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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Seventy-five years age

01 May 1992
Comments Other 'The repeated notices of the Common Buzzard having been seen in the east and south-east of England are very gratifying to those who have taken much trouble in preserving the nesting areas of this bird in other parts of the British Islands. It points to...
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Fieldwork action BTO news

01 May 1992
Comments Editorials Churring the night away. During this month, Nightjars Caprimulgus europaeus will be returning to our shores, and breeding in a variety of places. The last ten years have seen a great change in the available habitat for breeding Nightjars. Traditional h...
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Mystery photographs

01 May 1992
Comments Main paper The March mystery photographs (plates 52 & 53, both repeated here) show an elongated yet strong-looking passerine with a substantial, bi-coloured bill, very large feet, long undertail-coverts and a long tail. Its plumage is rather nondescript: unma...
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Letters

01 May 1992
Comments Letters Yellow-legged Herring Gulls in Essex. The note on yellow-legged Herring Gulls Larus argentatus in Essex in 1973-74 [Brit. Birds 84: 342-343), detailing the increase in southwest Essex, failed to mention the dramatic change in status in Essex since 1980...
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