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Field Craft articles

Dive into our series of articles about developing your birding skills, each packed with ideas and information to help you progress. They first appeared in our members' magazine, BTO News.

Enhance your birdwatching experience

Learn about birding with hearing aids, sharing your knowledge, making the most of the seasons and more.

Improve your bird identification skills

Browse our expert advice on increasing your confidence and skill in bird identification.

Build other birding skills

Learn about seawatching, documenting unusual findings, witnessing migration and more. 

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Our Field Craft articles are extracts from our members' magazine, BTO News.

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