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HOW YOUR DONATION CAN HELP
See how your donation goes towards supporting the project
- £15 could support a day’s worth of fuel to conduct anti-poaching patrols in forests where hunted birds live
- £50 could support an ex-trapper to maintain his permaculture plot for a month to generate alternative sustainable income
- £100 could support a field team of 2 trained people to monitor Helmeted Hornbill populations in the field for a day to ensure they are protected
- £200 could support a trained indigenous forest guardian to protect one hornbill or parrot nest for a year
- £500 could support a 2-days forest ranger and patrol staff training to identify birds, and use data recording equipment to enable effective patrols
GLOBAL BIRDING'S INVOLVEMENT
This year, Global Birding is supporting BirdLife International's vital conservation project to stop the illegal trade in birds.
Did you know there are now more birds in cages in Java than in the country's natural habitat?
When making your donation, please mention Global Bird Weekend in the comment section.
Birds need your help, urgently.
Thank you.
About Global Birding.org
Who we are
Who we are
Who we are
Global Birding is the brainchild of Tim Appleton MBE, co-founder of the first and biggest Birdfair which he ran for 31 years.
Prior to creating and managing Rutland Water Nature Reserve, he worked for Sir Peter Scott at the world famous Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust. He reintroduced Ospreys as a breeding bird to England in 1996
Global Birding is the brainchild of Tim Appleton MBE, co-founder of the first and biggest Birdfair which he ran for 31 years.
Prior to creating and managing Rutland Water Nature Reserve, he worked for Sir Peter Scott at the world famous Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust. He reintroduced Ospreys as a breeding bird to England in 1996. Tim has been awarded an MBE as well as the Cadbury medal, both for services to conservation. With a life long career in conservation and management, his ethos is to bring people together, inspire them and help global conservation. Tim is available for consultancy for projects where his expertise may be of help eg. Eco tourism promotion for Tourist Boards, Wetlands sites development, nature reserve creation and management as well as Birdfairs. Please contact us for further information
Our vision
Who we are
Who we are
Our vision is simple
Our passion is clear.
We are bringing the world of birdwatching together.
We aim to provide exciting opportunities to discover the best of nature throughout the world.
We encourage you to demonstrate your love of nature and commitment to protect it.
Our new organisation aims to build a global community who is passionate
Our vision is simple
Our passion is clear.
We are bringing the world of birdwatching together.
We aim to provide exciting opportunities to discover the best of nature throughout the world.
We encourage you to demonstrate your love of nature and commitment to protect it.
Our new organisation aims to build a global community who is passionate about nature and ready to help fund vital Global conservation action.
What we do
Who we are
What we do
- We aim to bring together as many people as possible who are and wish to be, involved in birdwatching:
- at whatever level
- wherever you are
- as an interested individual or for those with professional involvement.
We want to inspire people to join us and feel part of a community who wish to protect our world.
Who is Involved?
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In association with Swarovski Optik
In association with Swarovski Optik
Global Birding is delighted to bring together the world of birding so everyone can enjoy the birds and nature around them. Our first event not only makes a massive contribution to science, it is creating a world leading birdwatching event supporting a vital conservation project.
Tim Appleton MBE, founder of Global Birding, is also available for consultancy on projects relating to his knowledge of Eco Tourism, nature reserve creation and management, wetlands projects, birdfairs. Please contact us to discuss your requirements.
In association with Swarovski Optik
In association with Swarovski Optik
In association with Swarovski Optik
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Supporting BirdLife International
Supporting BirdLife International
Discover a new world of birding....with eBird
What's your latest life bird? What bird lists do you care about? eBird tallies them for you and archives your photos and sounds—all for free.
Your sightings contribute to hundreds of conservation decisions and peer-reviewed papers, thousands of student projects, and help inform bird research worldwide.; as well as all this, it is helping create a world record and supporting a vital conservation project.
If you are new to Birdwatching and wish to have some help with identification of birds, download the mobile app "Merlin Bird ID" which is free at https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org
Supporting BirdLife International
Supporting BirdLife International
Supporting BirdLife International
BirdLife International is the world’s largest nature conservation partnership, connecting and co-ordinating the work of national conservation organisations in over 100 countries. BirdLife is widely recognised as the world leader in bird conservation. Rigorous science, informed by practical feedback from projects on the ground in important sites and habitats, enables us to implement successful conservation programmes for birds and all nature. Our actions provide practical and sustainable solutions, significantly benefiting nature and people.
Please help BirdLife Stop Illegal Bird Trade by donating to the 2020 Global Bird Weekend Project.