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Our app and these issues are Year Month Number Strapline Contents The big picture The big stories The big stories The big stories Analysis: rarities Analysis: scarcities Western palearctic Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Correze birds Target bird Waterbirds 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 282 282 282 282 282 282 282 282 282 282 282 282 282 282 282 2015 12 282 Identification 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 282 282 282 282 282 282 282 282 282 282 282 282 282 282 282 282 282 281 Debate The political birder Art award Special focus Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice News of the wild The big picture Article Guest Editorial Snowbound hummingbird Sweet Chestnut How to strike gold in the garden New World Numenius Rare songbirds rule the roost Passerines pile in A mighty fall on the Azores Site of the month: Caerlaverock Blue House Farm and Stow Marsh Severnside Killybegs A great week December: Green-winged Teal Winter wonderlands Common Pochard, Redhead and Canvasback photo guide Should we still 'collect' species for science? Trust in nature Birdwatch Artist of the Year 2015 Taiwan Ready and stable Edge to edge sharpness Steve Young's photo challenge: Winter Robin A fact-packed monograph Young Minds Peregrine in pictures A year of birds A shore thing How to bird by jizz Ducking and diving State of the UK's birds Updating avian taxonomy All in the mind Bearded Tit bounces back Accredited to Martin Garner Editorial team Julian Branscombe Tony Marr Steve Broyd Josh Jones Josh Jones Josh Jones Brian Morrell Ed Hutchings Paul Bowerman Derek Charles Debbi Rothstein Editorial team David Callahan Page 3 6 8 11 12 14 18 22 25 28 29 30 32 33 34 Keith Vinicombe Professor Martin Collinson and Professor Ben A Minteer Mark Avery David Callahan Editorial team Mike Alibone Mike Alibone Steve Young David Callahan Heather O'Connor Rebecca Armstrong Rebecca Armstrong Editorial team Rob Hume Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Bill Oddie Editorial team 39 Subject/Species Guest editorial, teamwork Rufous Hummingbird Chestnut Bunting, Orkney Wilson's Warbler, Outer Hebrides Hudsonian Whimbrel, Scilly Rustic Bunting, Isabelline Shrike Radde's Warbler, Great Grey Shrike Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Blue-winged Warbler Caerlaverock WWT, Solway Firth Blue House Farm, Stow Marsh, Essex Severnside, Severn Beach, Avon Killybegs, County Donegal, Ireland Birdwatching holiday, France Green-winged Teal Best sites for wintering waterbirds, Avocet Common Pochard, Redhead, Canvasback Collecting species for scientific purposes, Guadalcanal Moustached Kingfisher 46 49 50 55 58 59 60 61 61 62 62 67 68 68 72 72 78 7 National Trust protecting wildlife Birdwatch Artist of the Year 2015 award, SWLA Taiwan birding holidays Canon 10x30 IS II and 12x36 IS III binoculars Pentax ZD 8x43 WP binocular Robin, winter Robins and Chats, Peter Clement Wildlife Jack, Ed Kellie The Peregrines of Norwich Cathedral, Robin Chittenden The Birdwatcher's Yearbook 2016 BTO survey, Non-Estuarine Waterbird Survey Birding by jizz, Ringed Plover Diving ducks, Greater Scaup Cirl Bunting Spotted Flycatcher Mental health benefits of being in nature Bearded Tit 2015 2015 11 11 281 The big stories 281 The big stories The 12-hour tyrant Thick-billed's quick visit 8 11 Acadian Flycatcher Thick-billed Warbler Blue streak remains elusive Yank godwit gives an encore Right place, right time for raptor Top of the polls This season's plumage Invaders from the east Off to a good 'start! Site of the month: Galicia, Spain Editorial team Pete Aley and Steve Young Lee Gregory Punkbirder team Ian Wells Josh Jones Pete Ellis Josh Jones Josh Jones Antonio Sandoval Rey 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 281 281 281 281 281 281 281 281 The big stories The big stories The big stories Analysis: rarities Analysis: rarities Analysis: scarcities Western Palearctic Where to watch birds 11 12 12 14 16 18 22 25 Siberian Thrush Hudsonian Godwit Short-toed Eagle Blackpoll Warbler, Northern Harrier, Pallid Harrier Collared Flycatcher Bluethroat, Ortolan Bunting, Pectoral Sandpiper American Redstart, Blyth's Pipit, Wilson's Phalarope Galicia, Spain 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 281 281 281 281 281 281 281 281 281 281 281 281 281 281 281 281 281 281 281 281 281 281 281 281 281 281 281 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Target bird The political birder Murmurations Awards Species spotlight ID special Conservation Taxonomy Conservation Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice News of the wild The big picture The big stories The big stories The big stories Analysis: rarities Analysis: scarcities Western Palearctic Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Farmour Reservoir The Suffolk Coast Foulney Island Teifi Marshes NR Lough Beg November: Great Egret One-track mind Dividing lines Birdwatch Birders' Choice Awards 2015 The wader that doesn't wade Northern, Isabelline and Desert Wheatears Conflict versus co-operation Europe's new endemic Painted desert Serious contenders Splish splash Goodbye notebook, hello phone? Winter wonders Rarity guide is hit and miss An incredible journey What's in a bird name? How to … bird by jizz Weighty matters Five years to tackle wildlife crisis Updating avian taxonomy Food for thought No repeat guarantee Swallows on the sand Up close and very personal Cornwall strikes again Egret stampede! French storks invade A fall on land and a peak at sea The Azores scores Site of the month: St Mary's and Tresco Burton Mere Wetlands Adam Hartley Steve Piotrowski Stephen Dunstan Nia Stephens David Steele Editorial team Mark Avery Lucy McRobert Editorial team Rob Knowlittle Peter Clement David Callahan Gerard Gorman Bruce Pearson Mike Alibone Steve Young Dominic Mitchell Josh Jones Andy Stoddart Alan Tilmouth Editorial team Rob Hume Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Bill Oddie Editorial team Bob Flood Martin Birch Editorial team Josh Jones Josh Jones Josh Jones Kris Webb Daniel Trotman 28 29 30 31 32 33 35 37 39 41 45 54 58 63 70 72 73 74 75 76 81 82 83 86 86 87 94 7 8 10 12 14 18 22 25 28 Farmour Reservoir, Oxfordshire Suffolk coast, Landguard Point, Felixstowe Foulney Island, Cumbria Teifi Marshes NR, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion Lough Beg, C. Londonderry, Northern Ireland Great Egret Big-listing Environmental laws, conservation support Birdwatch Birders' Choice Awards 2015 Woodcock Northern Wheatear, Isabelline Wheatear, Desert Wheatear Shooting and conservation in Britain and the United States Green Woodpecker, Iberia, IOC Negev, Israel, wildlife art Tom Locke Series 2 8x42 and 10x42 binoculars Photo challenge, bathing birds Birdwatchers' Diary app Birding Frontiers Challenge Series: Winter, Martin Garner Collins BTO Guide to Rare British Birds, Paul Sterry, Paul Stancliffe Petrels Night and Day iBook, Magnus Robb and The Sound Approach Modern nonmenclature Birding by jizz Bird weights, males bigger than females European Commission's publication of assessment of nature in Member States Blue Chiffchaff split Food supplies in winter Rare bird accounts Tree Swallow Fea's Petrel Red-billed Tropicbird Cattle Egret Black Stork, Baird's Sandpiper Balearic Shearwater, Lesser Black-backed Gull Red-footed Booby, Yellow Warbler St Mary's, Tresco, Isles of Scilly Burton Mere Wetlands, Wirral, Cheshire 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Target bird The political birder Bird strikes Birding history Aberdeen to Stonehaven Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Ouessant October: Little Bunting Must do better Flocks away! Set sail for seabirds Mark Lewis Stef McElwee Mark Lewis Editorial team Mark Avery Andy Baxter James Hanlon 29 30 31 32 34 36 40 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 Identification Rarity Retro Rarities Gallery Expert reviews Photography Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Great Grey, Steppe Grey and Lesser Grey Shrikes Split personality East moves west The art of South Africa's birds High-power superzoom Steve Young's photo challenge Resourceful photo guide The bare bones of bird ID Live and let die Coffee with a conscience Andy Stoddart David Callahan David Callahan Editorial team Steve Young Steve Young David Callahan Rebecca Armstrong David Callahan Heather O'Connor 45 54 60 66 70 72 74 74 75 75 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 280 280 280 280 280 280 279 279 279 279 279 279 279 279 279 279 279 279 279 279 279 Expert reviews Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice News of the wild The big picture The big stories The big stories The big stories Analysis: rarities Analysis: scarcities Western palearctic Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Target bird The political birder Understanding the Middle East Helpers at the nest How to .. Bird by jizz Billing information Things you never knew about House Sparrow They do the funniest things European Bat-eater! Great godwit almighty! Bee-eater déjà vu A very wandering albatross The Least and the best Bee-eater invasion pays dividends The falcon has landed Site of the month: Frampton Marsh Hayle Estuary Pagham Harbour Wallasea Island Point of Ayr RSPB Loch of Strathbeg RSPB September: Ortolan Bunting Politics and nature Rebecca Armstrong Editorial team Rob Hume Editorial team Editorial team Bill Oddie Editorial team Dermot Breen Editorial team Editorial team Josh Jones Josh Jones Josh Jones Chris Andrews Roberta Smith Roy Newnham Rachel Fancy Daniel Trotman Kath Hamper Editorial team Mark Avery 76 81 82 83 87 94 6 8 10 12 14 18 22 25 28 29 30 31 32 33 35 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 9 9 9 9 9 9 279 279 279 279 279 279 Murmurations Species profile ID special Cover story Bird photography Migration Feed the birds? The daylight hunter Always discovering Feathers make the bird Highways in the sky Wind-blown wanderers Lucy McRobert David Callahan Martin Garner Hein van Grouw Laurent Godel Paul Sterry, Paul Stancliffe 37 38 45 53 58 60 Aberdeen, Stonehaven, Scottish Highlands Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland Ouessant, France Little Bunting Conservation organisations and political parties campaigning harder Airports and runways dangers to birds Pelagic trips, Scillonian III, seawatching Great Grey Shrike, Steppe Grey Shrike, Lesser Grey Shrike Species split, Western Bonelli's Warbler White Thrush, Radde's Warbler Murray Ralfe, bird art Canon Powershot SX60 HS Autumn Collins BTO Guide to British Birds, Paul Sterry, Paul Stancliffe Identification Guides: British Birds, Alan Pearson, Mike lambert How to Clone a Mammoth: the Science of De-Extinction, Beth Shapiro Cafeology Guatemalan Roast and Ground Coffee Postcards from the Middle East: How our Family Fell in Love with the Arab World, Chris Naylor Birds helping to raise young How to bird by jizz Bills House Sparrow Grey Squirrel European Bee-eater Hudsonian Godwit, Inishdawros, Co Galway European Bee-eater, Brampton, Cumbria Black-browed Albatross, Minsmere RSPB Least Sandpiper, Isabelline Shrike European Bee-eater, White-rumped Sandpiper Amur Falcon, Bateleur Frampton Marsh, The Wash, Lincolnshire Hayle Estuary RSPB, Cornwall Pagham Harbour RSPB, West Sussex Wallasea Island, Essex Point of Ayr RSPB, Dee Estuary, Flintshire, North Wales Loch of Strathbeg RSPB, North-east Scotland Ortolan Bunting Environment secretary Liz Truss, Sir David Attenborough, US President Barack Obama Feeding birds Short-eared Owl Birding Frontiers Challenge Series: Winter, ID problems Feathers, plumage, Natural History Museum Swift, Barcelona, photography Collins BTO Guide to Rare British Birds extract 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 279 279 279 279 279 279 279 279 279 279 279 279 279 279 278 278 278 278 278 278 278 278 278 278 278 278 278 278 278 278 278 278 278 278 World of birds Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice News of the wild The big picture The big stories The big stories The big stories The big stories The big stories The big stories Analysis: rarities Analysis: scarcities Western palearctic Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Target bird Obituary Conservation Conservation Built-up birding Identification 2015 2015 2015 2015 8 8 8 8 278 278 278 278 Seawatching World of birds Expert reviews Photography 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 278 278 278 278 278 278 278 Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert advice Expert advice Land of plenty Highs and lows Steve Young's photo challenge Calls of the wild Taking careful aim at the shooter Portugal's birds fully covered Mid-Atlantic accent Love of lepidoptera Doves from Down Under Autumn exodus How to bird by jizz Up to the highest height A breed apart Pest control Taking the plunge America throws a curve-ball A rare bunting by boat Day tripper from the east, plus photo Waxwing quickly wanes Raising an Eyebrowed Irish garden junco Yank arrivals continue Invasion of the bee-snatchers Israel's bird of prey banquet Site of the month: Unst Bowling Green Marsh Rutland Fairburn Ings August: Greenish Warbler John Philip Busby obituary A fight we can win Inglorious Wild London Dunlin, Curlew Sandpiper and White-rumped Sandpiper photo guide On the move Monntain high Swarovski EL binoculars Steve Young's phtoo challenge: Northern Gannet Dominic Mitchell Mike Alibone Steve Young Rebecca Armstrong Charlie Moores Dominic Mitchell Dominic Mitchell Rebecca Armstrong David Callahan Editorial team Rob Hume Editorial team Editorial team Bill Oddie Editorial team George Kinnard Josh Jones Gary Howard Maggie Tucker Carolyn Simpson Derek Scott Josh Jones Josh Jones Josh Jones Brydon Thomason Matt Knott Tim Appleton Emmie Wise Editorial team Darren Woodhead Mark Avery Mark Avery Ian Tokelove Andy Stoddart 64 70 72 73 74 75 75 76 76 81 82 83 87 94 7 8 9 10 11 11 12 14 18 22 25 28 29 30 31 33 35 37 41 45 Jordan Celestron TrailSeeker 10x32 binocular Puffin BirdUp app Inglorious: conflict in the Uplands, Mark Avery A Birdwatchers' Guide to Portugal, the Azores and Madeira Archipelagos Azores Rare and Scarce Bird Report 2014 Volume 1 Number 1, Azores Bird Club In Pursuit of Butterflies: a Fifty-Year Affair, Matthew Oates Pigeons and Doves in Australia, Joseph M Forshaw Spotted Flycatcher, migration Jizz, identification Visible bird migration, Common Crane Hybrids Robin, Woodpigeon, disliked birds Northern Gannet, Noss NNR, Shetland Hudsonian Whimbrel Cretzschmar's Bunting Black-eared Wheatear Cedar Waxwing Eyebrowed Thrush Dark-eyed Junco Laughing Gull, Collared Pratincole European Bee-eater, Red-necked Phalarope Lappet-faced Vulture, Bateleur Unst, Shetland Bowling Green Marsh, Devon Rutland Water Fairburn Ings RSPB, Yorkshire Greenish Warbler John Philip Busby Hen Harrier Day 2015 Inglorious: a fight in the Uplands extract, Mark Avery London Wildlife Trust Dunlin, Curlew Sandpiper, White-rumped Sandpiper David Callahan Josh Jones Mike Alibone Steve Young 55 63 70 72 Autumn seawatching, best sites Peru, Andes, Tumbes Tyrant, Elegant Crescentchest Swarovski EL binoculars review Northern Gannet A deeper look at the world The magic of Merlin Baltic and beyond Encountering Canaries' wildlife Introducing Peru's wildlife How to … Make great field sketches Birdfair to raise funds for the fight against illegal bird killing Rob Hume David Campbell David Callahan Tony Clarke Josh Jones Mike Langman Editorial team 74 74 75 75 76 82 87 Claxton, Mark Cocker The Merlin, Richard Sale A Birdwatching Guide to North-east Germany and its Baltic Coast, Roger White Crossbill Guide: Canary Islands 1: Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, Dirk Hilbers Traveller's Wildlife Guides: Peru, David L Pearson, Les Beletsky How to make field sketches, American Herring Gull Chris Packham, Birdfair 2015, Birdlife International 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 278 277 277 277 277 277 277 277 277 277 277 277 277 277 277 277 277 277 277 277 277 277 News of the wild The big picture The big stories The big stories The big stories The big stories The big stories Analysis: rarities Analysis: scarcities Western Palearctic Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Target bird The political birder Murmurations Rarities Identification Pelagic trips Stringin' in the rain Adoption agency Augur of an American influx Veery visits on a spring break Wales takes third amendment Mergansers under the radar In the pink Yank invasion! North-west passage A month of firsts and major surprises Site of the month: Blacktoft Sands RSPB Durlston CP and Arne Ashdown Forest Fenland and the Ouse Washes Marshside and Hesketh Out Marsh Howth Harbour and Howth Head Yellow-legged Gull On form What's in a word? High-performance petrel Manx and Balearic Shearwaters photo guide Back on board 94 7 8 8 8 11 12 14 18 22 25 28 29 30 31 32 33 35 37 38 45 54 Counting on seabirds Fair chance for migrant birds The art of conservation Staying power Steve Young's photo challenge A decade of digiscoping Finding reserves Bill Oddie Editorial team Dave Suddaby Gavin Woodbridge Ian Beggs Anton Meenan Dave Parnaby Josh Jones Josh Jones Josh Jones Mike Pilsworth Marcus Lawson Jeff Goodridge James Hanlon Tony Baker Hugh Delaney Editorial team Mark Avery Lucy McRobert David Callahan Bob Flood David Callahan Erik Hirschfeld, Helder Cardoso Martin Fowlie Harriet Mead Mike Alibone Steve Young Editorial team Rebecca Armstrong 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 277 277 277 277 277 277 277 Surveys Conservation Wildlife art Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews 2015 2015 2015 2015 7 7 7 7 277 277 277 277 Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews A man of conscience Glorious Technicolor Winning Herts An impressive county report Rob Hume Neil Bowman David Callahan Phil Bristow 74 74 75 75 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 277 277 277 277 277 277 277 276 276 276 276 276 Expert reviews Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice News of the wild The big picture The big stories The big stories The big stories The big stories India's birds fully covered Watch autumn waders How to … Make great field sketches A banquet of bugs Fifth English Hen Harrier disappears What is a perching bird? Electoral farce? Hitch-hiking flycatcher The Alps come to Norfolk A foreigner in the flock Thriller in the mist The twitch is on! Paul Willoughby Editorial team Mike Langman Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Bill Oddie Editorial team Marcus Nash Tom Raven Cavell Smith Richard Bonser 76 81 82 83 86 87 94 6 8 10 12 13 56 60 64 70 72 73 73 Fair Isle Bird Observatory Common Cuckoo Grey-cheeked Thrush Veery Swainson's thrush Hooded Merganser Moltoni's Warbler Dark-eyed Junco, Sardinian Warbler Long-tailed Skua, Lesser Yellowlegs White-crowned Wheatear, White-throated Robin Blacktoft Sands RSPB, Marsh Harrier Durlston CP and Arne, Woodlark Ashdown Forest, Common Crossbill Fenland and the Ouse Washes, Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB Marshside and Hesketh Out Marsh, Curlew Sandpiper, RSPB reserve Howth Harbour and Howth Head, Dublin, Black Guillemot July target bird, Yellow-legged Gull EU directives to protect birds under threat Birders secret language Wilson's Storm-petrel Manx Shearwater, Balearic Shearwater Pelagic trips, summer seabirds Peniche, Portugal, seabirds, bird count Birdlife International, illegal bird killing, Mediterranean Society of Wildlife Artists, conservation through art Hawke Endurance 8x42 ED binoculars Arctic Tern Digiscoper of the Year 2015 competition National Trust and Nature Finder apps Nature's Conscience: the Life and Legacy of Derek Ratcliffe, edited by Des Thompson, Hilary Birks, John Birks Butterflies of the World, Adrian Hoskins Birds of Hertfordshire, Ken Smith, Chris Dee, Jack Fearnside, Mike Ilett Gwent Bird Report 2013, edited by John Coleman , Gwent Ornithological Society Collins Field Guide: Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, Norman Arlott Watching waders, Knot Field sketching, rarities, Rose-coloured Starling Insectivorous birds, Hobby, Common Darter dragonfly Hen Harrier Passerines, Passeriformes 7 May general election, Britain's National Bird Collared Flycatcher Citril Finch Hudsonian Godwit Great Blue Heron Great Blue Heron 2015 2015 2015 2015 6 6 6 6 276 276 276 276 The big stories Analysis: rarities Analysis: scarcities Western Palearctic Junco in my back garden Yank spring Cock-a-Hoopoe! A month of firsts Donald Robertson Josh Jones Josh Jones Josh Jones 13 14 18 22 2015 2015 2015 2015 6 6 6 6 276 276 276 276 Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Site of the month: Shapwick Heath and Ham Wall Boyton Marshes and beyond Bempton Cliffs RSPB Cors Caron NNR 25 28 29 30 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 276 276 276 276 276 276 276 276 276 276 276 276 276 276 276 276 Where to watch birds Target bird Rare breeders Rare breeding birds Identification Taxonomy News of the wild World of birds Event Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews The Isle of Rum Spoonbill New residents of the reeds Guardians of the rare Grasshopper, Savi's and River Warblers Covert warblers Carry on killing The final frontier Spanish bird fiesta! Weight gains Barrier method works Steve Young's photo challenge Close-up cool The night shift A wildlife year Northern Lights Julian Thomas Nick Mason Mark James Pearson Andy Polkey Mike Ingram and Sean Morris Editorial team David Callahan Andre Farrar Andy Stoddart D I M Wallace Bill Oddie Josh Jones Editorial team Mike Alibone David Callahan Steve Young Steve Young David Callahan Rebecca Armstrong Alan Tilmouth 2015 2015 2015 2015 6 6 6 6 276 276 276 276 Expert reviews Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice James Packer Editorial team Mike Langman Editorial team 76 81 82 83 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 276 276 276 275 275 275 275 275 275 275 275 275 275 275 275 275 Expert advice Expert advice The political birder The big picture The big stories The big stories The big stories Analysis: rarities Analysis: scarcities Western Palearctic Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Southern herons How to … keep a pan-species list How to … make great field sketches Feeders' digest Wildlife charities join forces to protect European nature Fathers' Day The hunt goes on Making a splash Late arrivals Eagle over Essex Spring Desert Rarities stick around First signs of summer Ready, set, go Site of the month: North Norfolk Dorset Stour Valley Yorkshire Morecombe Bay Coastal Aberdeenshire Editorial team Editorial team Mark Avery Editorial team Editorial team Neil Higginson Editorial team Josh Jones Josh Jones Josh Jones Andy Stoddart Marcus Lawson Norman McCanch Andy Roadhouse Gary Prescott Mark Sullivan 86 87 94 6 8 10 12 14 18 22 25 28 29 30 31 32 31 32 34 41 45 54 58 61 67 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 Dark-eyed Junco Hudsonian Godwit, Great Blue Heron Hoopoe, Woodchat Shrike Black-browed Albatross, Bimaculated Lark Shapwick Heath, Ham Wall, Somerset Levels Boyton Marshes Bempton Marshes RSPB Cors Caron NNR Isle of Rum Spoonbill Little Egret, Spoonbill European Bee-eater, Osprey Grasshopper Warbler, Savi's Warbler, River Warbler Warbler splits Maltese hunting season Ural Mountains, Russia, White Thrush Ebro Delta, Catalonia, Spain Helios Fieldmaster ED82DS Triplet 20-60x82 telescope review HayMax Organic Drug-free Allergen Barrier Balm review Auks Nikon Coolpix P900 camera Undiscovered Owls, The Sound Approach, Magnus Robb Gods of the Morning: a Bird's Eye View of a Highland Year, John Lister-Kaye The Northumbria Bird Atlas Somerset Atlas of Breeding and Wintering Birds 2007-2012, David Balance, Rob Grimmond, Stephen Moss, Julian Thomas, Eve Tigwell Wildlife watching and listing Field sketching Birds' digestive system Joint Links Group, Worldwide Fund for Nature, Birdlife International, Friends of the Earth Male birds and breeding season Maltese hunting season Osprey reintroduction Spring migrants, Northern Wheatear White-tailed Eagle Desert Wheatear Desert Wheatear, Laughing Gull Great Grey Shrike, Red-necked Grebe Grey Hypocolius, Black Bush Robin North Norfolk, Cley Dorset, Chesil Beach Stour Valley, Stodmarsh NNR Yorkshire, Spurn Morecombe Bay, Leighton Moss RSPB Aberdeenshire, Ythan Estuary 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 275 275 275 275 275 275 275 275 275 275 275 275 275 2015 5 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 Target bird The political birder Election 2015 Genetics Identification Conservation Seabirds Owls Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Long-tailed Skua Every vote counts Who puts nature first? The swan that wasn't Red-spotted and White-spotted Bluethroats Counting for birds Expenses claim Cucu what? Heavyweight contender Steve Young's photo challenge Nikon's prime factor Twitter accounts Greece is the word for birds Editorial team Mark Avery David Callahan Moss Taylor Andy Stoddart Sarah Harris Adrian Brockless Magnus Robb Mike Alibone Steve Young Steve Young Rob Hume Rob Hume 33 35 36 40 45 54 60 62 70 72 73 75 75 275 Expert reviews Alien invasions Rob Hume 76 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 275 275 275 275 275 275 275 274 274 274 274 274 274 274 274 274 274 274 274 274 274 274 274 274 274 Expert reviews Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Mumurations The big picture The big stories The big stories The big stories Analysis: rarities Analysis: scarcities Western Palearctic Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Target bird The political birder Conservation Species profile Identification North-east birds Protect nesting birds from pets How to … make great field sketches Unmissable bird songs Bill Oddie heads Scottish Birdfair line-up Know your flyways Talking therapy Conflict of interest Shrike in hiding Hide-and-seek Harlequin Last of the 'Lady As' Resident rarities in for the long haul The migrants that came to stay A flock of gold Site of the month: the Rock of Gibraltar Bowers Marsh RSPB North Pennines Snowdonia Dunnet Head Brownstown Head, Helvick Head and Cunnigar Red-rumped Swallow Hen Harriers need you Monitoring martins The lord of hosts Spotted, Little and Baillon's Crakes photo guide 76 81 82 83 86 87 94 6 8 10 12 14 18 22 25 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 36 40 45 4 4 4 4 4 4 274 274 274 274 274 274 Conservation Conservation Birding history Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Saving the curlew The fall and rise of a standard bearer The twitcher diaries Pocket monster Steve Young's Photo Challenge A very good sport Alan Tilmouth Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Lucy McRobert Editorial team Iain Hartley Dean MacAskill Editorial team Josh Jones Josh Jones Josh Jones Stewart Finlayson Steven Roach Martin Kitching Alan Davies Dave Jones Michael Cowming Editorial team Mark Avery Ian Woodward David Callahan Andy Stoddart Dan Brown and Louise Cullen Stuart Benn Moss Taylor Mike Alibone Steve Young Steve Young 55 60 64 70 72 73 Long-tailed Skua General election 2015, conservation Political parties environmental policies, general election 2015 Polish Mute Swan Red-spotted Bluethroat, White-spotted Bluethroat BTO's Breeding Bird Survey Seabird colonies Undiscovered Owls, Magnus Robb, The Sound Approach Viking 8x42 ED-FF binocular Spring Nikon Nikkor 300 mm f4E PF ED VR AF-S lens and TC-14E III teleconverter Tweet of the Day, Brett Westwood, Stephen Moss Finding Birds in Northern Greece, Dave Gosney Field Guide to the Invasive Plants and Animals of Britain, Olaf Booy, Max Wade, Helen Roy Birds in Northumbria 2013, Mike Richardson, Northumberland and Tyneside Bird Club Pets, nesting birds Field sketches Bird song, European Nightjar, European Turtle Dove Bill Oddie, Scottish Birdfair, Scotland's Big Nature Festival Migration, Northern Wheatear Public awareness of nature conservation Great Spotted Woodpecker, Little Owl Brown Shrike Harlequin Duck Lady Amherst's Pheasant Harlequin Duck, Pink-footed Goose, Ross's Goose Little Bunting, Parrot Crossbill Middle Spotted Woodpecker, Sudan Golden Sparrow Rock of Gibraltar, Short-toed Eagle Bowers Marsh RSPB, Bearded Tit North Pennines, Black Grouse Snowdonia, Wood Warbler Dunnet Head, Sandwich Tern Brownstown Head, Helvick Head, Cunnigar, Long-tailed Skua Red-rumped Swallow Hen Harrier Day, ban driven grouse shooting House Martin Common Cuckoo Spotted Crake, Little Crake, Baillon's Crake Eurasian Curlew, RSPB Scotland White-tailed Eagle, RSPB Scotland Nancy's Café, Cley Celestron Landscout 12-36x60 telescope review Woodpigeon Sigma 150-600mm f5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sport lens 2015 4 274 Expert reviews Iberia's birds in impressive detail Dominic Mitchell 74 2015 2015 4 4 274 Expert reviews 274 Expert reviews The song remains the same Hong Kong's seasonal delights David Callahan Ray Tipper 75 75 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 4 4 4 4 4 274 274 274 274 274 Expert reviews Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Neil Bowman Rebecca Armstrong Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team 76 80 82 83 83 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 274 274 274 273 273 273 273 Expert advice Expert advice Stray feathers The big picture The big stories The big stories The big stories A full guide to Britain's Moths How to … make the most of the digital edition How to … make great field sketches Construction works Spring in their flight Songbirds killed on UK military base in Cyprus reach record levels Unmissable displays Land sharing Turning a new stone No string, all pearl Duck makes Scilly number one Pacific just passing through 86 87 94 6 8 10 11 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 273 273 273 273 273 273 273 273 273 273 273 273 273 273 273 The big stories Analysis: rarities Analysis: scarcities Western Palearctic Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Target bird The political birder Conservation Reintroductions Identification Scoter hot-spot scores again Winter's wanderers mostly settle in Winter warblers linger Rarities surround the Mediterranean Site of the month: St Margaret's Dersingham Bog NNR Nene Valley GP Upper Derwent Valley Druridge Bay Loch Leven March - Surf Scoter Taking responsibility Bringing back Britain's lost birds The great crane release Black-headed and Bonaparte's Gulls photo guide 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 273 273 273 273 273 273 273 273 273 273 273 273 273 Debate World of birds Interview Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert 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Summer Sylvia sticks around Slime chance of a Slender-billed Mystery Warbler from the east Hermit ventures out Double-figure megas! Kites and bee-eaters give a taste of the Med Rare raptors head north Site of the month: Cley and surrounds Chichester Harbour Far Ings Stackpole and Castlemartin Eden Estuary LNR Wexford Wildfowl Reserve July's target bird - Balearic Shearwater Looking back at the reserve of the future Vive la difference Wood, Green and Solitary Sandpipers Ocean breeze 73 74 74 75 76 81 82 82 83 86 87 94 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 16 20 24 27 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 40 45 54 Fortune hunters History in the making Zeiss sets sights on pole position Ticked off Baby birds The Sound Approach goes digital Alan Tilmouth David Callahan David Callahan David Campbell Chris Harbard Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Mark Cocker Editorial team Paul Morton Niall Keogh Editorial team Andrew Maddocks Alan Tilmouth Editorial team Josh Jones Josh Jones Josh Jones Andy Stoddart Paul James Graham Catley David Saunders Malcolm Ware Dominic Berridge Editorial team Lucy McRobert 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Minotaurs in Greenwich Park: Memories of a London Schoolboy Naturalist in the 1940s review Oman Bird List review Malta bird killing Identifying eggs 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 265 265 265 265 265 264 264 264 264 264 264 264 264 264 264 264 264 264 264 264 264 264 264 264 264 264 264 264 264 264 264 264 264 264 Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Murmurations Contents The big picture The big stories The big stories The big stories The big stories Analysis: rarities Analysis: scarcities Western Palearctic Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds June's target bird The fight to save birds The fight to save birds Identification The fight to save birds The fight to save birds The fight to save birds The fight to save birds Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Ten things you didn't know about Puffins Age discrimination Garganey and Eurasian Teal How to make the most of summer birding Rat tales Contents High-performance kites Fair Isle's fine double From the Alps to East Anglia Martin stays put A slim chance of breeding Some linger, some quickly disappear Good counts but no falls Eagle first, goshawk second Morden Bog to Weymouth Lakenheath Fen RSPB The south Shropshire Hills Forest of Bowland Balranald and Clettreval Dublin Bay Golden Eagle #MaltaMassacre Despatches from the front line Common and Oriental Cuckoos photo guide On the upturn Spain's standard bearer Last of its kind Frozen in time Tough enough Zoom punches well above its weight Photo challenge Something but not everything Go pro with this field guide app History in the making Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Lucy McRobert Ray Galea Editorial team Deryk Shaw Connor Dean Rand Editorial team Editorial team Josh Jones Josh Jones Josh Jones Paul Morton Katherine Puttick Jim Almond Pete Marsh Steve Duffield Eugene Archer Editorial team David Callahan Bill Oddie Clive Mann David Callahan David Callahan Mark Avery Editorial team Mike Alibone Dominic Mitchell Steve Young David Callahan Rebecca Armstrong David Callahan 82 82 83 87 94 3 6 8 9 10 12 14 18 22 25 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 40 45 54 58 60 64 70 72 73 74 74 75 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 264 264 264 264 264 264 264 264 264 264 264 263 Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice ID tips Expert advice Expert advice Building skills Stray feathers The big picture An impressive dragonfly update The Canaries revisited From kiwis to Kakapos Help an abandoned baby bird Recognise which feather is which Night-time nature Savi's and Grasshopper Warblers How to make the most of your feeders Maltese hunting debated by MPs Listing the lists Clever corvids The big finch fight Neil Bowman Dominic Mitchell Dominic Mitchell Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Mark Cocker Editorial team 75 76 76 81 82 82 83 83 86 87 94 6 Puffin Identifying juveniles Garganey, Eurasian Teal Summer birding Scilly Isles, rats, culling Birdlife Malta Red Kite Cretzschmar's Bunting Alpine Accentor Crag Martin Black-winged Stilt Collared Pratincole, Collared Flycatcher Woodchat Shrike, Spotted Crake Wahlberg's Eagle, Caspian Stonechat Dartford Warbler, Razorbill European Turtle Dove, Marsh Harrier Dipper, Grey Wagtail Oystercatcher, Red Kite Northern Lapwing, Common Snipe Puffin, Northern Gannet Golden Eagle Malta, spring hunting, migrating birds slaughter Malta, spring hunting, migrating birds slaughter Common Cuckoo, Oriental Cuckoo Avocet, conservation Spanish Imperial Eagle, conservation A Message from Martha, Passenger Pigeon Lost Animals, extinction Steiner Skyhawk Pro 3 8x42 binocular Tamron SP150-600 mm F5-6.3 Di VC USD zoom lens Grey Heron A Birder's Guide to Everything, film Bird of Britian Pro app Ten Thousand Birds: Ornithology since Darwin Britain's Dragonflies: a Field Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of Britain and Ireland Finding Birds in the Canaries, Dave Gosney Birds of New Zealand: a Photographic Guide Abandoned baby birds Identifying feathers Big Wild Sleepout competition Savi's Warbler, Grasshopper Warbler Bird feeders Maltese spring hunting List keeping, checklists Crows Goldfinch 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 263 263 263 263 263 263 263 263 263 263 263 263 263 263 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One-day wonder owl What a difference a year makes Two bluetail theory Winter's strays stay put Overlapping migrants make for a mixed March Migration eases in Site of the month: Speyside Stanwell and Staines Moors Languard To Trimley Marshes Leighton Moss RSPB and Morecombe Bay Holy Island and Lindisfarne NNR Aber Falls May's target bird - Bluethroat Defending the patch Britain's rarest nesters Hobby and Red-footed Falcon photo guide Champions of the Flyway 2014 Europe's river of raptors Votes for birds Passage to India Cool quality Spring Living encyclopaedia Getting back to nature The field guide in your pocket Making the most of the Highlands Derbyshire gets the full treatment Capital gains A resource for Sussex and beyond Saving the money tree Firecrest fight club Keep within the law Map breeding birds ID tips - Hen and Montagu's Harriers Report a ringed bird All eyes on Scottish Birdfair Help prevent wildlife crime A new breed Mediterranean massacre The big wipe out Lesser is more Arctic exodus Silent cuckoo heralds spring Discoveries in the depths of winter Steve Duffield Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team David Parnaby Josh Jones Josh Jones Josh Jones Gordon Hamlett Lee Dingain Lee Woods Alasdair Grubb Alan Tilmouth Alex Jones Editorial team Peter Alfrey David Callahan Keith Vinicombe Dominic Mitchell Tristan Reid Mark Avery Kevin Brewin Steve Young Steve Young David Callahan Rebecca Armstrong Rebecca Armstrong Mark Caunt John Hague David Callahan David Campbell Rebecca Armstrong Editorial team Steve Young Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Lucy McRobert Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Christine Jones Josh Jones 8 9 9 10 12 14 18 22 25 28 29 30 31 32 33 35 38 45 54 59 63 64 70 71 72 73 73 74 74 75 75 76 79 81 82 83 83 86 87 94 7 9 9 10 12 14 Wood Duck Baikal Teal Snowy Owl Common Cuckoo Red-flanked Bluetail Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Spotted Cuckoo Common Crane, Dark-bellied Brent Goose Caspian Plover, Grey-headed Gull Speyside Stanwell and Staines Moors Languard and Trimley Marshes Leighton Moss RSPB and Morecombe Bay Holy Island and Lindisfarne NNR Aber Falls Bluethroat Beddington, Tree Sparrow Great Egret, Black-winged Stilt Hobby, Red-footed Falcon Champions of the Flyway bird race 2014, Birdlife International Birdlife International, Batumi European Parliament elections Hoopoe, Golden Oriole, Grey Shrike Nikon Coolpix L830 camera Nuthatch Handbook of the Birds of the World Project Wild Thing All Birds UK Best Birdwatching Sites in the Scottish Highlands The Birds of Derbyshire The Birds of London The Birds of Sussex What has nature ever done for us? Firecrest Observing breeding birds Mapping breeding birds Hen Harrier, Montagu Harrier How to report a ringed bird Scottish Birdfair How to help prevent wildlife crime Birder photographers Mediterranean fly-way hunting Auks, deaths from storms Lesser Whitethroats American Herring Gull Great Spotted Cuckoo Laughing Gull, Myrtle Warbler 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 262 262 262 262 262 262 262 262 262 262 262 262 262 262 262 262 262 262 262 262 262 262 262 262 262 262 262 262 262 262 261 261 Analysis: scarcities Western Palearctic Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds April's target bird Flyways The political birder Seabirds Identification Conservation Behaviour Education Photography award Expert reviews 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 3 3 3 3 3 3 261 261 261 261 261 261 The big stories The big stories The big stories The big stories The big stories The big stories 2014 3 261 Analysis: rarities 2014 2014 2014 2014 3 3 3 3 261 261 261 261 Photo challenge Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Comment The big picture The big stories Analysis: scarcities Western Palearctic Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Ready? Get set .. Migrate! Winter oddities join the long-stayers Site of the month: Portland & Weymouth Dungeness Gibraltar Point NNR Wirral Peninsula Great Saltee Island Capercaillie Racing for conservation Saving the harrier Changing seasons on Skokholm ID guide: Flycatchers Birds from FAME Taming of the Smew World of Ospreys Birdguides Photo of the Year 2013 Review, Vortex Razor HD telescope Impressive starter DSLR Mute Swan Bigger, bolder, better The magic of migration Saving birds on the brink Rarity handbook is essential reading Not forgotten Make a digiscoping adapter Make a phonescoping adapter Common and Arctic Terns Ten things about Swallows Cracking good eggs Stray feathers Paddling pool phalarope All the way from the Pacific The case of the disappearing seaduck Finding 'Flora Butterbum' A gallinule in the rough Heron hot-spot mystery Bluetail takes a wrong turn Diver surfaces far from home Storms continue to bring new megas throughout late winter A month of influxes and overwintering summer migrants Double Dutch megas Site of the month: Sheppey Newquay Josh Jones Josh Jones Joe Stockwell David Walker Nigel Lound Jane Turner Tony Murray Editorial team Jonathan Meyrav Mark Avery Jonathan Gaunt Andy Stoddart Ellie Owen Keith Vinicombe Tim Mackrill Editorial team Mike Alibone Steve Young Steve Young David Callahan Dominic Mitchell David Callahan Dominic Mitchell Rebecca Armstrong James Hanlon Steve Blain Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Mark Cocker Editorial team Tom Cuffe Owen and SarahLouise Selly Editorial team Dave Suddaby Editorial team Editorial team Elaine Warnock 18 22 25 28 30 31 32 33 34 38 39 45 54 58 62 64 70 72 73 74 75 75 76 76 81 82 83 83 87 94 7 8 Josh Jones 14 Josh Jones Josh Jones Alan Johnson Paul Freestone 18 22 25 28 9 10 11 11 12 12 Migration Ross's Gull Portland, Weymouth Dungeness Gibraltar Point NNR Wirral Peninsula Great Saltee Island Capercaillie Eastern Mediterranean flyway Hen Harrier Skokholm Pied Flycatcher, Collared Flycatcher Seabird conservation Chew Balley Lake Ospreys Birdguides photos of the year 2013 Vortex Razor 50 ND telescope Nikon D3300 camera Mute Swan The North American Bird Guide RSPB: Migration Hotspots Facing Extinction Rare Birds of North America Ghosts of Gone Birds Digiscoping adapter Phonescoping adapter Common Tern, Arctic Tern Swallow Eggs Purchasing countryside Grey Phalarope Slaty-backed Gull Putative Stejneger's Scoter Myrtle Warbler American Purple Gallinule Squacco Heron, Chinese Pond Heron Red-flanked Bluetail Pacific Diver Hume's Warbler, Lesser Scaup, Yellow-legged Gull Glaucous Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Waxwing Green Heron, Lincoln's Sparrow, Caspian Plover Sheppey, Little Owl Newquay, Black-headed Gull 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 261 261 261 261 261 261 261 261 261 261 261 Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Target Bird The political birder Profile: Owls Owl invasion Identification Local patches Conservation The Great Fen Coombe Abbey CP and Brandon NR Burry Inlet Ythan Estuary and Peterhead March: Garganey Independence day Wising up The winter the owls came Common and Black Redstarts Work it! Enigma thrush Kevin Robson Brian Stretch David Saunders Paul Baxter Editorial team Mark Avery David Callahan David Callahan Andy Stoddart Moss Taylor Nick Baker 29 30 31 32 33 35 36 38 45 54 58 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 261 261 261 261 261 261 261 261 261 261 261 261 261 261 261 261 261 260 260 260 260 260 260 260 260 260 260 260 260 260 260 260 260 260 Natural histroy publishing World of Birds Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Murmurations This issue The big picture The big stories The big stories The big stories Analysis: rarities Analysis: scarcities Western Palearctic Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds February's target bird Gallery Looking back A dream in the making A taste of Taiwan Mighty fine Pocket-sized view Wheel of fortune An extraordinary achievement Updated ID guide is packed with new info Silent killers A year in wildlife Ten spring migrants to look for How to … help birds feather their nests How to … report an injured bird of prey ID Tips - Scandinavian Rock Pipit and Water Pipit How to … spread the benefits of birding Scottish Birdfair build-up begins How to … get breaking news of WP rarities A sad farewell Guest editorial Ivory coats White Christmas Guillemot a Yuletide treat Spanish holidaymaker Santa delivers early presents A taste of the north Five-star strays Site of the month: Kerry The New Forest and Blashford Lakes Hamford Water Huttoft and Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe NNR Inner Dee March Spey Bay Common Crane Goose spectacular Bill Oddie's birding life Mark Brazil Neil Bowman Mike Alibone Rebecca Armstrong Editorial team Editorial team Josh Jones David Callahan David Callahan Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Lucy McRobert Bill Oddie Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Derek Charles Josh Jones Josh Jones Josh Jones Richard Bonser Simon Hartill Paul Brayshaw Graham Catley Daniel Trotman Martin Cook Editorial team Editorial team Bill Oddie 62 64 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 81 82 83 83 83 86 87 94 3 6 8 10 12 14 18 22 25 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 38 The Great Fen, Short-eared Owl Coome Abbey, Brandon NR, Siskin Burry inlet, Cetti's Warbler Ythan Estuary, Peterhead, Kind Eider Garganey Scotland referendum, wildlife conservation Owls, Barn Owl, Long-eared Owl, Tawny Owl, Grey Owl Snowy Owl Common Redstart, Black Redstart Norfolk local patch, PWC Patchwork Challenge Ring Ouzel Japan wildlife, The Nature of Japan Taiwan birds, Taiwan Whistling Thrush Opticron MM3 50 ED travelscope Swarovski Optik CL Pocket 8x25 binocular Birds by Colour app Ordinary Extraordinary Junco online documentary The Helm Guide to Bird Identification Owls, Mike Toms, David Tiplins, Jari Peltomaki 52 Wildlife Weekends Building skills, Northern Wheatear, Sand Martin How to help birds feather their nest How to report an injured bird of prey Scandinavian Rock Pipit, Water Pipit How to help birders and biridng be more respected and valued Scottish Birdfair, Birdwatch website Birdguides, bird news, rarities Capercaillie Editorial Ivory Gull Ivory Gull Brunnich's Guillemot Thayer's Gull Desert Wheatear, Two-barred Crossbill Parrot Crossbill, Caspian Gull Hawk Owl, Ivory Gull, Black-faced Bunting Kerry, Dingle, Ireland New Forest, Blashford Lakes Hamford Water Huttfoft, Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe NNR Innder Dee Marsh Spey bay Common Crane Barnacle Goose Bill Oddie, birding 2014 2014 2014 2 2 2 260 Looking back 260 Identification 260 Rarities Bill Oddie's little black yearbook Velvet, White-winged anmd Stejneger's Scoter A glorious year 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 260 260 260 260 260 260 260 260 260 260 260 260 260 260 260 260 260 260 260 260 259 259 259 259 259 259 259 259 259 259 259 Rare birds The political birder Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Photography Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Stray feathers The big stories Finder's report The big stories Analysis: rarities Analysis: scarcities Western Palearctic Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Migration and vagrancy Noticing non-natives Best in budget class? A neat bit of kti for phone-scoping Paramo Ladies Alondra jacket Steve Young's February photo challenge Snapshot of a fenland paradise A detailed county first Primary colour Undestnading optics Birdwatch Bird Book of the Year How to .. Attract breedign birds to your garden How to … get your records accepted How to … keep your optics safe How to … make and erecet your own nestbox ID tips How to … be a blend-in birder Phalarope's epic journey revealed Use a notebook to develop your skills Off the grid Baikal Teal's face fits Mega Brunnich's floats into view Warbler way out west Migrant megas carry on into the winter lull A glut of former rarities Waifs and strays to all four points Site of the month: Norfolk Dorset Stour Valley and Reculver Suffolk Lancashire 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 1 1 1 1 1 259 259 259 259 259 Where to watch birds January's target bird The political birder Year listing Year listing 2014 2014 2014 2014 1 1 1 1 259 259 259 259 Identification Identification Year listing Populations The East Lothian coast Caspian Gull Look both ways 300 or bust! Your big year Pink-footed, Tundra Bean and Taiga Bean Geese photo guide Quiz bird Make your list count Breakaway Blackcaps Bill Oddie Martin Garner David Callahan Steve Howell, Will Russell, Ian Lewington Mark Avery Mike Alibone Mike Alibone Rebecca Armstrong Steve Young Chris Harbard James Lees David Callahan Mike Alibone Mark Cocker Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Mark Cocker Editorial team Mark James Pearson Editorial team Josh Jones Josh Jones Josh Jones Rob Martin Brett Spencer Marc Heath Lee Woods Gavin Thomas Doreen and James Main Editorial team Mark Avery Richard Bonser David Callahan 40 45 64 Andy Stoddart Editorial team Keith Vinicombe Mike Alibone 45 52 55 60 58 65 68 69 71 71 72 72 73 73 74 79 80 80 81 83 83 86 87 94 8 9 10 14 18 22 25 28 29 30 31 32 33 35 37 42 Bill Oddie, yearbook Velvet Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Stejneger's Scoter Cedar Waxwing, Wilson's Warbler, Pine Grosbeak Rare Birds of North America extract Black Swan Tom Lock TL Series One 10x42 binocular review Viking Smartphone Adapter review Paramo Ladies Alondra jacket review Birds in snow Cambridgeshire Bird Atlas 2007-2011 review The Birds of Gloucestershire review The Red Canary review Sport Optics: Binoculars, Spotting Scopes and Rifle Scopes review BTO Bird Atlas 2007-2011 review Attract breeding birds to your garden Rare bird recording Keeping optics safe, security Nestbox Siberian Chiffchaff Inconspicuous birding Red-necked Phalarope Notebook Technology in birding Baikal Teal Brunnich's Guillemot Lesser Whitethroat Vagrants Great Egret, Glossy Ibis, Surf Scoter Siberian Rubythroat, Pied Crow Norfolk Dorset Stour Valley, Stodmarsh NNR, Reculver Suffolk, Lancashire East Lothian Caspian Gull Pheasant 300 species list, year listing Year listing Pink-footed Goose, Tundra Bean Goose, Taiga Bean Goose Goose quiz bird Year listing Blackcap 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2014 2013 2013 2013 2013 1 12 12 12 12 259 259 259 259 259 259 259 259 259 259 259 259 259 259 259 259 259 World of Birds supplement 259 World of Birds supplement 259 World of Birds supplement 259 World of Birds supplement 259 World of Birds supplement 259 World of Birds supplement 258 258 258 258 2014 1 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 258 258 258 258 258 258 258 258 2014 2014 2014 2014 1 1 1 1 Garden birding Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Comment Your big garden year Kite flies high with Lynx HD Great tripod support Digital double Naturetale Download America Monumental achievement Cracking the warbler code How to … make a homemade suet cone How to … grow your own bird food How to … be a backpack birder ID tips - Black-throated Diver Q&A Online How to … improve your skills with a year list No further sign Gemma Butlin Mike Alibone David Callahan Steve Young Rebecca Armstrong David Callahan David Callahan Sharon Stiteler Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Lucy McRobert 66 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 81 82 83 83 84 86 87 94 Destinations Home run David Callahan 4 Garden birdwatching, bird feeding Lynx HD 8x30 binocular Scopac Plus Nikon V2 camera, DSA-N1 digiscoping adapter Naturetale app The Sibley eGuide to Birds, Peterson Birds pocket edition BTO Bird Atlas 2007-2011 The Warbler Guide Homemade suet cone Bird food Birding kit Black-throated Diver Waxwing, Parrot Crossbill Digital edition, Birdwatch website Year listing Scilly Lapland Bunting, UK Cyprus A world of their own Birding on Aphrodite's island Colin Richardson 8 Trinidad and Tobago A world of their own Paradise islands Dominic Mitchell 11 Madagascar A world of their own One in a million David Callahan 15 Nepal, Chitwan National Park A world of their own Heart of the jungle Carol Inskipp 18 Falkland Islands A world of their own The big picture The big stories Finder's report Finder's report The big stories The big stories The big stories The big stories Rarities Scarcities Western Palearctic Where to watch birds More than meets the eye The big chill Scotland: twinned with Cape May Kinglet for a day Yank stays put Multiple Parrots crown a northern crossbill invasion Finally, the prediction comes good Double vision: Soras on Scilly The wagtail detectives Storms blow in hurricane force American megas Winter's wanderers begin to arrive Mid-Atlantic ridge megas Site of the month: Slimbridge Dominic Couzens Editorial team Editorial team Eamonn O'Donnell Sean Morris 20 5 6 7 8 Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Josh Jones Josh Jones Josh Jones Martin McGill 8 9 10 10 12 14 20 23 Winter, bird numbers Cape May Warbler Ruby-crowned Kinglet American Mourning Dove Parrot Crossbill Semipalmated Plover Sora Yellow Wagtail Siberian Rubythroat, Sardinian Warbler, Daurian Shrike Red-breasted Flycatcher, Little Bunting Cedar Waxwing, Rough-legged Buzzard Slimbridge reserve 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 258 258 258 258 258 258 258 258 258 258 258 258 258 258 258 258 258 258 258 258 258 258 258 258 258 258 258 258 Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds December's target bird The political birder Conservation Winter movements Identification Identification Gallery A focus on nature Art award Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Expert reviews Stray feathers Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Expert advice Riverside Country Park Belvide Reservoir Alnmouth to Lindisfarne The Ayrshire coast Cloonaughnan and Funshinagh Turloughs Black-necked Grebe Party politics No minister Great escapes Golden and White-tailed Eagles Quiz bird Scilly season 2013 Birding's next generation Birdwatch Artist of the Tear 2013 Tough and tempting new SLCs Pack this mac on your next birding trip Smartphone-scoping for beginners A truly super zoom Masterly pterodroma tome Watching waterbirds made easier Obsessed! Vive le difference? How to … survey your local birds How to … pick the perfect patch How to … make a simple bird seed feeder 10 ways to get more out of watching birds Online ID tips - Red-necked Grebe 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 12 11 11 11 11 258 257 257 257 257 Finders keepers The month in focus The month in focus The month in focus The month in focus 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 257 257 257 257 257 257 257 257 The month in focus The month in focus The month in focus The political birder Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds 2013 11 257 Where to watch birds See out the year in style About the size of it November's target bird How to … get better optics for your money Garden notes - Prepare a winter feast Stories of the month - Cliff-hanger in northern Oman: the discovery of a new Western Palearctic owl ID tips - Yellow-browed Warbler How to … Judge birds by size Birding gets social November best Cromer to Happisburgh Tamar Estuary The Whitburn coast Best of the rest … Rheidol Valley, Tay Estuary, Chelmarsh Reservoir Paul Trodd Steve Nuttall Alan Tilmouth Fraser Simpson John N Murphy Editorial team Mark Avery Bill Oddie Dominic Couzens Dick Forsman Editorial team Editorial team Lucy McRobert Rebecca Armstrong Mike Alibone David Callahan Sharon Stiteler Steve Young Richard Bonser Julian Hough David Hosking Mark Cocker Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Dan Brown and Paul French Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team 26 27 28 29 30 31 33 34 38 45 52 55 60 66 70 71 72 74 75 75 76 79 81 82 83 83 86 87 Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Mark Avery Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team 8 10 10 13 14 15 16 17 Editorial team 18 94 5 6 7 7 Riverside Country Park Belvide Reservoir Alnmouth, Lindisfarne Ayrshire coast Cloonaughnan, Funshinagh Turloughs Black-necked Grebe Birdfair, British Birdwatching Fair Government conservation policies, Conservative party Skylark, Fieldfare Golden Eagle, White-tailed Eagle Quiz bird, eagle Jack Snipe, American Robin, Snow Bunting Young people, birdwatching Birdwatch Artist of the Year award 2013 Swarovski SLC 8x42 WB binocular Kathmandu Pocket-it rain jacket Smartphone digiscoping Nikon Nikkor AF-S 80-400 mm F4.5-5.6G ED VR zoom lens Multimedia Identification Guide to North Atlantic Seabirds: Pterodroma Petrels Peterson Reference Guide to Seawatching: Eastern Waterbirds in Flight Birds - Coping with an Obsession Gender and racial diversity in birding Surveying local birds Local patch Making a bird feeder Tips Digital edition, Birdwatch website, optics guide Red-necked Grebe Rarities, seabirds, wildfowl Sparrowhawk Greater Scaup Optics, budget Birdfeeding Omani Owl Yellow-browed Warbler Judging birds by size Twitter, conservation November birds Cromer, Happisburgh, Seaduck Tamar Estuary, Brent Goose Whitburn coast, Whooper Swan Rheidol Valley, Tay Estuary, Chelmarsh Reservoir 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 2013 11 2013 257 257 257 257 257 257 257 257 257 257 257 257 257 257 257 257 257 257 257 257 257 How to be a better birder Invasion of the Nutcrackers Birds with E.D.G.E. Yellow-legged Gull photo guide Blue for you Vikings set to conquer Birds in a world of their own Islands in the sun Big city birding This birding life Locked up Different takes on birding's best county Return of the king Wilson's in the mist In the thick of it Baltimore in Baltasound Garden Great Snipe A tern that fits the bill? Untwitchable waxwing Shrike heralds influx A classic mega autumn Richard Crossley David Callahan David Callahan Dominic Mitchell Mike Vickers Mike Alibone David Callahan Dominic Mitchell David Callahan David Campbell Rebecca Armstrong Moss Taylor Anthony McGeehan Editorial team Editorial team Brydon Thomason Editorial team Davey Farrar John Bowler Bob Marchant Josh Jones 23 29 32 37 46 51 53 53 53 53 53 54 58 59 59 60 60 61 62 62 64 Scarcities live up to their name Josh Jones 68 11 Building skills Looking back Conservation Identification World of Birds Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: rarities Reports: national 257 notebook Reports: western 257 Palearctic Crane first for Germany 69 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 257 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 2013 2013 2013 10 10 10 256 Where to watch birds 256 The political birder 256 Stray feathers Look out for a late mega How to … get involved with bird conservation Garden notes - Snug as a bug October's target bird - European Serin Behaviour - Sleeping a wink How to … go birding on a budget RSPB upset about offset A haven for rare herons Listcheck ID tips - British and Continental Coal Tits How to … see what's about for free Here they come Prawle Point Covenham Reservoir Stronsay Best of the rest … Lowestoft and surrounds, St Bees Head, North Bewick area Fuel for thought Little voices Richard Bonser Dan Brown & Paul French Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Mark Avery Mark Cocker 18 21 23 Finders keepers the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Crossley ID Guide: Britain & Ireland Nutcracker Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered, EDGE programme Yellow-legged Gull Belarus, Azure Tit Viking ED Pro 65 mm and 80 mm telescope review The Birds of Africa Volume VIII Rare Birds of the Canary Islands A Birdwatching Guide to Brandenburg and Berlin Winging It: Birding for Low-flyers Birds in a Cage, Derek Niemann Best Birdwatching Sites in Norfolk, Norfolk Wildlife - 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Rainforest rapture Dunlin, White-rumped and Baird's Sandpipers photo guide An eye for a photo Shutter up Have pockets, will travel Birds in our image True Brit Learning wildlife photography Stormie Monday Second coming Scotland's third record becomes an Irish first Going for gold Petrel pumped Seabirds and waders galore Porthcawl, Rattray Head, Connemara coast, Sabine's Gull Editorial team Mark Avery David Callahan David Callahan Chris Harbard 18 21 22 26 31 Andy Stoddart Steve Young Steve Young Dominic Mitchell David Callahan Tim Appleton Oliver Smart Will Miles Editorial team Margaret Sharpe Editorial team Paul Moore Josh Jones 37 46 51 53 55 55 56 60 61 62 62 63 64 A flood of late arrivals Josh Jones 68 Rare breeds Richard Bonser Dan Brown & Paul French Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team 72 Editorial team 11 Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Jane Turner 11 12 17 18 19 20 Editorial team Mark Avery Mark Cocker David Callahan Ron Toft Andy Stoddart Steve Young 20 25 26 31 36 41 48 RSPB rebranding Sabine's Gull Wild gamebird, Common Pheasant Peru, Andean Cock-of-the-Rock Dunlin, White-rumped sandpiper, Baird's Sandpipers David Hosking ISO settings Paramo Halcon Traveller jacket Birds and People, Mark Cocker The Mandarin Duck, Christopher Lever The Wildlife Photography Workshop, Ross Hoddinott, Ben Hall Swinhoe's Storm-petrel Rock Thrush Lesser Sand Plover Pacific Golden Plover Bulwer's Petrel Bridled Tern, Ascension Frigatebird, Rock Thrush Surf Scoter, Black Kite, Curlew Sandpiper Saunder's Terns Simply the best Happy birthday Birdfair! Eye of the tiger August's target bird - Barred Warbler Stories of the month - Night Parrot rediscovery shrouded in darkness Updating avian taxonomy - Parrots lumped, Wrenbabbler split ID tips - Eurasian Curlew and Eurasian Whimbrel The journey begins Cresswell and Warkworth Lane Ponds Weir Wood Reservoir Red Rocks Best of the rest ... Middle Tame Valley, Cape Cornwall, The Skelligs It's all in the timing What birds mean to us Code red Dream island Sedge and Aquatic Warblers photo guide Sharp shooter Shetland, Lanceolated Warbler 78 5 7 8 British Birdwatching Fair, Birdfair Moths Barred Warbler Night Parrot Maroon-fronted Parrot, Wren-babbler Eurasian Curlew and Eurasian Whimbrel Breeding season, waders, seabirds, passerines Cresswell and Warkworth Lane Ponds, Spoonbill Weir Wood reservoir, Marsh Tit Red Rocks, Manx Shearwater Middle Tame Valley, Cape Cornwall, The Skelligs, Puffin, Ringed Plover, Sooty Shearwater Kirtland's Warbler Birds and People', Mark Cocker, David Tipling Curlew Sandpiper Skokholm, autumn migration Sedge Warbler, Aquatic Warbler Natalino Fenech, Malta 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 254 254 254 254 254 254 254 254 254 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 8 8 8 8 8 254 254 254 254 254 2013 8 2013 Picture perfect Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Insects Tragic demise of a shooting star Pacific's repeat performance Unbridled joy Ascension day Legions of the lost A flood of late arrivals Josh Jones 76 8 Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: rarities Reports: national 254 notebook Reports: western 254 palearctic Steve Young Dominic Mitchell Mike Alibone Dominic Mitchell Tim Wootton Mark Cocker David Campbell Luke Tiller Richard Fox Josh Jones, Mark Cocker Paul Collins Will Scott Dr Vernon Bonarjee Josh Jones Late migration brings megas 80 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 8 7 7 7 7 254 253 253 253 253 2013 2013 2013 7 7 7 253 the month in focus 253 the month in focus 253 the month in focus On the move Garden notes - lessons learned July's target bird - Common Quail Behaviour - fitting the bill Hot to … do your homework Stories of the month - Severn barrage failure, Europe's unprotected seas News in brief Updating avian taxonomy Richard Bonser Dan Brown, Paul French Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team 8 8 8 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 253 253 253 253 253 253 253 253 ID tips - Female Yellowhammer and Cirl Bunting The heat is on North Warren RSPB Padley Gorge and Burbage Moor Glen Affric Pelagics special Good looks or great voice? Mapping the changes 10 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 2013 2013 7 7 253 Seabirds 253 World of Birds Editorial team Editorial team Ian Barthorpe John Hague Graeme Prest Editorial team Mark Avery Su Gough Bob Flood, Ashely Fisher Lee Dingain 2013 7 Andy Stoddart 37 2013 2013 2013 7 7 7 253 Identification Where to photograph 253 birds 253 Featured photographer 253 Picture perfect Steve Young Steve Young Steve Young 45 46 51 Finders keepers the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds The political birder Atlas Hide and seek Bring on the mosquitos King of the mid-range scopes? Seed capital How to watch birds Understanding the point of Blakeney Reliving Scilly's glory years A fresh perspective on raptors Why moths matter 53 55 57 59 61 61 61 62 67 68 70 70 71 72 Portable hides Rohan Overland shirt Celestron Regal M2 80ED telescope Garden Bird Supplies seed mixes and feeders Looking at Birds: an antidote to field guides', John Busby Shifting Sands', Andy Stoddart Scilly Birding: Joining the Madding Crowd', Simon Davey The Crossley Guide: Raptors', Richard Crossley Moth conservation White-throated Needletail Pacific Swift Bridled Tern Ascension Frigatebird Pacific Swift, White-throated Needletail, Sardinian Warbler Spotted Flycatcher, Black Kite, Red-backed Shrike Grey-necked Bunting, African Openbill, Grey-headed Gull Petrel heads Protecting the Atlantic Forest Ruff, Pectoral and Sharp-tailed Sandpipers Photo Guide Autumn migration 86 5 6 7 7 26 31 Blackbird, Robin Common Quail Waders Birding sites research Severn Estuary barrage Marine Protected Areas Orange-coloured Grosbeak Female Yellowhammer, Cirl Bunting Wilson's Storm-petrel, Sooty Shearwater North Warren RSPB, Garganey, Northern Gannet Padley Gorge, Birbage Moor, Goosander, Red Grouse Glen Affric, Black Grouse, Golden Eagle Argyll, Outer Hebrides, Northumberland American Warblers Bird Atlas 2007-2011 North Atlantic seabirds, Pterodroma petrels Atlantic Forest, Russel-winged Spadebill Ruff, Pectoral Sandpiper, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Skomer Island, Manx Shearwater, Razorbill Skomer Island Going Dutch Get closer Arnoud B van den Berg Using a converter, Cormorant 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 253 253 253 253 253 253 253 253 253 2013 2013 7 7 2013 7 2013 Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights True colours Bridging the telephoto gap Made of Sterna stuff How to save birds To the point Oceans apart Better late than never Flexi-time Flycatcher Candid camera rarity Mike Alibone Dominic Mitchell David Callahan Tim Stowe David Callahan Roger Riddington Steve Tomlinson Gary Woodburn Editorial team 53 54 55 56 56 60 61 62 63 Mood indigo Siberia-on-Sea Sonja and Terry Booth 63 Josh Jones 64 A month of influx and movement Josh jones 68 7 253 Reports: highlights 253 Reports: rarities Reports: national 253 notebook Reports: western 253 palearctic Stowaway sparrows 72 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 7 6 6 6 6 6 253 252 252 252 252 252 Finders keepers the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 252 252 252 252 252 252 252 252 the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Spectacular seawatching Keeping seabirds on track Honey Buzzard How to … protect baby birds Garden notes - Garden pest fest Breaking news Stories of the month - The worst chemical spill for decades? News in Brief Updating avian taxonomy ID Tips - Peregrine Falcon and Hobby Territorial armies Walberswick Ardnamurchan Gwenffrwd-Dinas RSPB Richard Bonser Dan Brown & Paul French Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Steve Piotrowski John Miles David Anning 8 8 8 10 14 15 16 17 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 252 252 252 252 252 252 252 Best of the rest … Arun Valley, Skerries, Dartmoor Weather warnings Good traditions Midnight chorus Trading standards Reed, Marsh and Blyth's Reed Warblers Winter's images Editorial team Mark Avery Marcus Lawson David Callahan David Callahan Andy Stoddart Steve Young 18 20 23 28 32 37 44 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 6 6 6 6 6 252 252 252 252 252 Where to watch birds The political birder Migration Species profile Wild bird trade Identification Featured photographer Where to photograph birds Picture perfect Picture perfect Tools of the trade Tools of the trade South Stack Cliffs Travel in style Try, try and try again Rock-solid optics X marks the spot Steve Young Steve Young Steve Young Mike Alibone Rebecca Armstrong 48 51 51 52 53 Pentax PR-80 EDA telescope Fujifilm Finepix HS50EXR superzoom camera Terns - review Bird Conservation: Global evidence for the effects of interventions - review Spurn Wildlife - review Black-throated Diver Dusky Thrush Collared Flycatcher White Thrush Indigo Bunting Dusky Thrush, Indogo Bunting, Harlequin Duck Wilson's Storm-petrel, Pectoral Sandpiper Iago Sparrow, Roseate Tern Seabirds 78 5 6 6 7 7 Seabirds Honey Buzzard Baby birds Garden pests Birdguides PIB, seabirds Pipit, Cuckoo Clapper Rail Peregrine Falcon, Hobby Current breeding species Walberswick, Bittern, Marsh Harrier, Hobby Ardnamurchan, Common Eider, Great Northern Diver, Hen Harrier Gwenffrwd-Dinas RSPB, Goosander, Red Kite, Goshawk Arun Valley, Skerries, Dartmoor Global warming Dungeness Nightingale EU ban on wild bird imports, Taiwan, China Reed Warbler, Marsh Warbler, Blyth's Reed Warbler Jari Peltomaki South Stack Cliffs, Chough Country Innovation Traveller jacket, trousers and shirt review Photography experimentation Celestron Granite 9x33 binocular Karrimor X Lite Helium jacket 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 2013 6 2013 252 252 252 252 252 252 252 252 252 252 Down but not out Birding by numbers A year in the life Ultimate butterfly guide 'In off' mega duck On a roll Problem solved Banana boat Spanish stroll Rarities rock the east coast David Callahan David Campbell Moss Taylor Neil Bowman Brett Richards Adam Hutt Bob Flood Andy Webb Martin Garner Josh Jones 55 55 56 56 60 60 62 62 63 64 The big push Josh Jones 68 6 Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: rarities Reports: national 252 notebook Reports: Western 252 Palearctic Off the rails 72 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 252 251 251 251 251 251 251 2013 5 251 the month in focus Editorial team 8 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 251 251 251 251 251 251 251 the month in focus the month in focus Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Where to watch birds Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Mark Hawkes Andy Roadhouse Darryl Spittle Ian Andrews 8 10 14 15 16 17 18 2013 2013 2013 2013 5 5 5 5 251 251 251 251 Where to watch birds The political birder Stray feathers Species profile The best is yet to come Raising funds for Scotland's wildlife Garden notes - Flying colours Behaviour - Clocking cuckoos May's target bird - Black Tern Stories of the month - Lydd comes off Stories of the month - Neonics kill birds too Updating avian taxonomy - Pitta species almost double Updating avian taxonomy - New masked-owl named ID tips - Stock and Feral Rock Doves Exciting times Graftham Water Beacon Lagoons Goldcliff Pill Musselburgh Best of the rest … Walmsley Sanctuary, Carsington Water, Lough Erne Does DEFRA care? Pailint like an Egyptian Small is beautiful Richard Bonser Dan Brown & Paul French Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Mark Avery Mark Cocker David Callahan 19 21 23 24 2013 2013 2013 2013 5 5 5 5 251 251 251 251 Trading places Orient express Yellow and Citrine Wagtails Wild Shetland Mark James Pearson Editorial team Andy Stoddart Steve Young 28 32 37 44 2013 2013 2013 5 5 5 Pendle Hill Steady as she goes A lesson in manners Steve Young Steve Young Steve Young 49 50 50 Finders keepers the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus Local patches World of birds Identification Featured photographer Where to photograph 251 birds 251 Picture perfect 251 Picture perfect The World's Rarest Birds Birduder 344 Holme Bird Observatory A Video Guide to the Butterflies of Britain and Ireland Baikal Teal Rock Thrush Pallid Swift White-billed Diver Iberian Chiffchaff Rock Thrush, Great Bustard, Baikal Teal, Killdeer Songbirds, White-billed Diver, Purple Heron Allen's Gallinule, Common Grackle, Turkestan Shrike Migrants, Little Crake 78 5 6 6 7 8 8 Scottish Birdfair Plumage Cuckoos Black Tern Expansion of Lydd airport Pesticides Red-bellied Pitta Serma Masked-owl Stock and Feral Rock Dove Migrating season Grafham Water, Garganey, Common Scoter, Black-necked Grebe Beacon Lagoons, Brent Goose, Avocet, Little Ringed Plover Goldcliff Pill, Greater Scaup, Spoonbill, Little Stint Musselburgh, Common Eider, Long-tailed Duck, Slavonian Greve==be Walmsley Sanctuary, Carsington Water, Lough Erne DEFRA, raptor persecution Egyptian ornithological art Little Gull Filey, East Yorkshire Beidaihe, Happy Island, vagrants Yellow Wagtail, Citrine Wagtail Brydon Thomason Pendle Hill, Dotterel Using a tripod tape-luring 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2013 5 2013 251 251 251 251 251 251 251 251 251 251 251 The full picture Arrive in comfort and style Northern Spain's birdfinding gains Northern Spain's birdfinding gains Feathering the nest How to watch raptors Backyard Pallid Double delight UFO heron Bird bath Black-throat Few and far between Mike Alibone Dexter Gordon Robin Chittenden Robin Chittenden David Callahan Luke Tiller Veronica Hill Gavin Thomas Colin Selway Editorial team Josh Jones 53 54 55 55 56 56 60 60 62 62 64 Spring pioneers start struggling through Josh Jones 66 5 Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: rarities Reports: national 251 notebook Reports: Western 251 Palearctic Winter lingers 72 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 251 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 The merry month of May How to … make the most of your working week How to … map garden bird territories April's target bird - Ruff Garden Notes - Good tidings in the garden Behaviour - April fool Stories of the month - Spanish bird massacre Updating avain taxonomy - Ocean paradise gain ID tips - Common and Black Redstarts April falls Tices Meadow Tophill Low NR Deeside Hook Head Kelling Water Meadows The Lizard Fordsham Lagoons Hearts and minds In our time Tracking Scotland's Corncrakes As free as a bird? European & Oriental Turtle Doves Photo Guide Russell Slack A rare old time Richard Bonser Dan Brown & Paul French Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Richard Seargent Richard Hampshire David Jenkins Paul Kelly Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Mary Avery David Callahan Rhys Green Hugh D Loxdale Andy Stoddart Alister Benn Steve Young 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 4 4 4 4 4 250 250 250 250 250 Loggerheads CP Looking back Ruking the mid range Pulling power The six 'stans' covered Steve Young Steve Young Mike Alibone Dominic Mitchell Steve Rooke 48 51 52 53 55 Finders keepers the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus where to watch birds where to watch birds where to watch birds where to watch birds where to watch birds Best of the rest Best of the rest Best of the rest The political birder 250th issue Conservation Behaviour Identification Obituary Featured photographer Where to photograph birds Picture perfect Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Hawke Panorama ED 20-60X82 telescope Brasher Countrymaster II GTX shoes Crossbill Guides: Spanish Pyrenees and Steppes of Huesca Where to Watch Birds in the Western Spanish Pyrenees Avian Architecture Hawks at a Distance Pallid Harrier Killdeer Unidentified egret Black-throated Thrush Black-throated Thrush, Pallid Harrier, Killdeer, Harlequin Duck Northern Wheatear, Surf Scoter, Green-winged Teal Thayer's Gull, Song Sparrow, Black Bush Robin larks, wagtails, wheatears, European Bee-eater 76 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 10 14 15 16 17 18 19 19 19 21 22 26 31 37 43 45 Local birdwatching Garden birds Ruff Magpies Nesting birds, Blackbirds, Chaffinches, Dunnock, Song Thrush Migrating birds in Valencia, Spain Ocean paradise flycatchers Common and Black Redstarts Migration, Common Cuckoo Little Egret, Hobby, Peregrine Falcon, Water Rail Garganey, Marsh Harrier, Avocet, Little Ringed Plover Pink-footed Goose, Mandarin Duck, Common Goldeneye Manx Shearwater, European Storm-petrel, Northern Gannet, Dotterel Norfolk, Avocet, Little Ringed Plover Pomarine, Shag, Kittiwake Mersey, Peregrine Falcon, Grey Partridge Conservation 21 years of birdwatching and Birdwatch Corncrake, RSPB Migration European & Oriental Turtle Dove Russell Slack Tim Loseby Loggerheads CP, Clwyd Photography in 1992, digital photography Nikon Monarch 7 series 8x42 and 10x42 binoculars Canon PowerShot SX50 HS superzoom Birds of Central Asia review 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2013 4 2013 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 Home county birds updated Caribbean cocktail Life of Bryan Clown king Bonus grebes abound Close but no cigar Star-studded long-stayers Ben Miller Keith Vinicombe Moss Taylor Brian Rabbitt Steve Miller Kris Webb Josh Jones 55 56 56 60 61 62 64 The merest hint of spring Josh Jones 68 4 Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: rarities Reports: national 250 notebook Reports: Western 250 Palearctic Flash the Ash 72 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 4 3 3 3 3 3 250 249 249 249 249 249 Finders keepers the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 249 249 249 249 249 249 249 249 249 249 249 249 249 249 249 249 249 249 249 249 Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Mark Avery Editorial team David Carroll Rolf Williams Julian Thomas Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Mark Cocker David Callahan Mark Avery Mike Alibone Björn Malmhagen Andrew Moon Steve Young 8 8 8 8 10 14 15 16 17 18 19 19 19 21 22 26 30 37 45 46 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 3 3 3 3 3 3 249 249 249 249 249 249 the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus The political birder Where to watch Where to watch Where to watch Where to watch Best of the rest Best of the rest Best of the rest Stray feathers Migration Conservation Products Identification Obituary Featured photograher Where to photograph birds Picture perfect Picture perfect Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Spring inspiration Early birds How to … be a phenologist How to … record calls March's Target Bird Behaviour … What to wear? 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Little Ringed and Ringed Plovers Flying kites March madness Potteric Carr YWT Northward Hil RSPB Bridgwater Bay Chasewater Baron's Haugh RSPB Dwyryd Estuary Back in fashion Aerial movements Prime directive Optics buyers guide 2013 Ring Ouzel photo guide Pete Naylor Young gun Richard Bonser Dan Brown & Paul French Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Steve Young Steve Young Steve Young Mike Alibone Dominic Mitchell David Callahan 48 51 51 52 55 56 The Birds of Buckinghamshire review Birds of the West Indies review The Profit of Birding review Harlequin Duck Pied-billed Grebe American Herring Gull Pine Grosbeak, Harlequin Duck, Baikai Teal Snow and Cackling Geese, Black Brants, White-tailed Eagle Ashy Drongo, Black-throated Thrush Parkgate Marsh Getting to know you Sharp shooter Bulk-reduction benefit Shine a light The lovely bones Migration, Black-capped Petrel 78 5 6 6 6 7 Mistle Thrush, Blue Tit, Great Tit Phenology Recording bird calls Black Grouse Plumage, Snow Bunting EU environmental funding Reform of Common Fisheries Policy Homing pigeons, USA duck populations, Rinjani Scops Owl, Cisiticolidae Little Ringed Plovers, Ringed Plovers Peregrine Falcon, Red Kite Black Redstart, Firecrest, Blackcap Pink-footed Goose, Bittern, Little Egret, Common Buzzard Black-necked Grebe, Marsh Harrier, Hen Harrier, Merlin Dark-bellied Brent Goose, Northern Pintail, Greater Scaup Chasewater Baron's Haugh RSPB Dwyryd Estuary Egg collecting, DDT Radio and satellite tagging EU conservation legislation Binoculars, tripods, telescopes review Ring Ouzel Pete Naylor Oscar Dewhurst Parkgate Marsh, Spoonbill Know your camera Nikon D600 camera review Giotto Silk Road YTL8253 tripod Olight M20 Warrior torch The Unfeathered Bird, Katrina van Grouw 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 3 3 3 3 3 249 249 249 249 249 2013 3 2013 3 2013 Tools of the trade Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights A definitive raptor Scots Pine Tropic of Cumbria Really wild show County first confirmed William S Clark Rebecca Nason Peter Scott Brydon Thomason Editorial team 56 61 61 62 62 From the poles to the tropics Josh Jones 64 Frozen in time Josh Jones 68 3 249 Reports: rarities Reports: national 249 notebook Reports: Western 249 Palearctic Black and white scoter show 72 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 249 248 248 248 248 248 248 248 248 248 248 248 248 248 Finders keepers the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus where to watch where to watch where to watch where to watch where to watch 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 248 248 248 248 248 248 248 248 248 Editorial team Mark Avery David Callahan David Callahan Editorial team Andy Stoddart Keith Vinicombe Steve Young Steve Young 19 21 22 26 30 32 37 45 46 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 248 248 248 248 248 248 248 248 248 Best of the rest The political birder Species profile Rarities Species Cameo World of birds Identification Picture perfect Featured photographer Where to photograph birds Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Spring is in the air Choose the best food for garden birds Thinking outside the box The perfect host? Long-eared Owl Un-Natural England Gamekeeper caught Competitions hot up Black-necked and Slavonian Grebes Cold snaps The Lea Valley North Shields Christchurch Harbour Castlemaine Harbour Albert village lake, Lock Ken, Eglwys Nunydd Reservoir Vote for wildlife Hanging around Top flight All hail the king River of Cranes Common and King Eider Photo Guide All white now Stop press! Richard Bonser Dan Brown & Paul French Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Mike Dent Martin Kitching Darren Hughes Michael O'Clery Steve Young Mike Alibone David Callahan Dominic Mitchell James Eaton Dominic Mitchell Karen Johnson Michael McKee Colin Barley 50 53 54 55 55 56 60 60 62 Neotropical Birds of Prey, David F Whitacre Pine Grosbeak White-tailed Tropicbird White-tailed Eagle Pallas's Warbler Tideline White-tailed Tropicbird, Pine Grosbeak, Black-browed Albatross, American Coot, Buff-bellied Pipits, Juvenile Northern Harrier Green-winged Teal, Siberian Chiffchaff, Great Egret, Waxwing White-winged Scoter, Northern Hawk Owl, Franklin's Gull, Least Sandpiper Martin Mere WWT Bright new thing On song Poole: twinned with Selborne Reworked guide impresses Birdwatch Bird Book of the Year Garden Rose Double Buff Beach ball Great Spotted Cuckoo, summer birds 78 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 10 14 15 16 17 18 Feeding garden birds National Nestbox Week Bird parasites Long-eared Owl Ban the Burn Common Buzzard Twitter Black-necked and Slavonian Grebes Jack Snipe, Woodcock, Common Goldeneye Lea Valley Common Eider, Red-throated Diver, Northern Gannet Brent Goose, Eurasian Shoveler, Northern Pintail Spoonbill, Pale-bellied Brent Goose, Eurasian Wigeon Mew Gull, Common Buzzard, Hen Harrier, Bittern General election voting and wildlife conservation Penduline Tit January 2012, Dark-eyed Junco, Greater Yellow-legs, Western Sandpiper King Vulture Sandhill Crane Common Eider, King Eider White balance photography George Reszeter Martin Mere WWT Zeiss Victory HT 8x42 binocular BirdVoice pack Catching the Bug Birds of South Asia: the Ripley Guide Cuckoos of the World, Catching the Bug, Birds of Central Asia Rose-breasted Grosbeak Buff-bellied Pipits Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll 2013 2013 2 2 Eastern possibility Rarity hunters head inland Editorial team Josh Jones 62 64 Viking invaders head south Josh Jones 68 2 248 Reports: highlights 248 Reports: rarities Reports: national 248 notebook Reports: Western 248 Palearctic 2013 2 2013 A clean slate 72 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 248 247 247 247 247 247 247 247 247 247 247 247 247 247 247 247 247 247 247 247 247 247 Finders keepers the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus where to watch birds where to watch birds where to watch birds where to watch birds where to watch birds Best of the rest Best of the rest Best of the rest The political birder Stray feathers New year birding Species spotlight Identification 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 247 247 247 247 247 247 247 247 Identification Where to photograph Featured photographer Picture perfect Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Reports: highlights Cryptic cases How to .. Record a potential rarity Big garden birdwatch Web of intrigue Great Northern Diver 2012 'bad for birds' Urban patch abandoned News in brief ID Tips - Cormorant or Shag Cold Snaps Rainham Marshes Foremark Reservoir Whisby Nature Park Blackwater Callows Insh Marshes North Cave Wetlands Westlandpound Reservoir Ducking out Who are the champions? Resolutions to keep Marsh Mysteries Which Warbler? Photo Guide - Tufted Duck, Greater and Lesser Scaup Hide photography Birds and Landscapes Winter Wonders Rewriting the rules of design On the bright side In the bag Back in black Richard Bonser Dan Brown, Paul French Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Howard Vaughan John Hague Grahame Hopwood Michael Cowming Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Mark Avery Mark Cocker David Callahan Ron Toft Andy Stoddart Andy Stoddart Editorial team Steve Young Steve Young Dominic Mitchell Mike Alibone Editorial team Bill Neil 37 45 46 50 53 54 55 60 2013 2013 2013 2013 1 1 1 1 247 247 247 247 Brief encounter Retrospective contender Born Free or the Great Escape? A strong set of stragglers Roger Card & Paul Holt Jo & Colin Gould David Potter John Jones 60 62 62 64 2013 1 An influx of Waxwings and a late run of Warblers Josh Jones 68 Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: rarities Reports: national 247 notebook Falcated Duck Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll, Buff-bellied Pipits, Pacific Diver Waxwing, Balearic Shearwaters, American Golden Plover Slaty-backed Gull Rarity finding 78 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 10 14 15 16 17 18 19 19 19 21 23 24 29 34 Rarities RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch Waterbirds, Seabirds Great Northern Diver BTO figures Dagenham Chase BOU, Pacific Albatrosses Cormorant, Shag Wintering waders, Rainham Marshes Rainham Marshes, Bearded Tit, Marsh Harrier, Northern Pintail Foremark reservoir, Gfreater Scaup, Common Scoter, Common Goldeneye Whisby nature park, Whooper Swan, Red-crested Pochard, Grey Partridge Bewick's Swan, Eurasian Wigeon, Little Egret River Spey, Whooper Swan, Pink-footed Geese Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, Goosander, Black-necked Grebe, Willow Tit, Woodcock, Common Buzzard, Raven Ruddy Duck British conservation Tips for making birding better in 2013 Dr Richard Broughton, Marsh Tit Yellow-browed Warbler, Hume's Warbler Tufted Duck, Greater and Lesser Scaup Norway Johann Oli Hilmarsson Birds in snow Swarovski ATX range Hawke Endurance ED range Kathmandu Litehaul Pack v2 Hebridean Wildfowl, American Coot Asian Desert Warbler Putative Oriental Turtle Dove Hooded Merganser Asian Desert Warbler, Cedar Waxwing, Spanish Sparrow Canada Geese, Surf Scoter, American Golden Plover Reports: Western 247 Palearctic Swallow first for Sweden 1 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 247 246 246 246 246 246 246 246 246 246 246 2012 2012 12 12 2012 2013 1 2013 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 Cliff Swallow 72 Ready, set, go! ID tips - Bewick's and Whooper Swans December's target bird - Bean Geese How to … be a hidden birder Conservation - a quest to save the rarest Behaviour - female singers Stories of the month - policeman stole eggs How to .. Join a local network News in brief Garden notes - flocking together Chill factor Richard Bonser Dan Brown & Paul French Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team 246 Where to watch 246 Where to watch Pagham Harbour Llys-y-Fran Reservoir Paul James David Saunders 15 16 12 246 Where to watch The Dee Estuary Jane Turner 17 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 12 12 12 12 12 12 246 246 246 246 246 246 Editorial team Mark Avery Mark Cocker David Callahan David Callahan Steve Young 18 21 23 24 28 32 2012 2012 12 12 Andy Stoddart Steve Young 37 44 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 246 Identification 246 Featured photographer Where to photograph 246 birds 246 Reader holidays 246 Picture perfect 246 Tools of the trade 246 Tools of the trade 246 Tools of the trade 246 Reports: highlights 246 Reports: highlights 246 Reports: highlights 246 Reports: highlights Best of the rest … Tamar Lakes, Clonakilty All at sea Falling down Birdwatch Artist of the Year Be a bird detective Land of light and ice Photo Guide - Auks; Common and Brunnich's Guillemots and Razorbill Raptor rapture - Dick Forsman Wader flocks Birdwatch world of birds Turn it around Affordable quality - Review Game on Great North-East guide A new leaf Hiding in plain sight Ruby Tuesday Eyebrowed raised Steve Young Editorial team Steve Young Mike Alibone Mark Avery Martin Kitching Pete Saunders Rob Fray Nick Riddiford Kris Gibb 48 49 51 52 56 56 60 61 62 62 2012 12 Firsts and doubles all round Josh Jones 64 2012 12 A classic east coast fall brings joy Josh Jones 68 2012 2012 12 12 An Azorean autumn Local heroes Richard Bonser Mark Lawlor 72 78 Finders keepers the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus Where to watch Where to watch The Political Birder Stray Feathers Art Award Tracks and signs World of birds 246 Reports: rarities Reports: national 246 notebook Reports: Western 246 Palearctic 246 Final words Finding your own rarities 78 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 10 14 Bewick's Whooper Swans Bean Geese How to be a hidden birder Waders, Wader Quest Female singing birds, Robins Policeman convicted of stealing protected wild birds' eggs Joining a local birding network Raptor persecution, hide named after Eric Morecombe Garden bird feeding Winter visitors Dark-bellied Brent Goose, Black Brant, Eurasian Wigeon, Red-breasted Merganser Common Goldeneye, Goosander, Red Kite, Common Buzzard Bewick's and Whooper Swans, Pink-footed and Brent Geese, Northern Pintail, Hen Harrier Ring-necked Duck, Green Sandpiper, Jack Snipe, Ringer Plover, Brent Geese, Common Eider Protecting marine wildlife Conservation failing? 17th annual Birdwatch Artist of the Year awards Detecting signs of birds Iceland Auks; Common and Brunnich's Guillemots and Razorbill Dick Forsman Common Redshank, Oystercatcher, Dunlin Holidays; Scotland, Iceland Vertical photography shots Viking 8x42 ED Pro Book review of Partridges, by G R Potts Book review of Best Birdwatching Sites: North-East England, by Brian Unwin Sakhalin Leaf Warbler Chestnut-eared Bunting Siberian Rubythroat Eyebrowed Thrush Eastern Kingbird, Belted Kingfisher, Pale-legged or Sakhalin Warbler, Female Siberian Rubythroat American Wigeon, Little Auks, Waxwing, winter thrushes and finches Prairie Warbler, Golden-winged Warbler Patchworker 2012 2012 2012 2012 11 11 11 11 245 245 245 245 the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 245 245 245 245 245 245 245 the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus Where to watch 2012 11 245 Where to watch 2012 11 2012 ID tips - First-winter Common and Mediterranean Gulls November's target bird - Waxwing How to … See large flocks of birds Behaviour - Going with the flow A history of birding in 20 objects - 20) Nikon Coolpix 4500 Stories of the month - Rare bird decisions Hot to … Get kids birding News in brief Internet - Birdwatch goes digital Garden notes - Window pain Bird spectacular Mediterranean Gull Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team 5 6 6 7 Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team 7 8 8 8 9 10 14 Nene washes RSPB Charlie Kitchin 15 245 Where to watch The Ribble Estuary John Dempsey 16 11 245 Where to watch Furness Colin Raven 17 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 245 245 245 245 245 245 245 Loch Ryan to West Freugh Bridgwater Bay and brickpits North Bull Whitby Fighting for farmland birds Decline and fall Trailing the albatross (book extract) 18 19 19 19 21 22 27 2012 11 245 Pelagic birding Paul Collin Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Mark Avery Neil Randon Bruce Pearson Killian Mullarney, Rene Pop 2012 2012 11 11 Andy Stoddart Steve Young 37 44 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 11 11 11 11 11 11 245 Identification 245 Featured photographer Where to photograph 245 birds 245 Picture perfect 245 Picture perfect 245 Tools of the trade 245 Tools of the trade 245 Tools of the trade Caerlaverock Mirror images Coming soon … Built for comfort What a waistcoat The good fight Steve Young Steve Young Steve Young Mike Alibone David Callahan Stephen Moss 48 51 51 52 55 56 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 11 11 11 11 11 11 245 245 245 245 245 245 A mine of information A perfect start More than a hint of magnolia Great north Western American dream Celtic king Neil Bowman Dan Brown Jason Moss Allan Conlin Editorial team Editorial team 56 60 61 62 62 63 Where to watch Best of the rest Best of the rest Best of the rest The political birder Conservation Art Tools of the trade Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Petrel emotions Pallas's, Yellow-browed and Hume's Warblers Photo Guide The big picture Waxwing Flocks of birds Birds respiratory and circulatory systems Nikon Coolpix 4500 Rarities Committee review of rare birds Get kids birding Bird extinctions, Lapwing, Flamingos, Cranes Digital editions of Birdwatch Birds flying into windows Wintering species, wildfowl, waders Bewick's and Hooper Swans, Eurasian Teal, Northern Pintail, Bittern, Shag, Red Kite, Marsh and Hen Harriers Pink-footed Goose, Eurasian Wigeon, Green-winged Teal, Northern Pintail, Common Eider, Great and Little Egrets. Whooper Swan, Pink-footed and Brent Geese, Northern Pintail, Greater Scaup, Longtailed Duck, Great Northern Diver Common Scoter, Common Goldeneye, Red-breasted Merganser, Nerlin, Peregrine Falcon Somerset Dublin North Yorkshire Decline in some farmland species Hen Harrier Albatrosses, art, Birdlife Albatross Task Force Zino's Petrel, Madeira 32 Pallas's, Yellow-browed and Hume's Warblers Vincent Legrand photographer Caerlaverock Wildfowl and Wetlands Reserve Photography Canon 200-400mm f4 lens Minox BL 8x33 binocular Paramo Halcon waistcoat Fighting for Birds by Mark Avery Moths of Great Britain and Ireland by Sean Clancy, Morten Top-Jensen and Michael Fibiger Yank Thrush Magnolia Warbler Western Sandpiper, the Wirral American vagrants Eastern Kingbird 2012 11 Eastern promise, western delivery Josh Jones 64 Yank contra-flow with winds in the east Josh Jones 68 11 245 Reports: rarities Reports: national 245 notebook Reports: western 245 palearctic 2012 11 2012 The tropics come to the Palearctic Richard Bonser 72 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 245 244 244 244 244 244 244 244 244 244 244 244 244 244 244 Final words the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus Where to watch Where to watch Where to watch Where to watch Where to watch Jonathan Lethbridge Chris Harbard Editorial team Chris Harbard Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Chris Harbard Editorial team Ted Parker David Callahan Ian Andrews Seamus Feeney 78 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 9 10 14 15 16 17 18 2012 2012 2012 2012 10 10 10 10 244 244 244 244 Where to watch The political birder Stray feathers Vagrancy Third time lucky Fruits of their labour ID Tips, Lapland Bunting October's target bird Poison farmer convicted How to … News in brief Listcheck A history of birding in 20 objects Nature's bounty A rare chance The Redcar to Saltburn coast Cliffe Pools Aberlady Bay Kilcummin Head Best of the rest … The Cleddau Estuary, Drift Reservoir, Barra Reassessing the pheasant Back to the future The ultimate battle Editorial team Mark Avery Mark Cocker David Callahan 19 21 23 24 2012 2012 2012 2012 10 10 10 10 244 244 244 244 On wind and a prayer Ex-pats around the world Photo guide - Juvenile Harriers Knight watch - Chris Knights Anna Taylor Mark James Pearson Andy Stoddart Steve Young 28 32 37 44 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 244 244 244 244 244 244 244 244 244 244 244 244 Weather patterns World birding Identification Featured photographer Where to photograph birds Picture perfect Picture perfect Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Spurn A super zoom - review In deep - expert advice A powerful punch in a small package Artist finally gets her deserved recognition Method acting Double bill Fly-through falcon Lancs hot shot Capital crake Passer doble Plover pops over Steve Young Steve Young Steve Young Mike Alibone Katrina van Grouw David Callahan Editorial team Jon Irvine Colin Davies Marianne Taylor John Richardson J B Kemp 48 51 51 52 56 56 60 60 62 62 63 63 2012 10 244 Reports: rarities The megas mount up Josh Jones 64 Short-billed Dowitcher, Magnolia Warbler, Semipalmated Plover, Baillon's crake, White Thrush, Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Snow Geese, Pectoral Sandpiper, Yellow-browed Warbler, Citrine Wagtail White-tailed Tropicbird, Red-footed Booby, Swinhoe's Storm Petrel Shetland Berry study Lapland Bunting Richard's Pipit Golden Eagle Watch behaviour Thames estuary airport Hawk Owl Pager Bird feeding Rare autumn birds Common Eider, Long-tailed Duck, Common and Velvet Scoters Whimbrel, Spotted Redshank, Greenshank Pink-footed and Barnacle Geese Common Scoter, Cory's, Great, Scoty, Manx and Balearic Shearwaters Common Golden-eye, Red-breasted Merganser, Little Stint, Curlew Sandpiper, Hermit Thrush, Yellow Warbler Pheasant Archaeology and conservation October migrating birds Wandering Albatross Canadian Pacific North-West and Extremadura, Spain Juvenile Harriers Chris Knights Spurn Point Nikon Coolpix P510 Advice - depth of field Minox MD50W Review - America's Other Audubon Review - Bird Sense: What it's like to be a bird Short-billed Dowitchers Eleanora's Falcon American Black Tern Baillon's Crake Spanish Sparrow Semipalmated Plover Black Skimmer, Dark-morph Eleanora's Falcon, American Black Tern, Fea's-type Petrels, Yellow-legged Gulls Reports: national 244 notebook Reports: Western 244 Palearctic 244 Final words 243 the month in focus 243 the month in focus 243 the month in focus 243 the month in focus 243 the month in focus 243 the month in focus 243 the month in focus 243 Where to watch 243 Where to watch 243 Where to watch 243 Where to watch 2012 10 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 9 9 9 9 9 9 243 243 243 243 243 243 Where to watch The political birder Musings Species profile World birding Conservation 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 243 243 243 243 243 243 243 243 243 243 243 243 242 242 242 242 242 242 242 242 242 242 Identification Where to photograph Featured photographer Picture perfect Picture perfect Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Reports: Highlights Reports: Highlights final words the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus Where to watch Where to watch Where to watch Migrating birds, Scilly Onwards and southwards Josh Jones 68 Seabird spectacular Skin deep How to... 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Listcheck A history of birding in 20 objects August's target bird ID tips Start Point Strumble Head The Lune Estuary Richard Bonser Tristan Reid Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Ray Murray John Cantelo Richard Bonser Harry Hussey 72 78 5 6 7 7 8 9 10 15 16 17 18 Editorial team Mark Avery Jonathan Lethbridge David Callahan Mark James Pearson Chuck Graham 19 21 23 24 28 32 Andy Stoddart Steve Young Steve Young Steve Young Steve Young Mike Alibone Mike Alibone David Callahan Martin Collinson Andrew Upton Don Otter Charlie Moores Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Mike Langman Adrian Rogers Pete Woodruff 37 45 46 50 50 51 52 56 56 61 62 78 5 7 7 8 9 10 12 18 19 20 Waders Birds tattoos Choose when to seawatch Manx Shearwater Migrant swarms First-winter Barred Warbler Shy and Wandering Albatross, Black-throated Laughingthrush PCR machine Autumn oddities Brent Goose, Velvet Scoter, Sooty Shearwater Garganey, Bittern, Water Rail Whooper Swan, American Black Duck, Curlew Garganey, Marsh Harrier, Curlew Sandpiper Tree Sparrow, Spotted Crake, Hen Harrier The shooting season Twitching Red-backed Shrike Brits abroad California Condor Grasshopper, Pallas's Grasshopper and Lanceolated Warbler Leach's Storm-petrel Chris Gomersall Review: Nikon D800 Expert advice: staying dry Preview: Zeiss Victory HT binocular Review: Celestron Nature 8x42 binocular Review: Owls of the World: A Photographic Guide Review: The Feathery Tribe: Robert Ridgway and the Modern Study of Birds European Roller: Mainland, Orkney, 26-30 July 2012 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper: Westray, Orkney, 20-23 July 2012 Bird-free summer months On the road to Rutland Water Atlantic odyssey Describe colours Antioquia Wren, Black-tailed Godwit Personal compute Icterine Warbler Wood Sandpiper and juvenile Common Redshank Great Shearwater, European Storm-petrel, Peregrine Falcon Northern Fulmar, Sooty Shearwater, Leach's Storm-petrel Common Eider, Goosander, Red-breasted Merganser 2012 2012 2012 2012 8 8 8 8 242 242 242 242 Where to watch The political birder Stray Feathers Rarities 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 242 242 242 242 242 242 242 242 242 242 242 242 242 242 242 242 242 242 242 242 242 241 241 241 241 241 241 241 241 241 241 241 241 Bird sounds Conservation Identification Art Featured photographer Where to photograph Picture perfect Picture perfect Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Reports: Highlights Reports: Highlights Reports: Highlights Reports: Highlights Reports: Highlights final words the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus Where to watch Where to watch Where to watch Where to watch 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 7 7 7 7 7 7 241 241 241 241 241 241 Where to watch The political birder Musings Conservation Climate change World of Birds Best of the rest: North Lincolnshire coast, Lillala Bay, Theale, Twyford and Hurst Gravel pits Say no to GMO? Raptor politics Hastings revisited Sound advice Protecting Asia's flyways Juvenile Pomarine, Arctic and Long-tailed Skuas Birds gone by Going Dutch Scilly pelagics A leg to stand on New Nikon impresses Revolution, not evolution Bins on a budget The natural sound experience Pecking order Sri Lanka updated Blue Curaçao More guides for moth enthusiasts Swiftly does it Beach bonus Shear seawatching bliss Wheatear's flying visit Black is back Hearing is believing How to... June's target bird How to... Behaviour ID tips Listcheck A history of birding in 20 objects Garden notes Portgwarra and Pendeen Isle of Mull Abberton Reservoir The Soar Valley Best of the rest: Waterville to Valencia Island, Kenfig, Allan Banks and Tyne Valley Unnatural England All in the numbers Forest of flycatchers Stormy weather Numero uno Wood Warbler, Spotted Redshank, Green Sandpiper Editorial team Mark Avery Mark Cocker Charlie Moores the Sound Approach team Ed Parnell Andy Stoddart Rebecca Armstrong Steve Young Steve Young Steve Young Steve Young Dominic Mitchell Mike Alibone Magnus Robb David Callahan Dominic Mitchell David Callahan Neil Bowman Mark Turner Steve Duffield Mike Langman Paul Sullivan Nick Littlewood Tom McKinney Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Paul Freestone David Sexton Charlie Oliver John Hague 22 24 27 29 Editorial team Mark Avery Jonathan Lethbridge Frank Lander Mark Avery Dominic Mitchell 19 21 23 24 29 35 35 40 45 53 57 60 63 63 66 68 71 71 71 71 72 76 77 78 78 79 94 5 6 7 7 7 8 9 10 15 16 17 18 Genetically modified crops Raptors Interview with James Ferguson-Lees extract from Catching the Bug East Asian-Australasian Flyway Juvenile Pomarine, Arctic and Long-tailed Skuas Ceri Ley and the Ghosts of Gone Birds project René Pop Scilly pelagics Expert advice: beanbags Review: Nikon D4 Preview: Swarovski ATX telescope Review: Helios Mistral WP4 8x42 and Ultrasport 8x42 binoculars Review: The Great Animal Orchestra Review: The Bird Species: Charadriformes Review: Birds of Sri Lanka Review: Birds of Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire Review: Micro moths of Great Britain and Ireland and Moths of Europe Little Swift: New Brighton, Cheshire, 22-29 June 2012 Greater Sand Plover: North Uist, Outer Hebrides, 8-9 June 2012 Barolo Shearwater: Berry Head, Devon, 7 June 2012 Black-eared Wheatear: Frampton, Lincolnshire, 12 June 2012 Black Scoter: Blackdog, Aberdeenshire, from 14 June 2012 Listening to birds Get your birding fix on a family holiday Mandarin Duck Upload sound recordings State of dependence Female and juvenile Yellowhammer and Cirl Bunting Grey and Grey-lined Hawk, Western Orphean Warbler, Rook Red telephone box Herbs for birds Northern Fulmar, Cory's Shearwater, European Storm-petrel Red-breasted Merganser, Red Grouse, Ptarmigan Garganey, Red-crested Pochard, Spoonbill Little Egret, Osprey, Oystercatche Chough, Manx Shearwater, Woodcock Hen Harriers and Natural England Lists Pied Flycatchers in the Forest of Dean Global warming Colombia 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 241 241 241 241 241 241 241 241 241 241 241 241 241 241 241 241 241 241 240 240 240 240 240 240 240 240 240 240 240 240 Identification Artist profile Featured photographer Where to photograph Picture perfect Picture perfect Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Reports: Highlights Reports: Highlights Reports: Highlights Reports: Highlights Reports: Highlights The Unsound Approach the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus Where to watch Where to watch Where to watch Where to watch Bob Flood Rebecca Armstrong Steve Young Steve Young Steve Young Steve Young Mike Alibone Mike Alibone Dominic Mitchell John Fanshawe David Callahan Rebecca Armstrong Paul Downes Editorial team Martin Collinson Ian Hawkins Robert Vaughan Punkbirder Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Ed Parnell Alan Tilmouth David Saunders Gordon Hamlett 41 49 52 56 57 57 58 59 63 63 64 64 68 68 70 71 71 86 5 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 15 16 17 18 Where to watch The political birder Stray Feathers Extinct birds World of Birds World of Birds European, Leach's and Wilson's Storm-petrels Art from the field Cooking up a storm(-petrel) The Farne Islands Slow it down Bags of enthusiasm A genuine bargain Crystal clear Completely cuckoo When no birds do sing Weather forecast A floral treasure trove Golf courser Best Western Letting the genie out The invisible mega Collared in the nick of time Punks get spiked How to... 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Listcheck A history of birding in 20 objects Behaviour Garden notes The Brecks The Farne Islands Brecon Beacons NP Cairngorms NP Best of the rest: Old Head of Kinsale, Exmoor NP, Churnet Valley Earth matters In harm's way Holocaust of the species Near and Loire The 39th parallel 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 6 6 6 6 6 6 240 240 240 240 240 240 Editorial team Mark Avery Mark Cocker David Callahan Roy Beddard Dominic Mitchell 19 21 23 25 31 36 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 240 240 240 240 240 240 240 240 Identification Birds in art Featured photographer Where to photograph Picture perfect Picture perfect Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Skylark, Woodlark and Short-toed Lark photo guide Audubon's warblers New kid on the block Cemlyn Bay Well covered Speed it up High as a Kite Newcomer focuses on birds Keith Vinicombe Katrina van Grouw Steve Young Steve Young Steve Young Steve Young Mike Alibone Mike Alibone 41 49 53 56 59 59 60 61 European, Leach's and Wilson's Storm-petrel identification Szabolcs Kókay Bryan Thomas Major target Puffins Expert advice: shutter speeds Review: Lowepro Flipside 500 AW camera bag Review: Eden Quality 8x42 HD binocular Review: Swarovski EL 8x32 binocular Review: Cuckoos of the World Review: Silent Spring Revisited Review: Winged Sentinels: Birds and Climate Change Review: The Smallest Kingdom Cream-coloured Courser: Bradnor Hill, Herefordshire, 20-23 May 2012 Western Orphean Warbler: Hartlepool Headland, Co Durham, 29 May 2012 Pied Flycatcher DNA results Baillon's Crake: Malltraeth Marsh RSPB, Anglesey, 22 May-4 June 2012 Collared Flycatcher: Tory Island, Co Donegal, 29 May 2012 Farewell Read a weather map Juvenile Rook and Carrion Crow Chough Find birds at night Maroon-tailed Parakeet, Indian Cuckoo The launch of Birdwatch Born to run Grasping the nettle Goshawk, Stone-curlew, Woodcock Common Eider, Northern Fulmar, Northern Gannet Common Scoter, Goosander, Red Grouse Common Goldeneye, Black Grouse, Capercaillie Kittiwakes, Willow Tit, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 20th anniversary of the Convention on Biological Diversity The increasingly rare species of the teenager passionate about nature Avian extinction and what can be done to stop it Loire Valley The Azores Skylark, Woodlark and Short-toed Lark John James Audubon Bence Máté Major target Terns Review: Camo-Mac waterproof camera cover Expert advice: flight photography Review: Kite Optics Ibis ED 8x42 and 8.5x50 binoculars Review: Magnaloux RM-ED 8x42 binocular 2012 2012 2012 2012 6 6 6 6 240 240 240 240 Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade A new rarity bestseller Delightful Dordogne The living end One man and his birds Dominic Mitchell Ken Hall David Callahan Mark Cocker 63 63 64 64 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 240 240 239 239 239 239 239 239 239 239 239 239 239 239 239 Reports: Highlights The Unsound Approach the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus Where to watch Where to watch Where to watch Where to watch Brett Richards Punkbirder Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Ian Hodgson Ivan Proctor Graeme Joynt Malcolm Ogilvie 68 86 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 11 15 16 17 18 2012 2012 2012 5 5 5 239 Where to watch 239 The political birder 239 Musings Primary suspect The rarity finders: Chris Heard ID tips May's target bird Behaviour How to... Stories of the month Listcheck A history of birding in 20 objects Garden notes How to... Sandwich and Pegwell Bays The Wye Valley Teeside and Saltholme Islay Best of the rest: Marazion Marsh, River Lea, Yorkshire Dales NP Horses for courses Write to bird Editorial team Mark Avery Jonathan Lethbridge 19 20 23 Steve NG Howell, Pete Morris, Nigel Redman, Richard Crossley and Robert Kirk Mark Constantine David Callahan Andy Stoddart Rebecca Armstrong Steve Young Steve Young Steve Young Steve Young Mike Alibone Rebecca Armstrong Angus Wilson David Callahan David Callahan David Callahan Paul Holt Neal Warnock Dave Suddaby 24 30 35 41 49 54 57 58 58 61 62 63 63 64 64 68 69 70 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 239 239 239 239 239 239 239 239 239 239 239 239 239 239 239 239 239 239 Taxonomy Exlusive extract World of Birds Identification Artist profile Featured photographer Where to photograph Picture perfect Picture perfect Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Reports: Highlights Reports: Highlights Reports: Highlights What's the point of field guides: taxonomy or utiliity Completely cuckoo Dawn of the cranes Common and Pallid Swifts photo guide The final cut The light fantastic Bempton Cliffs RSPB Taking flight Sharp shooting Low-cost bins hit the heights Small things come in good packages Seabird tome a must for tubenose fans Curlew bows out Best for West Africa Taking the gamble out of The Gambia Short-toe nailed Baillon's craic Full-on Falcated Review: Extremely Rare Birds in the Western Palearctic Review: Birding Dordogne Review: Extinct Birds Review: Bird Man's River Atlas Pied Flycatcher or hybrid: Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire, from 28 April 2012 Interview with Chris Heard Honey Buzzard Northern Gannet Night refrains Note field marks Empire of extinction? Murrelets, IOC decisions Waterproof optics The need to feed Plan a 'Big Day' Garganey, Spoonbill, Montagu's Harrier Red Kite, Eurasian Curlew, European Nighjar Little Egret, Marsh Harrier, Water Rail Eurasian Teal, Hen Harrier, Golden Eagle Reed Warbler, Bittern, Red Grouse Cheltenham Festival Birding blogs Sequence of bird families in field guides How to maximise enjoyment of your local patch Northern Israel and the Hula Valley Bird Festival Common and Pallid Swifts Robert Gillmor Peter Cairns Major target Northern Gannet Expert advice: autofocus Review: Sigma 120-300 mm F2.8 EX DG OS lens Review: Helios Nirvana-ED 8x42 binocular Preview: Swarovski Optik EL32 Swarovision 8x32 and 10x32 binoculars Review: Petrels, Albatrosses and Storm-Petrels of North America Review: Last of the Curlews Review: Birds of Senegal and The Gambia Review: Finding Birds in the Gambia Short-toed Treecreeper: Samphire Hoe, Kent, 10 March 2012 Baillon's Crake: Great Saltee Island, Co Wexford, 24 March 2012 Falcated Duck: The Mullet, Co Mayo, from 2 April 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 239 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 The Unsound Approach the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus Where to watch Where to watch Where to watch Where to watch The rarity finders: Martin Blick Behaviour April's target bird ID tips How to... Stories of the month Listcheck A history of birding in 20 objects Garden notes Skomer and Marloes Preston to Blackpool Kinsale area Isle of Wight Punkbirder Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team David Saunders Colin Bushell Harry Hussey Graham Sparshott 86 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 15 16 17 18 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 Where to watch The political birder Stray Feathers World of Birds Hybridisation Conservation Arctic gull influx Identification Artist profile Where to photograph Featured photographer Picture perfect Picture perfect Tools of the trade Best of the rest: Stour Estuary, Scaling Dam, Lewis Less carrot, more stick What's in a name Island in waiting Back-crossed butcherbirds Saving the Slavonian White-winged wonders Iceland and Kumlien's Gulls photo guide Sibley's guide Marshside RSPB Photo Finnish Getting it right Building bridges Observe and record Editorial team Mark Avery Mark Cocker Richard Brooks David Callahan James Reynolds Jon Dunn Peter Adriaens Rebecca Armstrong Steve Young Steve Young Steve Young Steve Young Mike Alibone 19 20 23 25 31 32 36 41 49 53 54 58 58 61 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 238 238 238 238 238 238 238 237 237 237 237 237 237 237 237 237 237 Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Reports: Highlights Reports: Highlights Reports: Highlights The Unsound Approach the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus Where to watch Where to watch Going down a storm Read, listen and learn Neotropical knee-trembler Yellowthroat fever A good Hoodie The real biggest twitch? The rarity finders: Steve Votier How to... Garden notes March's target bird ID tips Behaviour Stories of the month Listcheck A history of birding in 20 objects Poole Harbour The Colne Valley Angus Wilson David Callahan Alexander C Lees Matt Broome Marcus Lawson Alan Lewis Punkbirder Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Kevin Lane Steve Carter 63 64 64 68 68 70 86 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 15 16 Interview with Martin Blick Feathering the nest Wagtail forms Whitethroats Note bird song Yellowthroat twitch shows the best side of birding Tanager, antwren Questar telescope Catching the worm Garganey, Northern Fulmar, Manx Shearwater Whooper Swan, Pink-footed Goose, Greater Scaup Red-throated Diver, Eurasian Whimbrel, Black-tailed Godwit Black-throated Diver, Velvet Scoter, Osprey Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Little Ringed Plover, White-billed Diver Wildlife villains; which organisation has done most harm to our wildlife Standardising the English names of birds Lemnos Hybridising shrikes Slavonian Grebe Arctic gull influx in Shetland Iceland Gull and Kumlien's Gull Ornithologist and bird artist David Sibley Major targets Avocet and Black-tailed Godwit Markus Varesvuo Expert advice: auto exposure Review: Leica V-Lux 3 camera with fixed 4.5-108mm f2.8-f5.2 lens Review: Sony DEV-5 digital recording binocular Review: Multimedia Guide to North Atlantic Seabirds: Storm-petrels & Bulwer's Petrel Review: Birdsong Review: Cotingas and Manakins Common Yellowthroat: Rhiwderin, Gwent, from 10 February 2012 Hooded Merganser: Whetsted GP, Kent, from 10 February 2012 Baer's Pochard: Honshu, Japan, from 18 January 2012 Interview with Steve Votier Prepare your garden for spring Planting ideas Goshawk Woodlark Breeding time British checkist gets extensive overhaul Prioniturus, Basalt Wheatear, finches The field guide - Peterson to Collins Long-tailed Duck, Common Goldeneye, Red-breasted Merganser Eurasian Wigeon, Red-crested Pochard, Common Goldeneye 2012 2012 3 3 237 Where to watch 237 Where to watch 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 237 237 237 237 237 237 237 237 237 237 237 237 237 237 237 Where to watch The political birder Bird song Rarities Suppression Identification Artist profile Featured photographer Where to photograph Review Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 237 237 237 237 237 236 236 236 236 236 236 236 236 236 236 236 Reports: Highlights Reports: Highlights Reports: Highlights Reports: Highlights The Unsound Approach the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus Where to watch Where to watch Where to watch 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 236 236 236 236 236 236 236 Where to watch The political birder Stray Feathers Inside the studio Photo workshop Bird spectaculars Artist sketchbooks 2012 2 236 Identification Humber Estuary The Mullet Peninsula Best of the rest: Walney Island, Clyde Estuary, South Cardigan Bay Shifting the burden of blame Sounding off Rarest of the rare News Blackout Sparrowhawk and Goshawk photo guide An African tale Time after time Gigrin Farm A compact with a difference Bargain of Eden Velbon's contender A lightweight and solid tripod A grand celebration Splitting Cyprus in two Costa del Calshot Auk-ward find Well in the pink Having a paddy The rarity finders: Graham Catley How to... February's target bird ID tips Behaviour Stories of the month A history of birding in 20 objects Listcheck Garden notes New Forest The Suffolk Coast The Solway Best of the rest: Swansea Bay, Dungeness, Hornsea Mere Business before birds? Taking stock Art without limits Making light work for you Striking birding gold Drawn to nature Divers photo guide Geoff Dobbs and Andy Roadhouse 17 Dave Suddaby 18 Editorial team Mark Avery Tom McKinney Marcel Haas David Callahan Keith Vinicombe Rebecca Armstrong Steve Young Steve Young Steve Young Mike Alibone Dominic Mitchell David Callahan Mark Cocker Paul French Sue Wilson and Andrew R Collins Kevin Shaw Tom Ennis Ivan Lang Punkbirder Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Andy Page Steve Piotrowski Colin Bushell 19 21 25 30 35 41 49 54 57 58 61 62 63 64 64 Editorial team Mark Avery Mark Cocker Katrina van Grouw Oliver Smart Mike Potts Louise Pallister 18 21 24 25 30 34 39 Ken Shaw 41 69 69 70 70 86 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 15 16 17 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, Eurasian Wigeon, Common Scoter Whooper Swan, Scaup, Long-tailed Duck Common Eider, Bar-tailed Godwit, Common Guillemot Vicarious liability Field ornithology and classical music Extremely Rare Birds in the Western Palearctic Classic cases of suppression Sparrowhawk and Goshawk Nik Borrow, bird artist and tour leader David Tipling Red Kites Review: Nikon V1 and FT1 mount adaptor Review: Eden Quality XP 8x42 binocular Review: Velbon GEO E-630 trip, FHD-51Q and FHD-61QN heads Review: Gitzo GT1541 tripod and GH2720QR head Review: The Family of Toucans: the Complete Plates Review: Finding Birds in Southern Cyprus Spanish Sparrow: Calshot, Hampshire, from 3 December 2011 Brünnich's Guillemot: Burghead Harbour, Moray and Narin, 17 November 2011 Ross's Gull: Ardglass Harbour, Co Down, from 18 January 2012 Paddyfield Warbler: Pagham Harbour LNR, West Sussex, from 30 Jan 2012 Interview with Graham Catley Safely monitor nestboxes Green Sandpiper Twite Dabbling in duck displays New birdfair for Scotland British Birds vol 1 no 1 Eastern Cetti's Warbler, White-fronted Goose, Madagascar Fody Nestbox time Hen Harrier, Goshawk, Merlin Marsh Harrier, Avocet, Red-throated Diver Whooper Swan, Eurasian Wigeon, Scaup Yellow-legged Gull, Red-throated Diver, Common Goldeneye EU Directive Conservation Anna Kirk-Smith Using light South-east Alaska Birds in the local park Red-throated Diver, Black-throated Diver, Pacific Diver, Great Northern Diver, Whitebilled Diver 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 236 236 236 236 236 236 236 236 236 236 236 236 236 235 235 235 235 235 235 235 235 235 235 235 235 Literature Rarity review Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade In the frame Reports: Highlights Reports: Highlights Reports: Highlights Reports: Highlights The Unsound Approach the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus the month in focus Where to watch Where to watch Where to watch Where to watch 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 235 235 235 235 235 235 235 235 235 235 235 235 235 235 235 235 235 Where to watch The political birder Artist profile Classic books Featured photographer Personal viewpoint Painting styles Identification Bird populations Patch birding Ringing studies Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade In the frame Reports: Highlights 2012 1 235 Reports: Highlights The nature of writing Vintage year for vagrants Best of both worlds RSPB gets appy A fitting tribute More dips than ticks Birdwatch Bird Book of the Year Be internet aware Lesser is more The Tringa that lingered Bring out the buntings Topping the polls Lies and damned lies How to... January's target bird ID tips Behaviour Stories of the month A history of birding in 20 objects Listcheck Garden notes Morecambe Bay and Leighton Moss North-east Kent South Devon Sligo and surrounds Best of the rest: Gigrin Farm, The Clyde Valley, The Aire Valey Get shot of it Carving out a long career Old-school values The patterns of nature Grumpy old birder The art of transformation Common and Wilson's Snipe photo guide The north-south divide Keep it local In the pink Lightweight scope impresses Jewels in the crown Something for everyone Making finding birds easier Waterthrush rush Where there's Muck… Pine fresh Andy Stoddart David Callahan Mike Alibone Rebecca Armstrong Colin Richardson David Callahan Dominic Mitchell Steve Young Judith Halman Dean MacAskill David Callahan Andrew Appleton Punkbirder Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team John Wilson Chris Bradshaw Mike Langman Séamus Feeney 49 55 61 61 63 63 64 67 68 68 70 70 86 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 14 16 17 18 Editorial team Mark Avery Ron Toft Tim Oldham Rebecca Nason Bo Beolens Bob Johnson Keith Vinicombe Kate Risely Andy Stoddart Andy Paterson Mike Alibone Mike Alibone Mark Cocker James Lidster Steve Young David Barnden Brydon Thomason and Mike Pennington 19 21 25 30 32 37 38 41 49 52 56 59 60 64 64 67 68 68 Nature writing 2011 rarity review Review: Pentax DCF BR 9x42 binocular Review: RSPB loveBirds app Review: Birds of the United Arab Emirates Review: The Big Year Birds: Magic Moments Buying overseas Lesser Kestrel: Zennor Head, Cornwall, 1 November 2011 Greater Yellowlegs: Loch Fleet, Highland, from 14 December 2011 Dark-eyed Junco: Hawkill Inclosure, Hampshire, from 24 December 2011 Blackpoll Warbler: Tunbridge Wells, Kent, 19-21 November 2011 ID claims, hoaxes and suppression Find winter raptors Red-throated Diver Grey goose trip Home to roost Seaduck on the slide Egg collections Rhipidura , New Zealand Thrush, Varzea Thrush Big Garden Birdwatch 2012 Whooper Swan, Red-breasted Merganser, Marsh Harrier Bewick's Swan, Red-throated Diver, Bittern Red-breasted Goose, Scaup, Black-throated Diver Whooper Swan, Barnacle Goose, Green-winged Teal Red Kite, Common Eider, Bewick's Swan Ammunition in field sports Mike Wood, wood carvings The Birds of the British Isles, Bannerman and Lodge Abstract photography Birding For All campaign Replacing photographs with paintings Common and Wilson's Snipe Differences between bird populations Working a local patch Ringing Greater Flamingos at Fuente de Piedra Review: Nikon Prostaff 5 82 Fieldscope Review: Hawke Sapphire ED 8x43 binoculars Review: The RSPB Anthology of Wildlife Poetry Review: Finding Birds in Morocco: Coast and Mountains Northern Waterthrush on Scilly Veery: Isle of Muck, Highland, 16-24 November 2011 Pine Bunting: Unst, Shetland, 5-7 November 2011 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 1 1 1 1 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 235 235 235 235 234 234 234 234 234 234 234 234 234 Reports: Highlights Reports: Highlights Reports: Highlights The Unsound Approach Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Where to watch Where to watch Where to watch Sharp and to the point Steppe Grey day Best Western Rise of the machines How to... A history of birding in 20 objects Behaviour Garden birding Target bird Listcheck The Wash Findhorn and Burghead Bays Donegal Bay Nigel Milbourne Andy Latham Andy Stoddart Punkbirder Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Steve Rowaland Martin Cook Andrew Crory 70 70 71 86 5 5 6 6 7 9 14 16 17 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 234 234 234 234 234 234 234 234 234 234 234 234 234 234 234 234 234 234 234 234 234 234 233 233 233 233 233 233 Where to watch The political birder Stray Feathers Inside the studio Art techniques Photographer profile Personal viewpoint Artist sketchbooks Identification Rarities Art Award Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade In the frame Reports: Highlights Reports: Highlights Reports: Highlights Reports: Highlights Reports: Highlights The Unsound Approach Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Best of the rest: Pennington Flash, Dyfi Estuary/Ynys-hir RSPB, Lower Windrush Valley GP Farmland failings Fact or fiction? Taking a bird's eye view Shaping up Seeing the bigger picture Grumpy old birder Drawn to nature Redpolls photo guide Island lifers Birdwatch Artist of the Year 2011 A combo that could solve a buying dilemma Mid-range master A near-perfect portfolio American guide falls short Back-up to basics What a birthday present Crown deluxe Ruby Tuesday Scarlet pimpernel Short-staying Short-toed The big picture Behaviour A history of birding in 20 objects November's target bird How to ... Garden birding ID tips Editorial team Mark Avery Mark Cocker Carry Akroyd David Cook Ben Hall Bo Beolens Robert Greenhalf Andy Stoddart David Callahan David Callahan Steve Young David Callahan David Tipling Luke Tiller Steve Young Rob Martin Jack Fearnside Editorial team Dave Lewis Lee Collins Punkbirder Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team 18 20 24 25 30 32 37 38 41 48 54 59 61 62 62 65 68 68 70 70 71 86 5 5 6 7 7 8 2011 11 233 Better Birding Listcheck Editorial team 9 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper: Blagdon Lake and Chew Valley Lake, Somerset, from 18 November 2011 Steppe Grey Shrike: Wall Farm LNR, Shropshire, 28 October-9 November 2011 Western Sandpiper: Cley Marshes NWT, Norfolk, from 28 November 2011 Advances in technology Download free bird sounds to your mobile phone Feather hats Snow defence Plan a wildlife garden Brent Goose Hawaiin Honeycreeper, Great Egrets, Levaillants's Woodpecker Pink-footed Goose, Long-tailed Duck, Red-throated Diver Eurasian Wigeon, Pintail, Pink-footed Goose Whooper Swan, Pink-footed Goose, Pale-bellied Brent Goose Willow Tit, Commoon Scoter, Eurasion Wigeon Loss of farmland birds Woodcocks Printing Starting point, circles and egg shapes Birds within the environment Urban gulls Lapwings Redpolls Scilly v Shetland Artist of the Year awards 2011 Review: Kowa Telephoto Lens/Scope Review: Tamron SP70-300 mm f4.5-5.6 Di VC USD Review: Birds: Magic Moments Review: Collins Field Guide to Birds of North America Backing up files Rufous-tailed Robin: Warhams Greens, Norfolk, October 2011 Eastern-crowned Warbler: Hilfield Park Reservoir, Hertfordshire, October 2011 Siberian Rubythroat: Gulberwick, Shetland, 18-30 October 2011 Scarlet Tanager: St Levan, Cornwall, October 2011 Short-toed Eagle: Dawlish Warren, Devon, October 2011 Seabird colonies Mega mix Aluminium leg rings Little Auk Plan ahead Shelling out for seeds Winter visitors in flight Swallow-tailed Cotinga, Papua New Guinea 'chats' and 'flycatchers', Pacific Reed Warbler 2011 2011 2011 11 11 11 233 Where to watch 233 Where to watch 233 Where to watch 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 233 233 233 233 233 233 233 233 233 233 233 233 233 Where to watch The political birder Musings Artist profile Classic books Photo locations Personal viewpoint Photo workshop Identification Hybridisation Biography Tools of the trade Tools of the trade 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 233 233 233 233 233 233 233 233 233 233 233 232 232 232 232 232 232 232 232 232 232 232 232 Tools of the trade In the frame Reports: Highlights Reports: Highlights Reports: Highlights Reports: Highlights Reports: Highlights Reports: Highlights Reports: Highlights Reports: Highlights The Unsound Approach Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Where to watch Where to watch Where to watch 2011 2011 2011 2011 10 10 10 10 232 232 232 232 Where to watch The political birder Stray Feathers Artist profile Flamborough Head The Fal Estuary Cork Harbour Best of the rest: Llanelli WWT, Hesketh Out Marsh RSPB, Wellington Gravel Pits Why hunting and harriers can't mix Finding the goods The place where art and nature meet A bygone age of birding Island of birds Grumpy old birder Action stations Caspian Gull photo guide In the zone Frontiers of birding Taking digiscoping to the next level Tertiary birding Richard Baines Paul Freestone Harry Hussey 16 17 18 Editorial team Mark Avery Jonathan Lethbridge Darren Rees Neil Gartshore David Chapman Bo Beolens Oliver Smart Martin Garner David Callahan Andy Stoddart Mike Alibone David Callahan 19 20 24 25 30 32 37 38 41 49 54 60 62 Away on the range Depth of field explained Mobile crane Mint humbug Kestrel super What a 'thrush' Splendid icterid Semi-palpitations Head start of a Hudsonian Elusive stint Wonderful waders Behaviour Feed the birds day How to... 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Conor Jameson David Callahan Editorial team David Fisher David Callahan Mike Alibone Steve Young Dominic Mitchell Steve Waite Russell Wynn Ian Reynolds Punkbirder Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Ken Hall John Bradley Jenny Tweedie 28 35 40 45 46 49 51 52 54 55 55 70 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 15 17 18 Editorial team Chris Batty Mark Cocker David Callahan Mark Cocker Steve Young Steve Young Keith Betton Dominic Mitchell Dominic Mitchell Ben Lewis Editorial team Editorial team David Callahan Punkbirder Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team 19 22 27 28 34 41 42 45 46 49 50 51 52 53 70 5 6 7 7 8 9 10 Goshawk Australia Digiscoping Review: Parrots of the World Review: The Birds of Devon Review: Barr and Stroud Savannah 10 x 42 Binocular Instruction manuals Slaty-backed Gull: Rainham Marshes, London, 13 Jan 2011 American Purple Gallinule: Tavistock, Devon, 24 January 2011 White-tailed Eagle: West Sussex and Hampshire, 11 Dec 2010 Dusky Thrush: Leigh, Lancs, 7 Dec 2010 Subspecies Bonding Long-tailed Tit Rock Pipit, Water Pipit Barnacle Goose Magnificent Petrel, Least Tern, Greenland Wheatear Feeder webcams Keep a notebook Scanning for rarities Common Crane, Middle-spotted Woodpecker, Short-toed Treecreeper Whooper Swan, Ruff, Shore Lark White-fronted Goose, Purple Sandpiper, Short-eared Owl Red-breasted Merganser, Bewick's Swan, Snow Bunting 2010 Rarity review Abundance and exctinction Waxwing Papua New Guinea Hand-held photography Review: Nikon 28-300 mm f3.5-5.6 ED VR II lens Review: Safari Sketchbook - a Bird Painter's African Odyssey Review: A Complete Guide to the Birds of Malta Advanced Bird ID Guide Lesser White-fronted Goose: Buckenham Marshes, Norfolk 13 Dec 2010 Dark-eyed Junco: Waltham Abbey, Essex, 18 Dec 2010 Presumed Eastern Yellow Wagtail: Colyford, Devon, 4 Dec 2010 Northern Harriers: autumn and winter 2009 and 2010 Rarity reporting Big Garden Birdwatch 2011 Common Eider tinyurl.com/whitepoll , shetlandexposure.blogspot.com Sylvia Warblers, Albatross, Herring Gull Goldcrest Herring Gull, Iceland Gull, Glaucous Gull Get out into the field more 2011 2011 2011 2011 1 1 1 1 223 223 223 223 Where to watch Where to watch Where to watch Where to watch The Exe Estuary, Devon The Suffolk Coast North Nottinghamshire The Sutherland Coast Best of the rest: County Wexford, Titchwell, Camarthen On not year-listing Green-winged Teal Rise or fall Sleep easy Still got the blues New MD Impresses Windies get portable guide at last A sound harrier? 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Internet favourites Holkham to Salthouse, Norfolk Rutland Water, Rutland 53 54 54 70 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 15 16 2010 2010 11 11 221 Where to watch 221 Where to watch Richard Moores Graham Smith Dominic Funnell Punkbirder Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Ed Parnell Tim Appleton Victoria Fellowes and Lindsey Poole Paul Baxter 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 221 221 221 221 221 221 221 221 221 221 221 221 221 221 221 221 221 221 221 220 220 220 220 220 220 220 Editorial team Jonathan Lethbridge Julian Bell Keith Vinicombe David Callahan Steve Young Mike Alibone Steve Young Peter Clement Jeremy Mynott Richard Bonser Mike Fraser Simon Wood James McCallum John Bowler John Hague Jim Wilson Paul Parsons Punkbirder Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team 19 23 25 29 35 39 41 43 45 45 46 49 50 51 52 53 54 54 70 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights The Unsound Approach Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Where to watch Where to watch Where to watch Musings Migration Vagrancy The British list In the frame Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Listcheck Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights The Unsound Approach Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Lancashire Mosses Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire Best of the rest: Conwy coastline, Galway Bay, Medway Estuary Headland headache Any ship in a storm Assisted passage The next firsts for Britain Two men in a boat Nikon in a bid to rule the optics world Different view with new lens Birding Ethiopia just got easier Something to sing about A precision revision Updating avian taxonomy From Russia to Essex - to where? 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Garden Birds First and last ID tips How to ... 17 18 Hermit Thrush: Barra, Outer Hebrides, 9 Oct 2010 American Bittern: Trewey Common and Walmsley Sanctuary, Cornwall, 24 Oct 2010 Buff-bellied Pipit: Esha Ness, Shetland, 28 Sept 2010 Steppe Grey Shrike: Loch of Strathbeg RSPB, Aberdeenshire, 14 Oct 2010 Uncool birders Birds of Prey Redwing Keep your lists online Little Auk, Puffin, Guillemot, Razorbill Hen Harrier Late migration Vis mig' birdgrants.org , regentsparkbirds.blogspot.com White-fronted Goose, Little Auk, Twite Smew, Ruff, Mediterranean Gull Bewick's Swan, Pochard, Mealy Redpoll Great Northern Diver, Black Guillemot, Waxwing Common Scoter, Marsh Harrier, Little Gull Seawatching Ships and migration Ships and vagrancy The next firsts for Britain Photographing phalaropes Review: Nikon EDG 8x32 DCF Binocular Review: Nikon 300mm f2.8 ED AF VR II lens and 2x converter Review: Where to Watch Birds in Ethiopia Review: Collins Bird Songs and Calls Review: Birds of the Middle East New Zealand birds Baikal Teal: Chigborough Lakes NR, Essex, 2 Oct 2010 Alder Flycatcher: Blakeney Point, Norfolk, 25 Sep 2010 Northern Parula: Tiree, Argyll, 25 Sep 2010 Swainson's Thrush: Fair Isle, Shetland, 5 Sep 2010 House Crow: Cobh, Cork, 2 Sep 2010 Bobolink: Eglwys Nunydd Res, Glamorgan, 20 Sep 2010 North American vagrants Feed the birds day Firecrest Develop a mental search image Nuthatch Season's highlights Common Chiffchaff, Siberian Chiffchaff, Dusky Warbler Write good field notes 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 10 10 10 10 10 220 220 220 220 220 Better Birding Where to watch Where to watch Where to watch Where to watch 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 220 220 220 220 220 220 220 220 220 220 Where to watch Stray Feathers Species profile Taxonomy World of birds In the frame Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Listcheck Reports: highlights Internet favourites Davidstow and Stithians, Cornwall Thanet, Kent Walney Island, Cumbria The Dingle Peninsula Best of the rest: West Pembrokeshire, Isle of May, Donna Nook The Spice of life Depth charge Wonders of the Orient Pacific heights The not so great escapes Viking launches raid on new sector Onwards and upwards Updating avian taxonomy A very brief stint 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 220 220 220 220 220 220 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights The Unsound Approach Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Where to watch Sykes for sore eyes A gracious olivaceous Brown Fly-ing visit Sharp and almost to the point Late summer Lap irruption Not a Scilly idea Garden Birds ID tips Sexual selection September's target bird Weather watch How to ... 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Internet favourites Tory Island, Co Donegal 2010 2010 2010 9 9 9 219 Where to watch 219 Where to watch 219 Where to watch 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 219 Where to watch Musings Conservation Twitching World of birds Migration Interview In the frame Tools of the trade Corton to Hopton, Suffolk Hartlepool to Staithes, Yorkshire Sanday, Orkney Best of the rest: Hartland Point, St Catherine's Point, The Lleyn Peninsula Trials of a reluctant twitcher Building the reserve of the future The big dippers Northumberland wonderland The science of migration Bringing back the bustard Money for nothing A one-stop shop for digiscoping Editorial team Paul Freestone Dylan Wrathall Colin Raven Harry Hussey 10 15 16 17 18 Editorial team Mark Cocker Justin Hart David Callahan Dominic Mitchell Steve Young Mike Alibone Keith Vinicombe Mike Fraser Paul Baker Martin Kerby and Will Mile Craig Thomas Editorial team Editorial team David Callahan Punkbirder Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Andy Crory Robert Wilton and Andrew Easton Ted Parker Roderick Thorne 19 20 25 30 35 41 43 46 49 51 Editorial team Jonathan Lethbridge Peter Alfrey Stuart Winter David Callahan Grahame Madge David Callahan Steve Young Steve Young 19 23 25 28 31 34 39 43 44 52 52 54 54 55 70 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 11 15 16 17 18 norfolkbirds.com , birdguides.com October rarities October rarities October rarities October rarities October rarities Variety… Cory's Shearwater Asian and Middle East splits Guatemala Photographing escapes Review: Viking Optical 8x42 ED Binocular Review: The Advanced Bird ID Guide Fenwick's Antpitta, Audubon's Shearwater, rock thrushes, jays Red-necked Stint: Ferrybridge, Dorset, 27 Aug 2010 Sykes's Warblers: Northumberland and Unst, 16 Aug 2010 Eastern Olivaceous Warbler: Flamborough, East Yorkshire, 1 Sep 2010 Asian Brown Flycatcher: Buckton, East Yorkshire, 5 Sep 2010 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper: Patrington Haven, East Yorkshire, 22 Aug 2010 Lapland Bunting Scilly Tawny Owl Yellowhammer, Ortolan Bunting, Reed Bunting and Little Bunting Gender assignment Little Gull Wind Set up and online photo gallery Find your target migrant nature-shetland.co.uk , robfray.co.uk Lesser Whitehroat, Yellow-browed Warbler, Common Rosefinch Red-backed Shrike, Leach's Storm-petrel, Short-eared Owl Ring Ouzel, Pied Flycatcher, Common Crossbill Black Redstart, Black-tailed Godwit, Goldcrest Red-backed Shrike, Leach's Storm-petrel, Short-eared Owl Twitching Beddington Farmlands Twitching Northumberland The science of migration Great Bustard Value for money photography Review: Leica digiscoping kit 2010 2010 2010 9 9 9 219 Tools of the trade 219 Tools of the trade 219 Listcheck Vanguard enters the budget bins market A colourful tale Updating avian taxonomy 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 219 219 219 219 219 219 218 218 218 218 218 218 218 218 218 218 218 Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights The Unsound Approach Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Where to watch Where to watch Where to watch Where to watch 2010 2010 2010 2010 8 8 8 8 218 218 218 218 Where to watch Stray Feathers Illegal Hunting Identification White-tailed wanderer River in full flow Finding a Franklin's Little Bittern breeds again in Britain Holkham home for Spoonbills A global challenge ID tips Garden Birds Snakes in the grass August's target bird How to ... 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July's target bird Fledglings Anatomy Garden Birds Internet favourites ID tips Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire North Norfolk Gigrin Farm and North Wales Bowland Isle of Mull, Hebrides Bob Flood Steve Young David Callahan Steve Young Mike Alibone David Callahan David Callahan Mike Fraser Steve Young Wayne Lawrence Kieran Grace Dave Flumm Martin Elliott Brett Richards Editorial team Mark Lewis and Richard Baatsen Nigel Redman Punkbirder Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Martin Mcgill Andy Stoddart Ruth Miller John Wilson David Sexton 52 66 70 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 15 16 16 17 18 Submit a rarity sighting Long-billed Dowitcher Collared Dove conservationbirding.org , scarboroughbirding.co.uk Little Egret, Cattle Egret, Great White Egret Sandwich Tern, Long-tailed Skua, Manx Shearwater European Storm-petrel, Great Skua, Black Guillemot Common Scoter, Wilson's Storm-petrel, Puffin Wilson's Storm Petrel, Balearic Shearwater, Common Guillemot Gannet, Manx Shearwater, Sabine's Gull Local birding Seabird splits European Storm-petrel, Leach's Storm Petrel, Wilson's Storm-petrel, Madeiran Stormpetrel The Falkland Islands Mike Clarke Dotterel Review: Hawke Frontier ED 8 x 36 binocular Review: Sigma APO 50-500mm F4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM zoom Review: Bird Migration Greater Scythebill, nightjars and nighthawks, Black-collared Bulbul White-tailed Lapwing: Seaforth NNR, Lancashire, 27 May 2010 Oriental Pratincole: Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincolnshire, 9 May 2010 Black-eared Wheatear: Great Saltee, Co Wexford, 15 May 2010 Putative Mediterranean Shag: Porthgwarra, Cornwall, 1 May 2010 House Finch: Sennen, Cornwall, 4 May 2010 Clack-browed Albatross: Flamborough Head, East Yorks, 26 May 2010 Trumpeter Finch: Blakeney Point, Norfolk, 31 May 2010 Dark-eyed Junco trio: Jan to May 2010 John Gooders Twitching in Ireland Be an expert blogger Get local bird news for free Black Guillemot Fledglings Gizzards and pellets Wren welshos.org.uk , ispot.org.uk Common Tern, Arctic Tern Goshawk, Hobby, Wood Warbler Honey Buzzard, Spoonbill, Bearded Tit Red Kite, Hen Harrier, Chough Marsh Harrier, Golden Eagle, Ring Ouzel White-tailed Eagle, Short-eared Owl, Hooded Crow 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 216 216 216 216 216 216 216 216 216 216 216 216 216 216 215 215 215 215 215 215 215 215 215 215 215 215 215 215 215 215 215 215 215 215 215 Stray Feathers Photography World of birds Taxonomy In the frame Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Listcheck Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights The Unsound Approach Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Where to watch Where to watch Where to watch Where to watch Where to watch Atlas Art Shetland Identification In the frame Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Listcheck No help for Helpston? 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It's gloup therapy Blackburnian rover Totally tropical waif High of the Taiga Crane gives lift to birders 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 209 209 208 208 208 208 208 208 208 208 208 208 208 208 208 208 208 208 208 208 208 208 208 208 208 208 Reports: highlights The Unsound Approach Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Garden Birding Garden Birding Garden Birding Garden Birding Where to watch Where to watch Where to watch In the frame Identification Avian Ecology Extinctions Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Listcheck Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights The chase is on! Fireworks display The great escape That was the year that was! 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Chris Harbard David Braithwaite Angus Murray Tony Whitehead Mark Cocker Steve Young Keith Vinicombe Dawn Balmer Rebecca Nason Mike Alibone Martin Woodcock Neil Bowman Mike Fraser Murray Wright Gerry Cannon Will Miles Vincent Bretille Brydon Thomason Paul Higson Bob Flood and Ashley Fisher Punkbirder Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Chris Harbard Chris Harbard Chris Harbard Chris Harbard Richard Bonser Stef Mcelwee Brian Rabbits Steve Young Keith Vinicombe David Callahan Andy Stoddart Mike Alibone Tim Harris David Callahan Mike Fraser Ian Lewington Linton Proctor Brett Richards Kris Webb 11 13 15 16 26 28 30 34 36 41 43 46 49 50 51 52 53 53 54 55 70 4 5 6 7 8 10 10 11 11 13 15 16 27 28 33 36 41 45 46 49 51 52 53 54 Bird feeders Little Egret, Jack Snipe, Brambling Pink-footed goose, Goldeneye, Willow Tit Red-breasted Merganser, Avocet, Greenshank Birdfair Insurance Scaup, Lesser Scaup BTO Bird Atlas 2007-2011 Spitsbergen, Russia Review: Nikon EDG Fieldscope 85 A Review: Trogons: a Natural History of the Trogonidae Review: A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Jamaica British list, Red-headed Weaver Tufted Puffin: Oare Marshes KWT, Kent, 16 Sept 2009 Yellow-billed Cuckoo: Mull Head NR, Mainland, Orkney, 25 Sep 2009 Blackburnian Warbler: St Kilda, Outer Hebrides, 12 Sep 2009 Red-billed Tropicbird: Co Cork, 8 Sep 2009 Taiga Flycatcher: Fetlar, Shetland, 22 Sep Sandhill Crane: South Ronaldsay, Orkney, 22 Sep 2009 Black-browed Albatross: St Mary's, Scilly, 21 Sep 2009 Late migrants and vagrants Category C birds and escapes Previous records Black Redstart Facebook.com/birdwatchmagazine Mirror images Jay Building hibernation sites RSPB Feed the birds day Building bird tables American waders, Leach's Storm-petrel, Black Guillemot Red-throated Diver, Pomarine Skua, Lapland Bunting American waders, Passage migrants, Sooty shearwater ISO Great Grey Shrike, Steppe Grey Shrike, Lesser Grey Shrike Competing for resources Eskimo Curlew Review: Steiner SkyHawk Pro 8x42 Binocular Review: A Fieldguide to the Birds of Borneo Review: Rare Birds: Where and When Vol 1 Bare-faced Bulbul, Galapagos Cormorant American Black Tern: Farmoor, Oxon, 28 Aug 2009 Macaronesian Shearwater: Pendeen, Cornwall, 28 Aug 2009 Madeiran Storm-petrel: Gwennap Head, Cornwall, 20 Aug 2009 Audouin's Gull: off Hugh Town, St Mary's, Scilly, 12 Aug 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 208 207 207 207 207 207 207 207 207 207 207 207 207 207 207 207 207 207 207 207 207 207 207 207 207 207 207 207 207 207 207 206 206 206 206 206 206 206 206 206 206 206 206 206 206 206 The Unsound Approach Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Garden Birding Garden Birding Garden Birding Garden Birding Where to watch Where to watch Where to watch Stray Feathers In the frame Identification Fringe birding Field test special Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Listcheck Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights The Unsound Approach Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Garden Birding Garden Birding Garden Birding Where to watch Where to watch Where to watch Identification Fringe birding Rarities On location In the frame Rock stars Bird behaviour Birding history Must See Code of conduct Building skills In the garden Garden advice Food Building skills Thorney Island, West Sussex Lincs coast Fife Ness Where eagles dare Backyard birds Blue-winged Teal Taking it to the limit Steppe up Looks aren't everything All birds to all people Scott of the art world Wading in the deep end updating the world view of birds Rainy day albatross Cliffe hanger Cliffe hanger Blue-cheeked over the white cliffs of Dover A tern made of Sterna stuff The fifth amendment A late spotted Great Spotted Cuckoo Going in deep Rutland here we come! Moult Must See Habitats In the garden Behaviour Food of the month Bay of Biscay Upton Warren, Worcestershire Morecambe Bay, Lancashire Arctic and Greenish Warblers Birding on the edge Itinerant wanderers National treasures Expose yourself Punkbirder Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Paul James Steve Keightly Rab Shand Mark Cocker Steve Young Keith Vinicombe Richard Bonser Dominic Mitchell Mike Alibone David Callahan Andrew Stock David Callahan Mike Fraser Brian Mellow Josh Jenkins-Shaw Josh Jenkins-Shaw Jack Chantler Trevor Davies Greg Morgan John Furse Punkbirder Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Chris Harbard Chris Harbard Chris Harbard Nigel Symes Brian Stretch John Wilson Andy Stoddart Richard Bonser Russell Slack Nigel Marven Steve Young 70 4 5 6 7 8 10 10 11 11 13 15 16 27 29 30 35 38 41 45 45 46 49 51 52 52 53 53 56 56 70 6 7 8 10 12 13 13 15 17 18 29 35 40 45 47 Shetland Raptor migrations Cape Clear: August 1959 Red-necked Phalarope Flushing Study guides Willow Warbler planting and seeds Natural food Garden listing Osprey, Little Stint, Bearded Tit Avocet, Roseate Tern, Spotted Redshank Balearic Shearwater, Little Gull, Bluethroat Biodiversity Garden photography Common Teal, Garganey, Blue-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal Unusual habitats Kazakhstan: Swarovski ATS telescope Review: Opticron GS 52 GA ED telescope and HDF 12-36x eyepiece Review: National Geographic Complete Birds of the World Review: The Art of Peter Scott Review: Shorebirds of the Northern Hemisphere Rio Orinoco Spinetail, Pale-faced Bare-eye, petrels Black-browed Albatross: Porthgwarra, Cornwall, 28 Jul 2009 Pacific Golden Plover: Cliffe Pools RSPB, Kent, 8 Jul 2009 Pacific Golden Plover: Breydon Water, Norfolk, 22 Jul 2009 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater: Bockhill, Kent, 22 Jul 2009 Lesser-crested Tern: Cley, Norfolk, 12 July 2009 Brown-headed Cowbird: south Pembrokeshire, 13 Jul 2009 Great Spotted Cuckoo: Salthouse, Norfolk, 23 Jul 2009 Pelagics Birdfair Eclipse plumage Migrant warblers Beaches Great Spotted Woodpecker Bathing Blackberries Cory's Shearwater, Short-toed Eagle, Sabine's Gull Garganey, Marsh Harrier, Black Tern Little Ringed Plover, Curlew Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank Arctic Warbler, Greenish Warbler Unusual habitats The British List China Image exposure 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 206 206 206 206 206 206 206 206 206 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Listcheck Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights The Unsound Approach Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Garden Birding Garden Birding Garden Birding Garden Birding Where to watch Where to watch Where to watch Identification special 2009 7 205 Birding from the hip Is this it? 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 Stone Age birding Thoroughly modern theory Endemics and amazons Balancing act Genesis revelation Back from the dead Internet Where no field guide has gone before updating the world view of birds Two cracks at the Black-winged Reorientating pratincole How now brown cowbirds? 2009 2009 2009 7 7 7 205 Reports: highlights 205 Reports: highlights 205 Reports: highlights Best Western A classic spring for Collareds Which was the wheatear Dominic Mitchell Dominic Mitchell David Callahan Mike Fraser David Callahan Alan Davies Mark Simmonds Al McNee Punkbirder Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Editorial team Chris Harbard Chris Harbard Chris Harbard Chris Harbard Nick Hopper David Jobbins Fraser Simpson Ross Ahmed Anthony McGeehan and Craig Nash D W Yalden and U Albarella David Callahan Nigel Marven Steve Young Mike Alibone David Callahan Chris Harbard Steve Rooke Mike Fraser Marc Heath Editorial team Deryk Shaw Kevin Rylands and Ivan Lakin Editorial team Will Wagstaff 2009 2009 2009 7 7 6 205 Reports: highlights 205 The Unsound Approach 204 Better Birding Knot fade away Don't despair of summer Conservation Ian Smith, Peter Allard, Keith Dye and Bob Bell 63 Punkbirder 78 Editorial team 6 Historical record Evolution On location In the frame Tools of the trade News special Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Listcheck Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights HBW 13 hits the mark A step in the right direction From Dickens to the dead parrot sketch updating the world view of birds Blue-cheeked peek Good day at Black Rock Eyes to the skies Take me to the River Patching things up Conservation Bird food Young birds Must See Final Destination In the garden Bird behaviour Garden plant Food of the month Portland, Dorset East Tilbury, Essex Galloway Forest Park, Dumfries and Galloway Are you experienced? 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A question of quality Small size, big performance Play it your way Finding birds in five countries updating the world view of birds Rare cuckoo's a great spot Beach beauty On the move Surveys Bird behaviour Must see Mike Fraser Stuart Piner Chris Bishop Chris Stone Rick Spencer Paul Bowley Editorial Team Editorial Team Editorial Team Editorial Team David Walker Tom Cadwallender Ken Shaw Aidan G Kelly Keith Vinicombe Keith Vinicombe Mark Grantham Dominic Mitchell Steve Young Mike Alibone Chris Harbard Mike Alibone Mike Fraser Owain Gibb Russ Haywood Editorial Team Editorial Team Editorial Team Editorial Team 55 56 57 58 59 59 6 6 7 8 13 15 16 17 24 28 32 37 43 46 49 50 55 57 59 6 6 7 8 Insects, insectivorous birds Tern colonies Spoonbill, Turtle Dove, Hobby Red-throated Diver, Red-necked Phalarope, Arctic Skua European Nightjar, Tree Pipit, Dartford Warbler Manx Shearwater, Golden Eagle, Corncrake Common Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat Thrush Nightingale, Nightingale Online conservation 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Vinicombe Keith Vinicombe Paul Bowyer Dominic Mitchell Steve Young Chris Harbard Tim Melling Mike Fraser Juan Brown Lee Fuller Editorial Team Editorial Team Editorial Team Editorial Team Editorial Team Editorial Team Editorial Team Mashuq Ahmad Kev Wilson Ken Croft Dave Pullan Nigel Redman Pete Morris Ken Shaw Keith Vinicombe Steve Young Richard Moores and Alex Lees Keith Vinicombe Steve Young Chris Harbard Martin Garner 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 3 3 3 3 3 177 177 177 177 177 World of birds Global warming In the frame Internet Tools of the trade 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 177 177 177 176 176 176 176 176 Listcheck Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Where to watch updating the world view of birds It's a Pacific, to be specific Garden mega reveals itself Thinking inside the box Local birding Building skills Must see East Lothian Coast Mike Fraser John R Mather Steve Hay Editorial Team Editorial Team Editorial Team Editorial Team Ian Andrews 55 57 59 6 6 7 8 13 38 42 45 49 52 Watching' birds Black-throated Diver, Hobby, Black Redstart Ptarmigan, White-tailed Eagle, Black Guillemot Red Grouse, Dotterel, Ring Ouzel Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Woodlark, Common Crossbill Ring-billed Gull, Common Gull Ageing waders Breaking rarity news Sweden, Falsterbo Backing up files Surfbirds.com Review: The Sound Approach to Birding Black-browed Barbet, Forest Batis, cisticolas, Desert Finch Pacific Diver: Llys-y-fran Reservoir, Pembrokeshire, 2 Feb 2007 Pacific Diver: Penzance, Cornwall, 17 Feb 2007 Rarities in west Cornwall: early March 2007 Glaucous-winged Gull: Ferryside, Carmarthenshire, 2 March 2007 Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover Bird sounds Telling tails Ring Ouzel Northern Wheatear, Sand Martin Green-winged Teal, Jack Snipe, Water Pipit Velvet Scoter, Shore Lark, Firecrest Manx Shearwater, Glaucous Gull, Snow Bunting White-tailed Eagle, Barnacle Goose, Twite Christopher Helm Paul 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to watch Where to watch ID in depth ID special Rarities World of birds Listcheck In the frame Tools of the trade Internet Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Better Birding Where to watch Where to watch Where to watch Conservation ID at a glance ID in depth ID special Vagrancy World of birds Listcheck In the frame Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Internet Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Tools of the trade Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Exe Estuary, Devon North Cheshire meres Tollesbury, Essex Ferruginous Duck Topographical tips Year of the cyber-twitch Cotinga Central updating the world view of birds Patch work Close focus under scrutiny Fresh sites on the birding web Double take on the world's birds Birdwatch Bird Book of the Year 2006 On a wing and a prayer An Ivory surprise Petrel wreck hits hard Sightings Habitats Garden 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Rob McInnes Keith Vinicombe Keith Vinicombe Des McKenzie Keith Vinicombe Chris Harbard Mike Fraser Steve Young Mike Alibone Dominic Mitchell Chris Harbard Steve Hay Simon Papps Leni Martin Kevin Rylands Keith Vinicombe Andy Stoddart and Steve Joyner Neil Bielby Editorial Team Editorial Team 15 16 17 24 28 33 38 43 45 47 51 53 54 57 58 59 6 6 7 8 9 10 13 16 17 22 26 28 32 34 38 43 45 46 47 49 51 52 52 55 57 58 58 6 6 Avocet, Red-breasted Merganser, Barn Owl Smew, Woodcock, Hawfinch Long-tailed Duck, Hen Harrier, Avocet Ferruginous Duck, Tufted Duck Bird topography Review of the year 2006 Guyana Caatinga Woodpecker, Rockhopper Penguin, Asian leaf warblers Photographing local patches Review: Hawke Endurance CF 8x32 and 8x42 barnowltrust.org.uk , aviscience.org , deeestuary.co.uk Review: Birds of the World (Collins), Birds of the World (Philip's) The Sound Approach to Birding Putative Glaucous-winged Gull: Gloucester, 15 Dec 2006 Ivory Gull: Ayrshire, Dec 2006 Leach's Storm-petrel wreck: 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Team Phil Benstead 7 8 9 13 15 16 17 24 27 31 38 43 44 45 49 51 52 55 56 57 58 58 59 6 6 7 8 13 Bob Chapman Paul Collin John Bannon Keith Vinicombe Keith Vinicombe Mark Constantine Editorial Team Howard Vaughan Steve Young Mike Alibone Chris Harbard Stephen Moss Simon Papps Mike Fraser Steve Hay Bill Oddie Graham Gordon 15 16 17 24 28 31 37 41 45 46 48 51 52 55 57 58 58 BTO bird counts Smew Christmas resolutions Brent Goose, Avocet, Ring-billed Gull Scaup, Purple Sandpiper, Twite Whooper Swan, Jack Snipe, Tree Sparrow Taiga Bean Goose, Hen harrier, Tawny Owl Black-tailed Godwit, Bar-tailed Godwit, Whimbrel White-fronted Goose, Lesser White-fronted Goose Telescopes Birdwatch Artist of the Year 2006 Feeding station photography Review: Kowa TSN-883 telescope Review: Hawke Endurance 60 mm and 70 mm telescopes Internet shopping Review: The Birds of Britain and Europe DVD Review: Land Marks and Sea Wings Bugun Liocichla, Goldcrest Canada Water: Loop Head, Co Clare, 8 Oct 2006 Hermit Thrush: 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Rarity review Peak Practice The Tiger's domain Genius out of time Wallace's line Opticron squares up to the big boys Where eagle dares Gem in a finch flock Coming up Ross's Wilson's drops in Starting small 2004 megastars! Paul Pightling Andrew Bloomfield Marianne Taylor Chris Harbard Mike Alibone Steve Hay Gavin Peplow Hywel Maggs Bruce Caswell Marianne Taylor Chris Batty 34 36 41 42 45 49 50 51 51 66 6 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 152 152 152 152 152 152 152 152 152 152 152 152 152 151 151 151 151 151 Listcheck Habitats Identification Birdfinding Birdfinding Tried and tested Tried and tested Tried and tested Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Hooked! Have you heard? Have you heard? Have you heard? 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Chris Harbard, Steve Hay Mike Fraser Editorial Team Chris Harbard Marianne Taylor Simon Papps Dominic Mitchell James Lidster Mike Alibone Neil Bowman Tommy Glass Deryk Shaw Alan Bull John Harding Mark Andrews Tim Melling Debi Love Shearwater Editorial Team Steve Hay Editorial Team Mike Fraser Mike Fraser Stuart Green Mike Alibone Simon Cook Keith Vinicombe Mark Chapman Bob Flood Stuart Rivers Steve Young Colin Williams Jon Dunn Brian Small Chris Galvin Editorial Team Chris Harbard Erik Hirschfield Mike Fraser Mike Fraser Brian Slyfield James Lidster Ken Shaw Graham Langley Keith Vinicombe Keith Vinicombe Key events in the life time of the magazine 6 11 18 23 29 32 37 43 47 54 55 56 57 58 58 59 74 6 7 8 10 13 20 25 35 40 43 48 49 49 50 50 51 66 6 7 8 10 14 20 22 26 30 37 42 Grey-cheeked Thrush, shearwaters, Indonesian thrushes Birdwatch Artist of the Year 2004 Breeding bird population changes East Sussex Scilly in spring Texas Review: The Birds of Dorset Review: Barska 10x50 WA X-Trail binocular Chinese Pond Heron: Sea Palling, Norfolk, 31 October 2004 Masked Shrike: Kilrenny, Fife, 29 October 2004 Chestnut-eared Bunting: Fair Isle, 15 October 2004 Rufous-tailed Robin: Fair Isle, 23 October 2004 Ovenbird: St Mary's, Scilly, 25 October 2004 Tree Swallow: Wick, Dorset, 31 October 2004 White's Thrush: Easington, Yorkshire, 10 October 2004 Tubenoses Cormorant culls Minsmere' Curlew Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2004 Ageing in birds Tubenoses, Togian Hawk-Owl Angus and Dundee Buying telescopes Boats, birds and Simon Cook Long-billed Dowitcher, Short-billed Dowitcher Review: The Birds of Shetland Cream-coloured Courser: Scilly, 28 September 2004 Yellow Warbler: Barra, Western Isles, 2 October 2004 Seawatching: Merseyside, September 2004 Western Sandpiper: Dorset, 29 September 2004 Brown Shrike: Whalsay, Shetland, 19 September 2004 Curlew sp: Minsmere, Suffolk, 28 September 2004 Birding disasters Habitat threat, Wales Colin Bibby 198-2004 Eastern vagrants Pollinators Calayan Rail, Rock Partridge, Socorro Mockingbird Birdwatch UK Bird Race 2004 Dorset coastline Records committees Europe's C and E lists Radde's Warbler, Dusky Warbler Eastern Yellow Wagtail 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 148 148 148 148 148 148 148 148 148 147 147 147 147 147 147 147 147 147 147 147 147 147 147 147 147 146 146 146 146 146 146 146 146 146 146 146 146 146 146 146 145 145 145 145 145 145 Tried and tested Tried and tested Tried and tested Tried and tested Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Hooked! 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Latest HBW volume is as good as it gets Fortunate isles get luckier Lighter Leicas are designed for impact Northern whites Scottish islands host a second Yank coot Rare robin run continues in Dagenham Vagrant warblers lingering longer Revelling in a Midlands mire Paradise saved Perennial penguin quandaries updating the world view of birds 2003: year of the Black Lark The cream of the continent Pooleside The winter buzzard In from the cold A hero of his time An ambitious effort on African birds The essential new bird sounds library Grandstand finish Editorial Team Mike Fraser Mike Fraser Pete Clement Will Wagstaff David Mairs Owen Mitchell Dominic Mitchell Richard Porter Dominic Mitchell Steve Young Martin Scott Martin Scott Anna White Ashley Saunders Russell Wynn Mike Alibone David Mairs Editorial Team Mike Fraser Mike Fraser Eugene Archer Martin Garner Richard Porter Alan Johnson Keith Vinicombe David Mairs Steve Madge Mike Alibone Simon Papps Andrew Stevenson Howard Vaughan Simon Papps Alan Richards David Mairs Mike Fraser Mike Fraser Andrew Raine Simon Papps James Lidster Dick Forsman Eileen Rees Alistair Crowle C H Fry Dominic Mitchell Ian Lewington 8 11 14 18 22 29 35 39 45 50 57 61 62 62 63 63 78 6 8 10 13 21 26 33 38 42 46 47 51 57 58 58 59 74 6 9 15 20 24 28 33 38 44 48 49 57 Oriental Pratincole irruption, Australia Food availability, climate change and migration National lists, Britain, Ireland, France, Italy Greenland Wheatear Scilly in spring Windfarms Bird racing Banc d'Arguin National Park, Mauritania Turkish birding, 1966 Review: The Birds of Morocco Review: The Wimberley Head Harlequin Duck: Outer Hebrides, January 2004 Redhead: Outer Hebrides, September 2003 American Coot: Dumfries and Galloway, 10 February 2004 Pine Bunting: Norfolk, 28 February 2004 Little Swift: Hampshire, 6 February 2004 Blue Tit, Pectoral Sandpiper Tadcaster rarities, ornithological fraud, Hastings incident New Zealand Storm-petrel Flight Woodcreepers, British list Killybegs, Donegal Thayer's Gull, American Herring Gull, Kumlien's Gull Birding Turkey 1966 Isle of Sheppey, Kent Ruddy Shelduck Review: Handbook of the Birds of the World vol 8 Review: The Birds of the Isles of Scilly Review: Leica Ultravid 10x42 binocular Northern' Long-tailed Tits: Suffolk and Sussex, January 2004 American Coot: Outer Hebrides, 25 January 2004 American Robin: Greater London, 9 January 2004 Rare warblers: British Isles, December 2003 Warwickshire sewage works Cliffe Marshes Penguin conservation Sylvia warblers, Alagoas Curassow, Parmoptila finches, Norway Rarity review 2003 Western Palearctic rarity review 2003 Poole Harbour, Dorset Rough-legged Buzzard Bewick's Swan, Whooper Swan, WWT Kenneth Williamson Review: Birds of Africa south of the Sahara Review: Die Volgelstimmen Europas, Nordafrikas und Vorderasiens Baltimore Oriole: Oxfordshire, 14 December 2003 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 140 140 140 140 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 138 138 138 138 138 138 138 138 138 138 138 138 138 138 138 137 Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Hooked! 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Dove chooses remote locale Birders enjoy American Robin fall-out Birders enjoy American Robin fall-out The young explorer Strictures at an exibition Oil spill ravages Gambian wetland First stop rarity central A ray of light in the forest gloom Birds that lend a helping hand updating the world view of birds Top 10 blockers Dungeness: A century of change An illustrated history Delta force Plenty of plus points for new volume Seabird help from the Sandinavians How do H2O roof prisms stack up/ Minox gets some bright ideas Yank coot completes the Shetland haul Robin's hideaway Desert storm around the British coast Desert storm around the British coast 1984: positive utopia Observatories: adapt or die? Happy campers on the case in Malta Pole's horses for courses Why it pays to weight-watch updating the world view of birds White heat The middle way Out of Africa High hopes Our understanding has come a long way Authors deliver with an air of authority New Els surpass expectations Fair isle reassumes control Flycatcher is an education Diary held the key to joy Hundreds of birds on the brink Neil Money Paul Gainey Steve Smith Nigel Redman David Mairs Carole Leigh Yann Kolbeinsson Craig Turner Mike Fraser Mike Fraser Richard Moores Ken Osborne Christopher Helm Richard Brooks Dominic Mitchell Steve Madge Roy Beddard Mike Alibone Steve Duffield Steve Stansfield Kevin Thornton Editorial Team Simon Papps David Mairs Editorial Team Marek Borkowski Mike Fraser Mike Fraser Alex Lees Mike Alibone Hilary Fry Graham Tucker Mike Fraser Steve Madge Dominic Mitchell Deryk Shaw Mark Chapman Nigel Taylor David Mairs 58 59 69 70 6 7 8 9 11 15 20 24 29 34 40 41 45 46 49 50 51 51 66 6 7 9 10 12 21 22 27 34 41 42 45 49 59 66 6 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 11 11 11 11 11 11 137 137 137 137 137 137 Have you heard? Avian revelations Listcheck Optics survey Birdfinding Bird photography Hurricane brings chaos and seabirds to eastern US Food for thought updating the world view of birds Buying telescopes High Fife The ultimate gallery Angus Wilson Mike Fraser Mike Fraser Stephen Ingraham Ken Shaw Editorial Team 7 9 13 19 24 30 Oriental Turtle Dove: Caithness, 5 December 2003 American Robin: Cornwall, 14 December 2003 American Robin: Lincolnshire, 1 January 2004 Young birding Wild-caught birds Environmental crisis, Gambia American vagrants in Iceland The Philippines Co-operative breeding Orchard Oriole, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Canada Goose, Saw-billed Hermit British rarities, sought-after vagrants Dungeness, Kent History of field guides Evros Delta, Greece Review: New Encyclopedia of Birds Review: Flight Identification of European Seabirds Review: Bushnell H2O 8x42 RP binocular Review: Minox BD 8.5x52 BR binocular American Coot: Shetland, from 30 November 2003 American Robin: Bardsey, Gwynedd, 11 November 2003 Desert Wabler: Sandwich Bay, Kent, 20 Novembber 2003 Desert Wheatear influx: Britain, 9 November 2005 Family holidays and birding Briding trends: bird observatories Illegal hunting in Malta Poland EU and conservation Fat storage, migration Carrizal blue-black Seedeater, Yellow Wagtail, Citrine Wagtail Gyr Falcon Northamptonshire The Birds of Africa Georgia Review: A Concise History of Ornithology Review: Pipits and Wagtails of Europe, Asia and North America Review: Swarovski 8x32 EL binocular Arrival of vagrants: Fair Isle, 13 October 2003 Taiga Flycatcher: Shetland, 12 Oct 2003 Bird records Conservation, endangered species Hurricane Isabel, wrecks Fruit and berries Red-backed Hawk, Puna Hawk, Penant-winged Nightjay Buying telescopes The Fife Peninsula Wildlife Photographer of the year 2003 NHM 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 135 134 Identification World of birds Tried and tested Tried and tested Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Hooked! Have you heard? Obituaries Have you heard? Have you heard? Avian revelations Listcheck Bird racing Conservation Birdfinding Identification World of birds Wildlife Art Tried and tested Tried and tested Tried and tested Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Hooked! Have you heard? Have you heard? Avian revelations Listcheck Birdfinding Birdfinding Identification Habitats World of birds Conservation Tried and tested Tried and tested Tried and tested Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Hooked! Have you heard? Red-headed Bunting revisited Off the wall Grebes in words and pictures Sound reasons for identifying 'Sibes' It's raining rares Warblers delight across the country Warblers delight across the country Warblers delight across the country Under the influence The vulture vanguard Our main man in Mallorca Swedes set new limits The biggest irony yet? Out for a duck updating the world view of birds Another win for Scotland, but new faces too London's impossible dream? Far from the madding crowd Plain wanderer Wild at heart Art's coming of age America's blueprint for conservation Sibley splits the field guide Nikon gets heavy It's the Bill again Owl is a shore thing All aboard for Wilson's The booby has landed A Great Tit and a book changed my life Harping back to the past Shame is complete Shrikeology: butcher birds revealed updating the world view of birds North by north-west Barra: the one to watch Travelling Circus Heather report Pelagic odyssey The power ranger Why all of our roots lie in Africa How to enjoy Europe's marine riches Major birding community launches online Hordes head south for Mongolian visitor Sand plovers: the perennial problem The Peterson factor RSPB makes early running at Cliffe Keith Vinicombe Simon Papps Martin Woodcock Keith Vinicombe Roger Riddington Bryan Thomas Andy Wraithmell Tony Disley Tony Marr James Wolfstencroft Chris Durdin Erik Hirschfield David Mairs Mike Fraser Mike Fraser Brian Slyfield Simon Papps Will Wagstaff Keith Vinicombe David Mairs David Tomlinson Mike Fraser Keith Vinicombe Simon Papps Martin Cade Brian Rabbitts Ian Lycett Clive Martin Malcolm Sargent David Mairs David Mairs Mike Fraser Mike Fraser Ken Shaw Stuart Rivers Keith Vinicombe Allan Drewitt Hadoram Shirihai David Mairs Mike Fraser David Mairs Editorial Team Russell Wynn Erik Hirschfield James Clements David Mairs 32 34 41 42 49 51 51 51 66 6 7 8 9 11 14 17 22 28 32 37 43 46 47 51 57 58 59 59 74 6 7 10 13 18 20 24 29 34 43 47 48 56 58 59 74 6 Red-headed Bunting Bulgaria Review: Grebes of the World Review: Calls of Eastern Vagrants CD Fall of vagrants: Shetland, 27 September 2003 Two-barred Greenish Warbler: Bryher, Scilly, 27 September 2003 Paddyfield Warbler: Dungeness, Kent, 9 September 2003 Sykes's Warbler, North Ronaldsay, Orkney, 29 September 2003 Childhood memories Ruppell's Vulture Graham Hearl City bird race Ruddy Duck cull Wetland Bird Survey African Blue Tit, Long-trained Nightjar, Pici, Galbulae Birdwatch UK Bird Race 2003 Bitterns in London, Lee Valley Park Scilly Buff-bellied Pipit, Meadow Pipit, Water Pipit Guyana Society of Wildlife Artists Review: Restoring North America's Birds Review: Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern North America Review: Nikon Fieldscope ED82 A Eastern Olivaceous Warbler: Dorset, 31 August 2003 Snowy Owl: outer Hebrides, 7 August 2003 Scillonian pelagic: 10 August 2003 Masked Booby: Biscay, 3 September 2003 Great Tit, book Harpy Eagle Dennis Green, bird crime Shrike behaviour Pernambuco Pygmy-Owl, Curve-billed Thrasher, Masked Booby, Common Gull Outer Hebrides Barra Northern Harrier Heathland Antarctica, Inaccessible Island, Tristan de Cunha Bill Jones Review: Savannah Lives, Animal Life and Human Evolution Review: Mark Cawardine's Guide to Whale Watching swarovskibirding.com Lesser Sand Plover: Hampshire, 22 July 2003 Sand plover identification Young birding Cliffe Pools reserve 2003 8 134 Have you heard? The hero of Doñana 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 134 134 134 134 134 134 134 134 134 134 134 134 134 134 134 134 133 133 133 133 133 133 133 133 133 133 133 Have you heard? Have you heard? Avian revelations Autumn options Identification matters Secret lives World of birds Products and services Products and services Products and services Listcheck Reports: highlights Hooked! From beyond the grave A sense of loss Going for a song Nailed in Wales The right stripes Searching souls The odd bunch Cumbria accepts atlas challenge Swarovski adds two new Els to its range Value binoculars that will ride the storm updating the world view of birds One Steppe for Man Frozen visitors that left their mark Have you heard? Obituaries Avian revelations Attracting seabirds Attracting seabirds Identification Identification Conservation The low-down Tried and tested Tried and tested 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 133 133 133 133 133 133 133 133 133 132 132 132 132 132 132 132 Tried and tested Tried and tested Listcheck Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Hooked! Have you heard? Obituaries Have you heard? Avian revelations Points of view Pelagic birding Equipment guide Plotting a future for Iraq's birdlife Conservation giants who defined an era Once bitten The chum factory Making your own The Black-headed Wagtail that wasn't Three of a kind Part of the Union Crossing the Tees Suffolk compendium makes up for lost time A song for Africa Leica's smaller telescope still helps birders see the light The ultimate tool for the birding digiscoper? updating the world view of birds As good as it gets Peanuts attract a potential first Fair Isle's in the thick of it Gardens host two Yank sparrows Gardens host two Yank sparrows A bolt from the pale blue eyes Bustards prepare for life on Salisbury Plain Pioneer with a special love for Africa EU helps fund Bitterns' £4m helping hand Flight from the hostile north A disgrace to everyone involved Setting sail Buying binoculars David Tomlinson Sav Saville and Brent Stephenson Gutter Snipe Mike Fraser David Saunders Keith Vinicombe Matt Hobbs Nick Garbutt Tim Melling Dominic Mitchell Roy Beddard Mike Fraser Keith Vinicombe Norman McCanch 7 Editorial Team David Tomlinson Mike Fraser Richard Porter Viv Stratton Adam Rowlands Steve Madge Hannah Bartram John McLoughlin Simon Papps Mark Andrews 6 8 10 18 20 21 22 27 34 40 40 Simon Papps Andy Bright Mike Fraser Ken Croft Paul Francis Deryk Shaw Penny Durrell Richard Smith Bob Scott Editorial Team Martin Woodcock Editorial Team Mike Fraser Keith Vinicombe Bob Flood Simon Papps 44 45 47 48 49 50 51 51 66 6 7 8 11 15 21 26 8 8 10 16 22 27 33 41 45 47 49 50 66 Obituary: Dr Antonio Valverde Gomez New Zealand Storm-petrel West Midlands Bird Club Dawn chorus Pembrokeshire islands Aquatic Warblers Yelkouan Shearwaters Madagascar Review: The Breeding Birds of Cumbria: A Tetra Atlas 1997-2001 Preview: Swarowski 8x32 and 10x32 EL binoculars Review: Bushnell D20 8x42 PP binoculars Malherbe's Parakeet, Carrion Crow, Hooded Crow, Redpolls, Bahia Nighthawk Steppe Grey Shrike Woodlarks Iraq wetlands Guy Mountford and Max Nicholson Swallow Chum, pelagics Chum, pelagics Putative Black-headed Wagtail, Essex, 1999 Cory's Shearwater, Scopoli's Shearwater, Cape Verde Shearwater New Eu member states Summer birding itinerary, Northumberland Review: The Birds of Suffolk Review: Bird Song of The Gambia and Senegal Review: Leica APO Televid 62 angled telescope Review: Carl Zeiss Diascope 85 T* fl Magpie complex, Riverside Wren, trogons and Oilbird Black Lark: South Stack RSPB, Anglesey, 1 June 2003 Northern Cardinal: Portbury, Somerest, May 2003 Thick-billed Warbler: Fair Isle, Shetlanf, 16 May 2003 White-crowned Sparrow: Co Cork, 20 May 2003 White-throated Sparrow: Caldy, Wirral, 21 May 2003 Jackdaw, young birding Great Bustard project Stuart Keith EU helps fund Bitterns' £4m helping hand Greenland Ruddy Duck cull Scilly pelagics Buying binoculars 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 132 132 132 132 132 132 132 132 132 132 131 131 131 131 131 131 British vagrants Birding hazards Tried and tested Tried and tested Tried and tested Listcheck Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Hooked! Have you heard? Have you heard? Avian revelations World of birds The low-down Understanding birds Silver linings Duty of care The people's choice for Southern Africa The A-Z of London's birds Lightweight, but not in terms of performance updating the world view of birds Dungeness claims first British Audouin's Four-star spectacular on the east coast Now it's over to the BOU In priase of Romany Cliffe: light at the end of the tunnel The race is on The sky's the limit The other side Ups and downs Case studies 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 131 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 129 129 Identification Art award Interview Tried and tested Tried and tested Listcheck Reports: highlights Hooked! Have you heard? Have you heard? Have you heard? Have you heard? Avian revelations Points of view World of birds Reserve creation Youth hostelling Egg collecting British listing Vocalisations Tried and tested Tried and tested Listcheck Reports: highlights Hooked! Have you heard? Have you heard? Flava flow Birdwatch Artist of the Year 2003 The record breaker Complex but so rewarding A fresh perspective on India updating the world view of birds The cranes came down Monsters that sowed the birding seed Secrets of India's impossible bird Wake up and smell the warbler-friendly coffee Darling keeps Cliffe option alive Seabirds suffer again in Channel oil debacle Secrets of our dowdy songsters Depressing but all too predictable The Crimean tour The house that Martin built Young at heart Obsession Fifteen yearrs of hurt Call signs A window into a maestro's works Publishing your work updating the world view of birds Owl's wetland hideaway The raptors that cast a lingering spell The tears that turned to triumph Frigatebird's late surprise James Gilroy, Richard Moores, Simon Mahood Mark Ward Mike Fraser Dominic Mitchell Simon Papps Mike Fraser Dave Walker Kevin Wilson Andrew Lassey Geoff Carr Editorial Team Editorial Team Mike Fraser Dave Walker Andrew Grace David Mairs Per Alstrom, Krister Mild Editorial Team David Mairs Lars Svensson Tim Inskipp Mike Fraser Editorial Team Keith Scovell Editorial Team Editorial Team Editorial Team Editorial Team Mike Fraser Mark Avery Keith Vinicombe Martin Preston Steve Young David Mairs Malcolm Roxby Geoff Sample Ian Lycett Andy Bright Editorial Team John Kemp Richard Cruise Editorial Team Editorial Team Pallid Harrier 32 36 40 41 46 48 49 50 51 66 6 8 10 18 22 26 30 34 40 44 45 49 50 66 6 8 8 9 10 13 18 22 27 28 32 34 40 45 49 51 66 6 8 Birding hazards Review: Newmann's Birds of Southern Africa Review: The Breeding Birds of the London Area Review: Kowa TSN-601 telescope Buzzards, babblers, Ground Tit Audouin's Gull: Dungeness, Kent, 5 May 2003 Red-rumped Swallows: Gibraltar Point, Lincolnshire, 29 April 2003 Taiga Flycatcher: Flamborough, Yorkshire, 26 April 2003 Young birding Cliffe Marshes airport controversy Bird racing Satellite tracking Northern France East Sussex coast Tring zoological museum Black-headed Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail complex Birdwatch Artist of the Year 2003 Colin Bradshaw, BBRC Review: Stonechats: A Guide to the Genus Review: A Photographic Guide to the Birds of India Stonechats, White-fronted Swift, Udzungwa Forest Partridge, Tapaculo Common Crance influx: February 2003 Dinosaurs, young birding Jerdon's Courser Bird-friendly coffee Cliffe Marshes airport controversy Tricolor oil incident Nightingale BTO survey Hen Harrier, Countryside Alliance Ukraine BYO nature reserve Youth hostelling Egg collecting Veery Sound guide to warbler songs Review: Birds and Light Digiscoping masterclass part 8 Red-crowned Parakeet, Northern Harrier, Nazca Booby, Sao Paulo Tyrannulet Dark-breasted Barn Owl Merlin, Hobby, young birding Year listing, Adrian Riley Ascension Frigatebird 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 129 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 127 127 127 127 127 127 127 127 127 127 127 127 127 127 Obituaries Avian revelations Taxonomy Conservation The low-down Identification Year listing World of birds Tried and tested Tried and tested Tried and tested Digital photography Listcheck Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Hooked! Have you heard? Have you heard? Obituaries Avian revelations Rarity review The low-down Identification Wildfowl studies World of birds Tried and tested Digital photography Internet Listcheck Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Hooked! Have you heard? Obituaries Have you heard? Avian revelations Listcheck Points of view The low-down Notebook Forensic birding Identification World of birds Tried and tested Digital photography Tried and tested Tribute to a great communicator Advance of the wagtails There's no escaping the lab Forest slump Where there's muck Counting beans Just champion! Gooney island Trust's greatest triumph? Venezuela nudges back out in front Punching well above its weight Digital darkroom updating the world view of birds Swedish birder's ultimate festive find Terns on west coast tour? It started with a grubby Mallard Spain's betrayal of the Atlantic A booming event Mike McDonnell: an appreciation Going underground 2002: vagrants galore An island apart Fresh Ansers Appliance of science The beautiful south From Kittiwakes to Khaki Campbells Getting out in the field Rare Bird Alert now on the web updating the world view of birds Orkney's Orient success Pipit unravelled in Notts Bedroom window to a new world Coming to a meadow near you? World birder whose heart stayed in the UK Cliffe fight into extra time Migrants that go against the flow updating the world view of birds Put your money where your heart is A broad spectrum North of Shetland Clifftop conspiracy Another southern skua in the UK? Land of the Kiwi West Africa's pocket-sized option Settings for the digiscoper Swift's new version of an old favourite Editorial Team Mike Fraser Editorial Team Julian Hughes Simon Papps Keith Vinicombe Bob Flood Bill Coster Bob Scott David Mairs Dominic Mitchell Andy Bright Editorial Team Sture Persson Bill Jackson Malcolm Roxby Editorial Team Editorial Team Editorial Team Mike Fraser Andrew Raine Richard Bonser Keith Vinicombe James Robinson Dominic Mitchell Mike Fraser Andy Bright Simon Papps Editorial Team Jason Bishop Lance Degnan Ben Clifton Editorial Team Editorial Team Editorial Team Mike Fraser Editorial Team Gerry Cotter Phil Benstead Russell Wynn Phil Chantler Keith Vinicombe Ian Woodward David Mairs Andy Bright Simon Papps 8 10 12 20 22 26 30 34 40 41 45 46 49 50 51 66 6 8 9 10 20 24 28 32 34 41 45 47 49 50 50 66 6 7 8 10 12 15 20 25 28 30 32 38 43 44 Chris Mead Wagtail distribution Kittiwake Black Grouse, Capercaillie South Essex itinerary Tundra Bean Goose, Taiga Bean Goose Year listing, Bob Flood Midway, Pacific Islands Review: The Migration Atlas, Movements of the Birds of Britain and Ireland Review: Birds of Venezuela Review: Swarovski ATS 80 HD Digiscoping masterclass part 7 Forest-falcon, New Caledonian Owlet-nightjar, Large-billed Reed Warbler White-rumped Swift: North Bull Island, Co Dublin, 25 December 2002 Forster's Tern: Loch Feochan and Oban, Argyll, 8 January 2003 Young birding Prestige oil spill Lee Valley Birdwatching Fair 2002 Mike McDonnell Subterranean breeding species 2002 rarity review Islay itinerary Greenland White-fronted Goose WWT research South Africa Review: Fauna Brittanica: The Practical Guide to Wild and Domestic Creatures Digiscoping masterclass part 6 Review: Bird news website Three-striped Warbler, Iberian Chiffchaff, Boobook, Three-toed Woodpecker Oriental Turtle Dove: Stromness, Orkney, 20 November 2002 Blyth's Pipit: Gringley Carr, Nottinghamshire, 28 December 2002 Young birding Hen Harrier Tim Lawrence Cliffe Marshes airport controversy Reverse migration Bald Parrot, Carajas Woodcreeper, Sichuan Treecreeper, Kimberley Pipit BTO Norfolk itinerary Shetland pelagic A H Mathew Alpine Swift controversy, 1915 Southern skua reports in Britain New Zealand Review: Collins Illustrated Checklist: Birds of Western and Central Africa Digiscoping masterclass part 5 Review: Swift Audubon 8.5x44 ED binocular 2003 2003 2003 2003 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 1 1 1 1 12 12 12 12 12 12 127 127 127 127 126 126 126 126 126 126 Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Hooked! Have you heard? Have you heard? Have you heard? Avian revelations Listcheck Points of view Scilly enjoys late flourish Not another one? Dedicated patch worker finds Bobolink Born with birds in the blood EU tells Malta: carry on killing The last chance to have your say A little knowledge is a dangerous thing Tales from the mist-nets updating the world view of birds Manage harriers for a better morrland 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 126 126 126 126 126 126 126 126 126 126 126 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 124 124 124 124 124 124 124 The low-down Vagrancy Identification World of birds Tried and tested Tried and tested Digital photography Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Hooked! 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Avian revelations Avian revelations Avian revelations Pit stops The stuff of dreams Head start The hyacinth realm The salutory tale of a doomed bird A must-have companion way down south Choosing the optional extras A 'Yank' in Yorkshire The unforgettable welcome Slow but steady for the Scilly throngs The Titchwell twitch that ignited my fuse The skuas that change everything Nation's birders join the battle for Cliffe Authority on Romanian birding dies Fitting the bill Border patrol Manx factor The birding republic The skein attraction Brant hybrids: a postscript Society's guiding light Choosing an adapter Swarovski's big new king of the hill Glossy Ibises take a shine to Britain North Ron back in the thick of the action Wilson's North Sea surprise Second strike for Rye Meads How birds became my driving force Top birder is murdered The milk that's healthy for wildlife BirdGuides' marriage to CJ starts awkwardly Travel trade's thumbs-down to Cliffe Riding the magic carpet Danger, quail crossing Azores terns split across the ocean John Higginson Dave Walker Stephen Simmonds Ted Parker Editorial Team Editorial Team Editorial Team Mike Fraser Editorial Team Tim Baynes Peter Smith, Paul Hobson James Gilroy Keith Vinicombe Simon Papps Simon Papps Dick Filby Andy Bright Paul Willoughby Ed Parnell Paul Stancliffe Steve Young Editorial Team Editorial Team Editorial Team Mike Fraser Mike Fraser David Saunders David Mairs Andy Bloomfield Matthew Harrison Mike Fraser Andy Bright Dominic Mitchell Editorial Team James Lees Martin Kitching Paul Roper David Adshead Editorial Team Editorial Team Editorial Team Keith Betton Mike Fraser Mike Fraser Mike Fraser 49 50 51 66 6 7 8 10 12 16 20 27 30 34 40 41 45 48 49 50 66 6 8 8 10 16 22 27 33 38 42 45 46 49 50 50 51 66 6 7 7 8 10 10 11 Killdeer: Scilly, 4 Noemver 2002 Catrharacta skua: Dungeness, Kent, 16 November 2002 Bobolink: Hengistbury Head, Dorset, 1 November 2002 Young birding Illegal hunting in Malta Cliffe Marshes airport controversy Little Shearwater BTO ringing scheme Large gulls, Zimmer's Woodpecker Joint Raptor Study, Countryside Alliance Nottinghamshire itinerary Possible future vagrants Black-headed Bunting, Red-headed Bunting Brazil Review: Spix's Macaw: The Race to Save the World's Rarest Bird Review: A Complete Guide to Antarctic Wildlife Digiscoping masterclass part 4 White-throated Sparrow: Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, 22 October 2002 Grey-cheeked Thrush, St Agned, Scilly, 26 October 2002 Isles of Scilly highlights: October 2002 Titchwell Ross's Gull Brown Skua Cliffe Marshes airport controversy James Roberts Crossbill complex East Lothian itinerary Manx Shearwater Estonia Pink-footed Goose, Norfolk Hybrid branta geese Review: RSPB Birds of Brtiain and Europe Digiscoping masterclass part 3 Review: Swarovski ATS/STS 80 telescopes Glossy Ibises: Oxfordshire, Norfolk and Devon, from 6 September 2002 Sykes's Warbler, North Ronaldsay, Orkney, 26 August 2002 Wilson's Storm-petrel: Northumberland, 1 September 2002 Solitary Sandpiper: Hertfordshire, 13 Setpember 2002 Starting birding Robert Sutton Milk CJ WildBird Foods, BirdGuides Cliffe Marshes airport controversy Flocking Quail hybridisation Roseate Tern 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 124 124 124 124 124 124 124 124 124 124 124 124 124 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 123 122 122 122 122 122 122 122 122 122 122 122 122 122 122 121 Avian revelations Avian revelations Bird racing Rarity watch Identification World of birds Tried and tested Tried and tested Digital photography Interview Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Hooked! Have you heard? Have you heard? Have you heard? Have you heard? Avian revelations World of birds The low-down Epic adventures Identification Bird families Tried and tested Tried and tested Tried and tested Digital photography Tried and tested Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Hooked! Have you heard? Have you heard? Have you heard? The low-down Identification Frontiers of birding Raptor revival Tried and tested Tried and tested Tried and tested Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Hooked! Have you heard? Older, wiser and better breeders Just glowing with health Birdwatch UK Bird Race 2002 Scilly's greatest hits Agrocephalus Pacific heights It's time to discover the weird and the wondeful Steiner leaves room for improvement Getting the right gear A broad canvas Pallid eventually clinched Choughs' Cornish return Falling in love with India's quiet side Cliffe campaigners' call to arms Mr Spurn retires from the 'obs' he never wanted Airport threat to egrets A new way forward for listing The new thinking on species limits Full house All points south The grand challenge The plain facts Wandering stars Sit back and savour it! A masterpiece on the maritime world Pentax scope set to rock British market The art of digiscoping Coolpix takes another step forward Hampshire hogs limelight Wilson's figure of eight Bee-easters hatch young in Durham I was inspired by PG Tips The airport that must never happen Eyeball to eyeball with Biscay's cetaceans Raptor fans get high and mighty Hoo? A handful of hippos Disputed territory Up, up and away Suburban oasis gives a good account It's a close call, but game guide wins on points Price is right for high-performing Legends Midsummer day's dream in Sussex Unidentified tern poses questions Shelduck vision that changed my life Gurkhas join the fight against egg collectors Mike Fraser Mike Fraser Editorial Team Simon Papps Keith Vinicombe Dominic Mitchell Mike Fraser Mike Spicer Andy Bright David Tomlinson Chris Bradshaw Janet Richie Roger Barnes Editorial Team Editorial Team Editorial Team Editorial Team Mike Fraser Alan Tate David Norman Russell Boyman Keith Vinicombe Mike Fraser Simon Papps David Mairs Mike Alibone Andy Bright Andy Bright Russell Wynn Bob Flood Mark Thomas David Tomlinson Editorial Team Editorial Team Editorial Team Gordon Allison Keith Vinicombe Mindy Baha el Din Mike Everett Don Taylor David Mairs Roy Beddard Tim Edwards Keith Vinicombe Mike Fraser Editorial Team 11 11 17 20 27 33 41 45 46 49 50 50 66 6 7 7 8 10 16 18 24 28 33 38 39 43 44 46 51 52 53 66 6 8 9 16 22 25 33 40 41 45 49 50 66 6 Common Tern Plumage, colour and health Birdwatch UK Bird Race 2002 Scilly's greatest hits Blyth's Reed Warbler Taiwan Review: Rattites and Tinamous Review: Steiner Wildlife 8x42 and 10x42 binoculars Digiscoping masterclass part 2 Donald Watson Pallid Harrier: Elmley, Kent, 3 August 2002 Breeding Choughs: Cornwall India Cliffe Marshes airport controversy Barry Spence Little Egret Checklist of the Birds of Britain Species definitions Gull listing South Devon itinerary Around the world with 1000 birds Northern Wheatear, Isabelline Wheatear Gadfly-petrels Review: Handbook of the Birds of the World vol 7 Review: Sea Mammals of the World Review: Pentax PF80-ED telescope Digiscoping masterclass part 1 Review: Nikon Coolpix 4500 digital camera Stilt Sandpiper: Hampshire, 21 July 2002 Scilly pelagics: July 2002 Breeding European Bee-eaters: Durham, summer 2002 Young birding Cliffe Marshes airport controversy Bay of Biscay Raptors in Costa Rica Hoo Peninsula, Kent Icterine Warbler, Melodious Warbler Egypt RSPB, raptor recovery Review: Birds of Brent Reservoir Review: Pheasants. Partridges and Grouse Review: Bushnell 8x32 Legend binoculars Collared Flycatcher: West Sussex, 20 June 2002 Orange-billed' tern: Norfolk, 20 June 2002 Young birding Gurkhas join the fight against egg collectors 2002 7 121 Have you heard? News of the slaughter in Malta makes the States Editorial Team 7 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 121 121 121 121 121 121 121 121 121 121 121 121 121 121 121 121 121 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 119 119 119 119 119 119 119 119 119 119 119 Have you heard? Have you heard? Points of view Feedback World of birds New to science Essential birdfinder Identification Secret lives Tried and tested Tried and tested Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Hooked! Have you heard? Have you heard? Have you heard? Identification Essential birdfinder World of birds Bird families Tried and tested Tried and tested Reports: highlights Hooked! Have you heard? Have you heard? Have you heard? ID notebook Birder profile Birds on the brink Identification Butterflies World of birds Art award Tried and tested Choughs return to England under their own steam And the Meek shall inherit the chair splash out to make an impact Many more questions than answers The far side Discoveries and dilemmas Stacks of seabirds How many wrens? The private life of Merlins Another standard set for Africa Latest high grades are difficult to fault Britain's first Elegant Tern makes a flying visit Lark's island halt St Mary's falcon pulls the crowds Lincolnshire back in rarity spotlight Tree Swallow is a national second In praise of Heinzel, Fitter and Parslow Island shearwater's 50 years of world travel Pigeon fanciers plummet the depths of cruelty Tick and tired of you, January Stonechats: The Siberian question Waders that top the bill A world apart Goatsuckers Improved favourite raises questions Silver dream machine sets new standard Southern comfort When Ross's Gull was a real rarity Fighting the corner of Palestine's birds Minsmere facilities are going up in the world How wooden Puffins can pick up the real thing Time for a rethink? Tim Cleeves in the spotlight Last of the curlews Split personalities When conservation begins at home Arabian heights Birdwatch Artist of the Year Awards 2002 Mapping out Oman's birding potential Editorial Team Editorial Team Jean Trotman Matt Hobbs Bob Flood Jon Hornbuckle Simon Papps Matin Collinson Mick Taylor Steve Madge Simon Papps Martin McGill Peter Donnelly Kris Webb Michael Tarrant Wendy Dickson Adrian Pitches Editorial Team Editorial Team Editorial Team Ewan Urquhart Simon Papps David Mairs Nigel Cleere Steve Madge Simon Papps Editorial Team John Mcloughlin Editorial Team Editorial Team Editorial Team Keith Vinicombe Adrian Pitches Simon Papps Lars Svensson Richard Fox Editorial Team Editorial Team Andrew Grieve 7 8 11 14 20 24 26 28 34 40 45 48 49 50 51 52 66 6 7 7 21 26 28 32 40 47 50 66 7 9 10 16 20 22 26 31 34 38 42 2002 2002 2002 2002 5 5 5 5 119 119 119 119 Tried and tested Tried and tested Reports: highlights Reports: highlights An anthology of North American birds Small but so perfectly formed Rarity fall-out hits the South-West Tropicbird eclipses expectations Megan Edwards Crewe David Mairs Editorial Team Jez Robson 43 47 50 50 News of the slaughter in Malta makes the States Breeding Choughs: Cornwall Eric Meek, BOURC Bird art Leach's Storm-petrel Australia Birds new to science British seabird sites Wren subspecies Merlin Review: Birds of Western Africa Review: Nikon 8x32 HG DCF WP binoculars Elegant Tern: Devon, 18 May 2002 Calandra Lark: Orkney, 10 May 2002 Lesser Kestrel: St Mary's Scilly, 13 May Lesser Sand Plover: Rimac, Lincolnshire, 11 May 2002 Tree Swallow: Shetland, 29 May 2002 Unsung field guides Manx Shearwater, oldest bird in the world Pigeon fanciers January listing records Siberian Stonechat, European Stonechat Black-tailed Godwit, Dotterel, Red-necked Phalarope, Ruff, Stone-curlew Sri Lanka Nightjar family Review: The Complete Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe Review: Carl Zeiss Diascope 85 T* fl Highlights: April 2002 Ross's Gull, young birding Conservation in Palestine Hide construction, Minsmere, Suffolk Wooden Puffins Hooded Merganser Tim Cleeves Slender-billed Curlew Eastern Bonelli's Warbler, Western Bonelli's Warbler Butterfly Conservation United Arab Emirates Birdwatch Artist of the Year Awards 2002 Review: Birdwatching Guide to Oman Review: The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behaviour Review: Opticron MM2 52 Mighty Midget Travel Scope Little Bustard: Scilly, 22 March 2002 Red-billed Tropicbird: 30 March 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 119 119 118 118 118 118 118 118 118 118 118 118 118 118 118 117 117 117 117 117 117 117 117 117 117 117 Reports: highlights Hooked! 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Points of view From the archives Frontiers of birding Essential birdfinder Birding itinerary Tried and tested Tried and tested Inland Scops Owl leads the invasion Looking back on half a century Status of Britain's 'endemic' is in the balance "You couldn't pick a worse site for an airport" It's a rap for the Ivory-bill search team Brants: the hybrid preoblem A tale of two warblers A warden's diary Black Sea: Super flyway Completing a tour of the Neotropics A mix bag of species and plates Swarovski unveils its masterpiece Sorry end for African 'mega' Winter warmed by arctic beauty A kind of homecoming "Too unbelievable to be true" On the trail of a legend Rare eagle given the boot The rarity overlooked for 175 years Suppression? Just live with it Back to the Seventies Wallace's Islands The Chough Guide Wales' triple crown Add a little colour to your bookshelf Minox inherits the signs of quality Mike Hamzig Don Taylor Editorial Team Editorial Team Editorial Team Russell Wynn Keith Vinicombe Tim Sykes Simon Papps David Mairs Dominic Mitchell Dominic Mitchell Martin Cade Elfyn Lewis Tony Credland Editorial Team Editorial Team Editorial Team Editorial Team Robin Chittenden Baz Harding Simon Colenutt Simon Papps Arfon Williams Tim Inskipp Simon Papps 51 66 6 7 8 16 22 27 33 38 39 43 47 48 66 6 7 7 8 11 19 24 30 33 39 45 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 117 117 117 116 116 116 116 116 116 116 116 116 116 116 115 115 115 115 115 Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Hooked! Have you heard? Have you heard? Rarity review Essential birdfinder Identification quiz From the archives Winter itinerary Tried and tested Tried and tested Reports: highlights Hooked! Have you heard? Have you heard? Have you heard? Have you heard? Points of view Britain's fourth Ovenbird seeks Midland hideaway Ross's finds 'pool of dreams' Wowed by a Welsh headland Britain's most dangerous reserve English pair ask for reader help in record bid 2001: a rare odyssey Boom time What's that gull? The improbable endemic Flat chance Grace under a little less pressure High on quality, low on price Redpolls cause a flurry Inspired by sights and sounds Architect of Minsmere dies aged 86 Pensioner pulls cracker out of the bag Shocking times for egg thieves Should you tick it? We want our farm birds back Chris Harbard Simon Tonkin Wendy Dickson Editorial Team Editorial Team Tom Lowe Simon Papps Editorial Team Mike Fraser Steve Rowland Simon Papps Roy Beddard Editorial Team Bill Baston Editorial Team Editorial Team Editorial Team Editorial Team Ashley Saunders 51 52 66 6 8 16 21 26 28 33 39 45 51 66 6 7 7 8 11 Scops Owl: Wiltshire, 11 March 2002 Young birding Scottish Crossbill Cliffe Marshes airport controversy Ivory-billed Woodpecker Black Brant, Dark-bellied Brent Goose, Pale-bellied Brent Goose Moustached Warbler, Sedge Warbler Volunteering, Farne Islands Bulgaria Review: Where to Watch Birds in Central America and the Caribbean Review: Wrens, Dippers and Thrashers Review: Swarovski ATS 65 telescope Allen's Gallinule: Portland, 10 February 2002 Ivory Gull: Gwynedd, 9 February 2002 Young birding Slender-billed Curlew, May 1998 Ivory-billed Woodpecker Booted Eagle American Bittern, 1826 Suppression Twitching in 1971 Lesser Sundas, Indonesia Chough Wales border counties itinerary Review: Sunbirds: a Guide to the Sunbirds, Flowerpeckers, etc… Review: Minox BD 10x42 BR binocular Ovenbird: Midlands, 20 December 2001 Ross's Gull: Devon, 28 January 2002 Young birding Cliffe Marshes, Kent Big Twitch 2003 Rarity review 2001 Bittern Identification quiz Inaccessible Island Rail Norfolk itinerary Review: The Red Kite Review: Nikon 10x36 DCF HP Sporter 1 binocular Arctic and Mealy Redpolls: Titchwell, Norfolk, December2001 New to birding Bert Axell White's Thrush, Latvia Egg thieves Category D birds Intensive farming 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 114 114 114 114 114 114 114 114 114 114 114 114 114 114 114 113 113 113 113 113 113 Understanding birds Bird finding Identification Essential birdfinder Tried and tested Tried and tested Tried and tested Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Hooked! Have you heard? Points of view Patch watch Identification From the archives The low-down Tried and tested Tried and tested Tried and tested Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Hooked! Have you heard? Have you heard? Interview Winter birding Identification World of birds 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 112 Tried and tested Tried and tested Tried and tested Tried and tested Cetaceans Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Reports: highlights Hooked! Have you heard? Origins of the species The rarity challenge Double take Searching for seaduck More progress in Africa A long time coming, but worth the wait Quest for the ultimate birding scope Welsh Redhead sets pulses racing British first makes an early departure Ivory recuperates on Shetland Neighbourly gift that changed my life The Birdfinder General Tips for uncertain twitchers Phoenix from the flames Small wonders Passage to Persia Pleasure beaches A portable photo library for Iceland Reading matters: the expert choice Binoculars: what does the future hold? Britain's first catbird Strange bird' that proved to be first for Britain Long-haul twitch for the ultimate mega Yank high-fliers show the magic of Scilly Oiled snowy's port of call Born with birding in the blood Three cheers! Prolific egg thief jailed Are we looking at a British first? Lee Evans: who does he think he is? Goose fest Tail enders Glorious isolation Making sense of Ecuador's orntithological treasures The magic of birding - without the magic Trade secrets from a ture craftsman A new angle on an old favourite Cetacean of the month Shetland birders net the big one Somersham on the map American heron is east coast surprise Long-staying Pallas's delight the crowd The one that nearly got away Long-staying Pallas's delight the crowd Charismatic experts who fitted the bill Knock me down with a feather Rick Cech, M Rubega Ken Shaw Keith Vinicombe Simon Papps Steve Rooke Lars Svensson Steve Dudley Dean Bolt Editorial Team Editorial Team Alan Pearson Editorial Team Sean Cole John Mcloughlin John Martins Paul Dukes John Bannon Dominic Mitchell Simon Papps Steve Dudley Ken Croft Editorial Team Malcolm Roxby Editorial Team Editorial Team John Cantelo Editorial Team Editorial Team David Mairs Simon Papps Pete Clement Mike Fraser 16 24 28 34 39 40 45 50 50 51 66 7 10 16 22 26 32 37 38 43 45 46 46 47 49 66 6 7 18 22 24 32 Tony Marr David Mairs Dominic Mitchell Simon Papps Andy Williams Ken Shaw John Oakes Andrew Stanworth Steve Joyner Editorial Team Stefan McElwee Alex Downie Editorial Team 37 38 39 43 46 48 48 49 50 50 51 66 7 Bird Life and Behaviour extract Finding your own rarities Double-crested Cormorant, Cormorant Common Eider, Scoter species, Scaup, Goldeneye, Long-tailed Duck Review: Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa Review: Raptors of the World Buying telescopes Redhead: Kenfig, Bridgend, November 2001 Snowy Egret: Argyll, November 2001 Ivory Gull: Shetland, November 2001 Young birding Halfdan Bjornsson Twitching, Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Filey, Yorkshire Little Shearwater Iran, 1970 Sefton Coast itinerary Review: Icelandic Bird Guide Top birders' top books Buying binoculars Grey Catbird, Anglesey, October 2001 Snowy Egret: Argyll, November 2001 Siberian Blue Robin: Orkney, 2 October 2001 Cliff Swallow and Chimney Swift: Scilly, October 2001 Snowy Owl: Suffolk, 24 October 2001 Young birding Barry Sheavils, egg collecting legislation Mystery gull: Dungeness, 16 July 2001 Lee Evans Goose gathering locations Pied Wheatear, Black-eared Wheatear Gough Island Review: The Birds of Ecuador Review: Tales of a Tribe Review: An Essential Guide to Bird Photography Review: Optolyth TBS 80 GA fluorite telescope Humpback Whale Thick-billed Warbler: Shetland, 14 September 2001 Red-necked Stint: Cambridgeshire, 21 September 2001 Green Heron: Lincolnshire, 24 September 2001 Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler: Norfolk, 22 September 2001 Pallas's Reed Bunting: Norfolk, 19 September 2001 Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler: Northumberland, 29 September 2001 Young birding Oriental Pratincole: Falsterbo, Sweden, July 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 Have you heard? 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Light of our lives Birding southern Spain without the pain Big, green and mean Cetacean of the month True happiness in Biscay Second bite of the cherry as another Fea's bites In Wilson's paradise Shetland summer that changed my life Rubble-rousing in Deptford Jumpers that pick up a penguin Dutch birders get their fingers out Get tough to stop the killing Suffolk broadside The alternative British list Shades of grey Korea prospect Relaunched volume fails to move on Photo field guide gives mixed results Editorial Team Mike Vickers Simon Papps Keith Vinicombe John Hornbuckle Steve Young Simon Papps Mike Spicer Andy Williams Jon Stokes Steve Rogers Chris Bishop Hilary Woodhead Editorial Team Editorial Team Editorial Team Chris Mason Simon Papps Keith Vinicombe Steve Madge Dominic Mitchell Simon Papps Angus Wilson 8 12 16 23 30 34 41 45 48 48 50 51 66 6 7 8 11 16 22 26 34 39 40 Zeiss makes lon-awaited move into scope market Cetacean of the month Yacht crew claim Britain's first Red-billed Tropicbird David Mairs Andy Williams 45 48 Roger Barnes 50 Red-faced Cormorant, Pelagic Cormorant SongBird Survival Bird trafficking Pallid Swift Birds new to science Finland Review: Where to Watch Birds: Southern and Western Spain Review: Optolyth APO TBS 100 telescope Sperm Whale True's Beaked Whale Fea's Petrel Wilson's Storm-petrel Young birding Black Restart habitat creation Little Penguins, Tasmanian Conservation Trust Breskens, The Netherlands Hunting in Malta Suffolk itinerary Category D birds Lesser Whitethroat, Desert Lesser Whitethroat South Korea Review: Field Guide to the Birds of Britain Review: Focus Guide to the Birds of North America Review: Carl Zeiss spotting scopes Fin Whale Red-billed Tropicbird