Notes

01 September 1997 Comments Notes The 'Notes' section of British Birds has a history as long as that of the journal itself, providing the opportunity for mostly amateur birdwatchers--as well as the professionals--to record their observations for posterity. For many, this will be the fi...
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Mystery Photographs

01 September 1997 Comments Main paper Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria, the North American counterpart of the familiar Green Sandpiper T. ochropus, is a rare transatlantic visitor to Europe, where the majority have been in Britain & Ireland (29 individuals up to the end of 1995...
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News and comment

01 March 1990 Comments News and comment Opinions expressed in this feature are not necessarily those of 'British Birds. ' Birdwatchers' Conference 1989 Swanwick, Derbyshire, was once again home to the BTO's annual conference, held over the weekend of lst-3rd December. Most people arr...
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Monthly marathon

01 March 1990 Comments Main paper n p h e gull (Brit. Birds 82: plate 370) was named Great Black-headed Gull Lams ichthyaetus (35%) C o m m o n Gull L. canus (33%) Mediterranean Gull L. melanocephalus (18%) Ring-billed Gull L. delawarensis (13%) I For the first time in this fourth 'Marath...
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