If you really care about birds and want to help and learn too, then this is the site for you. I cannot rate this organisation highly enough.

The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust is a wonderfully friendly and informational organisation specifically aimed at waterbirds. On a par with the BTO, if you join any Birding associations these are the two to go for.

This is the Portuguese Bird Study Association; very useful if you live in Portugal or aim to spend some time birding here.

This is the ultimate link for all things birding. If you want to find out anything about birds and birdwatching anywhere in the world, you can't do better than to start here!

An excellent resource for asking questions, posting photos, joining clubs, starting campaigns etc. etc.

One of our partners and a fully working Cork producer with the added bonus of being a wine producer also, Herdade da Maroteira is located in the foothills of the Serra d'Ossa, (The Bear Hills), in the upper Alentejo, and has been owned by the same Anglo-Portuguese family for the last three generations. It's a wonderful place to stay!

An American site with many links for the beginner.