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Mystery photographs

01 April 1995 Comments Main paper It is early October and you come across a lone plover, obviously a Pluvialis, with no other waders present for comparison (plates 48 & 49 on page 195). First impressions are of a grey-and-white-spangled plover with a fairly obvious yellow tinge to ...

Mystery photographs

01 April 1995 Comments Main paper ...

The best field guides

01 April 1995 Comments Main paper Not long ago, the choice of field guide for use in Britain and Europe was limited to just two or three. The choice now is much wider; but it is not easier. Several are very good indeed, but the ideal, perfect, easy-to-use, wholly accurate, compact, eas...

Field identification of Red-footed Falcon

01 April 1995 Comments Main paper Of the ten species of falcon Falco recorded in Britain, the Red-footed Falcon F. vespertinus is one of the most attractive. It is an annual vagrant in varying numbers, mostly to the southern half of Britain, the majority in spring and summer and with f...

The strange case of the Whistling Oofoo: what are runt eggs

01 April 1995 Comments Main paper Every now and then, birdwatchers come across strange miniature eggs in bird nests. Often perfect replicas of normal eggs, these 'runt', 'dwarf, 'cock', 'witch' or 'wind' eggs (Romanoff & Romanoff 1949) have attracted attention and have been regarde...

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Mystery photographs

Mystery photographs

The best field guides

Field identification of Red-footed Falcon

The strange case of the Whistling Oofoo: what are runt eggs

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