The aim of this occasional series is to pass on tips which may improve readers' fieldcraft when birdwatching. For each topic, the authors will not only have drawn on their own experience, but also summarised advice gleaned from other specialists.Attracting birds to come closer by making repeated 'Shush'ing or 'Pish'ing noises is well known and has been used here, but especially in North America, for ma

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