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.

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Welcome

YOUR BIRDING MONTH • MAY

FIVE TO BIRDS TO FIND • We are back, once again, to the great month of May. The last of the winter visitors are nearly gone and the last of the summer migrants are arriving. And in this time of movement, just about anything can turn up. Here are five great birds to seek out during this month.

Beyond Birdwatching • May offers unrelenting wildlife excitement, says James Lowen

Weedon's World • Come mid-March, Mike was starting to worry that he was growing weary of his patch birding…

Unlocking Cuckoo secrets • Satellite tags reveal the details of this migrant's decline, explains Jon Carter

BTO seeks inspirational birders

Grumpy Old Birder • Unexpected encounters are what birding is all about, writes Bo Beolens…

Sign up to #My200BirdYear • With breeding birds arriving and most of our migrants passing in great numbers on land and at sea, one thing is sure: you'll be kept busy, writes David Callahan

Spread the bird • 30-minute birder Amanda Tuke suggests how to turn your birding experiences into entertaining talks

Top tips from regular speakers and the folk who organise bird talks

Binge-watching birds! • Stuart Winter is hooked on YouTube birdwatching, and explains why you should be, too

High road to restoration • A large-scale landscape project is having huge benefits for wildlife, writes John Miles

Staycation on Anglesey • It's close to home, but the island has a great deal to explore, writes Ruth Miller…

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

GO BIRDING • 10 great sites for brilliant birdwatching

CREAG MEAGAIDH • Divers, upland birds and spectacular views

GRIBUN • An overlooked gem on Scotland's ‘wildlife isle'

TWEED ESTUARY • River mouth, beaches, mudflats, rocky shoreline and trees

TINDALE TARN RSPB • A magnet for waterbirds in an upland landscape

RIDGEMERE LANE • Migrants and more on a quiet but ancient route

THRAPSTON • Surprise songsters plus a good selection of water birds

WANGFORD COMMON • A wealth of wetland birds on the East Anglian hinterland

SHOTOVER HILL • A varied birding area on the edge of the city

HARTLAND POINT • A spectacular seawatching vantage point year-round

BROAD STREET • A woodland and river walk alongside the Brede

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

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Stonechat • It's conspicuous, but surprisingly often overlooked by birders, writes Dominic Couzens

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Superb Senegal • Its neighbour is well known to birders, so why not explore this bird-rich country, writes Paul...