Letters

01 November 1994 Comments Letters Origin of European Pink-backed Pelicans. Following the report of a Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens in Spain (Brit. Birds 86: 374-375), and one near Sagrado, northeast Italy, in September 1992, as well as other observations farther north in Euro...
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Reviews

01 November 1994 Comments Reviews Finches and Sparrows: an identification guide. By Peter Clement. Illustrated by Alan Harris & John Davis. Christopher Helm Publishers, London, 1993. 500 pages; 73 colour plates; 44 line-drawings; over 280 distribution maps. ISBN 0-7136-8017-2. £29...
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Announcements

01 November 1994 Comments Editorials The 'BB' Award for the Best Annual Bird Report Entries are invited for the fourth annual award (see accounts of the first, second and third awards, Brit. Birds 85: 299-308; 86: 163-165; 87: 171-173), which is open to all those clubs and societies in Br...
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Monthly marathon

01 October 1986 Comments Other Skylark Alauda arvensis (68%) Woodlark Lullula arborea (18%) Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens (5%) Oriental Skylark A. gulgula (4%) Thekla Lark Galerida theklae (3%) Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus (1%) There were also a small number o...
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Recent reports

01 October 1986 Comments News and comment These are largely unchecked reports, not authenticated records. The dates in this report refer to July unless otherwise stated. The hot weather spilling over from Europe during June continued into early July. By 5th, the centre of pressure move...
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News and comment

01 October 1986 Comments News and comment Opinions expressed in this feature are not necessarily those of 'British Birds'. Ornithologists honoured. Our congratulations to Ian Prestt. Director General of the RSPB. who was created a CBE in the Birthday Honours List; and to Professor Geor...
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Short reviews

01 October 1986 Comments Reviews Species-checklist of the Birds of New Guinea. By Bruce M. Beehler and Brian W. Finch. (Royal Australian Ornithologists' Union, 1985. Paperback, Aus. $10.00.) This 128-page checklist standardises and crossreferences the English and scientific names of t...
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Reviews

01 October 1986 Comments Reviews Which Bird? Birds of Britain and Europe. By Jim Flegg with Eric and David Hosking. Deans International Publishing, London, 1986. 256 pages; over 400 colour plates; 17 colour illustrations. £7.95. The first thing to say about this book is that it ...
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