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 the best bird you've found in an unglamorous location?

YOUR BIRDING MONTH • SEPTEMBER

FIVE BIRDS TO FIND IN SEPTEMBER • Amazingly, we have reached another September, the beating heart of birding autumn. Migration is in full swing, and there is always a chance of finding something very special. Here are five birds which will make any September day.

RARITY PREDICTOR

MOUNTAIN BIRDS IN NUMBERS

Large birds of prey in flight • Birds of prey in flight have a reputation for being very tough to identify. However, follow these guidelines and you have a good chance of telling these five larger species apart. Note photos are not to scale.

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

Beyond Birdwatching • A warm early autumn is great for invertebrates, says James Lowen

Weedon's World • Mike will spare you you tales of his recent exploits in and around his local area… apart from what he saw this morning

MONITORING Acoustic sessions • Audio recorders can help reveal vital information about nocturnal species, writes Jon Carter

Get thee to The Nunnery

Grumpy Old Birder • It's an annual miracle, but you need to take time to appreciate spring, writes Bo Beolens

Sign up to #My200BirdYear • Autumn is upon us – David Callahan has everything you need to know in his birders’ almanac for September…

The pride of Newcastle • 30-minute birder Amanda Tuke follows the Ouseburn to the Tyne in search of urban nature and the city's most intriguing residents

Where to watch in Newcastle…

Looks aren't everything • Finding the best birds can mean looking in some less than obvious places, writes Paul Brook

Better things happen at sea • Intimidated by seawatching? A pelagic trip gets you much closer to those seabirds, writes John Miles

Now try these…

The restorative power of birds • Stuck on the sofa? That doesn't stop you from birdwatching, writes Ruth Miller…

IDChallenge • This month's challenge is all about the identification of long-legged 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 tips to help you identify long-legged birds

GO BIRDING • 10 great sites for brilliant birdwatching

DUNNET HEAD • Seabird colonies with great photographic opportunities

WEST LOCH TARBET • Add some varied birding to your ferry trip to the isles

BOULMER • Trees, farmland, scrub and dunes make interesting birding

WORKINGTON • Superb seawatching plus waders and gulls

DEARNE VALLEY • Former industrial site is now a haven for wetland birds

LANGFORD LOWFIELDS • An expanding RSPB wetland site on major migration route

HILL WOOD • Try an underwatched area on the edge of Sutton Coldfield

TELEGRAPH HILL • Search for autumn migrants on the Chiltern Hills

GRAIN • Seabirds between the Thames and Medway estuaries

CHURSTON & ELBERRY • Wooded coastline and coves in a popular holiday area

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