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01 August 1990 Comments Notes Oystercatchers incubating on closely adjacent nests. In early spring 1987, in a quiet corner of Blackpool Airport, Lancashire, soil, sand and chippings were dumped and then levelled. Later, the area became partly covered by vegetation and up to five Oy...

Mystery photographs

01 August 1990 Comments Main paper Perched conspicuously on a prominent vantage point, this mystery bird shows a fairly substantial bill, relatively long tail and black mask, a combination which quickly shows it to be one of the shrikes Lanius. The blackness of the wings and '...

Seventy-five years ago

01 August 1990 Comments Other 'LAND-RAILS IN STAFFORDSHIRE. I am pleased to report that the Land-Rail (Crex crex) turned up this year in quite average numbers in the district of Cheadle, Staffordshire . . . This very dry season is bringing on a very early hay harvest, and this...

Seasonal reports: winter 1989/90

01 August 1990 Comments Main paper The weather during this winter period was milder and wetter than average everywhere, with temperatures 2.5ºC above normal in much of southern and eastern England Unsettled westerly weather in early November changed to warm anticyclonic southeasterlies...

Plumage variation and identification of the 'Yelkouan Shearwater'

01 August 1990 Comments Main paper The classification of the European breeding shearwaters related to the Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus, and the identification of the Mediterranean forms yelkouan and mauretanicus, colloquially known as the 'Levantine Shearwater' and the 'Balearic Sh...

Recent reports

01 August 1985 Comments News and comment These are largely unchecked reports, not authenticated records The dates in the report refer to May unless otherwise stated. Weather, and spring migrants The pattern of high pressure to the west with consequent cool north to northwest winds established...

Reviews

01 August 1985 Comments Reviews The Birds of Orkney. By Chris Booth, Mildred Cuthbert and Peter Reynolds. The Orkney Press, Stromness, 1984. 275 pages; 5 colour plates; 12 black-and-white plates; 24 line-drawings. £12.00. Following the standard format for local avifaunas,...

Short Reviews

01 August 1985 Comments Reviews The National Trust Book of British Wild Animals. Edited by John A. Burton. (Jonathan Cape, 1984. £12.95) A review of the mammals, birds and other wildlife of Britain, produced under the auspices of the National Trust, in co-operation with the Fauna an...

News and comment

01 August 1985 Comments News and comment Opinions expressed in this feature are not necessarily those of 'British Birds'. New risk for Derwent. No sooner has the conservation world breathed a sigh of relief at the Agriculture Minister's decision not to grant-aid a controversial p...

Announcements

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