Monthly marathon

01 July 2001
Comments Other The long pointed wings and long, tapering, forked tail of the bird in Monthly Marathon number 177 (plate 109, repeated here as plate 198) will have been readily identifiable as a swift (Apodidae) to all but the most inexperienced of obser vers. The pho...
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Reviews

01 July 2001
Comments Reviews PIGEONS AND DOVES By David Gibbs, Eustace Barnes & John Cox. Pica Press, Sussex, 2001. 615 pages; 76 colour plates; 314 species illustrated in colour; 309 maps. ISBN 1-873403-60-7. Hardback, £38.00. Everyone is familiar with pigeons and doves; ind...
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News and Comment

01 July 2001
Comments News and comment The British Trust for Ornithology's Waterways Bird Survey has highlighted the rapid decline of breeding Yellow Wagtails Motacilla flava in riparian habitats. Some coastal populations appear stable, but in many areas the decrease has been dramatic. The ...
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