Reviews

01 December 2006
Comments Reviews BIRDS AND CLIMATE CHANGE Edited by Anders P. Møller, Wolfgang Fiedler and Peter Berthold. Academic Press, London, 2006. 251 pages; figures, tables. ISBN 0-12-373614-5. Paperback, £28.99. This book contains a series of papers published in 2004 as a vo...
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Conservation research news

01 December 2006
Comments News and comment Over 1,200 bird species in the world are currently threatened with extinction, of which 179 are classified as `Critically Endangered\' � the highest threat category. In the face of these statistics it is difficult to remain optimistic, b...
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News and Comment

01 December 2006
Comments News and comment The temporary ban on importing wild birds into the EU has lasted more than a year, but it's up for review later this month. The ban was imposed in October 2005 to contain the spread of H5N1 `avian flu' following the deaths of infected birds at a quaran...
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Reviews

01 June 1982
Comments Reviews The Plovers, Sandpipers and Snipes of the World. By Paul A. Johnsgard. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln & London, 1981. 493 pages; 32 colour and 32 black-and-white plates; diagrams, numerous maps and line-drawings. £27.00. We needed a...
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Recent reports

01 June 1982
Comments News and comment These are largely unchecked reports, not authenticated records Dates in this report refer to March unless otherwise stated. Until 20th March, the weather was unsettled, with westerlies bringing a series of fronts across the country, and mainly cool air...
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News and comment

01 June 1982
Comments News and comment Opinions expressed in this feature are not necessarily those of 'British Birds' Japanese Crested Ibis Sometimes it is nice to be proved wrong! Such was the case over our recent comment (Brit. Birds 75: 187) that the Japanese Crested Ibis can no...
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