Recent reports

01 January 1993 Comments Editorials This summary covers the period 13th November 1992 to 3rd January 1993 These are unchecked reports, not authenticated records. Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Argal Reservoir, Falmouth (Cornwall), from at least 27th November to at least 3r...
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Notes

01 May 1989 Comments Notes Cable-roosting by Cormorants. On 29th March 1986, at the Cottam power station, on the River Trent, Nottinghamshire, I saw approximately 25 Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo fishing, or perching on a washed-up tree. Whenever a boat approached, th...
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Namaqua Doves breeding in Israel

01 May 1989 Comments Main paper The Namaqua Dove Oena capensis is found in south and east Africa, on Madagascar and in Saudi Arabia, ranging up to 20°N. According to Cramp (1985), the Namaqua Dove breeds within the West Palearctic only in the extreme south of Algeria, with vagrants ...
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Mystery photographs

01 May 1989 Comments Main paper The bird depicted last month (plate 121, repeated here) is clearly a pipit Anthus, but which one? In the absence of essential information, such as size, call and location, it is necessary to evaluate all available structural and plumage detail. The&nbs...
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