Letters

01 February 2001 Comments Letters Although the concluding remarks of Vinicombe & Harrop's paper (Brit. Birds 92: 225255) were somewhat contradictory, it is now received wisdom that an influx of wild Ruddy Shelducks Tadorna ferruginea occurred in northern and southwestern Britain in...
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Letters

01 April 1998 Comments Letters 'News and comment' (Brit. Birds 90: 581) revealed birders' troubles with Back-packers' Syndrome. The cause--being overloaded with technical equipment--is peculiar to our hobby and is, therefore, a new condition. If we are to be welcomed into the group ...
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