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Letters

01 March 2011 Comments Letters Hawk Owl in Wiltshire ...

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 ...

The status of Caspian Gull in Malta

01 March 2010 Comments Main paper Although gull-watching on Malta has been carried out by the authors for over 20 years, more systematic observations were under- taken during 2001-09. Sessions are held in most months, with more intensive effort from August to April, but especially during ...

DNA analysis of a juvenile Common Snipe on Corvo, Azores

01 March 2010 Comments Main paper The Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago is a rare breeding bird in the Azores archipelago, where breeding occurs in the moist, elevated plains and moors of the islands of SaÃÆo Miguel, Terceira, SaÃÆo Jorge, Pico, Faial, Flores and Corvo. Recent ...

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...

Notes

01 March 2010 Comments Interactions between breeding Black Swans and Mute Swans in Cheshire & Wirral ...

Corrections and additions

01 December 1980 Comments Editorials Volume 72 Pages 446-449 'County, regional and bird observatory recorders in Britain and Ireland'. There are the following changes or corrections to the list: Essex Delete '& J. Thorogood, 3 Sceptre Close, Tollesbury, Essex CM9 8NB.' Lancash...

Reviews

01 December 1980 Comments Reviews Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The Birds of the Western Palearctic. Volume II. Hawks to Bustards. Edited by Stanley Cramp (chief editor) and K. E. L. Simmons, Robert Gillmor, P. A. D. Hollom, Robert Hudson, E. M. Nic...

Short reviews

01 December 1980 Comments Reviews Devil Birds: the life of the Swift. By Derek Bromhall. (Hutchinson, London, 1980. 96 pages; 33 colour plates; many black-and-white plates. Hardback, £8.95; paperback, £5.95.) Readable account of the natural history of the Swift by someone who...

Recent reports

01 December 1980 Comments News and comment These are unchecked reports, not authenticated records Unless stated otherwise, all dates refer to September. The first half of the month was dominated by westerly winds, often very strong in the west, especially on 12th and 13th. From 18th, an anticyc...

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