| Editor | Stuart Rivers, 10 Waverley Park, Edinburgh, EH8 8EU |
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| Categories | Ornithology |
| Publisher | Pica Design, Aberdeen |
| Year founded | 1998 |
| Country | Scotland |
| Website | Birding Scotland |
| ISSN | 1461-9660 |
Birding Scotland is a quarterly Scottish birding magazine. The editors are H. I. Scott and Stuart Rivers.
The original advertising slogan was "Made in Scotland for birders", a take on the iconic Irn-Bru campaign "Made in Scotland from girders".
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