Notes

01 August 1990
Comments Notes Oystercatchers incubating on closely adjacent nests. In early spring 1987, in a quiet corner of Blackpool Airport, Lancashire, soil, sand and chippings were dumped and then levelled. Later, the area became partly covered by vegetation and up to five Oy...
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Mystery photographs

01 August 1990
Comments Main paper Perched conspicuously on a prominent vantage point, this mystery bird shows a fairly substantial bill, relatively long tail and black mask, a combination which quickly shows it to be one of the shrikes Lanius. The blackness of the wings and '...
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Seventy-five years ago

01 August 1990
Comments Other 'LAND-RAILS IN STAFFORDSHIRE. I am pleased to report that the Land-Rail (Crex crex) turned up this year in quite average numbers in the district of Cheadle, Staffordshire . . . This very dry season is bringing on a very early hay harvest, and this...
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Seasonal reports: winter 1989/90

01 August 1990
Comments Main paper The weather during this winter period was milder and wetter than average everywhere, with temperatures 2.5ºC above normal in much of southern and eastern England Unsettled westerly weather in early November changed to warm anticyclonic southeasterlies...
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Reviews

01 December 1979
Comments Reviews The Orbis Encyclopedia of Birds of Britain and Europe. Edited by John Gooders. Rizzoli Editore, Milan, 1971, and Orbis Publishing Ltd, 1978. Five volumes, first and last sent for review; hundreds of colour photographs, illustrations, maps, species acco...
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Recent Reports

01 December 1979
Comments News and comment These are largely unchecked reports, not authenticated records This report covers September, with several August and early October records; except where otherwise stated, dates refer to September. High pressure regions persisted for most of the month t...
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News and Comment

01 December 1979
Comments News and comment New NNRs Some 220 ha on the famous Ythan Estuary have been added to the existing 718 ha of the Sands of Forvie and Ythan Estuary National Nature Reserve in Aberdeenshire. The reserve includes not only one of the largest and least disturbed dune...
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Diary dates

01 December 1979
Comments Editorials This list covers events taking place during January' to December 1980. We welcome submission of details for possible inclusion in the next list, covering July 1980 to June 1981.   4th-6th January BTO RINGING AND MIGRATION CONFERENCE. ...
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Requests

01 December 1979
Comments Editorials Norwegian and Swedish atlases Casual observations from visiting birdwatchers for named squares will be welcomed for inclusion in the atlases of breeding birds of Norway and Sweden. Experienced atlas fieldworkers willing to assist with the proje...
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