Birdwatch Magazine February 2016 Retour à l'édition précédente

IN THIS ISSUE:

• BRAVE THE ELEMENTS! Explore Norway's wild north coast; find and photograph Ptarmigan on snowy Cairngorm.
• BIRDING SKILLS – New directions: turn your birding into a career, go 'green' and get involved in frontline conservation.
• RARITIES – A year to remember: Acadian Flycather and all of 2015's fantastic finds.
• 6-PAGE ID GUIDE – Greater and Lesser White-fronted Geese.
• LOCAL HEROES – Nominated by you: the birders who dedicate their lives to the cause.
• EXPERT ADVICE
– Age concern: how long do birds live? We reveal the avian record holders.
– Two's company: why some birds mate for life and others keep their options open.
• Ireland's double! First records of Vega and Glaucous-winged Gulls – read our exclusive account.
• Where to watch: Hampshire, Devon, Nottinghamshire, East Yorkshire and Clyde.
• Deadly serious: the birds poisoned by lead shot – and how they end up on your plate.

PLUS
Leica's new trinovid range; Opticron DBAs on test; Canon's revamped telephoto zoom; photo challenge: Bewick's Swan.