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South-east England

includes Greater London, Middlesex, Surrey, Kent, East and West Sussex. 

Links of interest for this area

Birdline South East
News from Hampshire to Kent and Berkshire to Essex with an overlapping zone into adjoining counties. Run by Chris Heard, Andrew Moon and Jerry Warne.

Adur Valley Wildlife
Information and nature notes about this area around Shoreham-by-Sea, East Sussex.

Andrew Middleton
Andrew Middleton's site includes sightings in and around the Lea Valley and North London, up to 2003, but sadly no longer being updated.

Arundel WWT
Brief details of this West Sussex reserve, from the WWT website.

Banfield Wood
Banfield Wood is an actively managed coppiced hornbeam with oak standards woodland in Hertfordshire, in which ringing studied started in 1998. This site gives the details.

Battle RSPB Local Group
Details of the Group's activities including recent trip reports and details of forthcoming events.

Birding in London
A web site for your London Bird information, with details of the species seen in London; including full details of rare species with under 25 records, monthly news round up, sites to visit for each of the London Boroughs and surrounding areas, photographs, articles, and details of London websites for other organisations and nature reserves.

Birding in Thanet
A useful site giving maps and other information on where to see birds in this area of Kent from Reculver through Margate and Ramsgate to Pegwell Bay.

Birds of the New Hythe area
New Hythe is an area of old gravel and sand workings sandwiched between Snodland and Larkfield in mid Kent. This website (which has not been updated for a while) gives a brief overview of the area, and lists some of the rarities that have appeared here.

Central London RSPB Members' Group
Details of local activities and a guide to sites in London.

Chichester Harbour Conservancy
This site gives lots of information for visitors to this area of West Sussex, and includes useful information on the birds of the area.

Croydon RSPB Members Group
Group details and activities plus some details on local sites.

Dungeness Bird Observatory  
The aim of this site is to promote and share information and records with all people interested in the natural history of this unique habitat.

East London Birders Forum
ELBF was set up in August 1997 as a forum for local birders to network more easily and to accumulate data on the local avifauna and most importantly to promote the importance of local patch birding. Their website includes recent sightings, sites in East London, and details of project work.

RSPB Gravesend Local Group
Information about the Kent Group and its' activities.

Hertfordshire and Middlesex Wildlife Trust
Brief details from the Wildlife Trusts website, but no information on their 40+ reserves (except Stocker's Lake, Rickmansworth).

Johnny Allan's 2002 Surrey Year List Attempt
Incorporating recent sightings from Beddington Sewage Farm and Surrey birding related news.

Kent Birding 
Designed to give good, accurate information for birdwatching in Kent, and including:

  • a birding calendar to tell you where to go birdwatching through the year;

  • a migration and rarity hotspots section to tell you the best areas to go looking for rarities and to watch migration take place;

  • nature reserve reviews and information;

  • an area where visitors can submit their sightings to be included on the site;

  • and more!

Kent Nature Grid
Nature Grid is a project designed and implemented by Canterbury Environmental Education Centre. It is sponsored by Canterbury City Council, National Grid and Kent County Council, as well as the participating organisations. Nature Grid provides a series of maps which are "clickable". When you click the dots on these maps you gain access to information and more detailed maps, as well as virtual tours of nature reserves, including places like Blean Woods, Stodmarsh and Reculver.

Kent Ornithological Society
This site includes all the information you could need about KOS, plus a county list, reserve guide, details of local clubs, etc.

Kent Wildlife Trust
Brief details of the Trust from the Wildlife Trusts website, plus the beginnings of a guide to its' reserves- including Bough Beech, Oare Marshes and Reculver.

London Natural History Society
Detailing the work of the organisation and in its' Ornithology section giving a gazetteer of London sites and a checklist of birds of the London area.

London Wildlife Trust
The London Wildlife Trust fights to sustain and enhance London's wildlife habitats to create a city richer in wildlife, and their website details their activities. Also includes a guide to their reserves across the city.

RSPB Maidstone Local Group
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The aim of this website is to provide you with all the useful and upto date information about our Group and the activities we organise. You will find details of our current programme of indoor and outdoor meetings, extracts from our current Newsletter and a News Page for the very latest announcements and county news."

Medway RSPB Group
Information about the Kent Group and its' activities, plus some site details for North Kent.

Nesting Bluetits of Surrey
David Jefferies fascinating work on Parus caeruleus in 1999 and 2000, with a huge number of nest box photographs.

North Kent Birding
A commercial organisation offering short breaks but with some useful Kent site information.

North Kent Marshes
A brief background to the area by Dr. Julian Thompson of The Wetland Research Unit which has been undertaking research in the North Kent Marshes since 1993.

Rye Bay Countryside
Rye Bay surrounds the Cinque Port towns of Rye and Winchelsea, in the County of East Sussex, England. This is the site where you can discover more about its countryside and plan your next visit.

Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
This excellent website gives extensive details of the East Sussex reserve, including a map, details of habitats, sightings, population graphs, etc.

Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory Trust
A nicely designed website, giving an outline of the work of the Observatory, including news and sightings.

Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve
Information on the Kent NNR from the Kent NatureGrid website.

Surbiton & District Bird Watching Society

Details of the Society, its' meetings and outings, but little other local information.

Surrey Bird Club
Giving full details of the Club and it's activities, plus a little information on local sites, a sightings report and some photographs.

Surrey Birders
Surrey Birders is a new inter-active site dedicated to the bird watchers of Surrey. Membership is free and includes casual bird watchers to very experienced and dedicated ornithologists, so why not visit today?


Surrey Wildlife Trust
Details of the Trust and its' work plus information and maps for its' 25 reserves.

Sussex Ornithological Society
A very professional website giving a wealth of information about the Society and its' area. Includes amongst many other things, an excellent gazetteer, survey news, county list and news of recent sightings.

Sussex Wildlife Trust
Brief details of the Trust from the Wildlife Trusts website.

TeRNS - The Reservoirs Nature Society
TERNS is the website for everyone interested in the wildlife and nature of the Stoke Newington reservoirs nature reserve and conservation areas , including Clissold Park and Abney Park nature reserve. The group is dedicated to the study, conservation, and improvement of all the natural habitats in the area, for the benefit of everyone who enjoys wildlife and nature.

Thames Valley Bird Forum
Local forum for bird information and chat. Reading, Thatcham, Newbury, Oxford, Henley, Wallingford, Wokingham, Bracknell, Maidenhead, Slough, Windsor and areas between.


Welsh Harp Conservation Group
The Brent Reservoir, or 'Welsh Harp' as it is more commonly known, is situated on the borders of the London boroughs of Brent and Barnet. The site is frequently considered for development, and the Welsh Harp Conservation Group (WHCG) was formed in 1972, to protect the area. The aim of this Website is to publicise the existence of the Welsh Harp, bring updates and news to existing patrons and allow general discussion on any birding issues. It includes a systematic list of the 240+ recorded species and details of rearities. 

The Wetland Centre
Created from four Victorian Reservoirs in Barnes, south-west London, this new Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust reserve has 105 acres of man-made lakes, lagoons, pons and pools, and a Discovery Centre.

Wimbledon and Putney Commons
Wimbledon Common and Putney Lower Common are a SSSI located in the London Boroughs of Wandsworth, Merton and Kingston. This website covers the history of the area, activities and events, and what can be found there.

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