Birdwatch Magazine | November 2026
Lost Americans: the ultimate vagrants
Ross Ahmed explores the weather, ecology and sheer chance behind the arrival of vagrants from the New World.
Risen from the ashes
Musselburgh Lagoons has transformed from disposal site to oasis. Paul Jepson showcases this Lothian hot-spot.
Field ID notes: Lapland Bunting
Matt Eade examines the finer details of a popular ground-dwelling passerine.
Italy’s rarest island
Ottavio Janni and Andrea Corso profile Linosa, the Sicilian island that delivers rarities from all directions.
Birding for busy lives
Having learned how to carve out time for birding, Paul Brook shares his tips on how to see more birds when you’re in demand.
Bunting boosted
What has driven Black-faced Bunting’s dramatic shift in rarity status? Luke Nash analyses the possibilities.
Eight of Europe’s best birding cities
Urban breaks can offer surprisingly good birding, according to Ed Stubbs.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Birdwatch Magazine November 2026.