![]() Cover of May 2011 issue, showing a Corncrake | |
Editor | Matt Merritt |
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Frequency | Monthly |
Circulation | 20,660 Jan–Dec 2022 |
First issue | March 1986 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Based in | Peterborough |
Website | www |
ISSN | 0269-1434 |
Bird Watching (ISSN 0269-1434) is a British four-weekly (13 issues per year[1]) magazine for birdwatchers, established in March 1986. Distributed by subscription and also through newsagents, it has, as of September 2023, a cover price of £5.25.[2]
History and profile
[edit]Bird Watching was established in 1986.[3] Key content areas include bird identification, birdwatching site guides, recent sightings from across the UK, book and equipment reviews and news.
Its contributors include notable birders such as Dominic Couzens[1] and David Lindo.[1]
Originally published by EMAP,[4] the magazine is published monthly by Bauer Consumer Media of Peterborough.[1] Its ABC-certified total average net circulation per issue for 2022 was 20,660,[4] of which 2,530 were newsagent sales[4] and 17,950 went to subscribers.[4]
Editors
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Bird Watching has had five editors:
- Chris Dawn (1986–88)
- David Cromack (1988–2006)
- Kevin Wilmot (2006–2008)
- Sheena Harvey[1] (2008–2011)
- Matt Merritt (2011–)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Bird Watching". Bird Watching. 25 (5). May 2011. ISSN 0269-1434.
- ^ Birdwatching Magazine. September 2023.
- ^ Caroline Taggart (30 June 2010). Writer's Market 2010: Make Money Writing. F+W Media. p. 508. ISBN 978-0-7153-3529-1. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Bird Watching- Data". ABC. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
External links
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