Monthly marathon

01 April 1998
Comments Other The headless, seaweed-frequenting wheatear Oenanthe was named as Northern O. oenanthe (79%), Isabelline O. isabeUina (17%) and Desert O. deserti (4%). The majority choice was correct, this Northern Wheatear having been photographed in Scilly in October...
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Looking Back

01 April 1998
Comments Other Twenty-five years ago: 'INTRODUCTIONS AND ESCAPES' The current project to re-establish the Great Bustard Otis tarda as a breeding species in Britain has focused attention once again on the merits of these and other introductions, just as did the aborti...
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