Useful birdwatching and wildlife links
Common tern. © Kevin Hutchby
Birding links
- British Birds Rarities Committee - Main website. Submit nationally rare bird sightings only. PLEASE NOTE: Always consult with the County Bird Recorder - Robin Attrill prior to submitting.
- BBRC Twitter
- Bird Aware Solent
- BirdGuides
- Birding Places EU
- Birdlife International
- Birds in Flight - Photographic ID Guide.
- Birds of Poole Harbour - News, etc.
- Blashford Lakes - Information.
- Brading Marshes - Information.
- British Birds County Recorders - downloadable list, including IoW.
- BTO
- BTO BirdTrack
- BTO Bird Atlas
- BTO British List
- BTO Isle of Wight - Twitter feed run by Regional Representative, Jim Baldwin.
- BTO Schedule 1 and other Protected Birds
- eBird Isle of Wight
- European Colour-ring Birding - report ringed birds.
- Going Birding Isle of Wight
- Gull Research Organisation
- Hampshire Ornithological Society - News, Membership, Reports, etc.
- iRecord - Record wildlife sightings
- Isle of Wight Birding Facebook Page
- Operation Turtle Dove - a project which aims to reverse the decline of Turtle Doves.
- Portland Bird Observatory
- Project Godwit - initiated to tackle the causes of decline, boost the Ouse Washes population.
- Raptor Persecution UK - News, blog.
- Rare Bird Alert - UK Bird News Service.
- RSPB
- The Sussex Ornithological Society - Recent Sightings
- Swift Mapper - App
- Trektellen - Excellent site for monitoring up to date migration activity in the UK, Europe and a few locations beyond.
- White Stork Project - News, report a sighting
- UK Gulls for Beginners
- Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
Isle of Wight wildlife and conservation links
- Hants and IoW Moths Group
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight Butterfly Conservation
- Isle of Wight Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
- Isle of Wight Red Squirrel Trust
- Isle of Wight Bat Group
- Isle of Wight Natural History and Archaeological Society (IWNHAS)
- Isle of Wight Ringing Group
- Isle of Wight Sea Eagles - Roy Dennis
- Wight Swifts Facebook Group
- National Trust- Isle of Wight
- NatureZones - Wildlife Field Study Centre
- ORCA - News. Events. Submit local cetacean sightings.
- RSPCA Isle of Wight
- Visit the Isle of Wight - General Information.
- WightPaths - Resource for footpaths, bridleways and other rights of ways on the Isle of Wight..
- World Land Trust -World Land Trust has funded partner organisations around the world to create reserves and give permanent protection to habitats and wildlife.
General natural history links
- ATROPOS Flight Arrivals - migrant lepidoptera records.
- Steven Falks Flickr Insect database
Personal sites and blogs
- Birding on the Isle of Wight - Derek's local bird sightings.
- Isle of Wight Dragons - Details of the local dragonfly and damselfly fauna.