BirdGuides 01aafef2-6b51-4e9c-b7b2-2ef03e9758f2 Birdwatch goes on sale today [Thursday 28 January].
In this edition, Ed Stubbs tells the tale of his local big year – a dedicated effort to seeing as many species in his corner of south-west Surrey in 2020. And, as it happened, it proved to be a resounding success .
While many of us kept things local in 2020, Sam Jones didn t bank on getting locked down in Colombia last March! Here he recounts the remarkable story of his last-minute change of plan, which saw him spend two months on a ranch in the Central Andes, enjoying all the nearby forested valleys had to offer alongside daily farm work.