Recent reports

01 February 1992
Comments News and comment This summary covers the period 20th December 1991 to 16th January 1992 These are unchecked reports, not authenticated records. Blue-winged Teal Anas discors Three, Upper Tamar Lake, Bude (Cornwall), 11th-13th January; two, 14th January. Lesser Sca...
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Monthly marathon

01 February 1992
Comments Other The back view of November's small roosting wader (Brit. Birds 84: plate 278) was identified as belonging to: Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis (22%) Little Stint C. minuta (17%) Dunlin C. alpina (14%) Semipalmated Sandpiper C. pusilla (12%) Sanderli...
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News and comment

01 February 1992
Comments News and comment Tragedy in Croatia As this is written, in November 1991, there are some hopeful signs of a ceasefire in Yugoslavia. Who knows what the situation will be by the time you read this? In October, we received a poignant and emotional letter from the staff o...
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Announcements

01 February 1992
Comments Editorials Books in British BirdShop. The following books have been added to the list this month: Baker: Fantastic Journeys: the marvels of animal migration. Fry: Bee-eaters. Norman & Tucker: Where to Watch Birds in Devon and Cornwall. Oliver: Bird Watch...
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Requests

01 February 1992
Comments Editorials Photographic requests. For forthcoming papers in British Birds, we would especially welcome the offer of photographs (colour prints, black-and-white prints or original colour transparencies) of the following: Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis,...
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ICBP news

01 February 1992
Comments Editorials Romanian mission. In early October 1991, John Bishop and Richard Howard (BTO President) completed a 3,000-mile (4,800-km) round trip to Romania on behalf of ICBP. Their mission was to deliver equipment to the fledgling Romanian Ornithological Society (...
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Letters

01 February 1992
Comments Letters Status of Marsh Warbler in Norway Kelsey et al. (1989), in their interesting paper on the Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris in Britain, summarised the species' northward expansion into the St Petersburg region and in Finland and Sweden, but made no ...
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Notes

01 February 1992
Comments Notes Plumage variation of Clamorous Reed Warblers in Israel. The Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus is represented in the Western Palearctic by the nominate race, which breeds in Egypt, Jordan. Recent work has, however, revealed a...
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Mystery photographs

01 February 1992
Comments Main paper A single glance at last month's mystery photograph (plate 8, repeated here) should have been sufficient to alert the observer that we are dealing with a species of cormorant or shag Phalacrocorax. This genus is of ancient lineage, combining features su...
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Short Reviews

01 February 1992
Comments Reviews Fantastic Journeys: the marvels of animal migration. Consultant Editor: Robin Baker. (Merehurst, London, 1991. 240 pages. £25.00) Interesting, authoritative texts, written in a very readable style, and scores of stunning photographs combine to make th...
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