Mike Madders (1957-2009)

01 March 2010
Comments Obituaries Mike Madders was a professional ornitholo- gist, best known for his work on the likely impact of wind-power development on upland birds in Scotland. He is more popu- larly known for the many books he authored and published. Mike was born in Leicester on ...
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Identification of Caspian Gull

01 March 2010
Comments Main paper Abstract This paper deals with the identification of the Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans. The aim is to synthesise what is currently known about the identification of this species and discuss the appearance of proven and suspected hybrids. The paper is spli...
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Recent reports

01 September 1970
Comments News and comment These are largely unchecked reports, not authenticated records The following analysis deals with August 1970, to which all dates refer unless otherwise stated. The weather was fairly settled until about 15 th and again from 25 th. During i6th-24th a serie...
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News and Comment

01 September 1970
Comments News and comment N e w Department of the Environment The Prime Minister revealed in October the government's new administrative set-up for environmental matters. Under this reorganisation of government departments, the Right Honourable Peter Walker becomes Secretary of St...
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Reviews

01 September 1970
Comments Reviews Where to Watch Birds in Britain and Europe. By John Gooders. Andre Deutsch, London, 1970. 299 pages; 25 black-and-white photographs; 27 sketch maps. 45s. In this successor to Where to Watch Birds (1967), whose scope was conrlned to Britain and Ireland, Jo...
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Letters

01 September 1970
Comments Letters Melanistic White-fronted Geese Further to my note on melanistic European White-fronted Geese Anser albifrons albifrons (Brit. Birds, 63: 131), Eckhart Kuyken has drawn my attention to his recent paper on melanism, albinism and other plumage variants in wi...
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