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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.
Fatbirder benefits hugely from the contributions of birders, photographers, ornithologists and birdwatchers from all over the world. Local birders wrote most country and state introductions, and Fatbirder users took most of the photographs featured. As always, we welcome feedback and suggestions.
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Golden Dove Ptilinopus luteovirens
©Dubi Shapiro has kindly allowed me to use a number of his wonderful pictures on my pages. Here is another example of his stunning photography…
Birdwatcher’s Yearbook 2025
| Neil Gartshore (Editor) | Calluna Books | 2024 | Paperback | 328 pages, b/w photos, b/w illustrations, two-tone maps | ISBN: 9781068719806 The Publisher’s View: More than just a birder’s diary, ...moreNovember 23rd, 2024Butterflies & Moths of Aotearoa New Zealand
| By Carey Knox | John Beaufoy Publishing | 2024 | Paperback | 176 pages, 450 colour photos, 1 colour map | ISBN: 9781913679668 The Publisher’s View: A Naturalist’s Guide to the ...moreNovember 23rd, 2024A Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies of Hong Kong
| By Jason Mann | John Beaufoy Publishing | 2024 | Paperback | 176 pages, 510 colour photos, 1 colour map | ISBN: 9781913679477 | The Publisher’s View: A Naturalist’s Guide to ...moreNovember 23rd, 2024A Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of Australia
| By Dean Ingwersen | John Beaufoy Publishing | 2024 | Edition 4 | Paperback | 176 pages, 310 colour photos, 2 colour maps| ISBN: 9781913679651 | The Publisher’s View: A Naturalist’s ...moreNovember 23rd, 2024
The Latest Grumpy Old Birder Article No. 188 - A Bee in My Bonnet...
The latest Grumpy Old Birder Article is now on line as well as on page 19 of the December 2024 edition of Birdwatching Magazine (UK) Read it HEREMay 19th, 2024
Flock to Marion with BirdLife South Africa
Want to combine a trip of a lifetime with a superb cause? Many of the toughest birds to twitch on the planet are seabirds, particularly species that make their home in the ...moreDecember 9th, 2024