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Sunning in sub-Saharan Africa

01 April 2021 Comments Notes On 13th March 2020, CRB and JO observed a White Wagtail Motacilla alba sunning at Tanji Beach, The Gambia. At 11.55 GMT, a brightly marked White Wagtail landed on a sandy beach, walked towards the debris line without feeding and abruptly lay on ...

Proposed criteria for BBRC assessment of claims of ‘Amur Wagtail’

01 May 2010 Comments Main paper ...

‘Amur Wagtail’ in County Durham: new to Britain and the Western Palearctic

01 May 2010 Comments Open Access ...

Sighting of Colour-ringed 'alba' wagtails

01 September 2006 Comments Editorials During autumn 2005, over 500 White/Pied Wagtails Motacilla alba alba/yarelli were colour-marked at Slapton Ley NNR, Devon, as part of an intensive study investigating the origins of the many thousands of wagtails (currently estimated at 30,00050,000)...

Wanted – sightings of colour-ringed wagtails

01 August 2006 Comments Editorials During autumn 2005, over 500 White/Pied Wagtails Motacilla alba alba/yarelli were colour-marked at Slapton Ley NNR, Devon, as part of an intensive study investigating the origins of the many thousands of wagtails (currently estimated at 30,000–50,0...

Conservation research news

01 February 2004 Comments News and comment The conflict between raptor conservation and the maintenance of high densities of grouse for shooting interests has often led to the suggestion that illegal use of poisoned baits to control predators is more likely to occur on grouse moors than in othe...

Announcement

01 October 2001 Comments Editorials Thanks to the generosity of well-known artist and staunch BB-supporter Ian Wallace, BB is delighted to offer its subscribers the opportunity to purchase this fantastic DIMW original, featuring European Golden Plovers Pluvialis apricaria and No...

Notes

01 April 2001 Comments Notes ...

Roof assemblies of lapwings and plovers in Britain

01 January 2001 Comments Main paper ABSTRACT The use of the large roof areas of commercial and industrial premises for daytime roosting by Northern Lapwings Vanellus vanellus and European Golden Plovers Pluvialis apricaria is a relatively new phenomenon, confined mostly...

Notes

01 November 1977 Comments Notes Kestrels hunting long-eared bats On thq evening of 5th August 1975, in calm, hot, sultry weather with good visibility, I watched two Kestrels Falco tinnunculus hunting bats around the cliffs of Middle Head and Kay Nest, Bilsdale Midcable, ...