Monthly marathon

01 November 1990 Comments Main paper The feeding wader (plate 209) was named by entrants as: Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea (81 %) Knot C. canutus (6%) Semipalmated Sandpiper C. pusilla (5%) Western Sandpiper C. mauri (4%) Little Stint C. minuta (3%), with a few votes each for Temmi...
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Obituary: Peter James Grant

01 November 1990 Comments Main paper Peter James Grant (1943-1990) T he whole ornithological world was shocked to hear that Peter Grant had terminal abdominal cancer, of which died on 16th April, aged 46. It still seems quite unbelievable that his cheerful voice will no longer answer...
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Mystery photographs

01 November 1990 Comments Main paper The mystery bird depicted in plate 234 (repeated here) has long, pointed wings, forked tail, short legs, slender bill and black crown: clearly it is a breeding-plumaged tern. T h e dark grey underparts with contrasting whitish sides of the head immedia...
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