GEAR F INDER

Rob Read examines how advances in camera technology have revolutionised the way we capture images of birdlife

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…

Matty Graham examines a Canon telephoto zoom that delivers huge reach without breaking the bank

How did you get into photography? It started with birdwatching – my first camera was given to me during a mid-winter bird count in Bulgaria in 2005. I became obsessed with wildlife photography and was

I’d just dropped Sarah off at a small railway station in Scotland and, after several weeks travelling together, I was on my own again. She was heading home to Cornwall, leaving me free to devote time