The new Leica-Birdingplaces contest 2025-2026 has started! Anyone who adds a new bird watching area to Birdingplaces between October 1, 2025 and April 1, 2026 has a chance to win a top-quality pair of Leica binoculars. See how you can win on www.birdingplaces.eu/news/2025/wi...

You can upload your bird pics to Birdingplaces.com Nice atmospheric photo of a Great Crested Grebe made by Martijn de Vries in the Volgermeerpolder near Amsterdam and uploaded to Birdingplaces. @vogelbeschermingnl.bsky.social For description of the area see www.birdingplaces.eu/birdingplace...

On Birdingplaces.com you can not only find and share your favourite bird areas but also share your bird pictures. Like this beautiful shot of a Bluethroat by Martijn de Vries uploaded to Polder IJdoorn (for description of the area see www.birdingplaces.eu/birdingplace...). @monicapelger.bsky.social

Regularly we post newly added birdwatching areas on birdingplaces.com. Today Bang Pu Recreational Centre, a nice mangrove forest oasis near Bangkok. For detailed description and map see www.birdingplaces.eu/birdingplace...

Look at this amazing picture of a White-tailed Eagle catching a Barnacle Goose on water. Photo made by photographer Evert Doppenberg at Vreugderijkerwaard in The Netherlands and uploaded to Birdingplaces. (see description of area www.birdingplaces.eu/birdingplace...). @natuurmonumenten.bsky.social

Regularly we post newly added birdwatching areas on Birdingplaces.com. Today Couturie Forest, a wonderful urban birding site in New Orleans. @audubon.org @helentatem.bsky.social @markscheflen.bsky.social @aba.org For detailed description and map see www.birdingplaces.eu/birdingplace...

Northern Black Bustard captured by birder Hans Peter Möllers at Etosha National Park in Namibia and uploaded to Birdingplaces (see description www.birdingplaces.eu/birdingplace...). You can upload bird pics of areas you visited to Birdingplaces. Click on Add Image on the bottom of the area page.

The smashing colours of a European Bee-eater captured by photographer Hans Greife at Kaiserstuhl in Germany and uploaded to Birdingplaces. (see description of area www.birdingplaces.eu/birdingplace...). You can also upload your bird pics of areas you visited to Birdingplaces.com.

Regularly we post newly added birdwatching areas on Birdingplaces.com. Today Stagno della Caffarella, a small wetland in the heart of Rome, where you can find birds like Black-crowned Night Heron and Nightingale. For detailed description and map see www.birdingplaces.eu/birdingplace...

In 2025 Birdingplaces.com passed the line of 9000 birding areas. Every area is described in detail by local birders. A free resource to discover birdwatching areas all over the world. You can contribute by adding your own favourite areas. Click on 'Add a Birdingplace' to start! @rspb.bsky.social

Regularly we post newly added birdwatching areas on birdingplaces.com. Today Gorges de la Nesque, a spectacular limestone canyon carved by the Nesque River, close to the Mont Ventoux. Great place to see vultures. For detailed description and map see www.birdingplaces.eu/birdingplace...

Regularly we post newly added birdwatching areas on Birdingplaces.com. Today Mitchell Falls, home to one of Australia's most sought after birds, Black Grasswren. @birdlifeoz.bsky.social @hugepossum.bsky.social For detailed description and map see www.birdingplaces.eu/birdingplace...

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On Birdingplaces all bird pictures are contributed by our users. Like this Crimson Sunbird by Lothar Katz. But there are also birds that are still missing. For example several species of Bird-of-Paradise, weavers and hummingbirds. Please message/mail us if you can help us out!

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Nice shot of a Plum-headed Parakeet made by Lothar Katz in Satal in India (see for description of the area www.birdingplaces.eu/birdingplace...). You can upload bird pics of areas you visited to Birdingplaces by clicking on 'Add image'. Some of the nicest pictures are shared by us. #birdingindia

Little Grebe group meeting in Victoria Park (see www.birdingplaces.eu/birdingplace...) in Belfast. Photo by Alan Fitzsimmons. You can upload bird pics of areas you visited to www.Birdingplaces.com by clicking on 'Add image'. Some of the nicest pictures are shared by us on our socials.

Birding this holiday? Wherever you are, you can find great birding areas with birdingplaces.com. If you are looking for a specific bird species, you can also look up where this species occurs. Handy! #EnjoyAndProtect! @vogelbeschermingnl.bsky.social Photo Long-tailed Shrike by Carolien Hoek

Regularly we post newly added birdwatching areas on Birdingplaces. Today Paralimni Lake, one of the few seasonal wetlands in Cyprus @birdlifecyprus.bsky.social @birdsaroundcy.bsky.social @gordonhamlett.bsky.social @birdlife.cz Detailed description and map below www.birdingplaces.eu/birdingplace...

A colorful woodpecker to brighten up your Sunday. Nice shot of a Black-rumped Flameback made by Carolien Hoek in India. You can upload bird pics of areas you visited to birdingplaces.eu by clicking on 'Add image'. Some of the nicest pictures are shared by us. @worldwildlife.org @nature.com

Vakantietip! Ontdek 11 ‘vogelcanyons’ ⛰️ Rotszwaluw, rotslijster, rotskruiper, gieren en meer spectaculaire vogels houden van valleien met steile rotswanden. Fantastisch om een vakantiewandeling te combineren met een geweldige vogelervaring. Lees over onze selectie van @birdingplaces.bsky.social

A Little Grebe in the rain. Picture made by Nigel Parker at Reserve Naturelle du Bout du Lac d'Annecy (www.birdingplaces.eu/birdingplace...) in France. You can upload bird pics of areas you visited on Birdingplaces.com by clicking on 'Add image' at the bottom of a page @dornitholges.bsky.social

Is your favourite birding area not described yet on www.Birdingplaces.com? Add it yourself! It's easy and rewarding and many birders will be grateful to you. A template following some easy steps guides you through the process. Just click on 'Add a birdingplace' to start. @rspbscotland.bsky.social

Mirror, mirror on the wall, do I see two Black-winged Stilts, or just one having a ball? Nice shot made by Stefan Nimmegeers in La Brenne in France (find area description here: birdingplaces.eu/birdingplace...). Please share your bird-mirror shots below.

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Happy Sunday with these two beautiful Red-legged Partridges checking the walls. Photo made by Gilles Renou at Réserve Naturelle Nationale de Lilleau des Niges in France and uploaded to www.Birdingplaces.eu @rspb.bsky.social @seobirdlife.bsky.social @lpofrance.bsky.social @birdlifesuomi.bsky.social

This intense blue decorated with striped breast feathers give Vulturine Guineafowl something special. Photo taken by Timothy Nderitu Rendell in Kenya. You can upload bird pics of areas you visited on birdingplaces.eu by clicking on 'Add image' (bottom of an area-page).

Two cuddly Black-winged Stilts. Photo made by birder Nath at Parc du Marquenterre in France and uploaded to www.birdingplaces.eu/birdingplace... You can upload bird pics of areas you visited on birdingplaces.eu by clicking on 'Add image'. Some of the nicest pictures are shared by us.

Have a look at the new collection of bird-T-shirts in our webshop: From Wallcreeper and Crane, to Hoopoe and Kingfisher. With your purchase you support the Birdingplaces community. All our T-shirts are made from organic cotton. You find our webshop here birdingplaces.myspreadshop.net

A splash of pink, this Flamingo by Paweł Derlecki taken at Parc Natural dels Aiguamolls de l'Empordà in Catalonia. You can upload bird pics of areas you visited on birdingplaces.eu by clicking on 'Add image' on the bottom of an area. @icornitologia.bsky.social www.birdingplaces.eu/birdingplace...

Atmospheric shot of a Glossy Ibis by birder Gerard Sassoust at Réserve du Marais d'Orx in France and uploaded to www.birdingplaces.eu/birdingplace... @lpofrance.bsky.social You can upload bird pics of areas you visited on birdingplaces.eu by clicking on 'Add image' on the bottom of an area.

Regularly we post newly added birdwatching areas on birdingplaces.eu. Today Streeters Jetty, a go-to spot for Red-headed Honeyeater in Broome, Australia. @birdlifeoz.bsky.social @ecolsocaus.bsky.social @nature.org For detailed description and map see www.birdingplaces.eu/birdingplace...

Lovely shot by birder Nigel Parker of two Great Crested Grebes at Reserve Bout du Lac d'Annecy in France and uploaded to www.birdingplaces.eu/birdingplace.... You can upload bird pics of areas you visited on Birdingplaces.eu by clicking on 'Add image' on the bottom of an area. @lpofrance.bsky.social

Nice shot by birder Mileta Čeković of a singing Common Rosefinch at Vlasina Lake in Serbia. You can upload bird pics of areas you visited on birdingplaces.eu by clicking on 'Add image' on the bottom of an area. Some of the nicest pictures are shared by us here. #EnjoyAndProtect

Regularly we post newly added birdwatching areas on birdingplaces.eu. Today Avoca, the Red Kite capital of Ireland. @birdwatchireland.bsky.social @rewildingire.bsky.social @alexthefinch.bsky.social @pocketwildingie.bsky.social See detailed description and map www.birdingplaces.eu/birdingplace...

The beautiful family of trogons is always a pleasure to spot. Very nice shot of this Surucua Trogon made by Carolien Hoek in Brazil. You can upload bird pics of areas you visited on birdingplaces.eu by clicking on 'Add image' on the bottom of an area. @avesbrasil.bsky.social

On Birdingplaces birders share their favourite birding areas. Europe had a big lead, but many areas outside Europe have recently been added. Is your favourite area already described? Check it here: www.birdingplaces.eu/find-a-birdi.... Add an area and help other birders find their way! @audubon.org

Interesting event this weekend for our followers in Belgium and Netherlands: the Delta Vogelfestival at Pixlife, with interesting free bird-talks. www.Birdingplaces.eu will also be present with a talk about unexpected, strange and unknown birding spots pixlife.nl/vogelfestival/

Regularly we post newly added birdwatching areas on birdingplaces.eu. Today Cytadela, the largest park in the city of Poznań in Poland. @otop-birdlife.bsky.social @jacekmorawski.bsky.social @naukadlaprzyrody.bsky.social For detailed description and map see www.birdingplaces.eu/birdingplace...

Nice yellow eye-ring of the Little Ringed Plover. Picture made by birder Peter Wittemann at Altmühlsee in Germany (see for details www.birdingplaces.eu/birdingplace...). You can upload bird pics of areas you visited on Birdingplaces.eu by clicking on 'Add image' on the bottom of an area. @nabu.de

Falcon says Hello. Nice shot by birder Nigel Parker made in Reserve Naturelle du Bout du Lac d'Annecy in France (www.birdingplaces.eu/birdingplace...). You can upload bird pics of areas you visited on birdingplaces.eu by clicking on 'Add images' on the bottom of an area. @lpofrance.bsky.social

Beautiful shot of an Eastern Orphean Warbler by birder Toms Tams made at Gadoura Reservoir on the island of Rhodes in Greece. You can upload bird pics of areas you visited on birdingplaces.eu by clicking on 'Add images' on the bottom of an area @ornithologiki.bsky.social @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social

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Nice shot of a punky Cattle Egret by birder Dries Meskens. Made in Etangs du Romelaere in France (www.birdingplaces.eu/birdingplace...). You can upload your bird pics of areas you visited on birdingplaces.eu by clicking on 'Add images' on the bottom of an area. @lpofrance.bsky.social

The message of this Collared Flycatcher is clear: Spring has arrived! Thousands of great places for birdwatching are waiting to be explored. Enjoy the birding this Spring with www.birdingplaces.eu/find-a-birdi... as your guide. Made for birders! #EnjoyAndProtect! Photo by Krzysztof Tokaj

Regularly we post newly added birdwatching areas on birdingplaces.eu. Today Île Blanche, a nice wild beach area in Brittany. @lpofrance.bsky.social @regionbretagne.bsky.social @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social For detailed description and map see below www.birdingplaces.eu/birdingplace...

The king of reed camouflage should perhaps have chosen a slightly larger reed bed 🙂. Nice shot of a Great Bittern by birder Harald Stärke in wetland Neeracherried in Switzerland. You can upload bird pics of areas you visited on birdingplaces.eu by clicking on 'Add images'.

Nice article about Birdingplaces for our Dutch followers www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/natu... @vogelbeschermingnl.bsky.social @haagsevogels.bsky.social @natuurmonumenten.bsky.social @staatsbosbeheer.bsky.social @wwfnederland.bsky.social @sovonvogels.bsky.social @knnv.bsky.social

Regularly we post newly added birdwatching areas on birdingplaces.eu. Today Karajukića Bunari, an important highland peat bog in Serbia. @albicilla66.bsky.social @jacksni.bsky.social @natureandlife.bsky.social For detailed description and map see www.birdingplaces.eu/birdingplace...

This is the time of the year that they can show up anywhere. Nice shot by birder Ralph Kränzlein of an Osprey that made a stop in Urdenbacher Kämpe. You can upload your bird pics of areas you visited on birdingplaces.eu by clicking on 'Add images' on the bottom of an area. @nabu.de