere; a page for every country & state & every bird family.
It’s all here from RSPB wildlife reserves or Audubon bird sanctuaries to the best bird watching binoculars and spotting scopes. There are page sections on books, guides, forums, reserves, accommodation, trip report, bird clubs and more as well as pages on topics such as ornithology, twitching, endangered species, conservation, equipment, pelagics, birding holidays and much more.
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Jacob Roalef from Birding Ecotours did with this wonderful picture of an Elegant Trogon Trogon elegans
New records chart remarkable lives
In July 1997, a Black Guillemot chick was ringed in Orkney. This bird successfully fledged from its nest and lived for nearly 25 years without being seen again. In May 2022, the bird ...moreNovember 14th, 2023A Battle to Save Malawi’s Iconic Forest Unfolds
Malawi has committed itself to restoring a further 4.5 million hectares under the Bonn Challenge and the AFR100 by 2030. Located eight kilometres from Blantyre City in Southern Malawi, Michiru Mountain covers 18 ...moreNovember 9th, 2023Report details mixed fortunes for the UK’s rare breeding birds
The latest report by the Rare Breeding Birds Panel, published today, reveals four species of birds of prey, including Osprey, have reached record totals in the UK, as have several species of ...moreOctober 31st, 2023Film-maker's Ride Fundraising for Birdwatcher Movie
In her own words, film-maker Olive Pascha speaks about her upcoming project and how she is raising funds to make it happen… Carrot Cake was born when I went to Lebanon last ...moreOctober 8th, 2023
Finding Birds in Montenegro and Herzegovina
| Dave Gosney | Easybirder | 2023 | Paperback | 40 Pages | ISBN: 9781907316630 | £9.50p | The Publisher’s View: There’s more to Montenegro than spectacular scenery and more to Herzegovina ...moreNovember 12th, 2023Finding Birds in Southern Croatia
| Dave Gosney | Easybirder | 2023 | Paperback | 36 Pages | ISBN: 9781907316623 | £9.50p | The Publisher’s View: This book covers the coastal strip of Croatia, from as far ...moreNovember 12th, 2023Identification Guide to European Passerines
| Lars Svensson | Lullula Fölag | 2023 | Fifth Revised Edition | Paperback | 448 Pages | ISBN: 9789198516685 | £19.99p | The Publisher’s View: This is the 5th edition of ...moreOctober 21st, 2023Terns of North America
| Terns of North America | by Cameron Cox | Princeton University Press | 2023 | Paperback | 201 Pages | 325 Colour Photos | ISBN: 9780691161877 | £21.99p | The Publisher’s ...moreOctober 12th, 2023Isles of Scilly
| Isles of Scilly Bird and Natural History Review 2022 | Isles of Scilly Bird Group | BTO | 2023 | Paperback | 256 Pages | ISSN: 1474-4937 | The Publisher’s View: ...moreOctober 12th, 2023
The Latest Grumpy Old Birder Article No. 175 - Who (K)new?
The latest Grumpy Old Birder Article is now on line as well as on page 19 of the October 2023 edition of Birdwatching Magazine (UK) Read it HERESeptember 19th, 2022
Introducing BirdWeather and BirdWeather PUC
Birdweather is a living library of bird vocalisations. With active stations around the world, continuously listening in backyards, nature preserves, and remote installations, the library now has over 170 million unique detections ...moreOctober 1st, 2023