Mike Madders (1957-2009)

01 March 2010
Comments Obituaries Mike Madders was a professional ornitholo- gist, best known for his work on the likely impact of wind-power development on upland birds in Scotland. He is more popu- larly known for the many books he authored and published. Mike was born in Leicester on ...
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Identification of Caspian Gull

01 March 2010
Comments Main paper Abstract This paper deals with the identification of the Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans. The aim is to synthesise what is currently known about the identification of this species and discuss the appearance of proven and suspected hybrids. The paper is spli...
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Letters

01 January 1967
Comments Letters 'Meat or sickly sweets' Sirs,--I entirely disagree with Philip S. Redman (Brk. Birds, 59: 390). It seems to me that a really comprehensive interest in ornithology must extend beyond the birds to those who have made outstanding contributions to our knowled...
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Reviews

01 January 1967
Comments Reviews Ireland's Birds: Their Distribution and Migrations. By Robert F. Ruttledge. Witherby, London, 1966. 207 pages; 11 plates and a map. 30s. Ireland has not been specially noted for its ornithology in the past; the birds were known to be there, when people we...
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