Our stance
Birds & Wetlands is an independent, reader-supported journal for anyone fascinated by birds and the wetland ecosystems that sustain them. Whether you are a seasoned watcher with a damp notebook full of decades of records, a casual nature enthusiast, or someone who has just begun to notice the heron at the edge of the local pond — there is a place here for you.
What we cover
Our archive spans a wide territory — practical, observational, and occasionally philosophical:
- Bird identification. Detailed guides for species you'll meet in the field, from common garden birds to rarer visitors.
- Wetland habitats. Marshes, bogs, estuaries, mangroves, and the small ponds nobody writes about — all crucial for biodiversity.
- Conservation. The slow, hard, joyful work of keeping wetlands wet, told through the people doing it.
- Field gear. Honest, slow reviews of every binocular, boot, and notebook we've actually used.
- Migration. The twice-yearly miracle, charted by satellite, ankle-band, and the patience of one very old man with a notebook.
A growing archive
The journal has been quietly accumulating field notes since 2019. Each piece is filed under a wetland, a behaviour, and a species — so the guide is how you find your way back to anything we've ever written.
Get in touch
Have a question, suggestion, sighting, or correction? We answer every email. Visit our contact page to get in touch — letters, tip-offs, and reader photographs are all very welcome.