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- ↑ "Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust regret to announce that they will no longer run the annual Rutland Water Birdfair". Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ↑ "22,000 flock to Birdfair, the Glastonbury of birdwatching". The Guardian. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ↑ "Birdfair 2018 results". Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ↑ "Feria de Aves de Sudamérica South America Bird Fair" . Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ↑ "Birdfair 2019 helps secure the future of Cambodia's 'Big Five'". BirdGuides. August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ↑ "Birdfair 2020 is cancelled". Birdguides. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ↑ "Birdfair 2021 Cancelled". Birdfair. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.