An independent birding publication

Birdwatching places, resources and field notes.

Explore East Anglian birdwatching sites, useful websites from around the world, and independent writing on birds, equipment and books.

Places and resources

Explore the directories

Places

Explore East Anglian reserves, coasts and quieter sites, with practical notes on habitats, seasons and visiting.

Explore East Anglia

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Resources

Find identification tools, sound libraries, sightings services and migration maps, with clear notes on coverage and access.

Notes and discoveries

Natural history

What a small fossil reveals about the beginnings of familiar bird groups.

Bird sounds

Find recordings and compare calls using location, context and spectrograms.

Identification

Compare bill patterns, size, structure and calls to distinguish the two species.

Equipment and reading

Binocular buying guides, equipment reviews and bird books, with attention to their practical use in the field.