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.

Bird Watching

Welcome

YOUR BIRDING MONTH • SEPTEMBER

FIVE BIRDS TO FIND IN SEPTEMBER

RARITY PREDICTOR

Lapwing

ROAD KILL

REPEAT VISITS PAY OFF

HIRUNDINES IN NUMBERS

Long-necked non-herons

Beyond Birdwatching • James Lowen on what to look for in September

Weedon's World • As the seasons change, Mike has a slight setback, but a local ‘tick’ miraculously restores him to relatively normal

Bid to solve Nightjar mysteries • GPS tags will help scientists understand the challenges faced by this cryptic, secretive species

NEWS IN BRIEF

Grumpy Old Birder • Is beauty in the eye of the beholder? Bo Beolens thinks it might just be…

Sign up to #My200BirdYear • September is when the birding starts to hot up again as the weather cools down – autumn migration provides these great opportunities to add birds to your #My200BirdYear list, writes editor Matt Merritt.

Access all areas? • 30-minute birder Amanda Tuke applies for birdwatching permits and weighs up the trade-off between access and birdlife

Time to open up? • Amanda in conversation with Nadia Shaikh, co-director of the Right to Roam Campaign, which is campaigning for legislation in line with Scotland.

Striking a balance • Blánaid Denman, RSPB Sites Policy Officer, explains how to balance human access with conservation…

Learning a LANGUAGE OF BIRDS • Never mind the debate on names raging in the USA – Vanessa Wright has been exploring how some familiar species are known in Gaelic

Culture and context

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Habitats for humans • Camping is a great way to get close to nature, writes Jon Mason, and a Norfolk site is the perfect place to give it a try

All there in BLACK-AND-WHITE • Monotone doesn’t mean monotonous, writes Ruth Miller – sometimes it’s the two-tone species that are the most spectacular

IDChallenge • This month’s challenge is all about the identification of LBJs

Answers & solutions • Check your answers against our explanations. Remember, there are no ‘trick’ birds or extreme rarities among these…

ID Tips & tricks • Here are a few extra tips to help you identify LBJs

GO BIRDING • 10 great sites for brilliant birdwatching

HIGHLAND GLEN CANNICH • An overlooked gem with varied birdlife on offer

COVE HARBOUR • A sheltered spot from which to find seabirds

CUMBRIA MAWBRAY • Winter geese, waders and more on the Solway coast

NORTH YORKSHIRE STRENSALL COMMON • An inviting expanse of lowland heath in the Vale of York

NOTTS/DERBYS BENNERLEY MARSH • Search for migrants stopping off at this urban site

HEREFORDSHIRE WAPLEY HILL • A historic site that’s great for raptor-watching

ESSEX NORTHEY ISLAND • Waders and wildfowl aplenty in the Blackwater Estuary

GREATER LONDON WOODBERRY WETLANDS • A developing green oasis in the north of the capital

KENT LADE • Waders and wildfowl beside the English Channel

DORSET/DEVON WARE CLIFFS • Coast and undercliff in a National Nature Reserve

YOURVIEW • PHOTOS, LETTERS, QUESTIONS – HAVE YOUR SAY

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