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

Our first issue, in 1986, hinted at developments that have since taken place among bird populations, writes Matt Merritt

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

GETTING KITTED OUT 40 YEARS AGO WAS QUITE DIFFERENT FROM TODAY, WRITES OUR GEAR GURU DAVID CHANDLER …

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

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