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Scandinavian invasion Rare crossbills and scarce sandpipers arrive in record numbers

The home of birding • www.birdguides.com/birdwatch

September 2019 • £4.50 • Issue 327

KILLING FIELDS

As we wait for governments to act, our raptors are still being persecuted

CONSERVATION

MISSING IN

ACTION Find out why Common

Swift numbers

are declining

Bill Oddie on … Why you shouldn’t offer to lead a bird walk

IDENTIFICATION

PREPARED FOR PIPITS How to recognise

Meadow, Tree and rarer cousins

IN THE FIELD

CAMPS FOR KIDS

Why it’s so impor tant to introduce teenagers to nature OR KIDS

X rated Does the new Hawke Frontier HD X binocular make the grade?

Exper t advice All the information you need to make the most of the migration season

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