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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...

A life for ornithology: Stanley Cramp (1913-1987)

01 July 1992 Comments Obituaries A life for ornithology: Stanley Cramp (1913-1987) It is now nearly five years since the untimely death of Stanley Cramp: the obituaries have been written, the dust has settled, and the time has come, I think, for a more detailed and frank biogr...

Recent reports

01 July 1992 Comments News and comment This summary covers the period 15th May to 12th June 1992 These are unchecked reports, not authenticated records. Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Tacumshin (Co. Wexford), 20th May. Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus Cahirciveen (Co. Kerry), 27th May (fi...

News and comment

01 July 1992 Comments News and comment Opinions expressed in this feature are not necessarily those of 'British Birds' CITES and the wild-bird trade The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) held its latest conference in Kyoto, Japan...

Requests

01 July 1992 Comments Editorials Reprints on owls Authors of articles or publications dealing with owls and wishing them to be listed in the second edition of a Working Bibliography of Owls of the World are asked to send reprints to: Professor Richard J. Clark, The Owl Bibliography, c/o ...

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