Places to stay:

www.casarosa.eu.com and www.casarosa.net
Casa Rosa is well known among bird watchers. Centrally located self catering apartments in a small complex containing 6 apartments. Owners living on site.

www.vilagale.pt/pages/hoteis/?hotel=4
The Vila Galé Albacora Hotel (4-Star Hotel, Tavira, eastern Algarve) grew out of the renovation of a typical, old tuna fish market. Thanks to its origins, the Albacora hotel has unique architectural and cultural features set right in the middle of the Parque Natural da Ria Formosa, in the Algarve.

www.wonderfulland.com/montevelho
A beautyfull and quiet place at the west coast surrounded by nothing but nature and the infinite ocean

casacamaleon.net/pt/index.html
Charming Rural tourism near Tavira

www.casadacalma.com
"Surrounded by orange and almond trees the small but luxurious Quinta, private guest house, “Casa da Calma” promises you relaxation and recreation in a friendly and high-quality atmosphere.
Umgeben von Orangenhainen und Mandelbäumen liegt das kleine, feine Anwesen die Quinta “Casa da Calma”. Das Privathaus verspricht Erholung und Entspannung in einer familären Atmosphäre mit Topqualität."

www.casa-feria.de/portugal
Ferienhäuser an der Algarve und im Alentejo (deutschsprachig).

www.pousadas.pt
"Pousadas de Portugal are part of a network of more than 40 establishments synonymous with leisure and culture that include the rich diversification and the best traditions of the regions where they are located."



Restaurants:

www.porcapreta.com
Nature & Culture in the Monchique-Mountains. Restaurant, Artists Village, Art Gallery, Art Exhibitions... (Portugues - English - Deutsch).


www.restaurantrouxinol.com
This marvelous place in Caldas de Monchique, on the road up to Foia, is a must when you visit the Monchique mountains. I was impressed by the wonderfull vegetation here and while sitting on the terrace and enjoying my lunch, I had Rock Bunting, Firecrest, Crested Tit, Iberian Chiffchaff and many other passerines...


Shops:

Despensa Algarvia - Sabores do Algarve - Rua Conselheiro Bivar, n 19-21, 8000 Faro - Tel.: 289 -813 195
(Near Faro's Marina, in the pedestrian zone, next to Mc Donalds)
The tastes of the specialities of the Algarve - Food & drinks...


Boat-Trips and Pelagic Boat-Tours:

www.passeios-ria-formosa.com
Boat-Trips for birdwatching and the observation of Dolphins out Fuzeta (eastern Algarve)

www.sunquays.com
Exploring Ria Formosa on a Eco-friendly Solar-boat (Faro)

www.marilimitado.com
Dolphin-watching and more - guided boat-trips to experience marine wildlife by marine biologists at the western cape of the Algarve

www.ecoceanus.com/
Boat-trips and excursions guided by marine biologists on a catamaran based in the Algarve


Walking, Hiking & other activities:

www.viaalgarviana.org/ingles/index.html
Walk the entire Algarve - on your own or within a group


Events and leisure:

www.cenario.pt/
Various ways to experience the beauty of the Algarve and to enjoy being here



Birds of Portugal:

www.spea.pt
The Portuguese society of bird studies - birdlife partner in Portugal, link to the Portuguese Rarities-commitee

www.ceai.pt
Centre for studies of the Iberian Avifauna

raridades.avesdeportugal.info/
Website dedicated to recent rarity-records in continental Portugal (English version available - mailing-list in Portuguese)


Birdphotos Portugal:

http://www.fluidr.com/photos/pedrolmarques/interesting
Top-quality bird-photografy of the birds of Portugal by Pedro Marques

www.flickr.com/photos/faisca/
High-end perfomed digiscoping-pix of Portuguese Birds and other wildlife by Faísca

www.flickr.com/photos/jose_viana/3468583915/
Great Photo-work by Jose Viana

www.flickr.com/groups/aves_de_portugal/
More birdpix - Portuguese birds


Birdphotography:

http://pelecanus.tripod.com

Digiscoping-website of John Moore - Portugal, Cyprus, Australia and more...


Conservation:

almargem.org/
almargem – from the Arab “al-marj”: pasture, field. Common name in algarvian toponymy denominating a pasture land, a wet field by the riverside. Evocation of mixed ecosystems where Man and Nature live side by side in perfect balance. - Nature protection and environmental education in the Algarve

www.lpn.pt
Protecting the steppe-like habitat of the Baixo Alentejo and its typical bird species with great succsess +

www.quercus.pt/
One more organisation aiming to protect nature and our environment

portal.icnb.pt/
Portuguese State departement for the protection of the environment and for biodiversity

www.criancaenatureza.pt/
Environmental education and nature activities for children

Cork:
http://www.savemiguel.com/

and on you-tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVmQ4uaXfu4

and another
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETsl-TiLowI


Wetlands:

www.wetlands.org/
World wide conservation of wetlands...



Birding worldwide & usefull tools for birders:

avibase.bsc-eoc.org/links/links.jsp
Worldwide links into the birding universe...

www.fatbirder.com
Birding resources for birding facts. Local contacts, guides, bird clubs and birding organisations in birding facts, books and maps for birding facts...

www.birdlife.org/
Working together for birds and people...

www.birdforum.net/
The world biggest birdwatching internet-forum - actualy various different ones for many subjects and regions...



Ringing:

http://www.cr-birding.be/
Contains all European colour-ring projects

http://www.euring.org/
Co-ordinating bird ringing throughout Europe



Andalusia /Spain:

www.seo.org
The birdlife-partner in Spain. Great ressource about Iberian birds, but most info and papers (pdf's) in Spanish only



Germany / Deutschland:

www.birdnet.de
The biggest German speaking birding-platform in the net

www.club300.de
German speaking site about rarities, contains some articles in english (pdf's)

www.limicola.de
Homepage of the leading German field-ornithology journal "Limicola", with link to german rarities commitee



Netherlands:

www.dutchbirding.nl/index.php
Great Dutch birding-platform of the field-ornithology journal "Dutch Birding"


Portugal-Info and Blogs:

Tourism Algarve:

Other:

www.google.com
Search the internet

maps.google.com
Maps

earth.google.com
Satelite photos of the planet