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01 November 2004 Comments Notes In 1999, I kept watch on the single pair of Great Crested Grebes Podiceps cristatus which nested on Lacock Gravel-pits, Wiltshire. The grebes were present at the site from early February, with eggs incubated during March and three young hatched in early A...

Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 2003

01 November 2004 Comments Main paper This is the forty-sixth annual report of the British Birds Rarities Committee and it provides details of accepted records of rare birds in Britain in 2003, with some additional, outstanding records from earlier years. On average, we process about 1,000 re...

Comment - A written constitution for species-level taxonomy

01 August 2002 Comments Editorials The recent publication of `Guidelines for assigning species rank', by the Taxonomic Sub-committee (TSC) of the BOURC (Helbig et al. 2002), provided a long-awaited `written constitution' for birders interested in the taxonomic issues surrounding the Bri...

Bird Illustrator of the Year 2002

01 August 2002 Comments Main paper . As usual, each entrant had been required to submit a set of four black-and-white drawings in pen and ink or scraperboard, to precisely specified dimensions. This year there were only 18 entries; fewer than last year. While this total was a little dis...

The Common Buzzard in Britain: a new population estimate

01 August 2002 Comments Main paper ABSTRACT During recent years, the Common Buzzard Buteo buteo has spread eastwards from its former strongholds in western and northern Britain. At the same time, there is evidence that the species is now breeding at a much higher density than p...

Satellite-tracked Lesser Spotted Eagle avoids crossing water at the Gulf of Suez

01 August 2002 Comments Main paper ABSTRACT To date, most of the Lesser Spotted Eagles Aquila pomarina that we have tracked by satellite telemetry migrated in autumn along a direct route from Israel to Africa, via Suez (Egypt). In both 1997 and 1998, however, one adult fem...

Recent reports

01 August 2002 Comments News and comment This summary of unchecked reports covers mid June to mid July 2002. ...

Monthly marathon

01 August 2002 Comments Other I have to admit that my first reaction upon seeing photo number 187 (Brit. Birds 95: plates 77 & 111; repeated here as plate 254) was `what an awful photograph!' and to feel a little pity for whoever would have the task of writing a solution. Littl...

Reviews

01 August 2002 Comments Reviews A GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF WESTERN AFRICA By Nik Borrow and Ron Demey. Christopher Helm, A&C Black, London, 2002. 832 pages; 147 colour plates; maps. ISBN 0-7136-3959-8. Hardback, £55.00. ...

News and Comment

01 August 2002 Comments News and comment August, of course, marks the annual gathering of the birding clan at the British Birdwatching Fair (BBWF), at Rutland Water. This year's fair (the 14th), on August 16thÂ18th, is raising funds for BirdLife International's conservation efforts in the ...

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