Notes

01 September 1997 Comments Notes The 'Notes' section of British Birds has a history as long as that of the journal itself, providing the opportunity for mostly amateur birdwatchers--as well as the professionals--to record their observations for posterity. For many, this will be the fi...
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Mystery Photographs

01 September 1997 Comments Main paper Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria, the North American counterpart of the familiar Green Sandpiper T. ochropus, is a rare transatlantic visitor to Europe, where the majority have been in Britain & Ireland (29 individuals up to the end of 1995...
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News and comment

01 December 1981 Comments News and comment New NNRs The Nature Conservancy Council has announced the creation of two new National Nature Reserves. The Cotswold Commons and Beechwoods NNR, covering some 300 ha, has been formed with three major additions to the former Workmans NNR: the co...
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Requests

01 December 1981 Comments Editorials Winter Atlas The BTO and the Irish Wildbird Conservancy have launched a major project, the Winter Adas. Fieldwork starts in mid November and continues until the end of February in each of. the next three winters (in 1981/82, the precise dates a...
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Announcements

01 December 1981 Comments Editorials Gift subscriptions Readers are reminded that special gift cards are available so that British Birds can be given as a present to a friend. You may obtain such gift subscriptions at the same rate as your own; the gift card will be sent separatel...
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Diary dates

01 December 1981 Comments Editorials This list covers events taking place during January to December 1982. We welcome submission of details for possible inclusion in the next list, coveringjuly 1982 to June 1983.  8th-10th January BTO RINGING AND MIGRATION CONFERENCE. Hayes C...
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Letters

01 December 1981 Comments Letters Wintering Bitterns in Britain The recent paper by Dr C. J. Bibby on wintering Bitterns Botaurus stellaris in Britain (Brit. Birds 74: 1-10) illustrated that the population is supplemented in winter by immigration to this country of Bitterns fro...
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