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Member's Area
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	Say Hello (2 Viewing) Introduce yourself - say a few lines about yourself & where you live Sub-Forums: Where Do You Live? - User Map	topsy from Birmingham England by KCFoggin Today 13:21	14,995	129,059
	Site Notice Board BirdForum Website announcements and support	Join to View	0	0
	Community Notice Board (1 Viewing) Community Information and Member Updates Sub-Forums: Chat Room Diary, Bird Clubs & Groups, BirdForum Member's Meetings & Car Sharing	Join to View	0	0
	BirdForum TV High quality, on demand and scheduled wildlife programming. Now you can add your own Video footage	-	-	-
	BirdForum TV Discussion The Forum Dedicated to BirdForum TV	New Video: Laughing Gull... by delia todd Yesterday 23:54	856	1,056

Rare Bird Sightings Rare bird information. Sightings, discussion and rarity photos.
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	Rare Bird Information (48 Viewing) Rare bird information. News and Discussion	rept of Green Warbler... by Steve Dunn Today 13:21	2,993	59,162
	Map of Rare and Scarce Birds in the British Isles today Map of Rare and Scarce Birds in the British Isles today	-	-	-

Birding
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	Live Bird News from around the World (8 Viewing)	Twitchers flock to see rare... by Andrew Whitehouse Today 14:12	1,119	5,758
	Bird Identification Q&A (28 Viewing) Ask away for advice on bird i.d. questions. PLEASE state country in title of request.	Merganser and Songbird,... by KE lantz Today 14:21	28,127	229,154
	Birds & Birding (17 Viewing) General Forum for threads on birds and birding	Your Most Recent "Life"... by ulfg Today 13:15	11,901	155,022
	Your Birding Day (3 Viewing) Been out today? List what you saw and where here Sub-Forums: Your Rarities	Beidaihe - Awaiting The Birds... by FXM Today 13:13	6,360	45,808
	Information Wanted (2 Viewing) Ask here for general information or use geographical sections below for information on specific locations	Writing from Guantanamo Bay... by worldcop Today 05:12	1,426	9,105
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	Bird Taxonomy and Nomenclature (5 Viewing) Splits, lumps, and shuffles? The place to learn about & discuss the latest scientific findings, as well as the various species concepts behind them	san pedro tanager - what does... by James Lowther Yesterday 16:58	552	5,444
	Garden Birds, Bird Feeding & Nestboxes (5 Viewing) So what's in your garden, back yard or on your bird table? Sub-Forums: Food and Feeders, Nestboxes, Gardening for Birds	Very busy at the bird feeder... by michael23 Today 13:55	3,982	38,682
	Bird Ringing and Banding Questions and Answers on this important topic	Ringing near Gifford 09/10... by citrinella Thursday 5th November 2009 20:54	600	4,001
	Conservation (3 Viewing) Discussion on wildlife & enviromental conservation Sub-Forums: Threatened Birds Of The world	Poached gulls' eggs on... by Nick Tanner Today 13:08	1,220	17,882
	Migration Ask your questions and post your articles here!	First Redwings/Fieldfares of... by Cheshire Birder Yesterday 23:55	495	4,736
	Sea Watch A forum for Birders with an interest in Sea and Shore birds	Landlocked by michaelburnett74 Thursday 5th November 2009 23:16	482	5,102
	Birds Of Prey (1 Viewing) Discuss Birds Of Prey (Raptors) here.	eagle owl forced to abandon... by ilikecrestedtits Today 09:46	2,395	30,307
	Vacational Trip Reports (2 Viewing) Please feel free to leave reports here after your trip. Please contribute to the community by not simply linking to another website.	Bristol to Kagu ? by birdboybowley Today 12:18	1,460	13,513
	Lists & Members Yearly Lists General Lists & Members Yearly Lists Sub-Forums: Member's Lists 2009, Previous Years Lists, Lists	DIJ's Yearlist 2009 (UK) by *DIJ* Today 11:27	759	21,410
	Tips For New Birders (1 Viewing) Advice, tips and hints for birders of all levels, from birders of all levels!	Photographing Birds by Musoman Wednesday 4th November 2009 22:04	365	4,592
	Hummingbirds	Feeders drained every night -... by PumaMan Friday 6th November 2009 16:17	647	5,383
	The Ex Beeb Forum (4 Viewing) All are welcome to join this very informal wildlife-nature forum \| How to Subscribe	Join to View	0	0

Your Local Patch Ask Questions & Discuss Your Local Patch, And Geographically Specific Info Requests.
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	UK & Ireland County By County Patches (34 Viewing) Local patch reports & information requests Sub-Forums: East Anglia, Midlands, South East England, South West England, North East England, North West England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Channel Islands, Isle Of Man	Suffolk Birding by jimbob Today 14:25	2,058	94,819
	USA State By State Patches (4 Viewing) Local area/patch reports & information requests. Sub-Forums: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennesse, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington State, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming	Anybody from Indiana? by Jason Lee Yesterday 02:34	731	4,393
	Europe & Rest of the World Patches (11 Viewing) Local area/patch reports & information requests Sub-Forums: Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia & New Zealand, Caribbean Islands, Central America, Middle East, North America (excluding U.S.A), South America	What's on in Doñana by Jose A. Sanchez Today 11:56	2,587	17,401

Multimedia
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	Computers, Birding Software And The Internet (5 Viewing) This is the place to ask questions and discuss the complex world of computers & Birding software.	Small windows by Watts Today 13:41	2,067	18,665
	TV & Radio Alert For Birding, Nature and Other Wildlife (4 Viewing) Alert everyone to a forthcoming programme on birding or nature & discuss the show here.	Eden by delia todd Today 11:25	930	8,557
	Books, Magazines, Publications, Video & DVD (2 Viewing) Read any? Watched any? Can you recommend any? Dislike any? This is the place to let us know!	Birds of Brazil by van Perlo by njlarsen Today 04:05	1,497	13,172

Opus Discussion Discussion for the BirdForum Opus
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	Opus Discussion Area Discussions will be automatically created here when you click the 'discussion' tab on an opus entry.	New species for Opus by wintibird Yesterday 19:16	516	3,583
	Photos of New Species for OPUS (1 Viewing) Notify us of photos in gallery of new species for Opus, or upload them in this forum	Black-billed Seedfinch by Rasmus Boegh Yesterday 17:00	794	2,474

Gallery Competitions & Pictures
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	Monthly Photo Competition	-	-	-
	Monthly Photo Competition Details (1 Viewing) Details of the monthly photo competition Sub-Forums: Old Competition Photographs	Announcing the November 2009... by christineredgate Saturday 31st October 2009 22:33	226	3,091
	Your Favourite Pictures From The Birdforum Gallery (1 Viewing) Post links to your favourite photos from the Birdforum Gallery.	Hoatzin by bitterntwisted Friday 6th November 2009 22:31	205	1,169

Photography, Digiscoping, Art & Equipment
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	Andy Bright's Digiscoping Forum (13 Viewing) Get the answers to your digiscoping questions from Andy and the rest of the community. Sub-Forums: Digiscoping cameras, Digiscoping Accessories, Digiscoping Adapters, Camera Settings, VideoScoping, Photography using 'Astro' telescopes	Panasonic Lumix G1 at last -... by coymartin Today 14:26	3,640	28,715
	Cameras And Photography (30 Viewing) The forum to discuss all things to do with photography, with sub forums for cameras Sub-Forums: Canon, Nikon, Fuji, Minolta, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax, Sigma & Other Third Party Lenses, Sony, Video, Technique, Photoshop, Paintshop and Printing, Photographic Tripods / Heads	How much memory is suitable... by HokkaidoStu Today 14:10	5,967	60,119
	Spotting Scopes & tripod/heads (15 Viewing) Discuss Spotting Scopes here Sub-Forums: Zeiss, Swarovski, Leica, Kowa, Nikon, Pentax, Eagle optics, Opticron, Tripod and Heads	New Twentse test of Leica... by RJM Today 14:17	3,352	30,157
	Binoculars (36 Viewing) Binoculars Discussion forum Sub-Forums: Leica, Nikon, Swarovski, Zeiss, Bushnell - Bausch & Lomb, Pentax, Canon, Minox, Leupold, Opticron, Swift, Others	Who cleans WW1 Zeiss 8x24s?? by tmoffatt Today 13:03	5,004	66,743
	Miscellaneous Nature Study Equipment (4 Viewing) Subforums on Clothing and Equipment Insurance. Sub-Forums: Outdoor Clothing, Equipment Insurance	Folding bike for birding. by Leicaman Today 09:39	235	3,110
	Photo Critique (1 Viewing) Improve your Photo Technique with suggestions and creative criticism from other forum members	Flash photography and birds by JohnZ Tuesday 3rd November 2009 23:29	799	6,517
	Macro Photography Natural History Macro Photography	Macro focusing rails - a... by ChrisJA Yesterday 18:59	62	702
	Wildlife Art (3 Viewing) The forum for discussing painting and sketching of all forms of wildife art	wildlife in graphite by clive2604 Today 12:57	475	19,523
	Bird Sounds Recording Eqpt & Discussion Discussion on equipment, technique & results.	external speakers for mp3... by temmie Wednesday 4th November 2009 08:16	218	1,402
	Classifieds - For Sale or Wanted (15 Viewing) Use this forum for sale, exchange or request of birding equipment, books, and other related items. Sub-Forums: For Sale, Wanted, Exchange / Swap	Join to View	0	0

Nature In General
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	Reptiles and Amphibians Snakes Frogs etc............	Everglades pythons by Isurus Thursday 5th November 2009 21:37	641	3,895
	Butterflies and Moths (4 Viewing) Many birders have an interest in insects, Discuss here. Sub-Forums: Butterflies and Moths ID	November moths 2009 by Surreybirder Today 10:47	4,398	38,081
	Insects, Dragonflies, Arachnids, Beetles & More Discussions on insects, dragonflies, arachnids, beetles & more.	Microscope buying advice by Cheshire Birder Yesterday 23:47	2,485	15,177
	Trees, Flowers, Plants, Fungi and Shrubs (2 Viewing) Orchids, Wild Flowers and more.	Ghosts in 2009 by davidearlgray Yesterday 17:03	1,281	7,591
	Mammals & Sea Life (3 Viewing) Mammals & Sea Life - from Bears and Foxes to Seals and Fish	Space age ship to thwart... by joannec Yesterday 22:02	935	8,384
	Bats Discussion on bats	Tennessee caves closed-White... by KCFoggin Monday 2nd November 2009 14:42	174	1,011
	Other Wildlife A forum to discuss all the wildlife not covered in other forums.	Anyone had a unique... by Monahawk Saturday 31st October 2009 23:53	265	2,420

The World Today / Off Topic Subjects
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	Bird Forum Fun Quizzes (4 Viewing) Test your knowledge - are you a super brain or a bird brain?	worst bird photo ever - which... by Andrew Whitehouse Today 14:09	721	39,135
	Ruffled Feathers (3 Viewing) Relax with a joke, a story, or anything else of interest - treat this as an off-topic bar after a long day's birding! \| How to Subscribe	Join to View	0	0

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