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Useful Links

Below are a number of links to other useful sites. Brecknock Birds cannot take any responsibility for the content of external sites.

Brecon Beacons National Park Authority
Brecon Beacons National Park was designated in 1957. The remit of their work is to protect the natural beauty of the Park; to help visitors enjoy and understand it; and to foster the wellbeing of local people. They are also the new new hosts of this website. The work they do and advice on how to get the most out of the park is all available here.
http://www.breconbeacons.org/

Brecknock Wildlife Trust
For the past 40 years the BWT has managed nature reserves and provided advice to landowners, planning authorities and businesses in south Powys.
http://www.brecknockwildlifetrust.org.uk

British Trust for Ornithology
The BTO is an independent charitable research institute combining professional and citizen science aimed at using evidence of change in wildlife populations, particularly birds, to inform the public, opinion-formers and environmental policy- and decision-makers. Their impartiality enables their data and information to be used both by Government and NGO campaigners.
http://www.bto.org/

Carmarthenshire Bird Club
Here you will find information on the latest sightings made by the members and visitors to the website of Carmarthen Bird Club. You can also find a list of forth coming events for Bird Club Members.
http://www.carmarthenshirebirds.co.uk

Ceredigion Birds
This site has been created to be used and enjoyed by resident birders as well as those visiting Ceredigion. They welcome contributions in the form of sightings and/or photographs from anywhere in the county.
http://www.ceredigionbirds33.blogspot.com/

Glamorgan Birds
A joint venture between the Glamorgan Bird Club and Gower Ornithological Society. The main function of these bodies is to produce the annual bird reports for the East and West of the county of Glamorgan.
http://www.glamorganbirds.org.uk

Gwent Ornithological Society
A news and sightings website for Gwent.
http://www.gwentbirds.org.uk

Herefordshire Birds
The very latest sightings in the county are updated daily and a forum can be joined.
http://www.herefordshirebirds.org

Montgomery Birdblog
A sightings blog for Montgomery.
http://www.montgomerybirdblog.blogspot.com/

Pembrokeshire Bird Group
Sightings and birding news for locations in Pembrokeshire.
http://www.pembrokeshirebirdgroup.blogspot.com/

Radnor Bird Blog
A sightings blog for the County of Radnorshire.
http://www.radnorshirebirds.wordpress.com

Severnsidebirds
The web site for anyone with an interest in the birds of the Severn Beach area on the mid Severn Estuary. Severn Beach is a coastal village in South Gloucestershire and situated at the top corner of the Bristol Channel, England.
http://www.severnsidebirds.co.uk/index.html

South Wales Bird Sightings
The purpose of this site and its associated twitter account (walesbirds) is to bring the various county bird sightings websites together at one easily accessible location.
http://www.southwalesbirds.blogspot.com/

Steve Wilce's Brecon Beacons Birder
Steve Wilce's website for his birding and wildlife interest in Breconshire and beyond.
http://www.breconbeaconsbirder.com

Paul Leafe's bird boxes for sale
Paul Leafe's website for bird boxes built to be robust and long-lasting nesting sites for our feathered friends. There are many different types of box, and each one is suited to a certain species of bird. The boxes are tailored to the bird’s size, nesting habits and habitat, in order to maximise their potential. In order to get the most from your nest box, you will also find some useful information about each species, and tips for where to site the box.
http://www.birdboxes.wordpress.com

Welsh Ornithological Society
WOS is a membership organisation to foastewr bird-watching, and communication between bird-clubs in the Principality. It maintains the Welsh Rarities Panel. It is renowned for its excellent publications (including 'Bird in Wales' the only country-wide annual bird report)and annual Conference.
http://www.birdsinwales.org.uk

Dragonfly-Days
Dragonfly-Days is dedicated to the study and photography of Dragonflies and Damselflies in the South Wales area. Includes information on the best places to see some of the many species recorded in this habitat rich area.
http://www.dragonfly-days.co.uk