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 seen at a sporting or other outdoor event?

YOUR BIRDING MONTH • NOVEMBER

FIVE TO FIND IN NOVEMBER • November is traditionally a time for a slowing of the migration rush. That said, there are still plenty of birds on the move, and still just enough time to make serious progress on the endgame of your year list…

Beyond Birdwatching • Remember, remember, watch wildlife in November, writes James Lowen

Weedon's World • Mike takes a look back at the agony and ecstasy of chasing a local celebrity rare bird

TRACKING Unpicking the perils of migration • New technology is helping to answer questions about migratory birds, writes Jon Carter

A grand day out

Grumpy Old Birder • Nature needs time to adapt to changing conditions, writes Bo Beolens…

Sign up to #My200BirdYear • Migration might be finished, but November brings its own specialities, writes David Callahan

There's no place like home • 30-minute birder Amanda Tuke finds it hard to relax on holiday when so much is going on back home in London…

Why the ibis influx? • Will 2025 be a one-off year for sightings of the Glossy Ibis in the British Isles? Or a sign of things to come? Amanda investigates…

Flights of nostatgia • Birds can transport us to another time and place entirely, writes Paul Brook…

WHY RINGING birds matters • Ever fancied giving ringing a go? Amy Brewer explains how to get started…

Interview with a ringer

Ringing facts

Beware the Jabiru! • These enormous storks are just one of Costa Rica's many avian attractions, writes Ruth Miller

IDChallenge • This month's challenge is all about the identification of autumnal thrushes

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 autumn trushes

GO BIRDING • 10 great sites for brilliant birdwatching

ISLE OF JURA • Eagles, waders and much more on a remote island

GULLANE BENTS • Sand dunes, mixed woodland; excellent coastal birding

DRUMLANRIG CASTLE • Riverside birding plus woodland bonuses

ULVERSTON • Mixed birding including waders and wildlfowl

HOLME PIERREPONT • Look for migrants and vagrants close to the Trent

DENVER SLUICE • See winter wildfowl, including swan flocks

BRAMPTON WOOD • Varied birding close to an ‘inland sea'

LEAM VALLEY LNR • Mixed birding close to the centre of town

FLITWICK MOOR • Search for spring migrants amongst wood and wetland

BLACK DOG & WOOLFARDISWORTHY • Woodland and thick-hedged farmland

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

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

Bird Watching

Common Scoter • This rare breeding UK seaduck has a surprisingly easy life, explains Dominic Couzens

North Norfolk in spring • 5-9 May 2026 £999pp, plus £150 single supplement

From the Pyrenees to the MEDITERRANEAN •...