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01 May 1997 Comments Editorials For forthcoming papers, colour transparencies or colour prints of the following species are needed: Saker Falco cherrug, Lanner F. biarmicus, Gyr F. rusticolus and Barbary Falcons F. pelegrinoides. Greater Sand Charadrius leschenaultii, Lesser Sand C. ...

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01 May 1997 Comments Editorials The key to the first part of the solution to the puzzle on page ix in the December 1996 issue (pictures repeated here) was the phrase 'brainpower initially', as the word BRAINPOWER contains the initial letters, in order, of each species illustrated: Bl...

Rarities Committee News and Announcements

01 May 1997 Comments Editorials Peter Clement retired in rotation at the end of March 1997. We wish to put on record our thanks to Peter for his efforts on behalf of birdwatchers and County Recorders everywhere during his membership of the Committee. No doubt we shall turn to him fro...

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01 February 1993 Comments Editorials Blue Tits and flowering currants. It has been known since 1917 that Blue Tits Parus caeruleus feed on the nectar of the flowering currant Ribes sanguineum, which flowers from February to April. The tit pecks a 1-mm to 2-mm oval hole in the ba...

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