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Ruffled Feathers
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Bird Forum Fun Quizzes (3 Viewers)
Test your knowledge - are you a super brain or a bird brain?
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Rare Bird News (32 Viewers) Rare bird information. news, discussion and rarity photos.
Rare Bird Information
Rare bird information. News and Discussion
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UK Rarity Photographs (2 Viewers)
Photos of UK Rarities
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Bird Identification Q&A (59 Viewers)
Ask for advice on WILD bird ID questions. PLEASE include the country in the title of your thread. No photos of eggs or captive birds.
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Live Bird News from around the World (6 Viewers)
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Birds & Birding (27 Viewers)
General Forum for threads on birds and birding
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Garden Birds, Bird Feeding & Nestboxes (9 Viewers)
So what's in your garden, back yard or on your bird table?
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Bird Taxonomy and Nomenclature (27 Viewers)
Splits, lumps, and shuffles? The place to learn about & discuss the latest scientific findings, as well as the various species concepts behind them
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Live Bird Webcams (1 Viewer)
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News From Birding & Nature Organisations
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Bird Ringing and Banding (9 Viewers)
Questions and Answers on this important topic
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Discussion on Bird Behaviour
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Been out today? List what you saw and where here
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Information Wanted (6 Viewers)
Ask here for general information or use the 'Your Local Patch' section for information on specific locations
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Migration (3 Viewers)
Ask your questions and post your articles here!
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A forum for Birders with an interest in Sea and Shore birds
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Gulls
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Birds Of Prey (4 Viewers)
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General Lists & Members Yearly Lists
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Tips For New Birders (3 Viewers)
Advice, tips and hints for birders of all levels, from birders of all levels!
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Your Local Patch (23 Viewers) Ask Questions & Discuss Your Local Patch, And Geographically Specific Info Requests.
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Local area/patch reports & information requests
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Computers, Birding Software And The Internet (6 Viewers)
This is the place to ask questions and discuss computers, internet, rarity alert devices & Birding software.
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TV & Radio (4 Viewers)
Alert everyone to upcoming birding or nature programmes, and discuss shows here.
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Opus Discussion Area (1 Viewer)
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The ZEISS Experience
ZEISS Nature Observation
Always on the lookout for something special.
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Innovative Technologies
ZEISS products come with several innovative technologies, which have been developed over the past years. These articles provide some information on light transmission, coatings and our optical design in general.
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Binoculars & Spotting Scopes (56 Viewers)
Equipment Reviews
The best place on the site for equipment reviews. If you upload a new product, just include specifications, then add a review with personal observations.
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All things Astronomical
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This forum is for retailers and dealers offers to BF members. Only retailers and dealers with written permission from admin may advertise here.
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The forum to discuss all things to do with photography, with sub forums for cameras
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The Birdforum Digiscoping Forum (4 Viewers)
Get the answers to your digiscoping questions
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Photo Critique (2 Viewers)
Improve your Photo Technique with suggestions and creative criticism from other forum members
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Wildlife Art
The forum for discussing painting and sketching of all forms of wildife art
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Macro Photography (1 Viewer)
Natural History Macro Photography
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Your Favourite Pictures From The Gallery (2 Viewers)
Post links to your favourite photos from the gallery.
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General Outdoor Equipment (3 Viewers)
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Subforums on Clothing and Equipment Insurance.
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Bird Sounds Recording (2 Viewers)
Equipment, technique & results.
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Watches in the Field
Sports watches or other watches for outdoor pursuits
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Nature In General (7 Viewers)
Reptiles and Amphibians (1 Viewer)
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Butterflies and Moths (1 Viewer)
Many birders have an interest in insects, Discuss here.
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Insects, Dragonflies, Arachnids, Beetles & More (1 Viewer)
Discussions on insects, dragonflies, arachnids, beetles & more.
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Trees, Flowers, Plants and Shrubs (1 Viewer)
Orchids, Wild Flowers and more.
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Mammals (1 Viewer)
Land Based Mammals
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Cetaceans & Marine Life (1 Viewer)
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Bats (2 Viewers)
Discussion on bats
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Other Wildlife (1 Viewer)
A forum to discuss all the wildlife not covered in other forums.
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