BB eye – In memoriam

01 July 2014
Comments Editorials One hundred years ago this month Europe entered a war that was to kill millions. Men from all walks of life, including birdwatchers and ornithologists, volunteered or were called to fight for their country and many died. Derek Niemann (Birds in a C...
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August reports

01 November 1974
Comments News and comment These are largely unchecked reports, not authenticated records August was dominated by weather from the Atlantic, a series of depressions crossing Britain and producing generally cool and unsettled conditions with temperatures below average and rainfal...
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News and comment

01 November 1974
Comments News and comment Rookery census The last national survey of the British Rook population was undertaken by the British Trust for Ornithology in 1945; much data was gathered (and is still on file), though rather little was published. Various local surveys carried...
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