Amazing rock thrush double bill! ALL THE LATEST NEWS PLUS: beached Baillon’s Crake and an African gallinule in Scotland The home of birding • www.birdwatch.co.uk Issue 299 • May 2017 • £4.20 IDENTIFICATION KNOW YOUR GROUSE Getting to grips with Black and Red Grouse, Capercaillie and Ptarmigan MIGRATION WELLBEING ALL IN THE MIND Is birding good for your health? ET YOUR SET YOUR COMPASS FOR SPRING Find out which winds are best for birding GLOBAL BIG DAY RECORD BREAKERS! Join the worldwide effor t to log as many species as possible in a single day Bill Oddie Takes his life in his hands to see Sinai Rosefi nch in a war zone Swift by nature New research reveals the extraordinar y migration strategies of Common Swift Where to watch e e e tch s DADAY MAYAYAY birdsbirds BIG DAY IN MAY Exper t ad Exper t advice How to remember bird song, and your questions answered dvice ember ur dvice DISPLAY UNTIL 24 MAY • £4.20 DISPLAY UNTIL 24 MAY • £4.20