Bird Watching (magazine)

Bird Watching (ISSN 0269-1434) is a British four-weekly (13 issues per year^[1]) magazine for birdwatchers, established in March 1986. Distributed by subscription and also through newsagents, it has, as of September 2023, a cover price of £5.25.^[2]

Bird Watching

Cover of May 2011 issue, showing a Corncrake
Editor	Matt Merritt
Frequency	Monthly
Circulation	20,660 Jan–Dec 2022
First issue	March 1986 (1986-03)
Country	United Kingdom
Based in	Peterborough
Website	www.birdwatching.co.uk
ISSN	0269-1434

History and profile

Bird Watching was established in 1986.^[3] Key content areas include bird identification, birdwatching site guides, recent sightings from across the UK, book and equipment reviews and news.

Its contributors include notable birders such as Dominic Couzens^[1] and David Lindo.^[1]

Originally published by EMAP,^[4] the magazine is published monthly by Bauer Consumer Media of Peterborough.^[1] Its ABC-certified total average net circulation per issue for 2022 was 20,660,^[4] of which 2,530 were newsagent sales^[4] and 17,950 went to subscribers.^[4]

Editors

Former editor Sheena Harvey at a birdwatchers' fair at Middleton Hall on 21 May 2011

Bird Watching has had five editors:

• Chris Dawn (1986–88)
• David Cromack (1988–2006)
• Kevin Wilmot (2006–2008)
• Sheena Harvey^[1] (2008–2011)
• Matt Merritt (2011–)

See also

• List of ornithology journals