Short Reviews

01 June 1980
Comments Reviews Birds. By Althea. (Life-cycle Books series, Longman, Harlow, 1980. 24 pages; 13 colour illustrations. £1.75.) Suitable for parents to read to their three- to six-year-old children. The Scottish Ospreys: from extinction to survival. By Philip B...
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Recent reports

01 June 1980
Comments News and comment These are largely unchecked reports, not authenticated records This report covers March and, unless other- early April. The presence of three wintering wise stated, all dates refer to that month. Cranes Grus grus was revealed on 1st at After the mild F...
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News and comment

01 June 1980
Comments News and comment Eddie Watkinson (1915-1980) We were saddened to learn that Eddie died on 19th March 1980, aged 65, after a year-long fight against cancer. He will be remembered with affection and gratitude by many hundreds of birdwatchers from all over Europe and Amer...
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Requests

01 June 1980
Comments Editorials Colour-marked Grey Herons During summer 1980, nestling Grey Herons Ardea cinerea in the Camargue, France, will be marked with spots of coloured dye in up to three positions on the white feathers of the neck, and on the feathers of the leg. Deta...
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