Birdingplaces.com makes it easy for birders worldwide to find beautiful birdwatching areas to visit. Most of these areas are usually far outside major cities. But surprisingly, sometimes there are beautiful birdwatching areas right in the heart of a big city. We’ve listed seven of them. On Birdingplaces.com you can find almost 10,000 […]
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Birding for All: Leica x FBC England takes flight
At Leica, we know that seeing clearly isn’t just about optics — it’s about values. That’s why we’re proud to support the Feminist Bird Club: to help foster a birding community where everyone feels welcome, represented, and inspired. In this blog, get to know the brilliant voices behind the England […]
Read More11 bird canyons to discover
On www.Birdingplaces.com you can find more than 9000 great birdwatching areas, described in detail by local birders. Most of these areas have beautiful walks and cycling routes. Some of the most beautiful bird routes go through canyons. These are 11 bird canyons that are fantastic to explore. Vultures, crag martins, […]
Read MoreThrough the Lens: Precision and Passion for Waterbirds in Cameroon
At dawn on the banks of the Sanaga River in Cameroon, the first light reveals a delicate dance of life. Among the scattered sandbanks, Grey Pratincoles and African Skimmers begin their morning routines, their calls blending with the rustling current. Silhouetted against the rising sun, Mr. Martin Timba, one of […]
Read MoreSeabird Spectacle: Discovering Skomer Island’s Atlantic Puffins
I think most people who are into wildlife and nature have a favourite bird, but one that keeps appearing on every social media feed annually, without fail – and for good reason – is the Atlantic Puffin. For me, my favourite place to photograph puffins is Skomer Island off the […]
Read MoreBirders Kathrin, Luke and Dirk win Leica Birdingplaces contest
From November 2024 to April 2025 Birdingplaces and Leica organized a nice contest for birdwatchers. Any birder who added a birdwatching area to Birdingplaces had a chance to win a pair of Leica binoculars. Birders from all over the world joined in. More than thousand new birdwatching areas have been […]
Read MoreNotes from the countryside: A Wildlife Winter Roundup
I feel very grateful to spend much of my time following nature’s rhythms, in my work as a freelance ecologist on the estate around ‘Wilderness Reserve’, by the Suffolk coast. As cold weather lingers, certain species become more apparent in the landscape. Wildlife is forced to be more resourceful, increasing […]
Read MoreA wind of change in the Mediterranean: birdwatching as environmental resource for small circum-Italian islands
Ornithological research on the small islands of Northern Europe has its roots in a now remote past, when data on the migration of birds on numerous islands in Scotland, England, Sweden, Norway, France and Germany were already collected since the mid-19th century. It was precisely in Germany, on the island […]
Read MoreThe effect of the global warming on waders
I have this memory that goes back about forty years, when my marvelous father took me for the first time to observe waders at the Saline di Siracusa, SE Sicily, Italy (my homeland); there was this salt-pan now in disuse, right at the southern gates of my city and the […]
Read MoreBirdwatchers Perrine, Teresa, Damon and Alexis win Leica Birdingplaces contest
From November 2023 to April 2024 Birdingplaces and Leica organized a nice winter contest among birdwatchers. Any birder who added a birdwatching area to Birdingplaces had a chance to win a pair of Leica binoculars. More than 65.000 birders visited the action page and over 1200 new birdwatching areas have […]
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