Notes

01 March 2006
Comments Notes All Notes submitted to British Birds are subject to independent review, either by the Notes Panel or by the BB Editorial Board.Those considered appropriate for BB will be published either here or on our website (www.britishbirds.co.uk) subject to the a...
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Letters

01 March 2006
Comments Letters When Garner (2005) reviewed the `Fair Isle sandpiper' (FIS), his reasoning that the bird was not a Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri seemed compelling. It is not possible for statistics to prove that the bird was one species or another, since it deals o...
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Recent reports

01 February 1992
Comments News and comment This summary covers the period 20th December 1991 to 16th January 1992 These are unchecked reports, not authenticated records. Blue-winged Teal Anas discors Three, Upper Tamar Lake, Bude (Cornwall), 11th-13th January; two, 14th January. Lesser Sca...
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Monthly marathon

01 February 1992
Comments Other The back view of November's small roosting wader (Brit. Birds 84: plate 278) was identified as belonging to: Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis (22%) Little Stint C. minuta (17%) Dunlin C. alpina (14%) Semipalmated Sandpiper C. pusilla (12%) Sanderli...
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News and comment

01 February 1992
Comments News and comment Tragedy in Croatia As this is written, in November 1991, there are some hopeful signs of a ceasefire in Yugoslavia. Who knows what the situation will be by the time you read this? In October, we received a poignant and emotional letter from the staff o...
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Announcements

01 February 1992
Comments Editorials Books in British BirdShop. The following books have been added to the list this month: Baker: Fantastic Journeys: the marvels of animal migration. Fry: Bee-eaters. Norman & Tucker: Where to Watch Birds in Devon and Cornwall. Oliver: Bird Watch...
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