Letter

01 August 1982 Comments Letters Tail-wagging by wheatears While the pronounced tail-wagging of the Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellinus is a 'helpful pointer' towards identification (Brit. Birds 74: 443), this habit is also typical of the-- admittedly smaller and daintier...
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Letters

01 February 1971 Comments Letters Elusive species and the B.T.O. Ornithological Atlas project Some species are proving to be difficult to locate in fieldwork for the Ornithological Atlas. In order to prepare full maps for these species, we cannot rely solely on fieldwork carried out purel...
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