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	Say Hello (1 Viewing) Introduce yourself - say a few lines about yourself & where you live	Hello everyone! by Troubador Today 07:49	26,114	214,395
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	Bird Forum Fun Quizzes Test your knowledge - are you a super brain or a bird brain?	Guess which bird from my... by JWN Andrewes Tuesday 12th February 2019 20:44	853	54,323
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	BirdForum TV Discussion (1 Viewing) The Forum Dedicated to BirdForum TV	Not being able to upload... by aloktewari Monday 4th February 2019 16:24	8,685	10,046
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Rare Bird Sightings Rare bird information. Sightings, discussion and rarity photos.
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	Rare Bird Information (53 Viewing) Rare bird information. News and Discussion Sub-Forums: car share lifts etc for twitches	Join to View	0	0
	UK Rarity Gallery Photos of UK Rarities	Grey Catbird, Cornwall by Peaky-B Wednesday 13th February 2019 20:43	121	476
	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	Bird recovered from permafrost by RafaelMatias Monday 18th February 2019 16:48	2,817	16,410
	Live Bird Webcams (1 Viewing) Sub-Forums: CJ Wildlife Live Nest Box Cameras	Two live bird and animal cams... by ScottBWHQ Yesterday 23:02	165	579
	Bird Ringing and Banding Questions and Answers on this important topic	Ringing near Gifford, Winter... by citrinella Tuesday 19th February 2019 20:05	1,234	8,043
	News From Birding & Nature Organisations (1 Viewing) News From Birding & Nature Organisations Sub-Forums: Latest news from the RSPB, Latest news from the BTO, Latest news from the WWT, Latest news from the Audubon Society	IUCN Red List Revision? by jurek Saturday 15th December 2018 18:12	4,689	6,196
	Bird Identification Q&A (41 Viewing) Ask away for advice on WILD bird i.d. questions. PLEASE state country in title of your thread. No photos of eggs nor captive birds.	Sri Lanka - Indian pond heron... by Andy Hurley Today 11:54	103,999	678,564
	Birds & Birding (6 Viewing) General Forum for threads on birds and birding	little owls by davercox Today 10:48	23,609	337,041
	Bird Behaviour (2 Viewing) Discussion on Bird Behaviour	A sign of intelligence, or a... by Troubador Wednesday 20th February 2019 07:40	1,616	7,919
	Your Birding Day (1 Viewing) Been out today? List what you saw and where here Sub-Forums: Your Rarities	Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius... by Ornitomania Wednesday 20th February 2019 06:42	8,484	57,254
	Companions for Birding Trips (2 Viewing) Team up with others - a place to advertise an upcoming trip or see if there are any you fancy joining.	Svalbard June 2019 by Grando Wednesday 20th February 2019 10:00	523	2,262
	Information Wanted (2 Viewing) Ask here for general information or use the 'Your Local Patch' section for information on specific locations	Guide information by root Yesterday 21:04	4,396	28,490
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	Bird Taxonomy and Nomenclature (4 Viewing) Splits, lumps, and shuffles? The place to learn about & discuss the latest scientific findings, as well as the various species concepts behind them Sub-Forums: Bird Name Etymology, Bird Paleontology	Antoon De Roo by temmie Yesterday 15:28	4,418	44,036
	Garden Birds, Bird Feeding & Nestboxes So what's in your garden, back yard or on your bird table? Sub-Forums: Food and Feeders, Nestboxes, Gardening for Birds	No success here deterring... by Lerxst Monday 18th February 2019 19:10	6,067	62,810
	Migration Ask your questions and post your articles here! Sub-Forums: Migration news & sightings 2016	African pied wagtail by birdtwitcher Sunday 13th January 2019 11:14	833	7,260
	Sea Watch A forum for Birders with an interest in Sea and Shore birds Sub-Forums: Seawatching Location Reviews	Sewatching hides by andyadcock Tuesday 25th December 2018 17:56	762	7,611
	Gulls A forum specifically for Gull species	heinei Common Gull in Notts by Dean Nicholson Yesterday 19:15	111	641
	Birds Of Prey (2 Viewing) Discuss Birds Of Prey (Raptors) here.	Possible red kite in the... by Roseytn Sunday 17th February 2019 16:37	3,677	48,436
	Conservation Discussion on wildlife & environmental conservation Sub-Forums: Threatened Birds Of The world	AGW and rising sea levels by fugl Today 04:44	2,492	34,050
	Vacational Trip Reports (3 Viewing) Please feel free to leave reports here after your trip. Please contribute to the community by not simply linking to another website.	Birding in Yucatan (Mexico)... by Swissboy Yesterday 09:44	2,960	38,342
	Lists & Members Yearly Lists (1 Viewing) General Lists & Members Yearly Lists Sub-Forums: Member's Lists 2018, Member's Lists 2019, Previous Years Lists, Lists	Tom Mc85's 2019 List by Tom Mc85 Yesterday 12:54	1,233	41,305
	Tips For New Birders (1 Viewing) Advice, tips and hints for birders of all levels, from birders of all levels!	Birding Pocket Field Guide by Robert Wallace Yesterday 19:48	583	6,850
	Hummingbirds	Excited for Spring by S1lence1 Tuesday 19th February 2019 11:58	1,181	8,804

Your Local Patch Ask Questions & Discuss Your Local Patch, And Geographically Specific Info Requests.
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	UK & Ireland County By County Patches (15 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	Upton Warren by UW82 Yesterday 22:36	5,334	300,808
	USA State By State Patches 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, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington State, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming	Big Year--CO Birds by HantaYo Today 04:01	2,017	12,187
	Europe & Rest of the World Patches (11 Viewing) Local area/patch reports & information requests Sub-Forums: Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, New Zealand & Oceania, Caribbean Islands, Central America, Middle East, North America (excluding U.S.A), South America	Pitta's in Shah Alam by andyadcock Today 11:14	7,929	71,085

Multimedia
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	Computers, Birding Software And The Internet This is the place to ask questions and discuss computers, internet, rarity alert devices & Birding software.	Orniverse platform by Hauksen Today 10:12	3,466	29,920
	TV & Radio Alert For Birding, Nature and Other Wildlife Alert everyone to a forthcoming programme on birding or nature & discuss the show here.	Winterwatch 2019 by oncebittern86 Wednesday 20th February 2019 18:59	1,682	16,493
	Books, Magazines, Publications, Video & DVD (3 Viewing) Read any? Watched any? Can you recommend any? Dislike any? This is the place to let us know!	Nhbs by andyadcock Yesterday 21:07	2,911	26,399

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.	Report images in the Gallery... by delia todd Thursday 31st January 2019 17:00	671	5,110
	Photos of New Species for OPUS Notify us of photos in gallery of new species for Opus, or upload them in this forum	New Photo by KC Foggin Thursday 7th February 2019 00:25	1,144	3,586

Gallery Competitions & Pictures
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	Your Favourite Pictures From The Birdforum Gallery Post links to your favourite photos from the Birdforum Gallery.	This image is pure awesome!! by Tom Mc85 Wednesday 20th February 2019 18:29	251	1,429

Binoculars, Photography, Digiscoping, Art & Equipment
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	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.	-	-	-
	The Birdforum Digiscoping Forum (6 Viewing) Get the answers to your digiscoping questions Sub-Forums: Digiscoping cameras, Digiscoping Accessories, Digiscoping Adapters, Camera Settings, VideoScoping, Mobile/iPhone Digiscoping, Photography using 'Astro' telescopes	Digiscoping a Rocket Launch... by hwinbermuda Tuesday 19th February 2019 09:13	5,658	48,858
	Cameras And Photography (11 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, Micro Four Thirds 4/3 Photography, Technique, Photoshop, Paintshop and Printing, Photographic Tripods / Heads	Canon SX70 .... September by Neil G. Today 11:44	10,763	122,212
	Spotting Scopes & tripod/heads (12 Viewing) Discuss Spotting Scopes here Sub-Forums: Zeiss, Swarovski, Leica, Kowa, Nikon, Pentax, Vortex, Meopta, Opticron, Tripod and Heads	Opticron es 80 v3 or regal m2 by hr21 Today 08:26	6,668	60,587
	Binoculars (44 Viewing) Binoculars Discussion forum Sub-Forums: Leica, Nikon, Swarovski, Zeiss, Bushnell - Bausch & Lomb, Pentax, Canon, GPO, Hawke Optics, Kowa, Meopta, Minox, Leupold, Opticron, Swift, Zen Ray, RSPB - Viking Optics, Vortex, Others	10 years old vs new by Old Hat Today 12:11	13,597	274,846
	Interviews with Optics Manufacturers	Fascinating Interview with... by Troubador Saturday 17th November 2018 08:19	7	453
	Interviews with Optics Retailers	Interviews with Retailers:... by Troubador Monday 21st January 2019 17:22	6	80
	Interviews with Optics Repairers	Interviews with Repairers:... by Troubador Saturday 16th February 2019 17:07	3	11
	Watches in the Field sports watches or other for outdoor pursuits	altimeter watches by peter.jones Friday 11th January 2019 16:57	4	117
	Miscellaneous Nature Study Equipment (2 Viewing) Subforums on Clothing and Equipment Insurance. Sub-Forums: Trail Cams - Camera Traps - CCTV Systems, Outdoor Clothing, Equipment Insurance	Moobox by Mono Saturday 16th February 2019 16:03	520	5,874
	Photo Critique (1 Viewing) Improve your Photo Technique with suggestions and creative criticism from other forum members	Struggling with... by esmondb Friday 17th August 2018 20:54	1,131	9,434
	Macro Photography (1 Viewing) Natural History Macro Photography	Going macro - options??? by Musoman Thursday 8th November 2018 01:38	225	1,824
	Wildlife Art (1 Viewing) The forum for discussing painting and sketching of all forms of wildife art	Waxwing sketch by IanDR Friday 15th February 2019 11:33	1,103	48,099
	Bird Sounds Recording Eqpt & Discussion (2 Viewing) Discussion on equipment, technique & results.	DIY Portable Recorder by Suffeaked Wednesday 20th February 2019 15:09	473	2,984
	Classifieds - For Sale or Wanted (4 Viewing) Use this forum for sale, exchange or request of birding equipment, books, and other related items. Sub-Forums: For Sale - Birding & Nature related Items, For Sale - Photography Related Items, Wanted, Exchange / Swap	Join to View	0	0
	Retailers and Dealers Offers This forum is for retailers and dealers offers to BF members. Only retailers and dealers with written permission from admin may advertise here.	#2302 Steiner Wildlife XP... by gr8fuldoug Friday 15th February 2019 16:46	558	772

Nature In General
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	Reptiles and Amphibians (1 Viewing) Snakes Frogs etc............	Ormiston Gorge, NT, Australia by viator Wednesday 20th February 2019 13:08	1,635	8,143
	Butterflies and Moths Many birders have an interest in insects, Discuss here. Sub-Forums: Butterflies and Moths ID	First butterfly of 2019 by Britseye Yesterday 19:31	12,427	76,636
	Insects, Dragonflies, Arachnids, Beetles & More (1 Viewing) Discussions on insects, dragonflies, arachnids, beetles & more.	Wallace's Giant Bee... by peter.jones Yesterday 20:01	5,899	29,827
	Trees, Flowers, Plants and Shrubs (1 Viewing) Orchids, Wild Flowers and more.	Two trees from India please by colincurry Monday 11th February 2019 21:16	2,064	15,565
	Fungi & Lichens	Fungus on Beech by foresttwitcher Wednesday 20th February 2019 22:42	915	4,600
	Mammals (2 Viewing) Land Based Mammals	Giant Tortoise thought... by IAN JAMES THOMPSON Yesterday 19:25	1,995	16,168
	Cetaceans & Marine Life Whales, Dolphins, Porpoise, Seals & Other Marine Creatures	Manta rays in Myanmar by andyadcock Thursday 14th February 2019 07:40	679	4,920
	Bats Discussion on bats	Ciel 401 detector by peter.jones Saturday 19th January 2019 08:24	364	2,023
	Other Wildlife A forum to discuss all the wildlife not covered in other forums.	Fish ID, Poland by [email protected] Tuesday 19th February 2019 19:50	377	2,980

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