The first 100 years

01 January 2009 Comments Strictly speaking, this editorial should have appeared in the June 2007 issue, when British Birds will be truly 100 years old. For practical purposes, however, we have decided to celebrate BB's centenary throughout 2007 and Vol. 100 of the journal. The...
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Mystery photographs

01 September 1994 Comments Main paper A quick glance at the bill of this month's mystery bird (plate 116, on page 442) should have quickly narrowed down the options to a finch (Fringillidae), bunting (Emberizidae) or sparrow (Passeridae). A closer look at the bill reveals a distinct 'S' sh...
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Monthly marathon

01 September 1994 Comments Other The two birds shown in plate 94 were named as White-fronted Geese Anser albifrons (37%), Bean Geese A. fabalis (35%), Pink-footed Geese A. brachyrhynchus (14%), Greylag Geese A. anser (8%) and Lesser White-fronted Geese A. erythropus (6%), wi...
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