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Rare Bird Sightings Rare bird information. Sightings, discussion and rarity photos.
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	Rare Bird Information (18 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	Ross's Gull - Radipole,... by Simon Wates Thursday 12th April 2018 20:12	113	430
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Birding
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	Live Bird News from around the World (2 Viewing)	Birds and planes by kamino17 Thursday 19th April 2018 14:03	2,770	16,208
	Live Bird Webcams Sub-Forums: CJ Wildlife Live Nest Box Cameras	White storks from Poland by smallstork Friday 13th April 2018 20:48	149	523
	Bird Ringing and Banding (3 Viewing) Questions and Answers on this important topic	Piping plover by Mark B Bartosik Yesterday 00:56	1,219	7,901
	News From Birding & Nature Organisations (4 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	Three tagged Cuckoos back in... by BF Newsroom Monday 23rd April 2018 15:10	4,652	6,132
	Bird Identification Q&A (87 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.	Oenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa by CARERY Today 04:33	98,114	646,951
	Birds & Birding (26 Viewing) General Forum for threads on birds and birding	where to spend a couple of... by Nutcracker Yesterday 23:02	23,302	333,062
	Bird Behaviour (1 Viewing) Discussion on Bird Behaviour	A funny thing happened in... by Torchepot Yesterday 19:49	1,508	7,380
	Your Birding Day (7 Viewing) Been out today? List what you saw and where here Sub-Forums: Your Rarities	My jaunt in the hills in... by Scridifer Today 05:36	8,438	56,969
	Companions for Birding Trips Team up with others - a place to advertise an upcoming trip or see if there are any you fancy joining.	Panama in January by njlarsen Tuesday 24th April 2018 19:37	476	1,973
	Information Wanted (2 Viewing) Ask here for general information or use the 'Your Local Patch' section for information on specific locations	Help from UK: scammed by... by Torchepot Yesterday 19:41	4,234	27,159
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	Bird Taxonomy and Nomenclature (17 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	Scolopax mira ohyamai ssp.... by Fred Ruhe Yesterday 19:41	4,104	41,244
	Garden Birds, Bird Feeding & Nestboxes (10 Viewing) So what's in your garden, back yard or on your bird table? Sub-Forums: Food and Feeders, Nestboxes, Gardening for Birds	Cat collar that worked to... by Elmer Fudd Yesterday 06:40	5,954	62,266
	Conservation (1 Viewing) Discussion on wildlife & environmental conservation Sub-Forums: Threatened Birds Of The world	Will we hear the nightingales... by andyadcock Sunday 22nd April 2018 15:16	2,431	32,673
	Migration (1 Viewing) Ask your questions and post your articles here! Sub-Forums: Migration news & sightings 2016	Migrating Swans - Book... by kamino17 Monday 23rd April 2018 14:07	826	7,184
	Sea Watch A forum for Birders with an interest in Sea and Shore birds Sub-Forums: Seawatching Location Reviews	High end hide luxury by Julian Bell Thursday 15th March 2018 17:24	758	7,602
	Gulls A forum specifically for Gull species	Gull , Dorset by jackowacko Tuesday 3rd April 2018 20:18	87	567
	Birds Of Prey (4 Viewing) Discuss Birds Of Prey (Raptors) here.	Nikon D3300 2 doublers MTO... by Tsunamispeakershawks Thursday 19th April 2018 14:11	3,640	48,147
	Vacational Trip Reports (7 Viewing) Please feel free to leave reports here after your trip. Please contribute to the community by not simply linking to another website.	Pinellas County, Florida Trip... by Kibet Yesterday 20:59	2,863	36,742
	Lists & Members Yearly Lists (5 Viewing) General Lists & Members Yearly Lists Sub-Forums: Member's Lists 2018, Previous Years Lists, Lists	Gander's 2018 Two Hundred Or... by Gander Yesterday 18:51	1,203	40,404
	Tips For New Birders Advice, tips and hints for birders of all levels, from birders of all levels!	which Monopod? by mr-digiscope Tuesday 24th April 2018 18:55	573	6,698
	Hummingbirds (2 Viewing)	Best plants to grow to attact... by mikal Tuesday 10th April 2018 00:43	1,160	8,646

Your Local Patch Ask Questions & Discuss Your Local Patch, And Geographically Specific Info Requests.
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	UK & Ireland County By County Patches (32 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	Withymoor - Amblecote,... by rollingthunder Today 04:58	5,227	295,697
	USA State By State Patches (3 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, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington State, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming	Rose Breasted... by TFM70 Tuesday 24th April 2018 22:00	1,969	11,881
	Europe & Rest of the World Patches (23 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	Mallorca 2018 by Houdiny Today 05:51	7,702	68,151

Multimedia
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	Computers, Birding Software And The Internet (1 Viewing) This is the place to ask questions and discuss computers, internet, rarity alert devices & Birding software.	address book lost by Mono Yesterday 19:33	3,414	29,531
	TV & Radio Alert For Birding, Nature and Other Wildlife (3 Viewing) Alert everyone to a forthcoming programme on birding or nature & discuss the show here.	Springwatch 2018 by Euan Buchan Tuesday 17th April 2018 13:08	1,658	16,292
	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!	The Feather Thief by Kirk... by SanAngelo Today 00:23	2,831	25,614

Opus Discussion Discussion for the BirdForum Opus
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	Opus Discussion Area (2 Viewing) Discussions will be automatically created here when you click the 'discussion' tab on an opus entry.	Horned Lark by delia todd Tuesday 17th April 2018 23:29	662	5,054
	Photos of New Species for OPUS Notify us of photos in gallery of new species for Opus, or upload them in this forum	A first for the Gallery and... by delia todd Tuesday 27th March 2018 23:16	1,142	3,572

Gallery Competitions & Pictures
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	Your Favourite Pictures From The Birdforum Gallery Post links to your favourite photos from the Birdforum Gallery.	Check out this behavior shot! by Lisa W Friday 16th March 2018 23:14	249	1,416

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 (11 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	Fujifilm X100F and Fujifilm... by ljclark Today 03:16	5,619	48,720
	Cameras And Photography (19 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	83x anyone? The new Nikon P900 by Ben Markham Today 00:29	10,603	120,000
	Spotting Scopes & tripod/heads (20 Viewing) Discuss Spotting Scopes here Sub-Forums: Zeiss, Swarovski, Leica, Kowa, Nikon, Pentax, Vortex, Opticron, Tripod and Heads	The tricky job of searching... by johnf3f Yesterday 21:33	6,456	58,351
	Binoculars (80 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	Ordered Leica Noctivid 8x42 -... by Holger Merlitz Today 05:53	13,038	263,823
	Watches in the Field sports watches or other for outdoor pursuits	Love watches! by Elmer Fudd Tuesday 16th January 2018 11:58	3	99
	Miscellaneous Nature Study Equipment (4 Viewing) Subforums on Clothing and Equipment Insurance. Sub-Forums: Trail Cams - Camera Traps - CCTV Systems, Outdoor Clothing, Equipment Insurance	Budget Boots by Murmur Yesterday 09:07	506	5,810
	Photo Critique (2 Viewing) Improve your Photo Technique with suggestions and creative criticism from other forum members	Juvenile Bald Eagle by snowyowl Thursday 12th April 2018 13:41	1,129	9,401
	Macro Photography Natural History Macro Photography	Smartphone macro. by Binoscoper Yesterday 11:25	224	1,816
	Wildlife Art The forum for discussing painting and sketching of all forms of wildife art	Latest piece by Ritika Shaikh Wednesday 18th April 2018 05:28	1,080	47,967
	Bird Sounds Recording Eqpt & Discussion (3 Viewing) Discussion on equipment, technique & results.	ipod speakers for playback by DMW Tuesday 24th April 2018 06:53	455	2,851
	Classifieds - For Sale or Wanted (6 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 (1 Viewing) This forum is for retailers and dealers offers to BF members. Only retailers and dealers with written permission from admin may advertise here.	Super Deals On Minox... by gr8fuldoug Friday 20th April 2018 20:07	465	655

Nature In General
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	Reptiles and Amphibians (1 Viewing) Snakes Frogs etc............	'Water Snake', Ranthambhore,... by TWM Yesterday 18:59	1,567	7,918
	Butterflies and Moths (2 Viewing) Many birders have an interest in insects, Discuss here. Sub-Forums: Butterflies and Moths ID	Pugs for I/D by blackcountry mon Yesterday 10:43	12,048	74,790
	Insects, Dragonflies, Arachnids, Beetles & More (1 Viewing) Discussions on insects, dragonflies, arachnids, beetles & more.	Common Wasp - Queen? by andyadcock Yesterday 15:41	5,706	28,974
	Trees, Flowers, Plants and Shrubs Orchids, Wild Flowers and more.	Id for greek flower lesvos by geo ver Monday 16th April 2018 11:47	2,007	15,234
	Fungi & Lichens	Earthstar by Rotherbirder Tuesday 13th March 2018 14:49	873	4,438
	Mammals Land Based Mammals	Confused by langurs: Kaeng... by rockfowl Yesterday 20:23	1,930	15,775
	Cetaceans & Marine Life Whales, Dolphins, Porpoise, Seals & Other Marine Creatures	Orcas in the Clyde by Farnboro John Sunday 22nd April 2018 14:45	636	4,547
	Bats (3 Viewing) Discussion on bats	Help with Bat house by andyadcock Saturday 7th April 2018 11:40	356	2,000
	Other Wildlife (1 Viewing) A forum to discuss all the wildlife not covered in other forums.	Snail, South Wales by delia todd Tuesday 27th February 2018 19:41	374	2,960

The World Today / Off Topic Subjects
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	Bird Forum Fun Quizzes Test your knowledge - are you a super brain or a bird brain?	When Dinosaurs Ruled the... by Nutcracker Tuesday 24th April 2018 20:05	848	53,921
	Ruffled Feathers 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 Sub-Forums: Cats	Join to View	0	0

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