Some useful links
Jon Cook Birding The website of the Northamptonshire County Recorder
ArkWildlife Ideas, products and supplies for attracting birds and other wildlife to the garden.
Birdwatch (BirdGuides) The online home of the UK’s premier birding magazine.
Birding Frontiers The late Martin Garner’s informative and entertaining ID-based site
Ben Harrold Photography Local bird photographer, Ben Harrold’s site.
Stanford Ringing Group News from the ringers at Stanford Reservoir.
Rare Bird Alert News service for sightings of rare and scarce birds throughout the UK.
Birdguides National information service. News, mobile and online source of reference plus products.
Richard Bedford Many excellent photos of local birds and more.
Mark Avery’s blog. From the RSPB’s ex-Director of Conservation. Guaranteed to be controversial!
Yoav Perlman’s Israeli birding blog. Great photos and narrative and a ‘must’ for all Israelophiles.
Northamptonshire Bird Club The County’s Bird Club with details of meetings, etc.
The Wildlife Trusts Coverage of Northamptonshire with an abundance of reserves information.
Douglas McFarlane Accomplished local bird photographer with some stunning images
Gosling’s Wildlife Ex-County Bird Recorder Paul Gosling’s blog on breeding birds and vismigging aound Little Irchester
Barry Boswell‘s superb British and European Bird Photos
Draycote Birding News and information from Draycote Water – just over the border in Warwickshire
Jason Whitehead‘s Optics Review Pages
Simon Wantling‘s photography website with many great images of both local and national birds
Paul Crotty Photography A range of bird and wildlife images are part of a broad scope of photographs covering art, travel & walking, aircraft & vehicles and celestial images
Northants birds 
Many thanks for the link Mike, I’ve done you one also on my website.
Best wishes, Richard.
Cheers Mike for the link much appreciated.
No problem, Doug
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Mike,
would your followers be interested in this event happening in April at All Saints Church, Aldwincle?
7.30pm Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd April
All Saints Church, Aldwincle will be the venue for the national premiere of Riverlands… a celebration of its wildlife and the people – past and present – whose existence is interwoven with the life of the river.
Poet Jo Bell and storyteller Jo Blake Cave retrace part of the journey made by the famous local writer and illustrator who was known as BB.
After the hour long performance, there will be refreshments available at the Pear Tree Farm Tearooms.
TICKETS £10 (£8 senior citizens, students and unemployed) Includes £2 donation to The Churches’ Conservation Trust.
Online bookings and further information at http://www.rosalindstoddart.co.uk. Or contact Rosalind on 01536 370108 or ros@rosalindstoddart.co.uk
To reach the maximum number of people this should go on the e-group BirdingNorthants. I have emailed Roas to obtain her permission to publish her contact details before sending a note out to the group.