Mike Madders (1957-2009)

01 March 2010
Comments Obituaries Mike Madders was a professional ornitholo- gist, best known for his work on the likely impact of wind-power development on upland birds in Scotland. He is more popu- larly known for the many books he authored and published. Mike was born in Leicester on ...
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Identification of Caspian Gull

01 March 2010
Comments Main paper Abstract This paper deals with the identification of the Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans. The aim is to synthesise what is currently known about the identification of this species and discuss the appearance of proven and suspected hybrids. The paper is spli...
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News and comment

01 January 1982
Comments News and comment After six years as author and then senior author of 'News and comment', Peter Conder has requested a well-deserved rest. We and all BB readers will miss his expert, knowledgeable touch and keen eye for items of conservation importance. Thank you, Peter...
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Announcements

01 January 1982
Comments Editorials New feature: 'Points of view' We intend to start a new regular feature in British Birds in which readers can express their opinions on topical or general matters about which they feel strongly. The regularity of this feature will depend up...
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Fifty years ago

01 January 1982
Comments Other On three days during April 1921,1 had the pleasure of watching, often at very close quarters--and so clearly identifying---an Alpine Accentor, Prunella c. collaris, on the Headland at Seaford. The first meeting was on 7th April, when, as I walked the b...
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Letters

01 January 1982
Comments Letters Identification of Shy Albatross The chapter in Frontiers of Bird Identification on albatross identification (Warham et al. 1980) prompts me to record the following. On 26th January 1979, I studied several Shy Albatrosses Diomedea cauta that fle...
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