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Crossbill Guides on Global Birdfair 9-12 July 2026

It has been more than ten years since Crossbill Guides last had a stand at what was then known as the British Birdfair. This year, we are returning to Rutland for what is now the Global Birdfair—and we are very much looking forward to it.

Of course, we will be bringing our guidebooks to the Global Birdfair, but several Crossbill authors will also be present (see the list below). In addition, we will be giving a lecture about how a Crossbill Guide is created, using the new Crossbill Guide to the Spanish Pyrenees as a case study.

The stand number and exact location have not yet been confirmed, nor have the time and venue of the lecture. We will update this post as soon as this information becomes available. We will also post the days and approximate times when the different authors will be available at the stand.

The Crossbill Guides stand in 2010, at that time together with WildGuides.

Meet the Crossbill authors at the Global Birdfair

The following people will be present at the stand:

John Cantelo: A keen birder and long-standing editor of the Crossbill Guides series. John has edited more than 20 guidebooks in the series.
Dirk Hilbers: Founder and director of Crossbill Guides, and author or co-author of numerous titles, including Extremadura, Spanish Pyrenees, Rhodope Mountains (Bulgaria), Iceland, Provence, Canary Islands and Madeira.

Edward Hutchings: Naturalist, nature guide and writer, and author of the first UK title in the Crossbill series, currently in preparation: Scotland.

Martin Pitt: Naturalist, nature guide and writer, and author of the Crossbill Guide Southern Morocco.


Kees Woutersen: Bird guide, ornithological researcher and long-standing Crossbill author. Kees is the author or co-author of the Crossbill Guides to the Spanish Pyrenees, Southern Portugal, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, Tenerife and La Gomera, and Madeira.

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