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Welcome to Birdwatch's relaunched website. You'll still find all latest news, reviews, articles and site guides that you've come to expect from Birdwatch.co.uk, but there are also many other features on this new site. You can start a blog, upload photos and videos to your own galleries or join the conversation in the forum.

Dominic Mitchell, Managing Editor

Features

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Picking up penguins

Windswept and remote, the Falkland Islands are a haven for seabirds, holding two-thirds of the world population of Black-browed Albatross and millions of penguins. Steve Young was lucky enough to visit this bird-rich archipelago.

Top end, down under: birding Australia's Northern Territory

Sandwiched between Western Australia and Queensland,Northern Territory is a haven for a range of birdlife. The tropical climate of the area around Darwin, the regional capital, supports some amazing wildlife, as Ian Lycett discovered.

Mist over Yellow Water Billabong. Tourism NT

Birding NT: a reader’s report

Sally Brierley was the winner of an amazing week-long trip to the Northern Territory, courtesy of Birdwatch and Tourism NT. Read all about her fantastic experience.

Migration

Hi I'm new this is my first post, but ... where I live down on the south coast hants/dorset border, the swallows had been on a feeding frenzy for a couple of days swooping down the cliffs for the

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SWAROVSKI 10X32

FOR SALE! Swarvoski 10x32 EL WB Binoculars. Perfect condition with travel case. RRP 1299.00. Will sell for £770.00. Used three times in the past year. Top optic's for birding. E mail

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Photos & Videos

Show off your latest sightings in the Birdwatch.co.uk photo gallery, simply register for a free account and you can start uploading your photos straight away. Here are a few of the latest gallery additions.

This stag is over 30 years old

Posted by Terry on 05 Sep 2010

LITTLE EGRET .. SNETTISHAM MARSHES .. NORFOLK

Posted by KENNETH on 05 Sep 2010

THE MARSHES .. SNETTISHAM .. NORFOLK

Posted by KENNETH on 05 Sep 2010

Latest News

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Tree Pipits have declined dramatically. Photo: Ressaure/Flickr

African drought affects migrants

Posted: 07 Sep 2010

Lack of rain is affecting the survival of many British summer visiting birds when they are in their winter quarters in Africa, according to latest research findings.

The White-rumped Vulture has suffered a 99 per cent decline across the Indian subcontinent. Photo: Lip Kee/Flickr

Cambodian vultures on the up

Posted: 06 Sep 2010

Asian vultures, whose populations have been dramatically declining almost everywhere due to the effects of feeding on cattle containing veterinary drugs, are increasing in Cambodia.

Power lines often kill large flying birds. Photo: Matti Frisk/Flickr

Power lines kill blind fliers

Posted: 05 Sep 2010

Recent research has revealed that the reason that power lines kill certain types of birds may be due to the fact that they literally fly blind, having very restricted visual fields.

Competition

With Birdwatch.co.uk you can easily enter competitions featured in Birdwatch magazine. Just click here to check out the latest prizes and enter online.

Closing Date: 30 Sep 2010

Win a scope and tripod set, courtersy of Optical Distribution Services, worth £330!

Rare Bird Alert News Map

In a collaboration between Rare Bird Alert and Birdwatch, visitors to Birdwatch.co.uk can see RBA's excellent NewsMap showing the locations of all scarce and rare birds reported each day in Britain and Ireland.

NewsMap Lite is a fantastic tool for birders, making it possible to see all of the day's records of rarities and scarce migrants, clearly marked on a Google map of Britain and Ireland. Where available, photos are displayed alongside information for each record.

You can access this information by clicking here on the map above.