Our quarterly magazine for Garden BirdWatchers.
Receive a free copy
Bird Table is our quarterly magazine for Garden BirdWatchers (GBW). It features articles on garden bird ecology, wildlife gardening and other garden wildlife, as well as reporting on unusual observations and interesting behaviour.
Read a sample article: Blackbird species focus, by Robert Jaques.
If you are interested in the GBW survey and would like receive a free copy of Bird Table magazine, please email us directly gbw@bto.org with the subject: Please send me a free GBW information pack and magazine.

Read the GBW 25th anniversary special issue of Bird Table
- Download the 25th anniversary celebration issue for free (PDF, 7.50 MB)
Sample articles
- Blackbird species focus, by Robert Jaques (PDF, 1.30 MB)
- Identifying birds by behaviour, by Dominic Couzens (PDF, 707.66 KB)
- The importance of shade (PDF, 1.68 MB)
From your gardens, the changing year
In the magazine you'll also find the seasonal results for GBW; read a sample here: Bird Table Summer 2020 Seasonal Review (PDF, 1.18 MB). You can also find tips about what to look out for in your garden: Bird Table Summer 2020 Watching Brief (PDF, 825.72 KB)
The magazine is educative and enjoyable, a credit to all those involved in its production.
John Palmer, Norfolk
Join GBW
Bird Table is sent to those Garden BirdWatch participants who support the project through the optional annual subscription of £17. As well as receiving the magazine, these participants get access to our garden wildlife experts and opportunities to join subscriber events.
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