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TAKING FLIGHT!

The UK is brilliant for birdwatching, offering a huge range of different habitats. There are numerous bird reserves and plenty to see when out walking in the town or country. Your motorhome is the ideal way to start birding, where and when you want. And once we can all travel abroad again, you will find plenty of opportunities to see even more birds.

Before you travel, search the internet for birding options, en route and at your destination. Wherever you tour, it is well worth taking your binoculars and bird ID book with you. The latter needs to be pocket-sized and durable. Mine is a battered copy of The Birdwatcher’s Pocket Guide, by Peter Hayman and Rob Hume. Binoculars don’t need to be mega-expensive; I

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