Requests

01 April 1983 Comments Editorials Birds in central northern France. Many British ornithologists have visited Champagne, especially the large lakes of Der-Chantecoq and Foret d'Orient. The Centre Ornithologique Champagne-Ardenne would be very grateful for details of observa...
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Announcements

01 April 1983 Comments Editorials AOU Centennial Meeting.  T h e American Ornithologists' Union will hold its Centennial Meeting at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, during 25th September to 1st October 1983. There will be a special Centennial Day wi...
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Editorial

01 May 1981 Comments Editorials On 2nd April, the EEC Directive on the conservation of wild birds came into force, two years after its adoption. It covers ten countries, including much of western Europe, stretching as far east as Greece. It improves the conservation laws in all of th...
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Recent prosecutions

01 May 1981 Comments Editorials The Investigations Section of the RSPB's Species Protection Department has been increasingly successful in tracking down and prosecuting egg-collectors, bird-dealers, keepers and others who have stolen eggs or young from nests or killed protected speci...
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Request

01 May 1981 Comments Editorials Birds feeding in foam lines Birdwatchers who frequent lakes and reservoirs will be aware of the streaks of foam which form on the surface in the presence of wind. These streaks are due to a system of vortices in the water called 'Langmuir Circu...
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Announcements

01 May 1981 Comments Editorials Postal sale of original paintings from the Collins Gem Guide to 'Birds' This little guide to British and European birds was published by Collins last autumn at £1.50. The text is illustrated with 111 paintings by Martin Woodcock, and, by arran...
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