News and Comment

01 November 2003
Comments News and comment Birders in Dorset are campaigning against a windfarm proposal for Weymouth harbour. This is the latest offshore scheme to spark protests from birders in England and follows plans for major windfarm projects at Teesmouth and the Solway Firth (see Brit. ...
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Reviews

01 November 2003
Comments Reviews RAPTORS IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM Proceedings of the joint meeting of the Raptor Research Foundation and The World Working Group on Birds of Prey & Owls, Eilat, Israel, 2nd-8th April 2000. Edited by R. Yosef, M. L. Miller & D. Pepler. International...
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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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Diary dates

01 June 1980
Comments Editorials This list covers events taking place welcome submission of details for covering January to December 1981 5th July BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTS' CLUB. Richard Porter on 'Raptor migration in Europe and the Middle East'. Central London. Non-members shou...
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Fifty years ago

01 June 1980
Comments Other 'ROOKS COLLECTING RUBBER OBJECTS. The Rooks (Corvus f. frugilegus) of Wanstead Park have a strange custom which may not have been brought before the notice of readers of British Birds. For more than twenty years they have been in the habit of collectin...
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