Monthly marathon

01 November 1996 Comments Other The farther of the two birds in plate 144 was named as American Coot Fulica americana (80%), Red-knobbed (exCrested) Coot F. cristata (10%), Common Coot F. atra (7%) and Moorhen Gallinula chloropus (3%), and the nearer as Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisege...
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Recent reports

01 November 1996 Comments News and comment Great Snipe Gallinago media At least 11 up to 1st October, including three on Fair Isle (Shetland) on 20th September. Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Dumbarton (Strathclyde), 22nd-30th September. Crested Lark Galerida cristata Landguard (Suffolk), 2nd a...
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News and comment

01 November 1996 Comments News and comment When the latest issue of your favourite magazine arrives through the letter box, do you open it and promptly shake it over the litter bin? All those inserts are presumably disposed of immediately in countless households, at least judging by the comment...
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Looking Back

01 November 1996 Comments Other One hundred years ago: 'Nansen's Discovery of the Breeding Habits of Ross's Gull. The "Daily Chronicle" during the past few days has given us the first connected narrative from the pen of the "Hero of the "White North". This account of the greatest adv...
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Corrections

01 December 1995 Comments Editorials 'Iceland Gulls from the "Braer" disaster, Shetland 1993.' Page 21, in footnote, definition of bursa should read 'Pouch on wall of cloaca found only in very young birds'; page 22, 'Discussion', line 15: 'one' should read 'none'. 136-140 'Kentish Plovers...
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Recent reports

01 December 1995 Comments News and comment Compiled by Barry Nightingale and Anthony McGeehan This summary covers the period 16th October to 12th November 1995. These are unchecked reports, not authenticated records. Little Auk Alle alle Strong northerly passage along east-facing coasts involvi...
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Monthly marathon

01 December 1995 Comments Other The seventh 'Marathon' was won by Peter Sunesen (Brit. Birds 88: 560), who joins the elite band of expert bird-identifiers who have won SUNBIRD holidays: Pekka J. Nikander (who chose to go to Thailand), Anthony McGeehan (Arctic Canada), Ralph Hobbs (Ke...
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News and comment

01 December 1995 Comments News and comment In July, the Severn Estuary was classified as a Special Protection Area for Birds (SPA) under the EC Birds Directive, and as a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention. The site, on both the English and the Welsh sides, covers in...
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Acknowledgments

01 December 1995 Comments Editorials As well as the many people who help BB in a whole variety of ways, many of whose names are listed on the inside front cover each month, we should like to thank the following, who waived all or part of their photographic or artistic fees in favour of BB...
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