Seventy-five years ago

01 July 1990
Comments Other 'CUCKOO' S METHOD OF DEPOSITING EGG. On May 19th, 1915,I visited an old friend of mine in Norfolk. He leads a very secluded life but is a keen observer of natural history and a man whose word one can trust implicitly. There are some ...
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Monthly marathon

01 July 1990
Comments Main paper It was almost impossible to judge the size of that flying wader (plate 104), but very few people fell into the trap of overestimating its bulk. Entrants named it as: Sanderling Calidris alba (93%) Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola (5%). It was, indeed, ...
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News and comment

01 July 1990
Comments News and comment Opinions expressed in this feature are not necessarily those of 'British Birds'. Welsh Conference 1990 The third annual conference of the Welsh Ornithological Society was held in Aberystwyth on 7th April and attracted nearly a hundred participa...
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