Recent reports

01 January 1989 Comments News and comment This summary covers the period 14th November 1988 to 2nd January 1989 These are unchecked reports, not authenticated records. Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus Adult of nominate race, Durleigh Reservoir (Somerset), several dates from 27th Novemb...
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Monthly reports: September 1988

01 January 1989 Comments News and comment The month began with a spell of very unsettled westerly weather. A depression centred off the west coast of Scotland brought strong-to-gale-force northwest-to-westerly winds across Britain and Ireland, especially on 2nd. In the north of Scotland, the w...
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Recent reports: Monthly reports

01 January 1989 Comments Editorials We have been striving constantly to increase the usefulness of this popular, regular feature. With 'Recent reports' now appearing separately, and with the twitchers' grapevine now formalised, making up-to-the-minute news of rarities available to all fo...
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Reviews

01 November 1979 Comments Reviews First Aid and Care of Wild Birds. Edited by J. E. Cooper and J. T. Eley. David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1979. 288 pages; 23 black-andwhite photographs; 46 figures. £9.50.   There has long been a need for a book such as this. The ...
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Recent Reports

01 November 1979 Comments News and comment These are largely unchecked reports, not authenticated records This report covers August, with some July and early September records; except where otherwise stated, all dates refer to August. Cyclonic westerly weather predominated during the month, wit...
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News and Comment

01 November 1979 Comments News and comment Ban on hunting in Jordan In August 1979, a cabinet decision of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan banned the hunting of all species of animals except fish for a period of five years, after which the situation will be reviewed. The Ministry of Comm...
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