Mystery photographs

01 September 1996 Comments Main paper Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus is a rare visitor to Britain and Ireland which has become even rarer in recent years. A total of 47 was recorded here up to the end of 1957, 67 during 1958-83 and just 14 from 1984 to the end of 1994. An indi...
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PhotoSpot. 9. Dunn's Lark

01 January 1985 Comments Main paper Eric Hosking's photograph at the nest is perhaps the best known picture of this relatively little-known species of deserts and sub-deserts. The key features of Dunn's Lark Eremalauda dunni are its massive, almost conical bill, its distinctly ...
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Mystery photographs

01 January 1985 Comments Main paper In last month's photograph (repeated here as plate 19), an unusual duck (left-hand bird) is seen consorting with a pack of Tufted Ducks Aythya fuligula. Its outline clearly confirms that it is a diving duck, probably of the genus Aythya. Its distinctiv...
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