Seventy-five years ago

01 May 1988
Comments Other 'The inclusion of Barrow's Goldeneye as a British species has recently been shown to be entirely unwarranted and this is mentioned by Mr. Millais in a footnote added while his work was "in the press." We must take exception, too, to the inclusion of Ba...
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Identification of large terns

01 May 1988
Comments Main paper This concluding part consists solely of photographs of the seven (or eight) species concerned, and is intended to be used in conjunction with the text, maps and paintings which appeared in Part 1 (Brit. Birds 80: 257-276).107. Adult winter Caspian Tern...
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Readership survey

01 May 1988
Comments Main paper The pull-out questionnaire which was included in the October 1987 issue was aimed mainly at providing us with information so that we can (1) adjust the balance of the contents of the journal to suit the wishes of our readers, and (2) provide our advert...
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Bird Photograph of the Year

01 May 1988
Comments Main paper At the risk of boring our regular readers, we must say, yet again, that the photographic standard of this competition is amazingly high. For the judges, this is very much one of the highlights of the year, full of pleasure and enjoyment. It is extremel...
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Requests

01 May 1988
Comments Editorials Atlas of Breeding Birds of the Algarve This year is the first of this five-year project. Offers of help will be much appreciated. Further information and record cards can be obtained from the western Algarve organiser, Mrs Glenis Vowles, Vale Bom, Odel...
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Mystery photographs

01 May 1988
Comments Main paper Last month's mystery photograph (plate 90, repeated here as plate 132) was one of the most difficult in this series. It was obviously a large raptor, either a buzzard or an eagle, but unfortunately was in silhouette, so, without any plumage detail...
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Recent reports

01 May 1988
Comments News and comment Compiled by Mark Boyd This summary covers the period 21st March to 17th April 1988. Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus St Mary's (Scilly), 1st April; near Woodmancote (West Sussex), released from care, 2nd-12th April; Portland Bill (Dorset), 16t...
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Monthly reports: January reports

01 May 1988
Comments News and comment The month ivas dominated by unsettled cyclonic westerly weather. Very moist, warm air from the Azores meeting the colder Arctic air caused strong winds and very heavy rain. Fortunately, the warm airflow covered Britain and Ireland, and the extensive cl...
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News and Comment

01 May 1988
Comments News and comment Opinions expressed in this feature are not necessarily those of 'British Birds'. Another Islay controversy By early February 1988, ten licences had been issued allowing the shooting of Greenland White-fronted Geese Anser albifrons flavirostris ...
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