This month’s experts

Steve Newman finds out about the differences you can expect between birding trips to the Isle of May or the Farne Islands. Page 32

John Birch is gripped by a visit to a Gannet colony on Bass Rock in Scotland. Luckily for us, he took his camera along. Page 26

With a home on the North Norfolk coast, Roger Fickling is privy to some of the UK’S great wildlife spectacles. Find out more on page 42

Prepare to be dazzled by the agile Hobby, which is on its way back from wintering in Africa at this time of year, as Ian Parsons explains on page 70

The life of the Eider and how the species’ females all pull together (well, most do) is the subject of Dominic Couzens’ article on page 75

Ed Hutchings shares his experiences of a birdwatching trip of a lifetime to Ecuador in South America. Find out about the birds he saw on Page 82

Urban Birder David Lindo braves inclement weather with an urban birding expedition to the Chilean city of Punta Arenas, page 86