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 • We asked this month's contributors "What was the bird that first sparked your interest in birdwatching?"

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YOUR BIRDING MONTH • AUGUST

FIVE BIRDS TO FIND IN AUGUST • August sees a bit of a turning point in the year. While we humans may think of it as the peak of the summer holidays, it is effectively the start of autumn for many birds. So, it can be a great time to look for a few crackers, like these five.

RARITY PREDICTOR

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

Beyond Birdwatching • Make the most of long summer days to see wildlife, James Lowen suggests.

Weedon's World • Do you find that just about every time you go out birding you encounter something new and intriguing? Mike does…

Global Birdfair is back! • It's the biggest UK birding gathering of the year - join us there this 14-16 July

Grumpy Old Birder • Bo takes us back to early spring when cold weather and icy blasts were still a thing, and his garden was alive with wildlife action!

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A walk on the wild side • Thirty-minute birder Amanda Tuke visits the Scottish capital and finds nature in its midst

Bird like a local

The science behind

HOW TO BE A considerate birder • Enjoying birdwatching is partly about thinking of the birds' welfare, but also ensuring that other people are enjoying it

Come to Asturias THE NATURAL PARADISE OF SPAIN • Asturias is a true paradise for lovers of birdwatching, with an extraordinary diversit of birds - around 400 species (60% of Spain's total list) - packed into a relatively small and easily accessible area.

Divided by a COMMON PASTIME? • How does birding in the USA differ from birdwatching here? And what can we learn from the other side of the Atlantic? Stuart Winter finds out…

Raptor rollercoaster • Sky-dancing birds of prey lift the spirits on even the rainiest day, writes Ruth Miller

Mixed blessings • The arrival of breeding Black-winged Stilts in the UK has thrilled many of us, but there's a worrying downside to their colonisation

DUNECHT ESTATE

FORD MOSS

MARYPORT

ASKHAM BOG

CEIRIOG FOREST

LAKENHEATH

WALBERSWICK

BLACK DOG/WASHFORD PYNE

APPLEDORE

DURLSTON CP

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

Reader Shots • Send your snaps to birdwatching@bauermedia.co.uk to be in with a chance of seeing your photo in print. All images should be high resolution JPEG files.

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

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GET A SHARPER VIEW Win a pair of Celestron Regal ED Binoculars worth £400 • We have two pairs of Regal ED Flat Field binoculars to give away

IDChallenge • This month's identification challenge is all about terns in late summer

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

ID Tips &...