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 non-native UK bird?

YOUR BIRDING MONTH • JULY

FIVE BIRDS TO FIND IN JULY • We are now into the second half of the year. It may not seem it, but these summer days are getting slightly shorter. Baby birds have reached, or are getting, to full size, and some Arctic breeding birds will already be flying south. Here are five July classics to enjoy…

RARITY PREDICTOR

PIGEONS AND DOVES IN NUMBERS

Long-legged wading birds (not herons)

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

Beyond Birdwatching • July sees non-stop wildlife action, says James Lowen

Weedon's World • Early May is a wonderful time to be out for as much time as you can muster, and it can deliver some great rewards

Preserving ornithological heritage • BTO's Norfolk-based archives are a hidden treasure trove of birding history

Grumpy Old Birder • If the Government won't clean up our rivers, we need to make them, writes Bo Beolens

New life for old gear

Sign up to #My200BirdYear • Summer has arrived, so here's how to get the most of July's birding, writes David Callahan

The eyes have it • Thirty-minute birder Amanda Tuke is on the lookout for a woodland specialist with a dazzling gaze, in Berlin and Surrey…

Where to birdwatch in Berlin

You can help to save ALBATROSSES • Funds raised by Global Birdfair 2025 will support BirdLife International's efforts to safeguard oceanic seabirds in the South Pacific, explains James Lowen

To tick, or not to tick • Lines get blurred when it comes to non-native species, so whose rules do you follow, asks Matt Merritt

The wonderful world of toucans • These iconic birds are never less than thrilling to see, writes Ruth Miller

IDChallenge • This month's challenge is all about the identification of sea cliff-nesting 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 auks

GO BIRDING • 10 great sites for brilliant birdwatching

BRAES OF ABERNETHY • A range of Highland specialities in the Cairngorms

AROS PARK • A scenic stroll with lots of varied birdlife

HAWSEN BURN • Wild hills and one of our most iconic moorland species

KIRK LOCH • Mixed birding around a freshwater loch

WEDHOLME FLOW • Year-round interest at a great Solway site

PENISTONE • Upland species plus some wooded areas to explore

EVERDON STUBBS • An ancient woodland in the heart of the Midlands

WOODSPRING BAY • Shorebirds and passage migrants by the Bristol Channel

NEW ROMNEY • A wealth of farmland and shorebirds in one easy walk

SANDFORD • Celebrating 25 years of nature around a village green

Reader Shots

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

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

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