They’re just some of the people who have made Bird Watching – ex-editors and longtime contributors remember…

The best rare birds seen all around Britain in 2025

David Cromack was deputy editor of Bird Watching ’s launch issue in 1986, and later edited the magazine for 18 years. In the first of a two-part feature, he explains how the magazine came about…

Throughout Bird Watching ’s 40 years, the BTO’s vital work has grown and developed, writes Jon Carter…

Adrian Thomas looks to the skies for three special birds that you may see over your garden or might even attract into your space to breed

Reading Sam Pyrah’s feature ‘In search of natural wonders’ in the January issue, I can’t imagine she was standing close to her starling murmuration, or she would have mentioned the incredible noise it