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01 November 1997 Comments News and comment Compiled by Barry Nightingale and Anthony McGeehan This summary covers the period from 15th September to 12th October 1997. These are unchecked reports, not authenticated records. Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Rostellan (Co. Cork), 9th-12fh Oct...

Recent BBRC Decisions

01 November 1997 Comments Editorials This monthly listing of the most-recent decisions by the British Birds Rarities Committee is not intended to be comprehensive or in any way to replace the annual 'Report on rare birds in Great Britain'. The records listed are mostly those of the rarest...

Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1996

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Notes

01 November 1997 Comments Notes ...

'The Chalice petrel'

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Country, regional and bird observatory recorders in British and Ireland

01 August 1977 Comments Editorials The main aims of this list of bird recorders and editors are to ensure that observers on holiday away from their home areas send records to the right people, to encourage co-operation at the inter-county and intra-county levels, and to provide a source...

Recent Reports

01 August 1977 Comments News and comment [We are pleased to announce that S. C. Madge, recently co-opted on to the Rarities Committee (Brit. Birds 70: 307), has joined K. Allsopp as co-author of this feature. EDS] This report covers May and the first part of June. Unless otherwi...

News and Comment

01 August 1977 Comments News and comment An oily spring The first half of 1977 has been distinguished by the occurrence of five at least equally interesting and instructive oil pollution incidents, which have received vastly different amounts of comment. On 13th February, 80 tons o oil e...

Request

01 August 1977 Comments Editorials Photographers are reminded that colour transparencies and black-and-white prints taken during 1977 will be eligible for the second 'Bird Photograph of the Year' award. The rules will be the same as in 1976 (Brit. Birds 69: 421). Entries should not be s...

Letters

01 August 1977 Comments Letters Melanistic Grey Heron Bryan L. Sage (in litt.) has confirmed that, when making his recent comment (Brit. Birds 70: 76), he had overlooked my record of a melanistic Grey Heron Ardea cinerea at Little Tring Reservoir, Tring, Hertfordshire, on 29th S...

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