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24 PAGES OF GREAT IDEAS FOR YOUR NEXT BIRDING HOLIDAYEY
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Januar y 2019 • £4.20 • Issue 319
COUNTY GUIDE
NEW YEAR UP NORTH Kickstar t your 2019 list in Lancashire
RARITIES
SUPPRESSED! Tengmalm’s Owl site kept secret in Scotland, and rare swifts invade the south
CONSERVATION
SOLVING THE
MYSTERY SOLV
How the RSPB is using new technology to reveal why starlings are declining
IDENTIFICATION
GOLDENEYES Common and Barrow’s,
plus Bufflehead
BILL ODDIE
GOD OR DARWIN? Why creationists are so wrong about warblers
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PRIME WINTER WADER SITES
Where to enjoy the best shorebird spectacles in Britain this month
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