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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...

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...

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...

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...

Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1995

01 November 1996 Comments Main paper After another year of excellent co-operation with many people, the British Birds Rarities Committee presents a comprehensive Report. The BBRC may be perceived as isolated and remote, but it is part of a network involving individual observers, county re...

The 'British Birds' best bird book of the year

01 October 1994 Comments Main paper For the benefit of those who may wish to acquire (or give as a present) just one of the many bird books published each year, British Birds selects annually its choice of the 'Best Bird Book of the Year' from those reviewed in the journal during the pre...

The ornithological year 1993

01 October 1994 Comments Main paper This report attempts to summarise the major bird movements and influxes of 1993, as well as rarity highlights. All the rarities noted here have been accepted by either the BBRC or the Irish Rare Birds Committee. Those records still pending are, therefo...

News and comment

01 October 1994 Comments News and comment LINDISFARNE NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE, situated on the North Northumberland coast and embracing part of the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, was established in 1964. Managed by English Nature, it was designated a Special Protection Area in March 1992 under EC...

Letters

01 October 1994 Comments Letters Bannerman and the Black Oystercatcher. It is difficult not to sympathise with the sentiment in Bernard Zonfrillo's mourning of the Great Auk Pinguinus impennis, exterminated by man's hand on 3rd June 1844 (Brit. Birds 87: 269-270), but his blaming of t...

Red-billed Tropicbird in Suffolk

01 October 1994 Comments Main paper On 17th February 1993, following a report of bird carcases on the shoreline at Landguard Point, Suffolk, the area was surveyed by NO. A few emaciated Common Guillemots Uria aalge were found and, on part of the Harwich harbour shore inside the spit, the...

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Monthly marathon

Recent reports

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Looking Back

Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1995

The 'British Birds' best bird book of the year

The ornithological year 1993

News and comment

Letters

Red-billed Tropicbird in Suffolk

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