VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1
(Autumn 2003)
Artists: Lars Jonsson exhibition by Darren Rees; 40 years of the Society of Wildlife Artists by Nicholas Hammond.
Birds: Grebes of the world by Malcolm Ogilvie, illustrations by Chris Rose.
Photography: Profile of Frenchman Erwan Balanca; Bill Coster on bird portraits.
Places: Kenny Taylor on St Kilda; Neil Glenn on Cornwall in autumn; Nick Garbutt on Madagascar.

VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2
(Winter 2003)
Artists: Profile of Barry van Dusen; Waxwings by Alan Harris, Robert Greenhalf, Michael Warren and Darren Rees.
Birds: Northern owls by Julian Hough; Zino’s Petrel by Robin Cox; Breeding strategies by Tim Birkhead.
Books: Building a bird library by Tom Lawson.
Photography: Birds in flight by Bill Coster.
Places: Exe estuary; the Peak District and Mike Mockler on African birding.

VOLUME 1, ISSUE 3
(Spring 2004)
Artists: Bird carver Mike Wood; profile of John Busby by Darren Rees.
Birds: Costa Rica’s hummingbirds.
Books: Collecting Poyser titles.
Photography: Roger Powell targets Portuguese vultures; Bill Coster on action photography.
Places: Scotland’s newest National Park; Richard Brooks on Greek birding locations.

VOLUME 1, ISSUE 4
(Summer 2004)
Artists: Carl Brenders profile; international artists in Peru.
Birds: Wildlife-friendly farming in Norfolk.
Books: The works of Seton Gordon and Desmond Nethersole-Thompson
Photography: Ann and Steve Toon profile; Dawn and dusk photography by Bill Coster.
Places: Gibraltar by Ernest Garcia; The Scottish islands of Rum, Eigg, Canna and Muck.

VOLUME 2, ISSUE 1
(Autumn 2004)
Artists: John Gale’s South Atlantic paintings; Chris Rose step-by-step painting guide.
Birds: Woodpeckers of Europe by Gerard Gorman.
Collecting: Birds on cigarette cards.
Photography: Inkjet printing possibilities by David Tipling; Bill Coster pushes out the boundaries.
Places: Norfolk’s hidden corners; Windmill Farm, Cornwall; northern Siberia by Brayton Holt; Loire Valley.

VOLUME 2, ISSUE 2
(Winter 2004)
Artists: Ray Harris-Ching talks to Darren Rees; profile of Peter Bainbridge.
Birds: White-tailed Eagles by Mark Hamblin; trans-Atlantic wader migration.
Books: Tom Lawson exams bird Handbooks.
Photography: Profile of Chris Gomersall; Bill Coster on digital manipulation.
Places: Winter birding in Lancashire; Tony Martin on the central Amazon region of Brazil.

VOLUME 2, ISSUE 3
(Spring 2005)
Artists: Profile of printmaker Thelma K Sykes; Steve Cale and Mike Warren in Australia; Darren Woodhead profile.
Birds: Red-throated Divers at war.
Bird stamps: Owl images on stamps.
Personalities: Tony Langford discusses the career of Steve Madge.
Photography: Bill Coster on wader images.
Places: Lincolnshire’s fens; Brian Rogers on Sweden; birding in Central France.

VOLUME 2, ISSUE 4
(Summer 2005)
Artists: James McCallum profiled by Mark Cocker; Chris Rose talks to Darren Rees.
Birds: Sexual dimorphism examined by Keith Offord; Red-necked Grebe breeding behaviour.
Books: Neil Gartshore discusses books about Japan’s birds.
Personalities: Dennis Furnell’s personal birding history – part 1.
Photography: Picture-making on the Farne Islands.
Places: Seabirds at Gt Saltee Island, Eire; Welsh Red Kite country; migration time at Cape May, New Jersey.

VOLUME 3, ISSUE 1
(Autumn 2005)
Artists: SWLA president Andrew Stock profiled.
Birds: Stone-curlew behaviour by Bill Baston: South Africa’s vultures and raptors.
Books: Leading titles about raptors.
Personalities: Dennis Furnell’s personal birding history – part 2.
Photography: Bill Coster concentrates on birds of prey.
Places: Managing British coastal sites; the back roads of the Scottish Highlands; New Zealand birding.

VOLUME 3, ISSUE 2
(Winter 2005)
Artists: Terance James Bond talks technique; Darren Rees profile.
Birds: Bitterns by Tony Clarke.
Books: Celebrating Charles Tunnicliffe’s published works.
Personalities: Finnish photographer Jari Peltomaki talks to Robin Cox.
Photography: Capturing top wildfowl images.
Places: The Solway’s winter charms; Bulgaria’s Wallcreeper haven; Beartooth Highway, USA.

VOLUME 3, ISSUE 3
(Spring 2006)
Artists:The lively works of printmaker David Koster; Jackie Garner in the Falklands; profile of Michael Warren.
Birds:Close-up on Dippers by Tony Clarke
Books: Birds Britannica – the images by Chris Gomersall; books on auks.
Photography: Andy Rouse in the Falklands
Places: The harbours of southern England; Birding in Iceland 1956-style; Bill Coster visits Gigrin Farm.

VOLUME 3, ISSUE 4
(Summer 2006)
Artists: Profile of painter and gallery owner Andrew Haslen; award-winner Andrew Beckett talks about drawing.
Birds: Hen Harrier celebration by Keith Offord; the secret life of European warblers by Dominic Couzens; Penduline Tits by Sven Zacek.
Books: A book-buyer’s guide to the works of Sir Peter Scott.
Photography: Classic images from Ben Hall and Danny Green.
Places: Norfolk’s best-kept secret places; the best of Sri Lanka; Venice Rookery, Florida.

VOLUME 4, ISSUE 2
(Winter 2006)
Artists: A celebration of Ian Davie’s amazing feather paintings and Jonathan Latimer’s visit to wintry Hungary.
Books: A guide to key titles written by island-loving RM Lockley. Photography: Well-travelled superstar Mike Lane reveals his highs and lows and shows his favourite images.
Places: Make the most of a visit to Islay with Malcolm Ogilvie and Gordon Langsbury; top birding sites in Holland by Graham Lenton and the spectacular wildlife of the Galapagos islands captured by Bill Coster.
Specials: Discover the birds that live longest and enjoy fabulous photo-essays on Red-breasted Geese (by David Tipling) and a European winter bird restaurant (by Jaanus Jarva)

VOLUME 4, ISSUE 3
(Spring 2007)
Artists: the bold, dynamic drawings and prints of Katrina Cook and the colourful paintings of Daniel Cole.
Birds: Photo-essay by Paul Oomen on Black-tailed Godwits, plus David Chandler’s tribute to European thrushes.
Books: David Bannerman’s works in print, plus a round-up of favourite new titles from a panel of experts.
Photography: Mark Hamblin is The Candid Photographer.
Places: Top sites in South Yorkshire; migration hotspots in France; and the photo possibilities of your local park.
Reviews: Paramo Aspira Smock and Cascada waterproof trousers; Birdnesters’ ceramic birdboxes

VOLUME 4, ISSUE 4
(Summer 07)
Artist profiles: Colin Woolf celebrates his favourite Scottish birds, while Darren Rees is inspired by a visit to Spitzbergen.
Bird species: Editor David Cromack visits Poland to see how the Aquatic Warbler is faring. Richard Rowe reports on how Canna’s seabird colonies are being protected from rats.
Books: Enjoy the wonderful artwork of Eric Ennion in Tim Oldham’s survey of books illustrated by the popular artist.
Great birding places: Discover the birding highlights from the noisy seabird haven of Ulster’s Rathlin Island, Spain’s Picos de Europa mountains and the packhorse trails of Yunnan in China.
Photography: Find out why Bill Coster rates Shetland as the best place in Britain for taking bird photographs. Nigel Blake, an early devotee of digital photography, shows his favourite images.
Reviews: Bushnell’s powerful 3-watt LED torch is put through its paces, plus a range of bird books.

VOLUME 5, ISSUE 2
(Winter 07)
Artists: Profile of David Bennett.
Books: Tim Oldham explains which books on birds of prey are worth having.
Columnists: Bo Beolens bemoans ‘self-appointed leaders’ while photographer Chris Gomersall examines the birding world’s value judgements.
Photography: Head south to Antarctica in company with Bill Coster, plus great shots from Kit Day and Emil Enchev in Classic Images. Candid Photographer is Rebecca Nason.
Places: Dan Powell reveals the winter hotspots of Hampshire’s New Forest while Nick Williams goes cruising on Lake Kariba. Discover why Guyana is called ‘Land of the Giants’ and finally for a touch on sunshine birding, visit Florida’s Fort de Soto in company with Bill Coster.
Special features: Brian Unwin explores why Britain is the crossroadst for so many rare birds. Peter Cairns challenges you to examine your (sometimes conflicted) attitudes to predators.