March 2011 cover
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Editor | Steve Gantlett |
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Categories | Birdwatching |
Frequency | Monthly |
Publisher | Bird Information Service |
Year founded | 1987 |
Final issue | January 2014 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Based in | Cley next the Sea, Norfolk |
Language | English |
Website | www.birdingworld.co.uk |
ISSN | 0969-6024 |
Birding World was a monthly birding magazine published in the United Kingdom. It is the magazine of the Bird Information Service, based at Cley next the Sea, Norfolk. With the publication of issue No. 26/12 in January 2014, Birding World magazine ceased publication.
Originally published in 1987 as Twitching volume 1, the magazine underwent a name-change, to its present name, 1988 (also resetting its volume count back to 1). The editor is Steve Gantlett, and the assistant editor Richard Millington.
It is aimed at birders with an interest in the occurrence and identification of rare birds in the United Kingdom and the Western Palearctic. It also covers birding-related material from around the globe.
The range of material published includes:
Significant articles published include:
In 2004, its circulation was estimated at 4000 copies.