Bird Watching

Bird Watching is Britain’s best-selling birdwatching magazine. Each issue is packed with expert advice on when, where and how to see more birds, from common garden visitors to the most elusive rarities. There are features from some of British birdwatching’s best-known names, superbly illustrated by the work of the world’s best bird photographers, plus comprehensive coverage of all the latest sightings, guides to the best birdwatching sites, ID masterclasses, news and reviews of all the latest gear.

MEET THE TEAM

OUR CONTRIBUTORS

GET IN TOUCH • Bird Watching, Media House, Lynch Wood, Peterborough PE2 6EA

Welcome

THE BIG QUESTION: FAVOURITE OVERSEAS BIRDING SPOT?

LESSER WHITETHROAT

FIVE TO FIND IN SEPTEMBER • August is a good month for migration. But September is a great month for migration. Everything seems to be on the move. It is time to really make the most of the birding hours. Here are five cracking birds, ‘on the move,’ to look for and enjoy this month.

RARITY PREDICTOR • Each month, we take a free hit of a guess at what very rare birds may occur in the UK during the given month. Like these three...

GREBES AND DIVERS IN NUMBERS

Small warblers and crests • The autumn is a peak time for catching up with tiddly warblers on the move. ‘Crests’ (aka kinglets) and small eastern Phylloscopus (‘leaf’) warblers.

UK TIDES SEPTEMBER • The times below are for high tide, when waders and wildfowl will be pushed closer to dry land...

Beyond Birdwatching • Summer may be waning, but September abounds with exciting wildlife

Weedon's World • Midsummer is a quiet time, with nothing to enjoy, except orchids, dragonflies, butterflies, scarce birds and dancing owls!

Funds raised to help Hen Harriers • Personal trainer puts in the miles to help our moorland birds

GRUMPY OLD BIRDER • This month, Bo is pondering about… the future of garden ponds

NEWS IN BRIEF

List boosters • As you read this, autumn is already well and truly underway in the world of birds. Return migration has begun, and that means there are lots of opportunities to see a wide range and number of birds as they move through the UK, as well as catching up with some of our resident species

If you’ve not already signed up for #My200BirdYear, it’s not too late!

Don’t cry for me, Mar Chiquita • As Birdfair fever hots up, we find out how the proceeds from last year’s event are spent

RESERVE BOOST

Far away, yet close to home • Mar Chiquita is also part of the world that played a role in inspiring one of the UK’s modern ornithology pioneers

GETTING THERE

Come and see us at • We’ll be in our usual spot at Birdfair – Marquee 6, Stands 36 & 37 – so make sure you come along and say hello

BPOTY Imagery and conservation in partnership • Entering its fifth year, Bird Photographer of the Year (BPOTY) continues to grow as a competition, broaden its community horizons and expand what it does for conservation. Here, Paul Sterry explains BPOTY’s commitment to the environment and its vision for the future

BUY THE BOOK!

Bird therapy • Here, one man explains how nature and birdwatching brought him huge wellbeing benefits

NATURAL BENEFITS

5 WAYS TO WELLBEING

TELL US YOUR STORY

Messing about on the river • Everybody loves a boat trip. As Ratty said to the Mole in The Wind in the Willows, “there is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” And when that boat is on the River Nile, you know you’re in for a treat

SWAROVSKI OPTIK celebrate 70 glorious years • From little acorns big oak trees grow. Swarovski Optik was that little acorn and is now a giant in the world of optical...