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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.
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Bird missing for 172 years rediscovered in Borneo rainforest
The Black-browed Babbler, widely considered by experts the ‘greatest enigma in Indonesian ornithology’, has been unexpectedly rediscovered in the rainforests of Borneo more than 172 years after it was first seen. This ...moreFebruary 25th, 2021New global guidelines: a nature-friendly transition to renewable energy
BirdLife has joined forces with big voices in the conservation and energy sectors to develop a new set of global renewable energy guidelines. These best-practice steps outline how to keep nature safe ...moreFebruary 24th, 2021Opening up the hidden world of bats, bush-crickets and small mammals
A new online tool, just launched by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), opens up the previously hidden world of bats, bush-crickets, and small mammals. The BTO Acoustic Pipeline brings cutting-edge sound ...moreFebruary 19th, 2021Major national park expansion for South America’s other big forest
Great news for the Gran Chaco, South America’s second largest forest and home to a host of rare and threatened species. This year, a major national park in Argentina will expand its ...moreJanuary 18th, 2021
Flight Identification of European Passerines and Select Landbirds
| Flight Identification of European Passerines and Select Landbirds – An Illustrated and Photographic Guide | By Tamasz Cofta | Photographs by Michał Skakuj | WILDGuides | 2021 | Flexibound | 496 ...moreFebruary 9th, 2021RSPB Handbook of British Birds
| RSPB Handbook of British Birds | By Peter Holden & Richard Gregory | Illustrated by: Hilary Burn, Martin Elliott, Alan Harris, Peter Hayman, David Nurney, Stephen Message, Laurel Tucker & Dan ...moreFebruary 9th, 2021Back To Nature
| Back To Nature | By Chris Packham & Megan McCubbin | Two Roads (John Murray imprint) | 2020 | Hardback | 240 Pages | ISBN: 9781529350395 | £20.00p | The Publisher’s ...moreDecember 16th, 2020Bringing Back the Beaver
| Bringing Back the Beaver | The Story of One Man’s Quest to Rewild Britain’s Waterways| Derek Gow | Chelsea Green Publishing | 2020 | Hardback | eBook available | 208 Pages ...moreNovember 8th, 2020
Eurasian Shorebird Survey
Get ready to take part in the Eurasian Shorebird Survey (ESS) this January! A hundred counting location have already been registered and it’s counting! See their website for details and registration.December 14th, 2020The Latest Grumpy Old Birder Article No. 138 - Autumn Woods
The latest Grumpy Old Birder Article is now on line as well as on page 19 of the January 2021 edition of Birdwatching Magazine (UK) Read it HEREDecember 14th, 2020
Destinations
After much of 2020 has been in ‘lockdown’ and world travel for pleasure greatly reduced – most birders who would normally have travelled to see new birds around the world have been ...moreNovember 25th, 2020Jamaica - Caribbean Endemic Heaven
World Record Birding at Green Castle Estate, Jamaica The numbers are impressive but cannot do justice to the colourful and unusual nature of Jamaica’s birds. Which is why they have to be ...moreFebruary 4th, 2021