Recent reports

01 November 1997 Comments News and comment Compiled by Barry Nightingale and Anthony McGeehan This summary covers the period from 15th September to 12th October 1997. These are unchecked reports, not authenticated records. Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Rostellan (Co. Cork), 9th-12fh Oct...
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Recent BBRC Decisions

01 November 1997 Comments Editorials This monthly listing of the most-recent decisions by the British Birds Rarities Committee is not intended to be comprehensive or in any way to replace the annual 'Report on rare birds in Great Britain'. The records listed are mostly those of the rarest...
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Recent Reports

01 May 1984 Comments News and comment These are largely unchecked reports, not authenticated records The dates in this report refer to February unless stated otherwise. The month began with unsettled westerly weather, and very strong westerlies on 5thand 6th. Thereafter, pressure i...
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News and comment

01 May 1984 Comments News and comment Bird Atlas for Europe. Spring 1985 will see the start of fieldwork for the European Breeding Bird Atlas, which aims to map the distribution of all of Europe's breeding birds, using a 50kmX50km grid, over as much as possible of Europe. The project is sc...
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Requests

01 May 1984 Comments Editorials All-Ireland tern survey A survey of the breeding terns Sterna in Ireland during 1984 is being organised by the RSPB and the Irish Wildbird Conservancy in conjunction with the Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland) and the Department of Fisher...
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Announcements

01 May 1984 Comments Editorials Big savings for North American subscribers. We hope that you have noted, for your own benefit, that we can now accept payment in US dollars. Please help us by drawing this to the attention of any of your birding friends whom you think might be ...
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Letters

01 May 1984 Comments Letters Recording and use of observations made abroad. With interest and participation in foreign tours, informal overseas birdwatching trips and the like growing year by year, I wonder if I might make a plea for more informed note-taking by those visiting orn...
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