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Rarities committee news

01 March 2009 Comments News and comment Species new to Britain Records of species or subspecies new to Britain are assessed in the usual way, but are then sent to the Records Committee of the British Ornithologists' Union. Acceptance by the BOURC has to be unanimous and publication of such r...

The British Birds Rarities Committee: a review of its history, publications and procedures

01 March 2009 Comments ABSTRACT The origins and history of the BBRC, and some of the influences which have shaped its development, form the core of this review. Also examined are data deriving from its activities and publications; comparisons with the methods and experiences...

Purple Martin on Lewis: new to Britain

01 March 2009 Comments Open Access ABSTRACT A juvenile Purple Martin Progne subis was found at the Butt of Lewis,Western Isles, on 5th September 2004 and was still present the following day.This represents the first record of this distinctive North American hirundine for Britai...

Foraging behaviour of Pomarine Skuas off the Suffolk coast in winter 1999/2000

01 March 2009 Comments Main paper ABSTRACT Pomarine Skuas Stercorarius pomarinus occur regularly in small numbers in the southern North Sea during the winter months. During winter 1999/2000, exceptional numbers, up to 25, were present along the coast of Suffolk between Decembe...

British Birds – March 2007

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Recent reports

01 December 1993 Comments News and comment This summary covers the period 18th October to 14th November 1993 These are unchecked reports, not authenticated records Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis North Ronaldsay (Orkney), 1st November. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Near De...

Mystery photographs

01 December 1993 Comments Main paper This month's mystery photograph (plate 229 on page 621) is obviously of a small passerine with an insectivore's bill. The bird is clearly in very bright light and very deep shade, so that its photographic appearance is a combination of underexposure an...

News and Comment

01 December 1993 Comments News and comment The folly of hasty decision-making over the management of rotational set-aside has meant that hoped-for improvement in the breeding performance of Sky Larks Alauda arvensis, and other birds using the fields, has not been realised. Monitoring by the BTO...

Studies of West Palearctic birds 192. Bullfinch

01 December 1993 Comments Main paper In many respects, the handsome Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula is quite distinct from most other finches of the West Palearctic region. Its coloration is striking, more different between the sexes than with other finches, and both adult and juvenile plumag...

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