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.

Welcome

Bird Watching • What's your favourite winter wader?

YOUR BIRDING MONTH • NOVEMBER

FIVE BIRDS TO FIND IN NOVEMBER • November is a month which straddles the excitement of autumn migration and the less dramatic action of the start of winter. It is a great month for seeing these five charismatic birds. How many can you bump into this November?

RARITY PREDICTOR

GRUIFORMES IN NUMBERS

Coastal creepers • Here are four passerines which feed on the deck close to the coast during a British winter. All are quite scarce and may require a bit of extra effort to see; knowledge of traditional sites is useful for locating them.

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

Beyond Birdwatching • James Lowen highlights what to look for in November

Weedon's World • Mike has been birding locally and finds himself comparing the birds of prey with ones he has seen elsewhere, recently

Keeping an eye on garden birds • Want to know how you can contribute to conservation? BTO's Jon Carter has details of how you can get involved

Winter gulls survey needs you!

Grumpy Old Birder • Lockdown made us all look more closely at all wildlife, but something's bugging Bo Beolens…

Sign up to #My200BirdYear • November sees most winter visitors already in place – you just have to find them – but there are still some late arrivals to look out for. Follow these tips, and you'll close in on your 200-bird target.

Hot stuff! • Amanda Tuke, the 30-minute birder, explores the possibilities of thermal imaging

Magical developments

Sea change • Simone Stanbrook-Byrne visits a major ‘new’ habitat on a day of indulgent immersion in birdlife and history near the North Devon village of Braunton

Like nowhere on Earth • For migration spectacles and rarities, there's nothing like Spurn, where anything can – and does – turn up. Paul Brook takes a Bespoke Bird Tour to experience the magic of this remarkable place

Under pressure! • A rare transatlantic visitor and a narrow time window made for an exciting day's birding, writes Ruth Miller

IDChallenge • This month's challenge is all about the identification of open country birds

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 open country birds

GO BIRDING • 10 great sites for brilliant birdwatching

NAIRN

ERRAID

WHITFIELD LOUGH

KELD TO MUKER

LILBOURNE MEADOWS

LUGG MEADOW

SLIMBRIDGE WWT

RUSHY MEAD EWT

FISHBOURNE

DUNCLIFFE WOOD

YOURVIEW • PHOTOS, LETTERS, TWEETS, QUESTIONS – HAVE YOUR SAY

Reader Shots

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Your Questions • Send all your birding questions to birdwatching@bauermedia.co.uk and our experts will give you the answers

Which nightjar?

Bird Watching

Grey Phalarope • An encounter with one of these storm-driven strays is a glimpse of another world

READER HOLIDAY IBERIAN IDYLL • Portugal: Alentejo,...