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Rarities committee news

01 March 2009 Comments News and comment Species new to Britain Records of species or subspecies new to Britain are assessed in the usual way, but are then sent to the Records Committee of the British Ornithologists' Union. Acceptance by the BOURC has to be unanimous and publication of such r...

The British Birds Rarities Committee: a review of its history, publications and procedures

01 March 2009 Comments ABSTRACT The origins and history of the BBRC, and some of the influences which have shaped its development, form the core of this review. Also examined are data deriving from its activities and publications; comparisons with the methods and experiences...

Purple Martin on Lewis: new to Britain

01 March 2009 Comments Open Access ABSTRACT A juvenile Purple Martin Progne subis was found at the Butt of Lewis,Western Isles, on 5th September 2004 and was still present the following day.This represents the first record of this distinctive North American hirundine for Britai...

Foraging behaviour of Pomarine Skuas off the Suffolk coast in winter 1999/2000

01 March 2009 Comments Main paper ABSTRACT Pomarine Skuas Stercorarius pomarinus occur regularly in small numbers in the southern North Sea during the winter months. During winter 1999/2000, exceptional numbers, up to 25, were present along the coast of Suffolk between Decembe...

British Birds – March 2007

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Birds in Ireland during 1970-74

01 March 1976 Comments Main paper This is the fourth in an irregular series of summaries of observations of Irish birds. The previous three (Andrew 1964, Wallace 1967, Flegg 1971) have set the pattern which this one follows though with two variations. As foreshadowed by Flegg, records ...

A census of the Gannet nests on Grassholm in 1975

01 March 1976 Comments Main paper The history of the increase in the number of nests comprising the colony of Gannets Sula bassana on Grassholm is well documented, with records of periodic counts between 1860 and 1969. This short paper gives details of the 1975 count, the method used a...

Raptor migration across the Strait of Gibraltar

01 March 1976 Comments Main paper The concentrations of large soaring birds at short sea crossings when on migration have long been recognised as being among the most spectacular ornithological phenomena. These birds rely to a large extent on upcurrents, either thermal or relief-induce...

Reviews

01 March 1976 Comments Reviews Ducks of Britain and Europe. By M. A. Ogilvie. T. & A. D. Poyser, Berkhamsted, 1975. 206 pages; 15 pages of colour illustrations; numerous line drawings and maps. £5.00. For many ornithologists, and all wildfowlers, ducks have a special fa...

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